2011-12 Schedule & Results 0-0 overall, 0-0 ACC (0-0 home, 0-0 away, 0-0 neutral)

Date Opponent/Event (TV) Time/Result November 11/11 vs. Michigan State-1 (ESPN) 7 p.m. 11/13 at UNC Asheville (ESPNU) 4 p.m. 11/20 Mississippi Valley State-2 (RSN) 2 p.m. 11/22 Tennessee State-2 (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. TAR HEELS TO OPEN SEASON VS. MICHIGAN STATE 11/25 vs. South Carolina-3 (ESPN2) 10 p.m. u 11/26 vs. USC/UNLV-3 (ESPN2) 10:30 p.m. Top-ranked North Carolina will open its 2011-12 season against Michigan State on Friday Nov. 11 11/30 Wisconsin-4 (ESPN) 9:30 p.m. in the Quicken Loans Carrier Classic in San Diego, Calif. The contest will be played on the USS Carl December Vinson and will be the first college basketball game played on an aircraft carrier. 12/3 at Kentucky (CBS) Noon u 12/6 Evansville (ESPNU) 7 p.m. Carolina is ranked No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today coaches polls for 12/10 Long Beach State (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 2011-12, returning all five starters from last year’s squad. 12/17 Appalachian State (ESPNU) 6 p.m. u The Tar Heels went 29-8 last season, won the 2011 Atlantic Coast Conference regular season cham- 12/19 Nicholls (ESPNU) 7 p.m. 12/21 Texas (ESPN2) 7 p.m. pionship with a 14-2 league record and reached the NCAA Tournament East Regional final. 12/29 Elon (ESPNU) 7 p.m. u The Carrier Classic will mark Carolina’s fourth regular season game in the state of California in January the nine-season Roy Williams era. The Tar Heels had played two regular-season games in the state of 1/1 Monmouth (ESPNU) 3 p.m. 1/7 Boston College (ACCN) 2:30 p.m. California in the previous 14 seasons. 1/10 Miami (ACCN) 9 p.m. u Carolina will face a quick turnaround after the game in San Diego against Michigan State. Fol- 1/14 at Florida State (ESPN) 2 p.m. lowing the game, the Tar Heels will fly across the country overnight directly to Asheville, N.C., for their 1/19 at Virginia Tech (ESPN or ESPN2) 9 p.m. 1/26 NC State (ESPN or ESPN2) 7 p.m. game on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 13) at UNC Asheville. 1/29 Georgia Tech (ESPNU) 6 p.m. u The Nov. 11 game in San Diego and Nov. 13 game at UNC Asheville is among the longest-distance 1/31 at Wake Forest (ESPNU) 9 p.m. February two-day turnarounds in program history, but not the longest. On Nov. 30, 1980, the Tar Heels played in 2/4 at Maryland (ESPN or ESPN2) 4 p.m. the finals of the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage (defeating Arkansas 64-58). Two days later, on Dec. 2/8 Duke (ESPN/ACCN) 9 p.m. 2, they defeated Mercer, 89-74, at Carmichael Auditorium. The Tar Heels also had a two-day turnaround 2/11 Virginia (ACCN) 1 p.m. during the 1982 championship season, going from the Meadowlands on Dec. 26 (an 82-69 win over 2/15 at Miami (ESPN or ESPN2) 7 p.m. 2/18 Clemson (ESPN or ESPN2) 4 p.m. Kentucky) to Santa Clara for a 56-50 win over Penn State in the Cable Car Classic on Dec. 28. The 1987 2/21 at NC State (ACCN) 8 p.m. team beat Stetson at home on Dec. 3 after playing at UCLA on Dec. 1 (and in Hawaii on Nov. 28 and 29). 2/25 at Virginia (ESPN or ESPN2) 4 p.m. 2/29 Maryland (ESPN or ESPN2) 7 p.m. March CAROLINA IN SEASON OPENERS 3/3 at Duke (ESPN) 7 p.m. u North Carolina is 89-12 all-time in season-opening games. u • opponent rankings are AP/coaches UNC has won 76 of its last 81 season openers, including six in a row. All times Eastern u Since the 1930-31 season, the Tar Heels have dropped season-opening games in 1965-66 (at Clem- son), 1982-83 (vs. St. John’s), 1996-97 (vs. Arizona), 2001-02 (Hampton) and 2004-05 (vs. Santa Clara). 1-Quicken Loans Carrier Classic, San Diego, Calif. u 2-Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational, Chapel Carolina’s Nov. 11 season opener is the third earliest in program history (the 2009-10 team opened Hill on Nov. 9 vs. FIU; the 2000-01 team opened on Nov. 10 vs. Winthrop) 3-Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational, Las Vegas, Nev. 4-ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Chapel Hill North Carolina Tar Heels (0-0) vs. Michigan State Spartans (0-0) 2011-12 North Carolina Roster Date: Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 No. Player Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School(s) Tipoff: 7 p.m. Eastern (4 p.m. Pacific) 1 Dexter Strickland Jr. G 6-3 180 Rahway, N.J. St. Patrick Site: USS Carl Vinson, San Diego, Calif. 