CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina forward John Henson has made plenty of noteworthy blocks, rebounds and deflections over the past two seasons. But during Sunday’s victory at UNC Asheville, it was his offense that made coach Roy Williams raise his eyebrows.

“During one stretch of six or seven possessions, he had three or four baskets that you looked at that and just go, ‘wow,’’’ Williams said during his radio show. “The moves he made -- he had one right-handed jump hook, he had one left-handed jump hook, one right-handed turnaround -- he had the full arsenal going.”

Arsenal? John Henson?

It was only two years ago, during his freshman season, that the 6-foot-11 athlete’s best go-to move was a dunk-back. He struggled with just about everything -- including his 15-foot jump shot -- during an ill-fated attempt to play small forward that season, having his best success when he finally moved to the post late in the year.

He developed a consistent left-handed hook shot last season, a move that helped increase his scoring output from 5.7 points per game as a freshman to 11.7 points as a sophomore.

But after practicing against the likes of former Tar Heels forwards Marvin Williams, Sean May, Brendan Haywood and Brandan Wright over the summer, Henson realized he needed something more. So he started developing a right-handed hook -- and began regaining confidence in his turnaround jumper.

“It’s been a lot of work,’’ Henson said. “But when you’ve got those guys guarding you every day, sometimes that right hook isn’t going to work all the time … and you need other moves you can get off over them. “

One of the reasons Henson opted not to jump to the NBA early last summer was to develop a more well-rounded game. And that decision is starting to pay off. In his first two games, Henson averaged 16 points, 9.5 rebounds and 5.5 blocks on his way to earning ACC Player of the Week honors.

Williams said one of the keys for Henson is knowing when to take those shots, and knowing when to pass off to teammates who have better openings. But his added outside firepower should keep defenses honest while aiding other scorers in the lineup.

"It helps us a lot,’’ shooting guard Dexter Strickland said. “It brings attention off Harrison [Barnes] and off me and off Z [Tyler Zeller] and off even Kendall [Marshall]. It opens the floor even more, that he can knock down those 15-foot jump shots."

Especially if he can keep it up.

Henson, who still has the goal of repeating as ACC Defensive Player of the Year, said the key to his offense is confidence. Right now, he has plenty of it.

“It’s something I’ve been working on for two years … so it’s beautiful to see the ball going in,’’ Henson said. “But it’s only been two games, and we’ve got 30 more, so you don’t want to have just a two-game spurt.”

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