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NCAA Champions - 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009 u NCAA-Record 18 Final Fours u Over 2,100 Wins GoHeels.com u @UNC_Basketball 2014-15 Schedule No. 19/19 North Carolina vs. Georgia Tech 2014-15 Carolina 20-9, 10-6 ACC Tuesday, March 3, 2015 u 7 p.m. u ESPNU (10-4 home, 7-4 away, 3-1 neutral) Atlanta, Ga. u McCamish Pavilion Game 30 Date Opponent/Event (TV) Time/Result GAME INFORMATION November TV Talent: Tom Hart (play-by-play), 11/14 NC Central (ESPNU) W, 76-60 Len Elmore (analyst) 11/16 Robert Morris-1 (ESPNU) W, 103-59 Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network, 11/22 at Davidson (TWC Sports) W, 90-72 Satellite (Sirius 134, XM 193) 20-9, 10-6 ACC 12-17, 3-14 ACC 11/26 vs. Butler-2 (ESPN2) L, 66-74 UNC Radio Talent: Jones Angell (play-by-play), GoHeels.com RamblinWreck.com 11/27 vs. #22/23 UCLA-2 (AXS TV) W, 78-56 Eric Montross (analyst), Dave Nathan (host) 11/28 vs. #18/16 Florida-2 (AXS TV) W, 75-64 UNC-Georgia Tech Series History Livestats: GoHeels.com December Series Record: UNC leads, 65-24 12/3 Iowa-3 (ESPN) L, 55-60 Rankings: UNC: No. 19 AP, No. 19 coaches; Last Meeting: UNC 89, GT 60 on Feb. 21, 2015, 12/7 East Carolina (ESPNU) W, 108-64 No. 16 KenPom in Chapel Hill 12/13 at #1/1 Kentucky (CBS) L, 70-84 Georgia Tech: unranked; Last UNC win: same 12/16 at UNCG (ESPN2) W, 79-56 No. 81 KenPom Last GT win: GT 78, UNC 58 on Jan. 16, 2011, in 12/20 vs. #12/12 Ohio State-4 (CBS) W, 82-74 More Info: GoHeels.com, @UNC_Basketball, Atlanta 12/27 UAB (ESPN2) W, 89-58 uncbb on Instagram 12/30 William & Mary (RSN) W, 86-64 January 1/3 at Clemson (ESPN) W, 74-50 1/5 #13/12 Notre Dame (ESPN) L, 70-71 THE GAME AT A GLANCE over the Yellow Jackets and third in three ap- 1/10 #5/5 Louisville (ESPN) W, 72-71 1/14 at N.C. State (ESPN2) W, 81-79 u North Carolina (20-9, 10-6 ACC) will play its pearances at McCamish Pavilion...Make Roy Wil- 1/18 Virginia Tech (ESPNU) W, 68-53 final road game of the season and face Georgia liams 12-8 against Tech...Give Williams his 745th 1/21 at Wake Forest (ESPN2) W, 87-71 Tech (12-17, 3-14) for the second time in two career victory (16th all-time) and his 1,019th 1/24 Florida State (ESPN) W, 78-74 weeks when the Tar Heels meet the Yellow Jack- combined win as a college coach (head and as- 1/26 Syracuse (ESPN) W, 93-83 ets on Tuesday night in Atlanta. sistant). 1/31 at #10/9 Louisville (ESPN) L, 68-78 (OT) u ESPNU will televise the game national- February ly, and Tom Hart (play-by-play) and Len Elmore A CAROLINA LOSS WOULD... 2/2 #3/3 Virginia (ESPN) L, 64-75 (analyst) will call the action. Tipoff is set for just u Drop the Tar Heels to 20-10, 10-7 ACC... 2/7 at Boston College (ACC Network) W, 79-68 2/14 at Pitt (ACC Network) L, 76-89 after 7 p.m. Snap Carolina’s five-game winning streak agianst 2/18 at #4/5 Duke (ESPN/ACC Network) L, 90-92 (OT) u Carolina and Georgia Tech will be facing off Georgia Tech...Complete Carolina’s ACC road 2/21 Georgia Tech (ACC Network) W, 89-60 for the second time in 11 days. Two Saturdays schedule with a 5-4 record...Drop Carolina’s re- 2/24 N.C. State (ACC Network) L, 46-58 ago on Feb. 21, the Tar Heels beat the Yellow cord against Georgia Tech to 65-25...Mark Caroli- 2/28 at Miami (CBS) W, 73-64 Jackets, 89-60, in Chapel Hill. na’s third season in a row with at least 10 losses. March u The Tar Heels enter the game with an ACC 3/3 at Georgia Tech (ESPNU) 7 p.m. record of 10-6, entering the week in fifth place ANOTHER WINNING ACC ROAD RECORD 3/7 #3/3 Duke (ESPN) 9 p.m. behind Virginia (15-1), Duke (13-3), Notre Dame u Roy Williams’ Tar Heel teams have been 3/10-14 ACC Tournament-5 (TBA) TBA (12-4) and Louisville (11-5). one of the nation’s top road teams over the • Opponent rankings are AP/Coaches polls u UNC is No. 19 in this week’s AP poll and No. years. • All times Eastern 19 in the coaches poll. The Tar Heels are No. 16 u The Tar Heels are 5-3 on the road in the ACC in the KenPom.com ratings. this season with wins at Clemson, North Carolina 1-Battle 4 Atlantis, Chapel Hill State, Wake Forest, Boston College and Miami 2-Battle 4 Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas COMING UP... (and losses at Louisville, Pitt and Duke). 3-ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Chapel Hill u After Tuesday’s game, the Tar Heels will u Williams’ ACC road winning percentage of 4-CBS Sports Classic, Chicago, Ill. host Duke on Senior Night in Chapel Hill on Satur- .643 is second-best in ACC history behind Vic Bu- 5-ACC Tournament, Greensboro, N.C. day at 9 p.m. ESPN’s College Gameday program bas of Duke (.667 from 1960-69). Frank McGuire will originate from the Smith Center throughout of UNC and South Carolina is third at .618. the day. u Williams’s teams are 63-35 on the road in ACC play in 12 seasons and will finish above .500 A CAROLINA WIN WOULD... on the road for the ninth time in 12 years under ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS u u Improve Carolina to 21-9 this season and Williams). Steve Kirschner u Office: (919) 962-7258 11-6 in ACC play...Give the Tar Heels back-to- UNC has 38 winning road records in 62 ACC Mobile: (919) 475-2695 back wins for the first time since Jan. 24 and seasons. Email: [email protected] 26 vs. Florida State and Syracuse, respectively... u Under Williams, UNC has gone 6-2 on the Improve Carolina to 8-4 on the road this season, road in the ACC in 2004-05, 7-1 in 2005-06, 8-0 u Matt Bowers including 6-3 against ACC competition...Improve in 2007-08, 6-2 in 2008-09, 6-2 in 2010-11, 7-1 in Office: (919) 962-7259 Mobile: (919) 619-7021 the Tar Heels to 66-24 all-time against Georgia 2011-12, 5-4 in 2012-13, 5-4 in 2013-14 and 5-3 Email: [email protected] Tech...Give Carolina its sixth consecutive win in 2014-15. @UNC_Basketball 1 2014-15 North Carolina Roster 2003-04). No. Player Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School(s) u The 2014-15 season marks Carolina’s 11th 0 So. G 6-1 170 Upper Marlboro, Md. Oak Hill Academy 20-win season in a row under head coach Roy 1 Fr. F/G 6-6 195 Greensboro, N.C. Wesleyan Christian Academy 2 Joel Berry II Fr. G 6-0 195 Apopka, Fla. Lake Highland Prepatory Williams, who has won at least 20 games 25 3 Kennedy Meeks So. F 6-9 270 Charlotte, N.C. West Charlotte times in 27 seasons as a head coach (and won 4 Luke Davis Sr. G 6-0 178 Raleigh, N.C. Ravenscroft 5 Jr. G 6-1 175 Marion, Iowa Linn-Mar 19 in the other two years). 11 Brice Johnson Jr. F 6-9 228 Orangeburg, S.C. Edisto u Carolina won at least 20 games for an 13 J.P. Tokoto Jr. F 6-6 200 Menomonee Falls, Wis. Menomonee Falls NCAA-record 31 consecutive seasons from 14 Desmond Hubert Sr. F 6-10 225 Cream Ridge, N.J. New Egyp 21 Jackson Simmons Sr. F 6-7 225 Webster, N.C. Smoky Mountain 1970-71 to 2000-01. 22 So. F 6-8 230 Oxford, N.C. J.F. Webb 24 Sasha Seymore Sr. F 6-6 220 New Bern, N.C. New Bern DOUBLE-DIGIT ACC WINS 25 Justin Coleman Jr. G 6-2 180 Raleigh, N.C. Broughton u 42 Joel James Jr. F 6-10 280 West Palm Beach, Fla. Dwyer Carolina’s win at Miami on Saturday was 43 Spenser Dalton Jr. G 6-3 205 Asheville, N.C. Christ School its 10th ACC victory of the 2014-15 season. 44 Justin Jackson Fr. F/G 6-8 193 Tomball, Texas Homeschool Christian Youth u The Tar Heels have posted double-digit 45 Stilman White So. G 6-0 170 Wilmington, N.C. Hoggard ACC wins 39 times overall and 10 times in the last 11 years under head coach Roy Williams. Head Coach: Roy Williams (27th year, 12th at Carolina) Pronunciation Guide u No other ACC school has as many 10-win Assistant Coaches: Steve Robinson, C.B. McGrath, Name Pronunciation Director of Basketball Operations: Brad Frederick Joel Berry II Jole ACC seasons as Carolina. Duke is second with Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Jonas Sahratian Desmond Hubert DEZ-mund 33. Head Athletics Trainer: Doug Halverson Isaiah Hicks I-ZAY-uh Assistant to the Athletic Director/Director of Player Relations: Joel James joe-ELL WILLIAMS CLIMBING THE ACC WIN CHARTS Eric Hoots Jonas Sahratian suh-RAY-shun J.P. Tokoto TOE-kuh-toe u Roy Williams has 155 career wins in ACC Menomonee men-NOM-inee regular season and ACC Tournament games, good for fifth in conference history. Frank Mc- game, featuring in-arena natural sound and Guire of North Carolina and South Carolina ESPN GAMEDAY COMING TO CHAPEL HILL views from above the rim cameras at each end ranks fourth with 160. u ESPN’s College GameDay, the Saturday of the floor. u Williams’ 326 