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2020–21 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
2020–21 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Head coach	Roy Williams (18th season);
Assistant coaches	Steve Robinson (18th season); Hubert Davis (9th season); Brad Frederick (8th season);
Home arena	Dean E. Smith Center
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2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Virginia	13	–	4	.765	18	–	7	.720
No. 14 Florida State	11	–	4	.733	18	–	7	.720
No. 25 Virginia Tech	9	–	4	.692	15	–	7	.682
Georgia Tech †	11	–	6	.647	17	–	9	.654
Clemson	10	–	6	.625	16	–	8	.667
North Carolina	10	–	6	.625	18	–	11	.621
Louisville	8	–	5	.615	13	–	7	.650
Syracuse	9	–	7	.563	18	–	10	.643
NC State	9	–	8	.529	14	–	11	.560
Duke	9	–	9	.500	13	–	11	.542
Notre Dame	7	–	11	.389	11	–	15	.423
Pittsburgh	6	–	10	.375	10	–	12	.455
Miami (FL)	4	–	15	.211	10	–	17	.370
Wake Forest	3	–	15	.167	6	–	16	.273
Boston College	2	–	11	.154	4	–	16	.200

† 2021 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach is Roy Williams, who will be in his 18th season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. The Tar Heels play their home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous Season

The Tar Heels finished the season 14–19, and 6–14 in ACC play. They defeated to Virginia Tech in the First Round of the ACC Tournament before losing to Syracuse in the Second Round. The tournament was cancelled before the Quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] The NCAA Tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Cole Anthony	2	G	6'3"	190	Freshman	New York, New York	Declared For 2020 NBA Draft ^[3]
Brandon Robinson	4	G	6'5"	173	Senior	Douglasville, Georgia	Graduated
Shea Rush	11	F	6'5"	210	Senior	Fairway, Kansas	Graduated
Jeremiah Francis	13	G	6'0"	210	Freshman	Reynoldsburg, Ohio	Transferred to New Mexico ^[4]
Caleb Ellis	25	F	6'5"	190	Graduate Student ^[5]	Apex, North Carolina	Completed athletic eligibility
Justin Pierce	32	F	6'7"	210	Graduate Student ^[6]	Glen Ellyn, Illinois	Completed athletic eligibility
Robbie O'Han	34	G	6'2"	170	Senior	Raleigh, North Carolina	Graduated
Brandon Huffman	42	F	6'10"	255	Junior	Goldsboro, North Carolina	Transferred to Jacksonville State ^[7]
Christian Keeling	55	G	6'3"	180	Graduate Student ^[8]	Augusta, Georgia	Completed athletic eligibility

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Day'Ron Sharpe C	Greenville, North Carolina	Montverde Academy (FL)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	246 lb (112 kg)	Jun 19, 2018
Day'Ron Sharpe C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94^[9]
Walker Kessler C	Fairburn, Georgia	Woodward Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sep 2, 2019
Walker Kessler C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94^[10]
Caleb Love PG	Saint Louis, Missouri	Christian Brothers College High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 1, 2019
Caleb Love PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94^[11]
R. J. Davis PG	White Plains, New York	Archbishop Stepinac High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Oct 21, 2019
R. J. Davis PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87^[12]
Puff Johnson SF	Moon Township, Pennsylvania	Hillcrest Prep (AZ)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 5, 2019
Puff Johnson SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85^[13]
Kerwin Walton SG	Hopkins, Minnesota	Hopkins High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 27, 2020
Kerwin Walton SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81^[14]
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 3 247Sports: 3 ESPN: 3
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2020–21 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Anthony Harris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Paul VI High School	Woodbridge, Virginia
G	1	Leaky Black	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Cox Mill High School	Concord, North Carolina
G	2	Caleb Love	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Christian Brothers College High School	Saint Louis, Missouri
G	3	Andrew Platek	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Northfield Mount Hermon (MA)	Guilderland, New York
G	4	R. J. Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Stepinac High School	White Plains, New York
F	5	Armando Bacot	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	So	IMG Academy (FL)	Richmond, Virginia
F	11	Day'Ron Sharpe	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	246 lb (112 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy (FL)	Greenville, North Carolina
F	13	Walker Kessler	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Woodward Academy	Fairburn, Georgia
G	14	Puff Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Hillcrest Prep (AZ)	Moon Township, Pennsylvania
F	15	Garrison Brooks	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Auburn High School	Lafayette, Alabama
F	21	Sterling Manley	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Jr	Pickerington Central High School	Pickerington, Ohio
F	22	Walker Miller (W)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	New Hampton School (NH)	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	24	Kerwin Walton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Hopkins High School	Hopkins, Minnesota
G	25	Creighton Lebo (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Greenfield School	Wilson, North Carolina
G	30	K. J. Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	IMG Academy (FL)	Calabasas, California
F	35	Ryan McAdoo (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Saint Andrew's School	Boca Raton, Florida

Head coach

Roy Williams (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Projected depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Armando Bacot	Walker Kessler
PF	Garrison Brooks	Day'Ron Sharpe	Sterling Manley	Walker Miller
SF	Leaky Black	Puff Johnson	Kerwin Walton
SG	Andrew Platek	Anthony Harris		Ryan McAdoo
PG	Caleb Love	R. J. Davis	K. J. Smith	K. J. Smith

Schedule and results

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "North Carolina's Cole Anthony declares for 2020 NBA draft". Retrieved April 17, 2020.
^ "Men's Hoops Adds UNC Transfer Francis". University of New Mexico Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
^ "Caleb Ellis Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2020.
^ "Justin Pierce Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2020.
^ "Men's basketball announces five spring signees". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
^ "Christian Keeling Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2020.
^ "Day'Ron Sharpe Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2020.
^ "Walker Kessler Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2020.
^ "Caleb Love Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2020.
^ "R.J. Davis Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2020.
^ "Donovan Johnson Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2020.
^ "Kerwin Walton Bio". Retrieved April 27, 2020.

[ACC_Tournament-1] "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[2] "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "North Carolina's Cole Anthony declares for 2020 NBA draft". Retrieved April 17, 2020.

[4] "Men's Hoops Adds UNC Transfer Francis". University of New Mexico Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-12.

[5] "Caleb Ellis Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2020.

[6] "Justin Pierce Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2020.

[7] "Men's basketball announces five spring signees". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-12.

[8] "Christian Keeling Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2020.

[9] "Day'Ron Sharpe Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2020.

[10] "Walker Kessler Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2020.

[11] "Caleb Love Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2020.

[12] "R.J. Davis Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2020.

[13] "Donovan Johnson Bio". Retrieved April 1, 2020.

[14] "Kerwin Walton Bio". Retrieved April 27, 2020.

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v t e North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1910–1923) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)
Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Blue blood status Dixie Classic/Big Four Jumpman Invitational Tobacco Road Academic-athletic scandal Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics