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North Carolina Tar Heels
2012–13 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
North Carolina Tar Heels athletic logo
University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
First season 1910
All-time record 2,090-745 (.737)
Conference ACC
Location Chapel Hill, NC
Head coach Roy Williams (10th year)
Arena Dean E. Smith Center
(Capacity: 21,750)
Nickname Tar Heels
Colors Carolina Blue and White

             
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Away jersey
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Pre-tournament Helms champions
1924
NCAA Tournament champions
1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009
NCAA Tournament runner up
1946, 1968, 1977, 1981
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1946, 1957, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2009
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1941, 1946, 1957, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1957, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
NCAA Tournament appearances
1941, 1946, 1957, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013
Conference tournament champions
1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1945, 1957, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008
Conference regular season champions
1923, 1925, 1935, 1938, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012

The North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball team of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels have won five NCAA Tournament Championships (1957, 1982, 1993, 2005 and 2009)[1] and were retroactively named the national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation for their undefeated season in 1924. North Carolina's five NCAA Tournament Championships are tied for third-most all-time.[2][3] They have also won 17 Atlantic Coast Conference tournament titles[4] and 29 Atlantic Coast Conference regular season titles[5] (including an Atlantic Coast Conference record 19 outright Regular Season Championships).[5] The program has produced many notable players who went on to play professionally, including Michael Jordan, and many assistant coaches who went on to become head coaches elsewhere.

The Tar Heels are currently #3 on the Division I all-time wins list. From the Tar Heels' first season in 1910–11 through the 2012–13 season, the Tar Heels have amassed a .737 all-time winning percentage (second highest all-time), winning 2,090 games and losing 745 games in 103 seasons.[6][7][8] The Tar Heels also have the most consecutive 20-win seasons, with 31 seasons from the 1970–71 season through the 2000–2001 season.[9] On March 2, 2010, North Carolina became the second college basketball program to reach 2,000 wins in its history. The Tar Heels are one of only three Division I Men's Basketball programs to have ever achieved 2,000 victories. The Tar Heels have appeared in the NCAA finals nine times, have participated in a record 18 NCAA Final Fours,[10] have made it into the NCAA tournament 44 times (second-most all-time),[2][11] and have amassed a total of 109 victories (second most all-time).[2][11] North Carolina also won the National Invitation Tournament in 1971,[4] has appeared in two NIT Finals, and has made five appearances in the NIT Tournament.[4] Additionally, the team has been the number one seed in the NCAA Tournament 14 times, the latest being in 2012 (most #1 seeds all-time), has been ranked in the Top 25 in the AP Poll 808 weeks all time (#1 all-time),[12] has beaten #1 teams a record 12 times,[13] have the most consecutive 20-win seasons with 31,[14] and have the most consecutive top-3 ACC finishes with 37.[14] North Carolina has ended the season ranked in the Top-25 of the AP Poll 43 times and in the Top-25 of the Coaches' Poll 44 times. Further, the Tar Heels have finished the season ranked #1 in the AP Poll 5 times and ranked #1 in Coaches' Poll 5 times. In 2008, the Tar Heels received the first unanimous preseason #1 ranking in the history of either the Coaches' Poll[15] or the AP Poll.[16] In 2012, ESPN ranked North Carolina #1 on its list of the 50 most successful programs of the past 50 years.[17]

All of these streaks ended in the 2001–02 season, when the Tar Heels finished 8–20 on the season under coach Matt Doherty. They also finished tied for 7th in conference play, behind Florida State and Clemson—only their second losing conference record ever (the first being in the ACC's inaugural season).

Additionally, the Tar Heels have an active 56 consecutive home game winning streak against Clemson,[18] who has never beaten the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill since the first game between the two teams in 1926 at Chapel Hill (as of the 2011–12 season). The 56th consecutive win is an NCAA record in a head-to-head matchup. Until the 2010 ACC Tournament, North Carolina was the only program to have never played a Thursday game in the ACC Tournament since it expanded to a four-day format. UNC is still the only men's basketball program to have played just once on Thursday of the ACC Tournament.

Contents

By the Numbers [edit]

  • All Time Wins- 2090[19]
  • All Time Winning Percentage- .737[19]
  • NCAA Championships- 5[19]
  • NCAA Tournament Runner Up- 4[19]
  • All Americans- 49 players chosen 78 times[19]
  • ACC Regular Season Titles- 29[5][19]
  • ACC Tournament Titles- 17[19]
  • NCAA Championship Games- 9[20]
  • NCAA Final Fours- 18[20]
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances- 44[20]
  • NCAA Tournament Wins- 109[20]
  • #1 Seeds in the NCAA Tournament- 14[20]
  • Number of Weeks Ranked All Time in the Top-25 of the AP Poll- 808[21]
  • Number of Times Defeating the #1 Ranked Team in the Country- 12[21]
  • Pre-Tournament (Helm's) National Titles- 1[19]

Honored and retired jerseys [edit]

The Jerseys in the rafters.
Main article: Honored North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players

Retired numbers [edit]

To have his number retired, a player must win one of the following six widely recognized player of the year awards:[22]

Eight players (including Jack Cobb, whose jersey did not have a number) have had their numbers retired. Tyler Hansbrough's number 50 is the eighth to be retired, after he won all six major player of the year awards during the 2007–08 season.[23]

North Carolina Tar Heels retired numbers[24]
No. Player Position Tenure
10 Lennie Rosenbluth SF 1954-57
12 Phil Ford PG 1974-78
20 George Glamack F 1938-41
23 Michael Jordan SG 1981-84
33 Antawn Jamison F 1995-98
50 Tyler Hansbrough PF, C 2005-09
52 James Worthy SF 1979-82
- Jack Cobb 1923-26

Forty-seven former North Carolina men's basketball players are honored in the Smith Center with banners representing their numbers hung from the rafters. Of the 47 honored jerseys, eight are retired.

Honored jerseys [edit]

To have his jersey honored, a player must have met one of the following criteria:[25]

Notable players and coaches [edit]

Main article: List of North Carolina Tar Heels men's head basketball coaches

Awards [edit]

National Coach of the Year:

ACC Coach of the Year:

1977, 1979, 1988, 1993

National Player of the Year:

ACC Rookie of the Year:

ACC Player of the Year:

ACC Tournament MVP's:

ACC Athletes of the Year:

Academic All-American of the Year:

All-Americans [edit]

Main article: List of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball All-Americans
Year Player(s)
1923 Cartwright Carmichael
1924 Cartwright Carmichael, Jack Cobb
1925 Jack Cobb*
1926 Jack Cobb*
1940 George Glamack
1941 George Glamack
1945 Jim Jordan
1946 John Dillon
1956 Lennie Rosenbluth
1957 Lennie Rosenbluth, Tommy Kearns
1958 Tommy Kearns, Pete Brennan
1959 Lee Shaffer, York Larese, Doug Moe
1960 Lee Shaffer, York Larese
1961 York Larese, Doug Moe
1964 Billy Cunningham
1965 Billy Cunningham
1966 Bob Lewis
1967 Bob Lewis, Larry Miller
1968 Larry Miller
1969 Charlie Scott
1970 Charlie Scott
1972 Bill Chamberlain, Robert McAdoo, Dennis Wuycik
1974 Bobby Jones
1975 Mitch Kupchak
1976 Mitch Kupchak, Phil Ford
1977 Phil Ford, Tommy LaGarde
1978 Phil Ford, Mike O'Koren
1979 Mike O'Koren
1980 Mike O'Koren, Al Wood
1981 Al Wood, James Worthy
1982 James Worthy, Sam Perkins
1983 Sam Perkins, Michael Jordan
1984 Sam Perkins, Michael Jordan
1986 Brad Daugherty
1987 Kenny Smith
1988 J.R. Reid
1989 J.R. Reid
1991 Rick Fox
1993 Eric Montross
1994 Eric Montross
1995 Jerry Stackhouse, Rasheed Wallace
1996 Antawn Jamison
1997 Antawn Jamison
1998 Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Shammond Williams, Ed Cota*
1999 Ed Cota*, Ademola Okulaja*
2000 Ed Cota*
2001 Brendan Haywood, Joseph Forte
2004 Sean May, Rashad McCants
2005 Sean May, Rashad McCants, Raymond Felton
2006 Tyler Hansbrough
2007 Tyler Hansbrough
2008 Tyler Hansbrough, Wayne Ellington*, Ty Lawson*
2009 Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson
2012 Harrison Barnes, Kendall Marshall, Tyler Zeller, John Henson*

(*) Denotes honorable mention

All-ACC Players [edit]

  • The players are all first team All-ACC, unless otherwise noted
Year Player(s)
1954 Jerry Vayda*
1955 Lennie Rosenbluth
1956 Lennie Rosenbluth
1957 Lennie Rosenbluth, Tommy Kearns, Pete Brennan*
1958 Tommy Kearns, Pete Brennan
1959 Doug Moe, Lee Shaffer*, York Larese
1960 Lee Shaffer, York Larese
1961 Doug Moe, York Larese
1962 Larry Brown*, Jim Hudock*
1963 Larry Brown, Billy Cunningham
1964 Billy Cunningham
1965 Billy Cunningham, Bob Lewis*
1966 Larry Miller*, Bob Lewis
1967 Larry Miller, Bob Lewis
1968 Larry Miller, Rusty Clark*, Charlie Scott
1969 Charlie Scott, Bill Bunting, Dick Grubar*
1970 Charlie Scott
1971 Dennis Wuycik, George Karl*
1972 Dennis Wuycik, George Karl*, Robert McAdoo, Bill Chamberlain*
1973 George Karl, Bobby Jones*
1974 Bobby Jones, Darrell Elston*
1975 Mitch Kupchak
1976 Mitch Kupchak, Walter Davis*, Phil Ford
1977 Walter Davis, Phil Ford, Tommy LaGarde*
1978 Phil Ford
1979 Mike O'Koren, Al Wood
1980 Mike O'Koren*, Al Wood*
1981 Mike O'Koren, Al Wood, James Worthy*
1982 James Worthy, Sam Perkins
1983 Sam Perkins, Michael Jordan
1984 Sam Perkins, Michael Jordan
1985 Brad Daugherty, Kenny Smith*
1986 Brad Daugherty, Kenny Smith*, Steve Hale*
1987 Kenny Smith, Joe Wolf, J.R. Reid*
1988 J.R. Reid, Jeff Lebo*
1989 Steve Bucknall*, Kevin Madden*
1990 Rick Fox**
1991 Rick Fox, Pete Chilcutt**
1992 Hubert Davis*, George Lynch**
1993 George Lynch, Eric Montross
1994 Eric Montross*, Derrick Phelps*
1995 Jeff McInnis**
1996 Dante Calabria**, Jeff McInnis*, Antawn Jamison
1997 Antawn Jamison, Serge Zwikker**, Vince Carter**, Shammond Williams**
1998 Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Shammond Williams*, Ed Cota*
1999 Ed Cota*, Ademola Okulaja
2000 Ed Cota*, Brendan Haywood**, Joseph Forte*
2001 Brendan Haywood*, Joseph Forte, Jason Capel**
2002 Jason Capel**
2003 Raymond Felton**
2004 Raymond Felton**, Sean May*, Rashad McCants
2005 Raymond Felton, Sean May, Rashad McCants**, Jawad Williams**
2006 David Noel*, Reyshawn Terry**, Tyler Hansbrough
2007 Tyler Hansbrough, Brandan Wright*
2008 Tyler Hansbrough, Wayne Ellington*
2009 Tyler Hansbrough, Danny Green**, Ty Lawson
2011 Tyler Zeller*, John Henson*, Harrison Barnes*, Kendall Marshall**
2012 Tyler Zeller, John Henson, Harrison Barnes, Kendall Marshall*
  • (*) Denotes 2nd Team All-ACC
  • (**) Denotes 3rd Team All-ACC

All-Southern Conference Players [edit]

Year Player(s)
1922 Cartwright Carmichael, Monk McDonald
1923 Cartwright Carmichael
1924 Cartwright Carmichael, Monk McDonald, Jack Cobb, Bill Dodderer
1925 Jack Cobb, Bill Dodderer
1926 Jack Cobb, Bill Dodderer, Artie Newcomb
1932 Tom Alexander, Virgil Weathers
1934 Jim McCachren
1935 Jim McCachren, Stewart Aitken, Ivan Glace
1936 Jim McCachren
1937 Earl Ruth
1940 George Glamack
1941 George Glamack, Bob Rose
1942 Bob Rose
1944 Boyce Box, Bernie Mock
1945 Manny Alvarez, Jim Jordan
1946 John Dillon
1947 Jim White, Bob Paxton - this link on Jim White's name is incorrect.
1948 Bob Paxton
1949 Coy Carson, Hugo Kappler

Tar Heels inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame [edit]

Year Player(s) Inducted As a
1970 Bernard Carnevale Coach
1977 Frank McGuire Coach
1983 Dean Smith Coach
1986 Billy Cunningham Player
2000 Robert McAdoo Player
2002 Larry Brown Coach
2003 James Worthy Player
2007 Roy Williams Coach
2009 Michael Jordan Player

Tar Heels in the NBA Draft [edit]

Main article: List of North Carolina Tar Heels in the NBA Draft

Tar Heels with NBA championship rings [edit]

Year Name Affiliation Team
1967 Billy Cunningham Player Philadelphia 76ers
1976 Charles Scott Player Boston Celtics
1978 Mitch Kupchak Player Washington Bullets
1979 Tommy LaGarde Player Seattle SuperSonics
1982 Mitch Kupchak Player Los Angeles Lakers
1982 Robert McAdoo Player Los Angeles Lakers
1983 Billy Cunningham Head Coach Philadelphia 76ers
1983 Bobby Jones Player Philadelphia 76ers
1985 Mitch Kupchak Player Los Angeles Lakers
1985 Robert McAdoo Player Los Angeles Lakers
1985 James Worthy Player Los Angeles Lakers
1987 Mitch Kupchak Asst. GM Los Angeles Lakers
1987 James Worthy Player Los Angeles Lakers
1988 Mitch Kupchak Asst. GM Los Angeles Lakers
1988 James Worthy Player Los Angeles Lakers
1991 Michael Jordan Player Chicago Bulls
1991 Scott Williams Player Chicago Bulls
1992 Michael Jordan Player Chicago Bulls
1992 Scott Williams Player Chicago Bulls
1993 Michael Jordan Player Chicago Bulls
1993 Scott Williams Player Chicago Bulls
1994 Kenny Smith Player Houston Rockets
1995 Pete Chilcutt Player Houston Rockets
1995 Kenny Smith Player Houston Rockets
1996 Michael Jordan Player Chicago Bulls
1997 Michael Jordan Player Chicago Bulls
1998 Michael Jordan Player Chicago Bulls
2000 Rick Fox Player Los Angeles Lakers
2000 Mitch Kupchak General Manager Los Angeles Lakers
2001 Rick Fox Player Los Angeles Lakers
2001 Mitch Kupchak General Manager Los Angeles Lakers
2002 Rick Fox Player Los Angeles Lakers
2002 Mitch Kupchak General Manager Los Angeles Lakers
2004 Larry Brown Head Coach Detroit Pistons
2004 Dave Hanners Asst. Coach Detroit Pistons
2004 John Kuester Asst. Coach Detroit Pistons
2004 Pat Sullivan Video Coordinator Detroit Pistons
2004 Rasheed Wallace Player Detroit Pistons
2006 Robert McAdoo Asst. Coach Miami Heat
2009 Mitch Kupchak General Manager Los Angeles Lakers
2010 Mitch Kupchak General Manager Los Angeles Lakers
2011 Brendan Haywood Player Dallas Mavericks
2012 Robert McAdoo Asst. Coach Miami Heat