overall wins as an ACC coach morning and evening roadshow that discusses u GameDay will originate from Chapel Hill for are seventh in league history (Terry Holland of the top storylines of the sea- the fourth time (2007, 2009, 2013) and Carolina Virginia is sixth with 326). son, will make its final stop of the 2015 season will be a part of the show for the 11th time. from the UNC campus on Saturday, leading into Duke is making its record 12th appearance as TAR HEEL TIDBITS & TRENDS the matchup between Carolina and Duke at 9 part of the traveling studio show. u North Carolina is in its 105th season as a p.m. varsity basketball program and is third in NCAA u College GameDay – making its seventh 20 WINS history in wins with 2,134 (trailing Kentucky appearance at a Carolina-Duke game – begins u Carolina clinched its 56th 20-win season and Kansas). at 10 a.m. on ESPNU, continuing live at 11 a.m. when it won at Miami on Feb. 28. u Brice Johnson posted his eighth dou- on ESPN. The evening editions of the show, live u UNC has won at least 20 games for the ble-double of the season and his seventh from Chapel Hill, begin at 6 p.m. leading into 42nd time in the last 45 years (every season against an ACC opponent when he had game Virginia vs. Louisville (6:30 p.m., ESPN) and since 1970-71 except 2001-02, 2002-03 and highs with 22 points and 11 rebounds at Miami again at 8:30 p.m. leading into the 9 p.m. UNC- Duke contest. 2014-15 TAR HEEL DOUBLE-DOUBLES CAROLINA IN THE KENPOM.COM STATS u Smith Center doors will open at 9 a.m. on Kennedy Meeks (8 in 2014-15, 10 career) Category Off. Def. Saturday. The first 1,000 fans will receive a Robert Morris (21 pts., 12 reb.) Adj. Efficiency 113.7 (16th) 94.8 (46th) t-shirt, and door prizes and concessions will be at Davidson (19 pts., 12 reb.) Adj. Poss. Length 15.8 (11th) 18.4 (186th) Adj. Tempo 69.9 (15th) available. Signs are encouraged. vs. Florida (18 pts., 13 reb.) Iowa (15 pts., 12 reb.) u First-year College GameDay analysts Seth East Carolina (12 pts., 11 reb.) FOUR FACTORS Greenberg and Jay Williams will join host Rece at Clemson (12 pts., 12 reb.) Category Off. Def. Davis and analyst onsite. Dan Shulman, at N.C. State (15 pts., 10 reb.) Effective FG% 50.6 (100th) 45.1 (35th) Bilas and reporter Shannon Spake will have the N.C. State (12 pts., 14 reb.) Turnover% 18.0 (90th) 17.7 (266th) call of the game. Off. Reb. % 40.8 (5th) 30.5 (144th) u ESPN3 Surround will be available for the Brice Johnson (8 in 2014-15, 10 career) FTA/FGA 36.5 (187th) 36.8 (175th) East Carolina (19 pts., 17 reb.) Louisville (11 pts., 11 reb.) CAROLINA IN THE NCAA STATS Virginia Tech (12 pts., 11 reb.) GEORGIA TECH IN THE KENPOM.COM STATS Rank Category Stat Florida State (18 pts., 14 reb.) Category Off. Def. 17th Scoring Offense 78.3 Syracuse (17 pts., 11 reb.) Adj. Efficiency 100.8 (201st) 93.5 (29th) 33rd Scoring Margin 9.8 at Boston College (20 pts., 10 reb.) Adj. Poss. Length 19.5 (279th) 18.1 (123rd) 37th Percentage 47.1 at Duke (19 pts., 12 reb.) Adj. Tempo 64.1 (221st) 35th Field Goal Percentage Defense 39.4 at Miami (22 pts., 11 reb.) 21st Three-Point Field Goal Pct. Defense 30.0 FOUR FACTORS 6th Margin 8.7 Marcus Paige (1 in 2014-15, 1 career) Category Off. Def. 2nd Total Rebounds Per Game 42.21 Georgia Tech (13 pts., 10 assists) Effective FG% 44.8 (318th) 48.7 (158th) 8th Offensive Rebounds Per Game 14.71 Turnover% 19.5 (195th) 18.2 (232nd) 5th Defensive Rebounds Per Game 27.50 J.P. Tokoto (3 in 2014-15, 7 career) Off. Reb. % 38.4 (10th) 25.8 (15th) 14th /Turnover Ratio 1.42 William & Mary (19 pts., 10 reb.) FTA/FGA 31.3 (311th) 34.1 (112th) 1st Assists Per Game 17.8 at Louisville (11 pts., 11 reb.) (through games of Feb. 27) at Miami (10 pts., 10 reb.) Courtesy of KenPom.com (through games of March 1, 2015) @UNC_Basketball 2 last Saturday. bounding percentage at .408 (No. 5 nationally) UNC CAREER THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL u Theo Pinson and Luke Davis both were in RECORDS overall and at .375 in ACC games. The Tar Heels uniform for Saturday's game at Miami. The two are third in the ACC in defensive rebounding MOST THREE-POINTERS were not cleared for game action against the 233 Shammond Williams, 1994-98 percentage in conference games at .723. Hurricanes but are nearing readiness to return 229 Wayne Ellington, 2006-09 u Justin Jackson has started every game this to the lineup. Pinson has missed the last 10 221 Rashad McCants, 2002-05 season, making him the only Tar Heel other 221 Donald Williams, 1991-95 games with a broken bone in his foot and Davis 211 Jeff Lebo, 1985-89 than Marcus Paige to do so. He scored a tea- hasn’t appeared in a game this season due to a 199 Marcus Paige, 2012-present high 16 points against North Carolina State and stress fracture in his foot. Their status for the scored 11 at Miami, hitting 6 of 8 free throws. MOST THREE-POINT ATTEMPTS Georgia Tech game is to be determined. u The win over Miami was the 744th2014-15 of Roy Georgia Tech Basketball u 578 Shammond Williams, 1994-98 Backup point guard Joel Berry II missed 2014-15 North Carolina BasketballWilliams’s head coaching career.Georgia He ranks Tech 16th Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 28, 2015) seven games with a pulled groin but returned 577 Wayne Ellington, 2006-09 in NCAA career coaching victories. North Carolina572 Donald Combined Williams, 1991-95 Team Statistics (as of Feb 24, 2015) All games to action at Boston College on Feb. 7. He 533 Rashad McCants, 2002-05All games is 15th with 746. played his two longest stints of the season in 531 Marcus Paige, 2012-present u UNC has scored 100 or more points 49 the next two games—28 minutes at Pitt and 24 times in Williams’ 12 seasons as head coach. RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAYRECORD: NEUTRAL OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL at Duke—before sitting out the Georgia Tech but has not missed any games in 2014-15. He The Tar Heels are 48-1 in those games. ALL GAMES 20-9 10-4 7-4uALL GAMES 3-1 12-17 8-7 2-9 2-1 game due to illness. Playing in hisCONFERENCE home state of leads Carolina10-6 players with 32.35-3 minutes per 5-3Carolina had won0-0 six consecutive overtime Florida in the victory over Miami, Berry broke gamesCONFERENCE before losing two in a row this3-14 year at 2-6 1-8 0-0 NON-CONFERENCEgame (almost10-3 four more than the5-1 next-highest 2-1NON-CONFERENCE3-1 9-3 6-1 1-1 2-1 a 50-all tie with a three-pointer, giving the Tar player). Louisville and at Duke. Carolina has won nine Heels a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. u of its last 13 overtime games and are 9-9 in OT PaigeTotal is shooting 3-Point40.9 percent F-Throwfrom three- Rebounds Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds u Nate Britt is shooting .429 (12 for 28) from point range (38 for 93) against ACC opponents under Roy Williams. ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta## Player ft% off def totgp-gs avg pf min dq avg a fg-fga to blk fg% stl 3fg-fga pts avg 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg three-point territory in ACC play. in 2014-15. He has made 68 three-pointers u A pair of former Tar Heels signed on with 05 Marcus Paige 29-29 937 32.3 125-314 . 3 9 8 68-179 . 3 8 0 72-8603 Georges-Hunt, . 8 3 7 12 74Marcus 86 29-29 3.0 50 923 0 31.8 128 135-313 55 6 . 4 3 401 21-73 390 13.4 . 2 8 8 116-152 . 7 6 3 56 109 165 5.7 64 1 54 59 4 39 407 14.0 u Carolina is 5-3 on the road in ACC play in overall. 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James Michael McAdoo, 11 Brice Johnson 29-28 684 23.6 157-270 . 5 8 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 58-9000 Mitchell, . 6 4 4 71Charles158 229 29-187.9 83638 422.024111-21845 31 . 5 0 229 3720-0 12.8 . 0 0 0 51-78 . 6 5 4 98 101 199 6.9 77 2 11 60 14 10 273 9.4 2014-15 and 63-35 on the road in 12 seasons bined for 61 three-pointers this season. who had been playing with Santa Cruz in the 03 Kennedy Meeks 29-26 700 24.1 146-251 . 5 8 2 0-1 . 0 0 0 71-110 . 6 4 5 74 148 222 7.7 73 2 29 42 39 22 363 12.5 under head coach Roy Williams. u Brice Johnson is averaging 8.6 04reboundsCox, Demarco NBDL, has signed 29-28 with 764 Golden 26.3 105-208 State for . 5 the0 5 rest 0-0 . 0 0 0 39-79 . 4 9 4 68 103 171 5.9 64 0 18 39 27 13 249 8.6 44 Justin Jackson 29-29 759 26.2 110-244 . 4 5 1 15-62 . 2 4 2 50-72 . 6 9 4 40 69 109 3.8 40 0 74 38 17 17 285 9.8 u When Isaiah Hicks led Carolina with 21 in ACC games and 8.7 in Carolina wins02 butBolden, 6.2 Chrisof the season.25-11 Larry532 Drew21.3 II, who66-161 played . 