2007–08 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
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The 2007-08 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Head Coach is Roy Williams. The team plays its home games in the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
2007-08 Roster
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Marc Campbell | 2 | G | 5-11 | 165 | Sophomore | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Mike Copeland | 40 | F | 6-7 | 225 | Junior | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Wayne Ellington | 22 | G | 6-4 | 195 | Sophomore | Wynnewood, Pennsylvania |
| Bobby Frasor | 4 | G | 6-3 | 208 | Junior | Blue Island, Illinois |
| Marcus Ginyard | 1 | G-F | 6-5 | 218 | Junior | Alexandria, Virginia |
| William Graves | 13 | F | 6-6 | 245 | Freshman | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Danny Green | 14 | G-F | 6-6 | 210 | Junior | North Babylon, New York |
| Tyler Hansbrough | 50 | F | 6-9 | 245 | Junior | Poplar Bluff, Missouri |
| Ty Lawson | 5 | G | 5-11 | 193 | Sophomore | Clinton, Maryland |
| Patrick Moody | 35 | F | 6-4 | 195 | Junior | Arden, North Carolina |
| Alex Stepheson | 32 | F | 6-9 | 235 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, California |
| J.B. Tanner | 15 | G | 6-0 | 185 | Junior | Hendersonville, North Carolina |
| Quentin Thomas | 11 | G | 6-3 | 185 | Senior | Oakland, California |
| Deon Thompson | 21 | F | 6-8 | 240 | Sophomore | Torrance, California |
| Surry Wood | 24 | F | 6-5 | 205 | Senior | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jack Wooten | 30 | G | 6-2 | 190 | Junior | Burlington, North Carolina |
During the December 27th game against Nevada, backup point guard Bobby Frasor was injured, requiring surgery and is unlikely to return this season.
2007-08 Schedule and Results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| November 3, 2007* 8:15 |
No. 1 | Shaw Exhibition |
W 114-62 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||
| November 9, 2007* 7:30 |
No. 1 | Lenoir-Rhyne Exhibition |
W 107-52 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||
| November 14, 2007* 7:00, ESPN |
No. 1 | at Davidson | W 72-68 | 1-0 |
Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
| November 18, 2007* 6:00, ESPNU |
No. 1 | Iona | W 107-72 | 2-0 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| November 20, 2007* 7:30 |
No. 1 | South Carolina State | W 110-64 | 3-0 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| November 23, 2007* 11:55, ESPNU |
No. 1 | vs. Old Dominion Las Vegas Invitational |
W 99-82 | 4-0 |
Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
| November 24, 2007* 10:30, ESPN |
No. 1 | vs. BYU Las Vegas Invitational |
W 73-63 | 5-0 |
Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
| November 28, 2007* 9:00, ESPN |
No. 2 | at Ohio State ACC - Big Ten Challenge |
W 66-55 | 6-0 |
Jerome Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH | ||||||
| December 1, 2007* 2:00, ESPN2 |
No. 2 | at Kentucky | W 86-77 | 7-0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
| December 4, 2007* 7:00, ESPN2 |
No. 1 | at Penn | W 106-71 | 8-0 |
The Palestra Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
| December 16, 2007* 8:00, ESPN |
No. 1 | at Rutgers | W 93-71 | 9-0 |
Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ | ||||||
| December 19, 2007* 9:00, ESPNU |
No. 1 | Nicholls State | W 88-78 | 10-0 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| December 22, 2007* 1:00, FSN |
No. 1 | UC Santa Barbara | W 105-70 | 11-0 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| December 27, 2007* 7:00, ESPN2 |
No. 1 | Nevada | W 106-70 | 12-0 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| December 30, 2007* 7:30, FSN |
No. 1 | Valparaiso | W 90-58 | 13-0 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| January 2, 2008* 8:00, ESPN |
No. 1 | Kent State | W 90-61 | 14-0 |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| January 6, 2008 7:30, FSN |
No. 1 | at No. 19 Clemson | W 90-88 OT | 15-0 (1-0) |
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | ||||||
| January 9, 2008* 7:00, ESPNU |
No. 1 | UNC Asheville | W 93-81 | 16-0 (1-0) |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| January 12, 2008 12:00, ESPN |
No. 1 | NC State | W 93-62 | 17-0 (2-0) |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| January 16, 2008 9:00, ESPN |
No. 1 | at Georgia Tech | W 83-82 | 18-0 (3-0) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA | ||||||
| January 19, 2008 3:30, ABC |
No. 1 | Maryland | L 80-82 | 18-1 (3-1) |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| January 23, 2008 9:00, Raycom/LF |
No. 4 | at Miami | W 98-82 | 19-1 (4-1) |
BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL | ||||||
| January 31, 2008 7:00, ESPN/ESPN2 |
No. 4 | Boston College | W 91-69 | 20-1 (5-1) |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| February 3, 2008 2:00, FSN |
No. 4 | at Florida State | W 84-73 OT | 21-1 (6-1) |
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| February 6, 2008 9:00, Raycom/LF/ESPN |
No. 3 | No. 2 Duke | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||||
| February 10, 2008 6:30, FSN |
No. 3 | Clemson | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||||
| February 12, 2008 8:00, Raycom/LF/ESPN2 |
at Virginia | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
| February 16, 2008 1:00, CBS |
Virginia Tech | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||||
| February 20, 2008 7:00, ESPN |
at NC State | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina | |||||||||
| February 24, 2008 6:30, FSN |
Wake Forest | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||||
| March 1, 2008 3:30, ABC |
at Boston College | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||||
| March 4, 2008 8:00, Raycom/LF |
Florida State | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||||
| March 8, 2008 9:00, ESPN |
at Duke | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
| March 1?, 2008 TBA, TBA |
vs. TBA ACC Tournament |
Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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