Tar Heel NBA All-Star Game appearances [edit]

Player Year(s)
Vince Carter 8 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Billy Cunningham 4 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972)
Brad Daugherty 5 (1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993)
Walter Davis 6 (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1987)
Antawn Jamison 2 (2005, 2008)
Bobby Jones 4 (1977, 1978, 1981, 1982)
Michael Jordan 14 (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988*, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996*, 1997, 1998*, 2002, 2003)
Robert McAdoo 5 (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)
Charles Scott 3 (1973, 1974, 1975)
Lee Shaffer 1 (1963)
Jerry Stackhouse 2 (2000, 2001)
Rasheed Wallace 4 (2000, 2001, 2006, 2008)
James Worthy 7 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)
  • (*) Denotes All-Star Game MVP

Tar Heels in the Olympics [edit]

Year Tar Heel As a Country
1964 Larry Brown Player  United States
1968 Charles Scott Player United States
1972 Bobby Jones Player United States
1976 Walter Davis Player United States
1976 Phil Ford Player United States
1976 Bill Guthridge Asst. Coach United States
1976 Mitch Kupchak Player United States
1976 Tommy LaGarde Player United States
1976 Dean Smith Head Coach United States
1980 Al Wood Player United States
1984 Michael Jordan Player United States
1984 Sam Perkins Player United States
1988 J.R. Reid Player United States
1992 Michael Jordan Player United States
1992 Henrik Rödl Player  Germany
2000 Vince Carter Player  United States
2000 Larry Brown Asst. Coach United States
2004 Larry Brown Head Coach United States
2004 Roy Williams Asst. Coach United States

McDonald's All-Americans [edit]

The following 59 McDonald's All-Americans have played for North Carolina:[26]

Year Player Hometown
1977 Pete Budko Lutherville, MD
1977 Al Wood Gray, GA
1979 James Worthy Gastonia, NC
1979 Jim Braddock Chattanooga, TN
1980 Matt Doherty East Meadow, NJ
1980 Sam Perkins Latham, NY
1981 Buzz Peterson Asheville, NC
1981 Michael Jordan Wilmington, NC
1982 Brad Daugherty Black Mountain, NC
1982 Curtis Hunter Durham, NC
1983 Kenny Smith Queens, NY
1983 Dave Popson Ashley, PA
1983 Joe Wolf Kohler, WI
1985 Jeff Lebo Carlisle, PA
1985 Kevin Madden Staunton, VA
1986 Steve Bucknall London, GB
1986 Pete Chilcutt Eutaw, AL
1986 Scott Williams Hacienda Heights, CA
1986 J.R. Reid Virginia Beach, VA
1987 King Rice Binghamton, NY
1989 Matt Wenstrom Katy, TX
1989 George Lynch Roanoke, VA
1990 Eric Montross Indianapolis, IN
1990 Brian Reese The Bronx, NY
1990 Derrick Phelps Pleasantville, NY
1991 Donald Williams Garner, NC
1992 Serge Zwikker Maassluis, NL
1993 Jerry Stackhouse Kinston, NC
1993 Rasheed Wallace Philadelphia, PA
1993 Jeff McInnis Charlotte, NC
1995 Antawn Jamison Charlotte, NC
1995 Vince Carter Daytona Beach, FL
1996 Ed Cota Brooklyn, NY
1996 Vasco Evtimov Sofia, BG
1997 Brendan Haywood Greensboro, NC
1998 Ronald Curry Hampton, VA
1998 Jason Capel Chesapeake, VA
1998 Kris Lang Gastonia, NC
1999 Joseph Forte Greenbelt, MD
2000 Neil Fingleton Durham, UK
2001 Jawad Williams Cleveland, OH
2002 Rashad McCants Asheville, NC
2002 Sean May Bloomington, IN
2002 Raymond Felton Latta, SC
2004 Marvin Williams Bremerton, WA
2005 Tyler Hansbrough Poplar Bluff, MO
2005 Danny Green North Babylon, NY
2005 Bobby Frasor Blue Island, IL
2006 Brandan Wright Brentwood, TN
2006 Ty Lawson Clinton, MD
2006 Wayne Ellington Wynnewood, PA
2008 Larry Drew Woodland Hills, CA
2008 Ed Davis Richmond, VA
2008 Tyler Zeller Washington, IN
2009 David Wear Santa Ana, CA
2009 Travis Wear Santa Ana, CA
2009 Dexter Strickland Elizabeth, NJ
2009 John Henson Tampa, FL
2010 Kendall Marshall Dumfries, VA
2010 Reggie Bullock Kinston, NC
2010 Harrison Barnes Ames, IA
2011 James Michael McAdoo Norfolk, VA
2011 P. J. Hairston Greensboro, NC
2012 Marcus Paige Marion, Iowa
2013 Kennedy Meeks Charlotte, NC
2013 Isaiah Hicks Oxford, NC