4 1 at0 Car30-92- . 3 2 6 10-13 . 7 6 9 2 43 45 1.8 49 3 25 26 3 17 172 6.9 13 J.P. Tokoto 29-25 835 28.8 91-221 . 4 1 2 10-30 . 3 3 3 61-99 . 6 1 6 46 112 158 5.4 69 1 121 67 7 42 253 8.7 points in the Feb. 7 win at Boston College, he boards in losses this season. He’s averaging12 Stephens, a olinaQuinton from 2008-11 29-11 before 538 18.6 transferring 66-182 . to3 6 3UCLA, 32-98 . 3 2 7 11-15 . 7 3 3 30 48 78 2.7 36 0 13 21 13 15 175 6.0 became the sixth22 Isaiah UNC Hicksplayer to lead the29-3 team441 15.2career-high76-147 7.9 . 5 1 rebounds7 0-1 per . 0 0 0game44-70 13overallSampson, . 6 2 9in 44 signedRobert45 a 8910-day29-123.1 contract75620 221.4 with858-149 the26 Philadelphia13 . 3 8 98 11-48196 6.8 . 2 2 9 27-49 . 5 5 1 58 130 188 6.5 78 1 14 39 24 17 154 5.3 in scoring this00 season.Nate Britt Marcus Paige and29-3 Brice 485 16.72014-15. 51-129 . 3 9 5 22-58 . 3 7 9 49-5701 Jackson, . 8 6 0 Tadric 976ers 30 on 39 Jan. 28-4 1.3 16. 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Jeff Lebo is u UNC is 4-5 against ranked teams this sea- 24 Sasha Seymore 6-0 11of 1.8 .6672-4 (52 for . 578). 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-444 Lammers, . 7 5 0 1Ben 1 2 18-0 0.3 100 2 0 5.6 0 8-16 3 0 . 5 0 0 0 0-0 7 1.2 . 0 0 0 3-8 . 3 7 5 8 19 27 1.5 7 0 1 3 3 2 19 1.1 fifth with 211. u son (wins over Florida, UCLA, Ohio State and 21 Jackson Simmons 22-0 87 4.0 Carolina8-12 is . 6 610-3 7 0-0this season . 0 0 0 when3-434 JohnsonGueye, . 7 5 0 Abdoulaye7 4 11 7-00.5 1526 0 3.7 1 2-42 0 . 5 0 02 0-019 0.9 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 3 5 0.7 3 0 0 5 2 2 4 0.6 u Paige’s 531 career three-point attempts scores in double figures. Louisville and losses to Kentucky, Notre Dame, 14 Desmond Hubert 21-0 81 3.9 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-932 Doyle, . 3 3 3 Brooks 10 12 22 1.03-0 14 6 0 2.0 1 0-1 6 1 . 0 0 0 1 0-0 7 0.3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 are fifth in Carolina history. Rashad McCants is u The Tar Heels have held 18 opponents to Louisville, Virginia and Duke). 25 Justin Coleman 8-0 16 2.0 0-5 . 0 0 0 0-4 . 0 0 0 1-231 Peek, . 5 0 0 Aaron1 2 3 0.41-0 1 2 0 2.0 3 0-01 0 . 0 0 00 0-01 0.1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 fourth with 533 and Shammond Williams is the 40 percent or lower field goal shooting this sea- u UNC is 17-3 this season when leading at 45 Stilman White 7-0 17 2.4 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-042 Rowland, . 0 0 0 0Rand 0 0 0.01-0 1 2 0 2.0 3 0-0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0.0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 record-holder at 578. son and are 14-4 in those games. halftime but 1-5 when trailing at the half. u Team Team 68 u49 117 1 9 60 37 97 6 Paige is battling a case of plantar fasciitis u Carolina leads the ACC in offensive re- Carolina is 10-1 this season when it scores Total...... 29 5850 842-1790 . 4 7 0 129-389 . 3 3 2 452-655Total...... 6 9 0 423 801 1224 42.229 5645902 11 515 689-1679 366 129 . 4 1971 0 127-4602265 78.1 . 2 7 6 343-526 . 6 5 2 409 697 1106 38.1 490 8 342 367 101 167 1848 63.7 Opponents...... 29 5850 681-1723TALE . 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TEAM STATISTICSCAROLINA vs. OPPONENTSNC OPP DateTEAM STATISTICS OpponentGEORGIA TECH VS. OPPONENTSGT OPPScore Att. Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2265 1981 11/14/14SCORING NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL1848W 185576-60 17338 11/14/14 GEORGIA W 80-73 8127 Points per game 78.1 68.3 11/16/14 Points ROBERTper game MORRIS 63.7W 64.0103-59 13579 11/18/14 ALABAMA A&M W 66-46 4722 Scoring margin +9.8 - 11/22/14 Scoring at margin Davidson -0.2W 90-72 - 11113 11/21/14 IPFW W 78-69 5297 FIELD GOALS-ATT 842-1790 681-1723 11/26/14FIELD GOALS-ATT vs Butler 689-1679 L 668-153366-74 3136 11/27/14 vs Marquette L 70-72 3216 Field goal pct . 4 7 0 . 3 9 5 11/27/14 Field goal vs UCLA pct . 4 1 0W . 478-56 3 6 2940 11/28/14 vs Rider W 61-54 3449 3 POINT FG-ATT 129-389 192-643 11/28/143 POINT vs FG-ATT Florida 127-460W 158-50275-64 3298 11/30/14 vs Rhode Island W 64-61 4842 3-point FG pct . 3 3 2 . 2 9 9 12/03/14 3-point IOWAFG pct . 2 7 6 L . 355-60 1 5 18040 12/3/14 at Northwestern W 66-58 6133 3-pt FG made per game 4.4 6.6 12/07/14 3-pt FG EAST made CAROLINA per game 4.4W 108-64 5.4 18741 12/6/14 USC UPSTATE L 54-59 4901 FREE THROWS-ATT 452-655 427-634 vs. 12/13/14FREE THROWS-ATT at Kentucky 343-526 L 361-52370-84 24406 12/15/14 APPALACHIAN STATE W 70-57 4961 pct . 6 9 0 . 6 7 4 12/16/14 Free throw at UNCG pct . 6 5 2W . 679-56 9 0 11108 12/20/14 VANDERBILT W 65-60 6081 F-Throws made per game 15.6 14.7 12/20/14 F-Throws vs Ohiomade State per game 11.8W 12.482-74 19726 12/23/14 at Dayton L 61-75 12424 REBOUNDS 1224 966 12/27/14REBOUNDS UAB 1106W 89789-58 19124 12/30/14 CHARLOTTE W 67-66 5567 Rebounds per game 42.2 33.3 12/30/14 Rebounds WILLIAM per game & MARY 38.1W 30.986-64 20053 * 1/3/15 at Notre Dame L o 2 76-83 7582 Rebounding margin +8.9 - * 1/3/15 Rebounding at Clemson margin +7.2W 74-50 - 8404 * 1/7/15 SYRACUSE L 45-46 7831 ASSISTS 515 363 * 01/05/15ASSISTS NOTRE DAME 342 L 36570-71 20604 * 1/10/15 at Wake Forest L 69-76 11514 Assists per game 17.8 12.5 * 01/10/15 Assists LOUISVILLE per game 11.8W 12.672-71 21750 * 1/14/15 NOTRE DAME L 59-62 7282 TURNOVERS 366 361 * 1-14-15TURNOVERS at NC State 367W 34481-79 19500 * 1/17/15 at Pittsburgh L 65-70 12508 Turnovers per game 12.6 12.4 * 01/18/15 Turnovers VIRGINIA per game TECH 12.7W 11.968-53 19745 * 1/22/15 at Virginia L 28-57 13809 Turnover margin -0.2 - * 01/21/15 Turnover at Wakemargin Forest -0.8W 87-71 - 13877 * 1/25/15 BOSTON COLLEGE L 62-64 5587 Assist/turnover ratio 1.4 1.0 * 01/24/15 Assist/turnover FLORIDA ratio STATE 0.9W 78-74 1.1 20512 * 1/28/15 at Miami W 70-50 5031 STEALS 197 193 * 01/26/15STEALS SYRACUSE 167W 18793-83 19856 * 1/31/15 NC STATE L o t 80-81 6384 Steals per game 6.8 6.7 * 1/31/15 Steals atper Louisville game 5.8 L o t 68-78 6.4 22418 * 2/4/15 at Duke L 66-72 9314 BLOCKS 129 127 * 02/02/15BLOCKS VIRGINIA 101 L 11264-75 20102 * 2/7/15 WAKE FOREST W 73-59 6580 Blocks per game 4.4 4.4 * 2-7-15 Blocks atper Boston game College 3.5W 79-68 3.9 8263 * 02/09/15 at Virginia Tech L 63-65 5346 ATTENDANCE 271973 177983 * 02/14/15ATTENDANCE at PITT 92299 L 12450076-89 12508 * 2/14/15 FLORIDA STATE L 53-57 6317 Home games-Avg/Game 14-19427 11-13535 * 2/18/15 Home games-Avg/Game at Duke 15-6153 L o 11-10272t 90-92 9314 * 2/16/15 CLEMSON W 63-52 5653 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 4-7275 @UNC_Basketball 3 * 02/21/15 Neutral GEORGIA site-Avg/Game TECH -W 3-383689-60 20779 * 2/21/15 at North Carolina L 60-89 20779 * 02/24/15 NC STATE L 46-58 21750 * 2/23/15 LOUISVILLE L 51-52 7009 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals * 02-28-15Score by at Periods Miami 1st 2nd OT OT2W Totals73-64 7972 * 2/28/15 at Clemson L o t 63-70 8553 North Carolina 1088 1160 17 2265 Georgia Tech 854 962 25 7 1848 Opponents 900 1052 29 1981 * - ConferenceOpponents game 822 986 33 14 1855 * = Conference game 80 or more points and 18-6 when it out-re- TAR HEEL DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE GAME SOCIAL MEDIA HUB bounds its opponents. (as chosen by the UNC coaches u The Tar Heels have added Spenser Dalton after film review) Carolina Basketball Twitter...... @UNC_Basketball Game Defensive Award to the 2014-15 roster for the rest of the season. Hashtags...... #UNCBBall, #GoHeels NC Central Nate Britt Dalton, a 6-3 junior guard from Asheville, has Carolina Basketball Instagram...... uncbb Robert Morris Nate Britt been in his second year with the Tar Heel junior GoHeels TV Twitter...... @GoHeelsTV at Davidson Nate Britt varsity team this season. YouTube...... youtube.com/UNCTarHeelsAthletics vs. Butler Isaiah Hicks UNC Athletics Twitter...... @GoHeels vs. UCLA Brice Johnson UNC Athletics Facebook...... facebook.com/tarheels PREVIEWING THE YELLOW JACKETS vs. Florida Isaiah Hicks u Georgia Tech enters Tuesday’s game with Iowa Joel Berry II TAR HEEL TWITTER FOLLOWS a record of 12-17 overall and 3-14 in ACC play. East Carolina Isaiah Hicks Joel Berry II...... @JoelBerryII at Kentucky Isaiah Hicks The Yellow Jackets are coming off a 70-63 over- Nate Britt...... @NateBritt0 at UNCG Nate Britt time loss to Clemson and have lost five of their Luke Davis...... @Luke_Davis4 vs. Ohio State Nate Britt last six