2 Leslie McDonald Jr. G 6-5 210 Memphis, Tenn. Briarcrest Christian Television: ESPN - (play-by-play), Dick 4 # Luke Davis So. G 6-0 172 Raleigh, N.C. Ravenscroft Vitale (analyst), (analyst), (reporter) 5 Kendall Marshall So. G 6-4 195 Dumfries, Va. Bishop O’Connell Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network - Jones Angell (play-by- 11 Stilman White Fr. G 6-0 160 Wilmington, N.C. Hoggard play), Eric Montross (analyst), Dave Nathan (host) 14 Desmond Hubert Fr. F 6-9 1/2 205 Cream Ridge, N.J. New Egypt National Radio: Westwood One - Kevin Kugler (play- 15 P.J. Hairston Fr. G 6-5 1/2 220 Greensboro, N.C. Hargrave Military Academy (Va.)/ by-play), Bill Frieder (analyst), Jim Gray (reporter); Dudley Regular-season games are available nationally on Sirius/ 21 Jackson Simmons Fr. F 6-7 205 Webster, N.C. Smoky Mountain XM satellite radio and via subscription on UNC’s official 22 David Dupont Sr. F 6-5 190 Greensboro, N.C. Grimsley athletic website, TarHeelBlue.com 24 Justin Watts Sr. G 6-5 210 Durham, N.C. Jordan Tickets: Sold out 30 Patrick Crouch Sr. G 5-11 180 Asheville, N.C. T.C. Roberson On the Web: TarHeelBlue.com; @UNC_Basketball 31 John Henson Jr. F 6-11 220 Tampa, Fla. Sickles 34 Stewart Cooper Sr. F 6-5 202 Winston-Salem, N.C. Forsyth Country Day 35 Reggie Bullock So. G 6-7 205 Kinston, N.C. Kinston Records/Series History 40 Harrison Barnes So. F 6-8 215 Ames, Iowa Ames UNC Record: 43 James Michael McAdoo Fr. F 6-9 220 Norfolk, Va. Norfolk Christian 0-0 home, 0-0 away, 0-0 neutral 44 Tyler Zeller Sr. F 7-0 250 Washington, Ind. Washington Michigan State Record: 0-0 home, 0-0 away, 0-0 neutral Series History: UNC leads 10-3 # Davis transferred from Gardner-Webb and will be eligible to play in 2012-13 Recently: UNC has won five in a row over MSU Roy Williams vs. MSU: 5-1 (5-0 at UNC) Head Coach: Roy Williams (24th year, ninth at Carolina) Assistant Coaches: Steve Robinson, Jerod Haase, C.B. McGrath Pronunciation Guide National Rankings Director of Basketball Operations: Joe Holladay Name Pronunciation UNC: #1 AP/#1 coaches Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Jonas Sahratian Bullock bull-LOCK MSU: Unranked (received votes in both polls) Head Athletics Trainer: Chris Hirth Haase rhymes with “class” Director of Player Relations/Video Coordinator: Eric Hoots Sahratian suh-ray-shun Coaches UNC: Roy Williams (UNC ‘72) is 225-62 in his ninth sea- son at Carolina, 643-163 in his 24th season overall MSU: (Northern Michigan ‘77) is 383-161 in his 17th season at Michigan State, 383-161 in his 17th season overall THE SERIES VS. MICHIGAN STATE UNC-Michigan State Series History u Series Record: UNC leads, 10-3 Carolina leads the all-time se- Last Meeting: UNC 89, MSU 82 on Dec. 1, 2009, in ACC/Big ries with Michigan State, 10-3, and Ten Challenge in Chapel Hill ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Last UNC win: same u has won five games in a row over the Steve Kirschner Last MSU win: MSU 77, UNC 64 on Nov. 29, 2000, in ACC/ Associate Athletic Director for Communications Spartans. Big Ten Challenge in East Lansing, Mich. (Basketball Contact - Roy Williams/Credentials) u Roy Williams is 5-0 as UNC’s Fast Fact: UNC has won five games in a row over MSU since Office: (919) 962-2123 head coach against Michigan State and Roy Williams became the Tar Heel head coach. Direct: (919) 962-7258 Home: (919) 968-1531 5-1 overall (going 0-1 at Kansas versus All-time Series: UNC leads, 10-3 Mobile: (919) 475-2695 MSU). Date W–L NC MSU Site Rank Coach Email: [email protected] u In addition to winning all five 3-22-57 W (3ot) 74 70 Kansas City, Final Four 1/11 FM games against Michigan State in the 12-30-58 L 58 75 Raleigh, Dixie Classic 3/7 FM u Matt Bowers 12-6-76 W 81 58 away 9/- DES Associate SID Roy Williams era, the Tar Heels have 12-16-78 W 70 69 home 13/3 DES (Basketball Contact - Players) outscored the Spartans in seven of the 11-21-95 W 92 70 Maui Classic 20/- DES Office: (919) 962-2123 ten halves in that span (MSU’s only 3-19-98 W 73 58 Greensboro, NCAAe 1/16 DES Direct: (919) 962-7259 12-1-99 L 76 86 home, ACC/Big 10 2/8 DES Home: (919) 929-7814 wins: second half ’09 national