Mr. Basketball [edit]

The following players won their state's Mr. Basketball award in high school.

Year Player State Notes
1973 Tom LaGarde Michigan
1976 Dave Colescott Indiana
1983 Joe Wolf Wisconsin
1986 Scott Williams California
1987 Henrik Rodl North Carolina
1987 King Rice New York
1990 Clifford Rozier Florida Transferred to Louisville
1991 Donald Williams North Carolina
1995 Vince Carter Florida
1995 Antawn Jamison North Carolina
1998 Kris Lang North Carolina
2000 Adam Boone Minnesota Transferred to Minnesota
2002 Raymond Felton South Carolina
2002 Sean May Indiana
2004 Brandan Wright Tennessee Div. II A
2005 Brandan Wright Tennessee Div. II A
2005 Tyler Hansbrough Missouri
2006 Brandan Wright Tennessee Div. II A
2006 Will Graves North Carolina
2008 Leslie McDonald Tennessee Div. II AA
2008 Tyler Zeller Indiana
2009 Leslie McDonald Tennessee Div. II AA
2010 Reggie Bullock North Carolina
2010 Harrison Barnes Iowa
2012 Marcus Paige Iowa
2012 Brice Johnson South Carolina
2013 Isaiah Hicks North Carolina

Current players in the NBA [edit]

NBA head coaches and executives [edit]

Other fields [edit]

NBA Assistant Coaches:

  • Pat Sullivan – Detroit Pistons
  • Dave Hanners—Charlotte Bobcats
  • Phil Ford—Charlotte Bobcats
  • Mike O'Koren—New Jersey Nets
  • Bob McAdoo—Miami Heat
  • Joe Wolf—Milwaukee Bucks

Rivalries [edit]

Duke [edit]

Main article: Carolina–Duke rivalry

Carolina currently leads the series 132-103. They played their first game in 1920.

NC State [edit]

Main article: Carolina–State Game

Carolina currently leads the series 147-76. They first met in 1913.

Wake Forest [edit]

Main article: Wake-Carolina rivalry

Carolina currently leads the series 154-65. They first met in 1911.