outings. Isaiah Hicks...... @IDHicks UAB Isaiah Hicks u The Jackets are No. 81 overall in the Ken- Justin Jackson...... @JJacks_44 William & Mary Isaiah Hicks Pom.com rankings, coming in at No. 201 in ad- Joel James...... @TheRealJoel0 at Clemson Marcus Paige Brice Johnson...... @bjohnson_23 justed offensive efficiency and No. 29 in adjust- Notre Dame Theo Pinson Kennedy Meeks...... @Ksmoove03 ed defensive efficiency. Louisville Justin Jackson Marcus Paige...... @marcuspaige5 at N.C. State J.P. Tokoto Theo Pinson...... @tpinsonn Virginia Tech Marcus Paige THE SERIES VS. GEORGIA TECH Jackson Simmons...... @jsimms_21 at Wake Forest Isaiah Hicks u The Tar Heels lead the all-time series with J.P. Tokoto...... @AirPierreTokoto Georgia Tech, 65-24, including a 51-22 edge Florida State Marcus Paige Syracuse Marcus Paige since the Yellow Jackets joined the ACC. Brad Frederick...... @BFrederickUNC at Louisville Isaiah Hicks u Carolina is 20-13 against Georgia Tech in C.B. McGrath...... @cbmcgrath24 Virginia Isaiah Hicks Steve Robinson...... @heelscoach Atlanta and 2-0 at the McCamish Pavilion (with at Boston College Joel Berry II wins there in each of the last two seasons). at Pitt Marcus Paige UNC was 12-12 against the Yellow Jackets at Al- at Duke Isaiah Hicks exander Memorial Coliseum. Georgia Tech Isaiah Hicks UNC RANKED 5TH-BEST UNIVERSITY u N.C. State Isaiah Hicks The Tar Heels have lost five of their last u North Carolina rates fifth among the nation’s eight road games at Georgia Tech. at Miami J.P. Tokoto best public universities, according to U.S. News at Georgia Tech u Carolina has beaten Georgia Tech five & World Report’s 2015 America¹s Best Colleges Duke times in a row but lost four in a row to Tech pri- guidebook. Totals: Hicks 12, Britt 5, Paige 5, Berry 2, Tokoto 2, u Carolina now has been ranked No. 5 for 14 or to the current, five-game winning streak. Johnson 1, Pinson 1, Jackson 1 u Eleven days ago in Chapel Hill, the Tar straight years. Heels ran past the Yellow Jackets, 89-60. u UNC has been ranked first among the 100 best U.S. public colleges and universities that offer stu- u Last year, Carolina beat Tech in Atlanta CAROLINA IN THE 2014-15 dent high-quality academics at an affordable price in the only meeting between the schools. In NATIONAL POLLS 13 straight times by Kiplinger¹s Personal Finance. 2013, UNC swept a pair of games from the Yel- low Jackets, winning 79-63 in Chapel Hill and Date AP ESPN/USA Today 70-58 in Atlanta. Preseason 6 6 u Nov. 17 6 6 ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL Roy Williams is 11-8 vs. Georgia Tech as Nov. 24 5 6 the Carolina head coach, including an 8-1 mark Dec. 1 12 12 in Chapel Hill, a 3-4 mark in Atlanta and an 0-3 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAS (CoSIDA) Dec. 8 21 18 : 1965 record in the ACC Tournament. Dec. 15 24 24 Charles Scott:1970 u Williams also went 1-0 against the Yellow Dec. 22 20 21 Steve Previs: 1972 Dec. 29 19 20 Jackets while coaching at Kansas. Dennis Wuycik: 1972 Jan. 5 18 17 Kim Huband: 1972 (3rd) Jan. 12 15 16 11 DAYS AGO IN CHAPEL HILL: Brad Hoffman: 1975 (2nd) Jan. 19 15 15 Ed Stahl: 1975 (2nd) TAR HEELS DOWN YELLOW JACKETS, 89-60 Jan. 26 13 14 Tommy LaGarde: 1975 (2nd), 1976 u Carolina shot a season-high 62.3 percent Feb. 2 12 13 Bruce Buckley: 1976 (2nd) from the floor and beat Georgia Tech, 89-60, on Feb. 9 12 15 Steve Hale: 1986 Feb. 16 15 16 Saturday Feb. 21 in Chapel Hill. Henrik Rodl: 1993 (3rd) u Feb. 23 15 18 UNC’s previous season high was 60.3 per- Eric Montross: 1994 March 2 19 19 cent at Wake Forest. It was the Tar Heels’ best : 2011, 2012 shooting effort since shooting 62.3 percent Marcus Paige: 2014 (2nd), 2015 (2nd) against Chaminade on Nov. 21, 2012. CAROLINA IN THE AP POLL Current consecutive weeks in AP poll: u 21 ACADEMIC ALL–AMERICA Carolina shot better than 60 percent in Longest streak of consecutive weeks ranked: 172 OF THE YEAR both halves for the first time since playing Ten- All-time weeks ranked in AP poll: 837 Tyler Zeller: 2012 nessee State on Nov. 22, 2011. The Tar Heels All-time weeks in AP Top 10: 626 All-time weeks at AP No. 1: shot 61.3 percent in the first half and 63.3 per- 108 NCAA POST–GRADUATE Times ranked preseason No. 1 by AP: cent in the second. 8 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Seasons Ranked: 58 u It was the third time this season the Tar Bob Bennett:1966 Seasons With Top-10 Rankings: 51 Heels shot better than 50 percent from the John O’Donnell: 1974 Seasons in Final Top 10: 34 floor in both halves in an ACC game (also at Bruce Buckley: 1977 North Carolina State and at Wake Forest). Steve Hale: 1986 u Carolina had six players score in double Pearce Landry: 1995 @UNC_Basketball 4 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS OPPONENT G G G/F F F # TIMES LINEUP USED (record) NC Central Marcus Paige Justin Jackson Theo Pinson Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 1 (1-0) Robert Morris Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 1 (1-0) at Davidson Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 2 (2-0) vs. Butler (Atlantis) Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 3 (2-1) vs. UCLA (Atlantis) Marcus Paige Justin Jackson Nate Britt Joel James Isaiah Hicks 1 (1-0) vs. Florida (Atlantis) Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 4 (3-1) Iowa (ACC/Big Ten) Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 5 (3-2) East Carolina Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 6 (4-2) at Kentucky Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 7 (4-3) at UNCG Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 8 (5-3) vs. Ohio State Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 9 (6-3) UAB Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 10 (7-3) William & Mary Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 11 (8-3) at Clemson Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 12 (9-3) Notre Dame Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 13 (9-4) Louisville Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 14 (10-4) at North Carolina St. Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 15 (11-4) Virginia Tech Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 16 (12-4) at Wake Forest Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 17 (13-4) Florida State Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 18 (14-4) Syracuse Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 19 (15-4) at Louisville Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 20 (15-5) Virginia Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 21 (15-6) at Boston College Marcus Paige Justin Jackson Nate Britt Brice Johnson Isaiah Hicks 1 (1-0) at Pitt Marcus Paige Justin Jackson Nate Britt Brice Johnson Isaiah Hicks 2 (1-1) at Duke Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 22 (15-7) Georgia Tech Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 23 (16-7) North Carolina St. Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 24 (16-8) at Miami Marcus Paige Justin Jackson J.P. Tokoto Brice Johnson Kennedy Meeks 25 (17-8) figures led by Kennedy Meeks with 18. Brice games with 11 points, six rebounds, five assists, games Johnson (16), Marcus Paige (13), J.P. Tokoto two steals and only one turnover in 34 minutes. u James Michael McAdoo scored 17 points (12), Isaiah Hicks (12) and Justin Jackson (11) It was his 12th game in double figures and the in 18 minutes due to foul trouble. He was av- joined Meeks in double figures. It is the first first in five games. eraging 30 minutes a game before the game time UNC had six in double figures since the u Carolina committed eight turnovers, the against the Yellow Jackets. UAB game on 12/27/14. eighth time this year under 10 for a game. u Marcus Paige had 19 points, 7 assists, 0 u Paige had 13 points, 10 assists, four steals UNC has turned the ball over 23 times in the turnovers against the Yellow Jackets. and no turnovers. It was his first career dou- last three games and 50 times in the last five ble-double and he tied his career high in assists. games (after having 20 against Syracuse and 19 u Paige is the first Tar Heel with a points-as- vs. Louisville). 