Chapel Hill’s boys basketball team is led by a core of four senior guards who have been playing 
varsity since they were freshmen.
That group—Christian McAllister, C.J. Geathers, Breon Barnett and Jasiah Devone—is the strength of the team, third-year coach Michael Artis said.
“The four guys with me, ball handling, decision making, scoring ability, they definitely are the anchor for our program and for our team,” Artis said during the recent Winter Sports Media Day. “So, as they go, we go.”
McAllister transferred in from Fayette County and Artis called him a “huge addition to our program.”
Geathers is one of the team’s most athletic players and should have a big season.
Barnett is a “hard-nosed guard” and helps set the tone defensively.
Devone is “very versatile” and can score in a lot of different ways and is also a standout rebounding and playing defense.
Artis said team defense and ball sharing are spots where the Panthers can get better.
As for making the move up from Class 5A to 6A, Artis said his team played some of the top programs in the state his first two years at Chapel Hill, including Milton, Pace Academy and Wheeler.
“Moving up to 6A is really just staying the course of what we've been trying to do for the last two years and proving that we belong as one of those names that really is going to make a statement in the state every single season,” he said.
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