Carolina Basketball Museum [edit]

See also: List of museums in North Carolina

The Carolina Basketball Museum[27][28] is located in the Ernie Williamson Athletics Center and contains 8,000 square feet.[29] It was built to replace the old memorabilia room in the Dean Smith Center.[29] Designed by Gallagher & Associates, the cost of construction was $3.4 million.[29] The museum opened in January 2008.[30][31]

Milestone wins [edit]

Type of Win Score Opponent & Location
1st Win 42–21 Virginia Christian, Jan. 27, 1911
100th Win 29–23 at Duke, Mar. 7, 1922
200th Win 45–14 Salisbury YMCA, Dec. 10, 1927
300th Win 24–23 at Virginia, Jan. 29, 1934
400th Win 42–38 at Ashebero McCrary Eagles, Dec. 30, 1939
500th Win 55–28 NC State in Southern Conf. Tournament, Feb. 22, 1945
600th Win 64–42 South Carolina, Jan. 18, 1950
700th Win 63–55 Wake Forest in Dixie Classic, Dec. 29, 1956
800th Win 100–71 Virginia at Greensboro, NC, Jan. 13, 1962
900th Win 82–54 Georgia Tech at Charlotte, NC, Jan. 27, 1968
1000th Win 92–72 Maryland, Jan. 29, 1972
1100th Win 79–74 Georgia Tech at Charlotte, NC, Feb. 6, 1976
1200th Win 73–70 (OT) Rutgers at Madison Square Garden, Feb. 14, 1980
1300th Win 64–51 St. John's at Madison Square Garden, Dec. 29, 1983
1400th Win 96–80 Clemson, Feb. 21, 1987
1500th Win 92–70 NC State, Feb. 7, 1991
1600th Win 90–67 Pittsburgh, Nov. 29, 1994
1700th Win 60–45 Virginia, Feb. 11, 1998
1800th Win 68–65 Connecticut, Jan. 18, 2003
1900th Win 77–61 Georgia Tech, Jan. 20, 2007
2000th Win 69–62 Miami, Mar. 2, 2010
1st ACC Win 82–56 South Carolina, Dec. 12, 1953
1st ACC Tournament Win 81–77 Virginia at Raleigh, NC, Mar. 1, 1956
1st Win in the ACC Final 95–75 South Carolina at Raleigh, NC, Mar. 9, 1957
1st NCAA Tournament Win 57–49 NYU at Madison Square Garden, Mar. 21, 1946
1st NCAA Championship 54–53 (3 OT) Kansas at Kansas City, MO, Mar. 23, 1957
1st Win under Dean Smith 80–46 Virginia, Dec. 2, 1961
1st Final Four under Dean Smith 96–80 Boston College at College Park, MD, Mar. 18, 1967
Dean Smith's 1st NCAA Title 63–62 Georgetown at New Orleans, LA, Mar. 29, 1982
Last Win in Carmichael Auditorium 80–72 William & Mary, Mar. 16, 2010
1st Win in Smith Center 95–92 Duke, Jan. 18, 1986
Dean Smith's 2nd NCAA Title 77–71 Michigan at New Orleans, LA, Apr. 5, 1993
877th Win under Dean Smith 73–56 Colorado at Winston-Salem, NC, Mar. 15, 1997
1st Win under Bill Guthridge 84–56 Middle Tennessee State, Nov. 14, 1997
500th ACC Win 61–60 Florida State, Feb. 8, 2003
1st Win under Roy Williams 90–64 Old Dominion, Nov. 22, 2003
1st Final Four under Roy Williams 87–71 Michigan State at St. Louis, MO, Apr. 2, 2005
Roy Williams' 1st NCAA Title 75–70 Illinois at St. Louis, MO, Apr. 4, 2005
17th ACC Tournament Title 86–81 Clemson at Charlotte, NC, Mar. 16, 2008
18th Final Four 72–60 Oklahoma at Memphis, TN, Mar. 29, 2009
Roy Williams' 2nd NCAA Title 89–72 Michigan State at Detroit, MI, Apr. 6, 2009
600th ACC Win 68-53 Wake Forest at Winston-Salem, NC January 31, 2012

UNC junior varsity basketball team [edit]

Main article: North Carolina Tar Heels junior varsity basketball

The UNC junior varsity basketball team was originally used at North Carolina as freshmen teams because freshmen were not allowed to play on the varsity team until the NCAA granted freshmen eligibility in the 1970s.