19 TAR HEELS IN THE NBA IN 2014-15 sists double-double since Dexter Strickland u Carolina had 26 assists, its most in ACC Player Team against East Carolina on 12/15/12 and the first play this season and the third-most in any game Harrison Barnes, 3rd season Golden State to have at least 10 assists and no turnovers this year (29 vs. Robert Morris and 27 vs. East Reggie Bullock, 2nd season Phoenix since Kendall Marshall had 13 assists and no Carolina). Vince Carter, 17th season Memphis u Ed Davis, 5th season L.A. Lakers turnovers against NC State on 2/21/12. Carolina made a season-low eight free Larry Drew II*, rookie Philadelphia u Paige made three three-pointers, his first throws today and tied its season low with 11 Wayne Ellington, 6th season L.A. Lakers game with multiple threes since had three free throw attempts. Raymond Felton, 10th season Dallas against Virginia on 2/2/15. u Joel Berry II did not play due to a stomach Danny Green, 5th season San Antonio u Meeks scored a personal ACC season-best illness. P.J. Hairston, rookie Charlotte 18 points for the second consecutive game. u The 29-point win was UNC’s largest over , 6th season Toronto Over the last three games, Meeks has scored Georgia Tech since a 104-74 win on 2/28/09. , 14th season Cleveland 51 points (17.0 per) and is 22 of 31 from the John Henson, 3rd season Milwaukee , 6th season Denver floor (.710). LAST SEASON IN ATLANTA Kendall Marshall, 3rd season Phoenix u u Tokoto had 12 points, six assists and five Marcus Paige scored 17 of his 19 points James Michael McAdoo, rookie Golden State turnovers. It was his 12th game in double fig- in the second half and James Michael McAdoo Travis Wear**, rookie New York ures this year and the 10th time he has handed scored 17 despite being limited by foul trouble Marvin Williams, 10th season Charlotte out five or more assists. He has 23 assists and as UNC won 78-65 at Georgia Tech on Jan. 29, Brandan Wright, 8th season Phoenix three turnovers in the last five games. 2014. Tyler Zeller, 3rd season Boston u Johnson, who received fluids before the u UNC shot 16 for 24 in the second half (67 *Drew played at UNC from 2008-11 before trans- game for an upset stomach, had 16 points on percent). ferring to UCLA u **Wear played at UNC in 2009-10 before 7 of 10 shooting from the floor. Johnson is av- UNC out-rebounded Georgia Tech 45-33, transferring to UCLA eraging 15.9 points per game over the last nine including 13-6 on the offensive end. games. u Despite struggling most of the year on the MOST PLAYERS ON u Hicks scored 12 points, his second straight line, the Tar Heels shot 16 for 20 from the free 2014-15 NBA OPENING DAY ROSTERS game in double figures and the third in the last throw line in the second half. 1. Kentucky 19 four gams. Hicks has scored in double figures u Leslie McDonald tied his season high with 2. Duke 18 seven times this year. 15 points. It was the first time in his career he’s 3. North Carolina 17 Kansas 17 u Jackson played one of his best all-around scored in double figures in four consecutive @UNC_Basketball 5 u UNC’s 52 points in the second half were its ketball games including 23 bowl games, 13 Final highest total in any ACC half all year. Fours and four basketball national champion- 2014-15 TAR HEEL HONORS u The Georgia Tech game was the 900th of ships (1982, 1993, 2005, 2009). He was there Roy Williams’ head coaching career. for 28 of 36 seasons that head coach Dean Kennedy Meeks u Tar Heels had 20 assists on 28 field goals Smith was at the helm of the Tar Heel program. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List and committed a season low 6 turnovers (pre- u Durham was named the North Carolina vious low 8 vs Texas) Sportscaster of the Year 13 times, most recent- Marcus Paige Second-Team Academic All-America (CoSIDA) ly in 2009. In 2012, he received the first-ever Oscar Robertston Trophy Midseason Watch List PAIGE NAMED 2ND-TEAM ACADEMIC Lombardi Excellence in College Broadcasting Naismith Trophy Midseason Watch List ALL-AMERICA FOR 2ND YEAR IN A ROW Award. Durham has been inducted into the Wooden Award Watch List u Marcus Paige was named to the Capital North Carolina Broadcasters Association Hall of Cousy Award Watch List One Academic All-America Division I men’s bas- Fame (2004) and the North Carolina Sports Hall ketball second team for the second consecutive of Fame (2005). year, the College Sports Information Directors CAROLINA WINS AT MIAMI, 73-64 of America (CoSIDA) announced on Feb. 26. FRANKLIN “RUSTY” CLARK u Brice Johnson shot 11 for 15, scored 22 u Paige leads Carolina in scoring, assists, NAMED 2015 ACC LEGEND points and had 11 rebounds as Carolina won, three-point field goals and minutes. The Mari- u Thirteen former standout players and a 73-64, at Miami on Saturday Feb. 28. on, Iowa, native also sports a 3.39 grade point pair of record-setting coaches headline this u Carolina held a 42-28 rebounding advan- average while double-majoring in journalism year’s class of ACC Basketball Legends. Frank- tage and shot .519 percent in the second half. and history. lin “Rusty” Clark will represent the Tar Heels as u The Tar Heels hit 16 of 21 free throws as u Paige is the third Tar Heel men’s basketball UNC’s legend for 2015. a team (.762) in the game, including 11 of 13 player to earn Academic All-America honors in u The Legends will be recognized during the (.846) in the second half. two different seasons. Tommy LaGarde was a 2015 New York Life ACC Tournament, which will u J.P. Tokoto had 10 points, 10 rebounds second-team selection in 1975 and a first-team- be held March 10-14 at the Greensboro Colise- and six assists for his third double-double this er in 1976; Tyler Zeller earned first-team hon- um. season and his 15th game leading UNC in as- ors in both 2011 and 2012. u Bio information on Clark: A Morehead sists. u One other Atlantic Coast Conference play- Scholar, the top academic scholarship awarded u Marcus Paige hit three three-pointers. er, Wayne Blackshear of Louisville, also earned at the University of North Carolina • One of the Moved past Hubert Davis into 6th in UNC his- honors on the second team. first two ACC players in history (with teammate tory with 199 career treys. Paige finished with u is comprised of Academic Bill Bunting) to start in three NCAA Final Fours • 17 points. All-America of the Year Matt Townsend of Yale, Member of Coach ’s first three ACC u Justin Jackson scored 11 points, hitting 6 Thomas van der Mars of the University of Port- regular-season champions, ACC Tournament of 8 free throws. land, Chasson Randle of Stanford, Tyler Harvey champions and Final Four teams • Averaged u UNC 5-3 in ACC road games, clinching the of Eastern Washington and Shavon Shields of 14.7 points and 10.2 rebounds in 91 games 9th time in 12 years under Roy Williams that the University of Nebraska. • One of seven Tar Heels to average a dou- UNC will have plus .500 ACC road record. u The College of Charleston’s Canyon Barry, ble-double in their career • Finished his career u Carolina led 57-54 with 5:15 left to play Alex Barlow of Butler and Levi Randolph of Ala- as UNC’s fifth-leading scorer and second-lead- before back-to-back dunks by Johnson led to an bama join Paige and Blackshear on the second ing rebounder (behind only Billy Cunningham) 8-0 run and a 65-54 lead that would hold the team. and still maintains the fifth-highest career- re rest of the way. bounding average by a Tar Heel • Set and still u Miami shot 6 for 23 from three-point WINS BASKETBALL HALL OF holds the UNC single-game rebounding record range in the contest. FAME’S AWARD with 30 against Maryland on Feb. 21, 1968, u Famed photographer and which equals the sixth-highest single-game fig- WOLFPACK DOWNS TAR HEELS, 58-46 broadcaster of more than 40 years Woody ure in ACC history • Had 27 points in that game u North Carolina State held Carolina to its Durham are the 2015 Curt Gowdy Media Award • A longtime doctor in Fayetteville. fewest points ever in the Smith Center and recipients. The two will be acknowledged for beat the Tar Heels, 58-46, on Tuesday Feb. 24 their contributions to basketball during the MOST ICONIC UNIFORM in Chapel Hill. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame En- u The NCAA.com released its list of the most u Carolina’s previous scoring low in the shrinement events September 10-11 in Spring- iconic uniforms in college basketball history ON Smith Center was 48 in a 48-46 win over Boston field, Massachusetts. January 13 and listed North Carolina atop its College on Feb. 19, 2011. u The Curt Gowdy Media Award is named rankings. u Carolina scored 18 first-half points, match- in honor of the late Curt Gowdy, a legendary u In naming Carolina’s jerseys its top choice, ing the fewest in any half by UNC in Roy Wil- sports broadcaster and former Hall of Fame the NCAA said, “If it ain’t broke, then break it liams’ 12 seasons as head coach (also 18 vs. Board member and President. This prestigious and make it better. When Dean Smith asked Butler in the first half in Maui on Nov. 20, 2012). award is presented annually to members of the Alexander Julian to rethink North Carolina’s The 18 also equal UNC’s fewest in a half in the print and electronic media whose longtime ef- one-of-a-kind uniforms, the designer created Smith Center (had 18 in the first half against forts have made a significant contribution to the most original and coveted look in college Wake Forest on Jan. 27, 1996). the game of basketball. hoops. From the argyle down the side to the u Prior to the game, UNC had scored 30 or u Durham announced Carolina football and intricate piping, you won’t find a uniform more more points in the first half in 25 of its 27 games basketball games for 40 years from 1971-2011. classic than UNC.” this season; the fewest it had scored in the first He made his broadcasting debut at the age of u The full list of most iconic uniforms was: half were 28 against NC Central and 29 vs. Iowa. 16 in his hometown of Albemarle, N.C., and 1. North Carolina u Carolina’s fewest points in any half this graduated from UNC in 1963 with a degree in 2. UCLA year prior to the N.C. State loss was 24 in the radio, television and motion pictures. 3. Michigan second half at Louisville. The Tar Heels had 18 u During Durham’s 40 years behind the mi- 4. UNLV in the first and 28 in the second vs. NCSU. crophone he called over 1,800 football and bas- 5. Kansas u N.C. State won in the Smith Center for the @UNC_Basketball 6 first time since Feb. 25, 2003. National Championships (6) WHY DID YOU CHOOSE YOUR JERSEY NUMBER? u Carolina’s 19 field goals matched its sea- 1924 (Helms Foundation), son low (also 19 against Iowa). 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009 (NCAA) Joel Berry II u UNC went 5 for 9 from the free throw line, Because I’m the second, named after my dad, Final Four Appearances (18) both season lows. The previous lows were eight and so I got the number to match it 1946, 1957, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1981, Nate Britt free throws made in the previous game against 1982, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2005, I’ve always felt like people thought I wasn’t a Georgia Tech and 11 free throw attempts twice 2008, 2009 good player. They think I’m a zero. (Georgia Tech and Louisville). Luke Davis u ACC Tournament Championships (17) Kennedy Meeks had 12 points and a ca- 1957, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1979, Because my dad wore it in high school and it has reer-high 14 rebounds. It was his eighth dou- 1981, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2007, always been one of my favorite numbers. Bobby ble-double of the season and his first in 11 2008 Frasor was one of my favorite players on the games since at NC State. 2009 team, so that was also a factor. Naismith Hall of Fame Members (9) Isaiah Hicks u Justin Jackson led all scorers with 16 Frank McGuire, Dean Smith, Billy Cunningham, Because of a favorite high school teacher points on 7 of 17 shooting from the floor. It was Bernard Carnevale, Robert McAdoo, , Desmond Hubert his highest scoring output in nine games since , Roy Williams, Wanted something new he had 17 at Wake Forest. The seven field goals Justin Jackson tie his season high (also at Davidson) and the 17 National Coaches of the Year (5) Frank McGuire (1957), Dean Smith (1977, 1979, Because of and because I wore it field goal attempts are a season high. He made 1982, 1993), Bill Guthridge (1998), Matt Doherty in high school two three-pointers, the fourth time he has (2001), Roy Williams (2005, 2006, 2009) Joel James made two and the first time since the Virginia It was worn by some pretty good players before Tech game. National Players of the Year (11) me Jack Cobb (1926), George Glamack (1940, 1941), Brice Johnson u Marcus Paige made two three-pointers, (1957), (1978), James My mom passed away on October 11th. which give him 197 for his career, tying Hubert Worthy (1982), Michael Jordan (1983, 1984), Kennedy Meeks Davis for sixth in UNC history. Jeff Lebo is fifth Kenny Smith (1987), Jerry Stackhouse (1995), I wanted it to stand for something that makes (1998), Sean May (2005), Tyler with 211. me who I am, and it is the Holy Trinity Hansbrough (2008) u Carolina didn’t score a field goal in the fi- Marcus Paige nal 5:46 of the first half as NCSU closed the half First-team All-Americas (37) #15 was taken so #5 was my second choice. on an 8-2 run for a 29-18 halftime lead. Cartwright Carmichael (1923, 1924), Jack Cobb Plus, my sister wears #5 Theo Pinson u After North Carolina State started the sec- (1924, 1925, 1926), George Glamack (1940, 1941), John Dillon (1946), Lennie Rosenbluth (1957), Pete I wore it in AAU ond half on a 7-2 run to open a 16-point lead at Brennan (1958), (1960), Doug Moe Jackson Simmons 36-20, the Tar Heels stormed back with a 16-2 (1961), Billy Cunningham (1964, 1965), Bob Lewis It was my mother’s number in college run to pull within two at 38-36. State held onto (1966, 1967), Larry Miller (1967, 1968), Charles Stilman White the lead, however, and the Tar Heels never got Scott (1969, 1970), Robert McAdoo (1972), Dennis Because I’m returning to the game like Michael Wuycik (1972), (1974), Mitch Kup- closer than four the rest of the way. N.C. State chak (1975, 1976), Phil Ford (1976, 1977, 1978), Jordan, wearing #45 closed the game on an 8-0 run. MIke O’Koren (1978, 1979, 1980), Al Wood (1980, 1981), James Worthy (1981, 1982), Sam Perkins DUKE CLIPS TAR HEELS IN OT, 92-90 (1982, 1983, 1984), Michael Jordan (1983, 1984), FIRST-GAME STARTERS u Brad Daugherty (1986), Kenny Smith (1987), J.R. Carolina trailed by 13 in the first half, led Reid (1988), Eric Montross (1994), Jerry Stack- (since 1972-73) The following Carolina players started their first by 10 in the second half but lost, 92-90, in over- house (1995), Rasheed Wallace (1995), Antawn game as freshmen: time at No. 4 Duke on Wednesday Feb. 18 in Jamison (1997, 1998), Vince Carter (1998), Joseph Name Season Durham. Forte (2001), Sean May (2005), Tyler Hansbrough Phil Ford 1974-75 u (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), Ty Lawson (2009), Kend- Mike O’Koren 1976-77 Brice Johnson led Carolina with 18 points all Marshall (2012), Tyler Zeller (2012) and 12 rebounds despite fouling out after 24 James Worthy 1979-80 Michael Jordan 1981-82 minutes of action. Kennedy Meeks also scored First-team Academic All-Americas (9) Kenny Smith 1983-84 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Billy Cunningham (1965), Charles Scott (1970), J.R. Reid 1986-87 Steve Previs (1972), Dennis Wuycik (1972), Tommy u Johnson and Meeks combined for 36 Pete Chilcutt 1987-88 LaGarde (1976), Steve Hale (1986), Eric Montross Rick Fox 1987-88 points on 15 of 20 shooting with 19 rebounds. (1994), Tyler Zeller (2011 & 2012) Vince Carter 1995-96 u J.P. Tokoto played perhaps his best game Antawn Jamison 1995-96 of the season, finishing with 15 points, eight re- Academic All-America of the Year (1) Ed Cota 1996-97 bounds, 7 assists, zero turnovers, two blocked Tyler Zeller (2012) Brendan Haywood 1997-98 Jason Capel 1998-99 shots and three steals in 37 minutes. ACC Players of the Year (14) Kris Lang 1998-99 u Forward Isaiah Hicks scored 12 points on Lennie Rosenbluth (1957), (1958), Joseph Forte 1999-00 5 of 9 shooting. Guard Nate Britt scored 11. Lee Shaffer (1960), Billy Cunningham (1965), Adam Boone 2000-01 Jawad Williams 2001-02 Marcus Paige shot 2 for 11 and finished with Larry Miller (1967, 1968), (1976), Phil Ford (1978), MIchael Jordan (1984), Antawn Raymond Felton 2002-03 five points, tying his season-low scoring output Jamison (1998), Joseph Forte (2001 co-winner), Sean May 2002-03 (he also had five at UNCG in December). Tyler Hansbrough (2008), Ty Lawson (2009), Tyler Rashad McCants 2002-03 u Guards and Quinn Cook both Zeller (2012) Quentin Thomas 2004-05 Bobby Frasor 2005-06 scored 22 points for Duke. had 12 ACC Rookies of the Year (9) Marcus Ginyard 2005-06 points and 13 rebounds. Sam Perkins (1981), Michael Jordan (1982), J.R. Tyler Hansbrough 2005-06 u Carolina dominated in the paint (62-40), Reid (1987), Ed Cota (1997), Joseph Forte (2000), Wayne Ellington 2006-07 Marvin Williams (2005), Tyler Hansbrough (2006), Brandan Wright 2006-07 points off turnovers (26-14), bench scoring (32- Tyler Zeller 2008-09 Brandan Wright (2007), Harrison Barnes (2011) 7) and second-chance points (21-13). Harrison Barnes 2010-11 u Marcus Paige 2012-13 Duke was strong on the perimeter, hitting ACC Coaches of the Year (12) 10 of 16 three-point tries while Carolina was Nate Britt 2013-14 Frank McGuire (1957), Dean Smith (1967, 1968, Justin Jackson 2014-15 just 2 of 10 from behind the arc. 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1988, 1993), Bill Guth- Theo Pinson 2014-15 ridge (1998), Roy Williams (2006, 2011)