After most schools decided to disband their J.V. squads, North Carolina's athletic department opted to keep the team so that non-scholarship students were given the chance to play basketball for UNC. North Carolina also uses their J.V. team as a way for varsity assistant coaches to gain experience as head coaches. Roy Williams was a J.V. coach for eight years before he was hired at Kansas.

Students at UNC are only allowed to play on the team for two years, and then they are given a chance to try out for the varsity. The J.V. team also serves as a way for coaches to evaluate players for two years on the J.V. so they will better know what to expect when they try out for varsity later in their careers.

UNC's J.V. team plays a combination of teams from Division II and III schools, some community colleges, and a few prep schools from around the North Carolina area.

Seasons [edit]

Main article: List of North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons

Records [edit]

Main article: North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball records

Home venues [edit]

Bynum Gymnasium, the first home of the team

Notes and references [edit]

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  2. ^ a b c "Jacobs: Numbers To Savor". Tarheelblue.com. Retrieved 2011-03-18. 
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  4. ^ a b c "2008–09 Quick Facts" (PDF). Tarheelblue.com. Retrieved 2008-11-22. 
  5. ^ a b c "UNC-Duke Postgame Notes". Tarheelblue.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04. 
  6. ^ "University of North Carolina 2010–11 Men's Basketball Facts" (PDF). Tarheelblue.com. Retrieved 2010-10-28. 
  7. ^ "All-Time Winningest Teams". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2010-12-07. 
  8. ^ "North Carolina Tar Heels". Espn.com. Retrieved 2010-12-07. 
  9. ^ "UNC versus NC State game notes". February 3, 2007. Retrieved 2011-03-14. 
  10. ^ "UNC Outlasts Oklahoma, 72–60". Tarheelblue.com. Retrieved 2009-03-29. 
  11. ^ a b "Tournament History Facts". NCAA.org. Retrieved 2011-03-26. 
  12. ^ www.collegepollarchive.com
  13. ^ North Carolina Tar Heels Media Guide
  14. ^ a b Peeler, Tim (November 2, 2001). "Once again, Duke leads the way". CNNSI.com. Retrieved 2008-03-16. 
  15. ^ "Tar Heels Are Unanimous Preseason No. 1 In Coaches Poll". Tarheelblue.com. October 30, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-30. 
  16. ^ "Tar Heels voted as first unanimous preseason #1 in AP poll". ESPN.com. October 31, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-31. 
  17. ^ "50 in 50 rankings: No. 1 North Carolina". ESPN.com. August 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-27. 
  18. ^ "No. 7 UNC buries Clemson in Chapel Hill again to keep up in ACC". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04. 
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h www.tarheelblue.com (2012-13 yearbook)
  20. ^ a b c d e 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four Record Book (available online at www.ncaa.org)
  21. ^ a b www.collegepollarchive.net
  22. ^ Associated Press (March 11, 2008). "Hansbrough is just 8th Tar Heel to have jersey retired". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-03-16. 
  23. ^ "Hansbrough Wins Wooden Award, Sweeping Major Individual Honors". University of North Carolina Tar Heels Official Athletic Site. April 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-12. 
  24. ^ UNC's retired jerseys men's basketball
  25. ^ "Tar Heel Basketball Glossary". University of North Carolina Tar Heels Official Athletic Site. October 6, 2003. Retrieved 2008-03-16. 
  26. ^ http://www.tarheeltimes.com/basketball/mcdonalds-all-americans.aspx
  27. ^ "About". The Carolina Basketball Museum official website. Retrieved 2011-11-20. 
  28. ^ "Men's Basketball / Carolina Basketball Museum Quick Facts Sheet". UNC Athletics official website. Retrieved 2011-11-20. 
  29. ^ a b c Walston, Turner. "Museum a 'living, breathing' monument to Tar Heel hoops". The Carolina Basketball Museum official website. Retrieved 2011-11-20. 
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