@UNC_Basketball 7 PITT SHOOTS 65 PERCENT IN 89-76 in NCAA history with of Maryland CAROLINA QUOTABLES WIN OVER TAR HEELS and Ohio State. Dean Smith had six such victo- u Pitt shot the ball at a blistering rate and de- ries as the Carolina head coach. “Quality leaders are rare these days, and one feated Carolina, 89-76, on Feb. 14 in Pittsburgh. advantage North Carolina will have over many UNC lost for the third time in four games. SEVEN FINAL FOURS FOR WILLIAMS teams is that its best player, Paige, is also a u Pitt shot .649 from the floor, the best by u Roy Williams has teams to the NCAA Fi- tremendous leader. He has the respect of all his a UNC opponent this season (the previous high nal Four seven times as a head coach, includ- teammates and knows how to communicate with them.” was .563 by Kentucky). ing three times at North Carolina (2005, 2008, -Jeff Goodman (ESPN.com), 10/23/14 u Pitt’s field goal percentage of .649 was the 2009) and four at Kansas (1991, 1993, 2002, highest by a UNC opponent since North Caro- 2003). The Tar Heels won the NCAA title in “Jackson can score at a high level ... He has such lina State shot .654 percent in an 85-76 Wolf- 2005 and 2009. a high basketball IQ and is most efficient in the pack win on Feb. 16, 1985. The percentage by u Among active head coaches, Williams is midrange. “ Pitt is the best against UNC in the three-point tied for second in Final Four appearances, trail- -Jeff Goodman (ESPN.com), 10/23/14 shot era. ing of Duke (11). Louisville’s u Pitt set several marks for a UNC opponent also has seven, and of “Paige developed into the best offensive guard in the NCAA last season with his ability to not through the first 25 games of 2014-15: most Michigan State has six. only consistently get into the middle of the lane, points (89), most field goals (37), highest field but also with his further-developed outside goal percentage (.649), highest three-point WILLIAMS AMONG ACTIVE COACHES jumper. He’ll be the engine that makes UNC’s percentage (.533), most assists (30) and fewest u Roy Williams is fourth among activce high-powered offense go.” turnovers (five). NCAA Division I coaches with 744 wins. -Sam Vecenie (CBSSports.com), 10/30/14 u Pitt placed six players in double figures, the first time a Carolina opponent had six play- MOST WINS, ACTIVE COACHES “Johnson quietly averaged 10.3 points and 6.1 1,009 Mike Krzyzewski Duke rebounds as a sophomore last season. He’s one ers in double figures since Duke in 2008. 966 Syracuse u of the many weapons on UNC’s roster that’s UNC’s four turnovers were the fewest in 761 Bob Huggins West Virginia good enough to make a Final Four.” 744 Roy Williams North Carolina Roy Williams’ 12 years as UNC head coach. The -Gary Parrish (CBSSports.com), 10/30/14 previous low was five vs. Florida State earlier 730 Bo Ryan Wisconsin (through games of 3/1/15) this season. It was Carolina’s fewest turnovers “Proof that Roy Williams and his staff really trust since committing two on March 13, 1997, and believe in Jackson came when the freshman u Williams’ winning percentage of .789 vs. Fairfield in the NCAA Tournament (Dean wing started in UNC’s first exhibition. He’s an- is second-highest among active NCAA head Smith’s record-tying 876th win). other reason why NBA scouts will basically live coaches, trailing only Mark Few of Gonzaga. in the Raleigh area this season.” -Gary Parrish u The Panthers’ total of 30 assists is the sec- Williams leads all active coaches with at least (CBSSports.com), 10/30/14 ond-highest by an opponent in a game vs UNC. 20 years as a head coach. The record is 32 by Maryland on Jan. 9, 2002. u Among the NCAA’s all-time leaders, Wil- “Paige is a savant at the point, carrying on a u Brice Johnson had 19 points on 7 of 11 Carolina legacy of super-talented and heady liams ranks sixth in winning percentage. shooting for Carolina. Kennedy Meeks was the floor generals.” only other Tar Heel in double figures with 15 -Matt Norlander (CBSSports.com) on Marcus TEN 30-WIN SEASONS points off the bench. Joel Berry II, Marcus Paige Paige, 10/31/14 u Roy Williams has won 30 or more games and Justin Jackson each scored eight points. 10 times as a head coach, ranking second all- “[on Paige] North Carolina’s super-talented scor- u Carolina trailed by 14 at halftime (48-34) time. Duke’s Mike Kryzewski is first with 13. er and playmaker has a great feel. As a junior, despite shooting .538 in the first half. Pitt shot u Williams had more wins (724) after 26 there won’t be a better all-around guard in the .613 in the first half and .692 in the second. seasons than any coach in NCAA history. Jerry country.” -Jay Bilas (ESPN.com), 11/12/14 u UNC had 25 assists on 29 made baskets Tarkanian ranks second with 667. and Pitt had 30 assists on 37 buckets. “Marcus Paige was Marcus Paige again against NC State. Paige had 23 points, 5 rebounds, 9 DESMOND HUBERT TEARS ACL WILLIAMS IS THE 2ND-WINNINGEST COACH assists, and 0 turnovers, shooting 5-5 from 3pt.” u Senior Desmond Hubert injured his right AT CAROLINA & KANSAS --Jay Bilas via Twitter (ESPN.com), 1/14/15 knee in practice on February 6 and will miss the u Roy Williams has the second-most wins rest of the 2014-15 season. “They’re a very difficult team for us to defend among head coaches at two of the most storied u Hubert will undergo surgery to repair a because they maintain their poise. They execute. programs in college hoops history. torn anterior cruciate ligament in the coming They don’t turn the ball over very much.” u Williams enters the Georgia Tech game --Leonard Hamilton (Florida State head coach), weeks. He will not be able to play again this with 326 wins as North Carolina’s head coach, 1/24/15 season. second in school history behind Dean Smith’s u A forward from Cream Ridge, N. J., Hubert 879. played in 113 games as a Tar Heel, including 18 u Williams also is second in Kansas history COLLEGE HEAD COACHES games he started in 2012-13. with 418 victories (trailing Phog Allen’s 590). WHO ARE FORMER TAR HEELS u “Desmond is our best defensive post Coach School player and a wonderful kid who helps us in so WILLIAMS & TAR HEELS ARE TOPS VS. NO. 1 Larry Brown (‘63) SMU many ways that fans don’t see each day but our Scott Cherry (‘93) High Point u North Carolina has beaten the No. coaches and his teammates appreciate,” says Jeff Lebo (‘89) East Carolina 1-ranked team in the poll 13 Carolina head coach Roy Williams. “I just hate Wes Miller (‘07) UNC Greensboro times, more than any other team in college bas- it for the youngster that he won’t be able to King Rice (‘91) Monmouth ketball history. Tony Shaver (‘74) William & Mary play any more in his senior season. Desmond u Last season, unranked Carolina won on is a great teammate and they will rally around the road at top-ranked Michigan State in the him and give him plenty of support.” ACC/Big Ten Challenge. u Roy Williams has seven wins over No. 1-ranked teams in his career, tied for the most

@UNC_Basketball 8 PAIGE SCORES 1,000TH POINT play each season from 1981-93. na, and Cindi is a member of the WCU Athletic u Marcus Paige is the 71st North Caroli- u Smith was inducted into the Naismith Me- Hall of Fame. na player to score 1,000 career points, having morial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983 and is u J.P. Tokoto played soccer until age 13, crossed the threshhold on Dec. 13 at Kentucky. also a member of the the FIBA Hall of Fame, the when he first began to play basketball. His u Carolina’s 71 1,000-point scorers are more North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, the Kansas grandfather, J.P. Tokoto, was a key performer than any program in NCAA history. Louisville is Sports Hall of Fame and the College Basketball for Cameroon’s national soccer team. second with 65. Hall of Fame. In 2006, he was named to the u Stilman White played as a freshman at inaugural class of the National Collegiate Bas- Carolina in 2011-12 before skipping two sea- SEYMORE WINS MITCHELL SCHOLARSHIP ketball Hall of Fame along with , sons to go on a Mormon mission in Utah. He’s u Senior Sasha Seymore has been named a , and . competing as a sophomore in 2014-15. recipient of the George J. Mitchell Scholarship, u In Smith’s 36-year tenure, more than 50 which supports graduate studies in Ireland and of his players went on to play pro basketball in ROY WILLIAMS LIVE RADIO SHOW Northern Ireland. Seymore tore the anterior the NBA or ABA and more played in other pro- u The Roy Williams Live Radio debuted for cruciate ligament in his knee in December and fessional leagues both in the and the 2014-15 season on Monday November 10 will miss the rest of the season. overseas. from Top of the Hill restaurant in downtown u The Mitchell Scholarship Program, named u Six of Smith’s players won rookie of the Chapel Hill. The show can be heard on the Tar to honor former US Senator George Mitchell’s year awards in either the NBA or ABA, including Heel Sports Network and is available online to pivotal contribution to the Northern Ireland Charles Scott, Robert McAdoo, Walter Davis, GoHeels TV subscribers. peace process, is designed to introduce and Phil Ford, Michael Jordan and Vince Carter. u The show generally runs on Monday nights connect generations of future American lead- McAdoo and Jordan won MVP honors in the from 7 to 8 p.m. Show dates are listed below: ers to the island of Ireland, while recognizing NBA and Billy Cunningham was the MVP in the March 9, 16, 23, 30 and fostering intellectual achievement, lead- ABA. Three of his players –Cunningham, James ership, and a commitment to community and Worthy and Jordan – were named to the NBA’s public service. Greatest 50 Players. Those three plus Larry Brown and McAdoo also are members of the DEAN SMITH PASSES AWAY AT AGE 83 Naismith Hall of Fame. u Former North Carolina head coach Dean u Smith coached student-athletes who went Smith died on Feb. 7 in Chapel Hill. He was 83 on to become doctors, lawyers and business- years old. men. Better than 95 percent of his lettermen u Smith was the head coach of the Tar Heels earned their degrees. from 1961 to 1997, retiring as the winningest coach in college basketball. He led the Tar Heels OFF THE COURT WITH THE TAR HEELS to national championships in 1982 and 1993, to u Luke Davis’ brother, Drew, played line- 13 ACC Tournament titles, 11 Final Fours, and backer on the football team at N.C. State. an NIT championship, and directed the United u Justin Jackson was homeschooled and States Olympic Team to a gold medal at the played prep basketball for the Homeschool 1976 Summer Games. Christian Youth Association Warriors in the u ESPN’s SportsCentury program selected Houston, Texas, area. Smith as one of the seven greatest coaches of u Joel James is the eighth of 11 children and the 20th Century with , Bear Bry- did not play organized basketball until his soph- ant, , , John Mc- omore year of high school. He shed 60 pounds Graw and John Wooden. during his senior year of high school as he con- u In 36 seasons at UNC, Smith’s teams had centrated on the sport. a record of 879-254. He set the record for win- u Brice Johnson played for his father, coach ning more games than any Division I men’s Herman Johnson, at Edisto High School in South coach in history, surpassing Kentucky’s Adolph Carolina. He has gained more than 40 pounds Rupp with his 877th victory over Colorado in of muscle in his three seasons at UNC. the 1997 NCAA Tournament. He finished his ca- u Kennedy Meeks has shed approximately reer by leading UNC to the Final Four in four of 50 pounds since enrolling at Carolina. his final seven seasons. u Marcus Paige earned second-team u Under Smith, the Tar Heels won at least 20 All-America honors last year and twice has games for 27 straight years and 30 of his final been named to the All-ACC Academic Team. 31. No coach in history had ever produced that u Senior walk-on Sasha Seymore is attend- many consecutive 20-win seasons. ing UNC on a Morehead-Cain Scholarship, the u His teams were the dominant force in the most prestigious academic scholarship award- ACC, posting a record of 364-136 in ACC regu- ed at Carolina. In late November, he won a lar-season play, a winning percentage of .728. Mitchell Scholarship, which supports graduate The Tar Heels finished at least third in the ACC studies in Ireland and Northern Ireland. regular-season standings for 33 successive sea- u Seymore’s step brother, Christian Beyer, is sons. a senior for the Virginia Tech basketball team. u His teams played in 11 Final Fours, second Beyer is also a fine student-athlete, winning the in number only to Wooden, who had 12. Smith’s 2014 Skelton Award, given to Virginia Tech’s top teams made 23 consecutive appearances in the student-athlete. NCAA Tournament. In his last 31 years, Smith u Jackson Simmons is the son of a pair of led the Tar Heels into the NCAA Tournament 27 decorated collegiate athletes. Si and Cindi Sim- times. Carolina reached the Sweet 16 of NCAA mons both played basketball at Western Caroli-

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Date W-L NC GT Site Rank Coach 2-2-02 L 74 86 away — MD 2-28-25 W 34 26 Atlanta, — MM 1-29-03 L 68 88 away — MD SoCon 3-1-03 W 67 66 home — MD 2-14-47 W 58 48 home — TS 1-11-04 W 103 88 home 12/8 RW 12-9-55 W 88 76 Charlotte — FM 2-10-04 L 77 88 away 14/15 RW 2-11-67 L 80 82 away 2/- DES 3-12-04 L 82 83 Greensboro, 16/14 RW 1-27-68 W 82 54 Charlotte 3/- DES ACC 1-14-69 W 101 70 away 2/- DES 1-12-05 W 91 69 home 13/8 RW 2-14-70 L 95 104 Charlotte, 10/- DES 3-12-05 L 75 78 Washington 2/- RW North-South DC, ACC 2-12-71 W 87 58 Charlotte, 11/- DES 2-15-06 W 82 75 home 23/- RW North-South 1-20-07 W 77 61 home 4/- RW 3-27-71 W 84 66 New York, NIT 13/- DES 3-1-07 L 77 84 away 8/- RW 2-12-72 W 118 73 Charlotte, 13/- DES 1-16-08 W 83 82 away 1/- RW North-South 2-28-09 W 104 74 home 4/- RW 2-23-72 W 87 66 home 5/- DES 1-16-10 L 71 73 home 12/20 RW 2-9-73 W 107 72 Charlotte, 6/- DES 2-16-10 L 51 68 away — RW North-South 3-11-10 L 58 62 Greensboro, — RW 2-9-74 W 112 70 Charlotte, 4/- DES ACC North-South 1-16-11 L 58 78 away — RW 2-8-75 W 111 81 Charlotte, 12/- DES 1-29-12 W 93 81 home 8/- RW North-South 1-23-13 W 79 63 home — RW 2-6-76 W 79 74 Charlotte, 4/- DES 2-19-13 W 70 58 away — RW North-South 1-29-14 W 78 65 away — RW 2-4-77 W 98 74 Charlotte, 12/- DES 2-21-15 W 89 60 home 15/- RW North-South 1-14-80 W 54 53 Greensboro 4/- DES UNC-Georgia Tech Series Notes 2-11-80 W 60 50 away 13/- DES UNC at Smith Center: 23-4 1-24-81 W 100 60 home 17/- DES UNC at McCamish Pavilion: 2-0 2-25-81 W 76 51 away 11/- DES UNC at Alexander Memorial Coliseum: 12-12 1-23-82 W 66 54 away 1/- DES UNC at home: 28-6 2-24-82 W 77 54 home 2/- DES UNC on the road: 20-13 3-5-82 W 55 39 Greensboro, 1/- DES UNC at neutral sites: 17-6 ACC Dean Smith vs. Georgia Tech: 40-13 1-24-83 W 72 65 Greensboro — DES Bill Guthridge vs. Georgia Tech: 6-1 1-29-83 W 85 73 away 3/- DES Matt Doherty vs. Georgia Tech: 5-2 1-28-84 W 73 61 home 1/- DES Roy Williams vs. Georgia Tech: 11-8 2-29-84 W 69 56 away 1/- DES UNC in Overtime: 3-1 1-27-85 L 62 66 home 8/16 DES UNC Biggest Win: 45 (118-73, 1971-72) 2-27-85 L 62 67 away 8/10 DES UNC Biggest Loss: 27 (75-102, 1989-90) 3-10-85 L 54 57 Atlanta, 6/9 DES UNC Most Points: 118 (1971-72) Omni, ACC 1-25-86 W 85 77 home 1/4 DES 2-4-86 W (ot) 78 77 away 1/2 DES 1-24-87 W 92 55 home 2/- DES 3-1-87 W 92 76 away 2/- DES 1-30-88 W 73 71 home 3/- DES 3-2-88 W 97 80 away 6/13 DES 1-28-89 W 92 85 home 7/- DES 3-1-89 L 74 76 away 5/- DES 3-10-89 W 77 62 Atlanta, 9/- DES Omni, ACC 2-1-90 L 75 102 away 25/13 DES 2-28-90 W 81 79 home -/11 DES 1-27-91 L 86 88 home 7/- DES 2-28-91 W 91 74 away 4/- DES 2-2-92 W 86 76 away 11/20 DES 3-4-92 W 79 75 home 16/- DES 1-13-93 W 80 67 home 5/8 DES 2-14-93 W 77 66 away 6/- DES 3-14-93 L 75 77 Charlotte, 1/- DES ACC 1-12-94 L 69 89 away 1/17 DES 2-12-94 L 89 96 home 1/- DES 1-11-95 W 86 75 home 4/22 DES 2-12-95 W 85 81 away 1/18 DES 1-10-96 L 77 80 away 10/- DES 2-10-96 L (ot) 83 92 home 12/- DES 1-18-97 W 73 50 home 22/- DES 2-15-97 W 72 68 away 16/- DES 1-8-98 W 96 75 home 1/- BG 2-8-98 W (2 ot) 107 100 away 2/- BG 12-22-98 L 64 66 away 7/- BG 1-31-99 W 75 66 home 10/- BG 3-5-99 W 78 49 Charlotte, 15/- BG ACC 1-29-00 W 70 53 away — BG 3-1-00 W (ot) 74 72 home — BG 1-2-01 W 84 70 away 13/- MD 2-3-01 W 82 69 home 4/- MD 3-10-01 W 70 63 Atlanta, 6/- MD Georgia Dome, ACC 12-2-01 W 83 77 home — MD @UNC_Basketball 10