title 11-29-00 L 64 77 away, ACC/Big 10 6/3 MD Mobile: (919) 619-7021 game, second half ACC/Big Ten Chal- 4-2-05 W 87 71 St Louis, Final Four 2/15 RW Email: [email protected] lenge Dec. ’08, first half Final Four 3-17-07 W 81 67 Winston-Salem, NCAAe 4/- RW 12-3-08 W 98 63 Detroit, ACC/Big 10 1/13 RW Fax: (919) 962-0612 ’05) u 4-6-09 W 89 72 Detroit, Final Four 2/7 RW In the most recent meeting on 12-1-09 W 89 82 home, ACC/Big 10 10/9 RW INTERVIEWS Dec. 1, 2009, the Tar Heels beat the Media should direct requests for head coach Roy Wil- Spartans 89-82 in The ACC/Big Ten In Chapel Hill: UNC leads, 2-1 liams to Steve Kirschner. Williams typically meets with the In East Lansing: tied, 1-1 media once a week in person or via teleconference. Those Challenge in Chapel Hill. At Neutral Sites: UNC leads, 7-1 press conferences will last approximately 30 minutes and u UNC beat the Spartans twice dur- can sometimes be accessed by out-of-town media via tele- ing the 2008-09 season at Detroit’s conference. Contact the athletic communications office for the phone number and schedule. Ford Field. On Dec. 3, 2008, in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, the Tar Heels beat MSU, 98-63. On April Media should direct requests for UNC players to Matt 6, 2009, Carolina beat the Spartans, 89-72, in the NCAA championship game. Bowers. The interview period will generally be just before u The NCAA championship game meeting in 2009 was the fifth NCAA Tournament meeting between practice. Please make specific player requests at least 24 UNC and MSU overall and the third in a five-year span (UNC wins in the 2005 Final Four, the 2007 hours in advance. Players are not available for interviews on the day of a second round and the 2009 NCAA championship game). game or on non-practice days. Media are asked not to con- u Carolina is 5-0 all-time against Michigan State in the NCAA Tournament with wins in 1957 (Final tact players to request interviews. All requests should be Four semifinal in Kansas City, Mo.), 1998 (East Regional semifinal in Greensboro, N.C.), 2005 (Final made through the athletic communications staff. Four semifinal in St. Louis, Mo.), 2007 (East Regional second round in Winston-Salem, N.C.). and 2009 ACC Weekly teleconference (NCAA title game in Detroit). The Tar Heels eventually won NCAA titles in 1957, 2005 and 2009 after Beginning in January 2012, Roy Williams will be avail- beating the Spartans along the way. able each Monday morning at 11:40 a.m. on the ACC • 1957: UNC beat Michigan State in the 1957 Final Four in triple overtime on March 22, 1957, in basketball coaches’ teleconference. Please call Steve Kirschner or Brian Morrison at the ACC at (336) 851-6062 Kansas City, Mo. for the number. • 1998: The Tar Heels beat the Spartans 73-58, in the 1998 East Regional Sweet 16 in Greensboro, N.C. Four UNC players scored in double figures: Antawn Jamison (20), Vince Carter (20), Shammond ROY WILLIAMS weekly shows MONDAYS AT 7:00 P.M.: Coach Roy Williams’ Williams (18) and Ed Cota (11). weekly radio show will air from the Top of the Hill restau- • 2005: Carolina won an 87-71 victory in the semfinals of the 2005 NCAA Final Four in St. Louis, Mo. rant in Chapel Hill on Mondays at 7 p.m. (starting on Nov. • 2007: The top-seeded Tar Heels got 33 points from Tyler Hansbrough and beat ninth-seeded MSU, 14). The toll free number is 1-866-TAR HEEL. 81-67, in the NCAA East Regional second round in Winston-Salem, N.C. PRESS CONFERENCES • 2009: Carolina led 55-34 at halftime and defeated MSU 89-72 in the NCAA Tournament Scheduled press conferences with Coach Williams championship game in Detroit. (2 p.m. in the Smith Center media press room) u The Tar Heels are 2-2 against Michigan State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge with wins in 2009-10 Tues., Nov. 8 in Chapel Hill and 2008-09 in Detroit and losses on Dec. 1, 1999, in Chapel Hill and on Nov. 29, 2000, Tues., Nov. 15 in East Lansing, Mich. Tues., Nov. 29 u Fri., Dec. 2 In 2000-01, Jason Richardson (16 points), Charlie Bell (15) and Andre Hutson (14) combined for Fri., Dec. 16 45 points and 20 rebounds to lead the defending NCAA champion Spartans to a 77-64 win over UNC in Tues., Dec. 20 East Lansing. Kris Lang scored 22 points to lead UNC. Fri., Jan. 6 u Fri., Jan. 13 In 1999-2000, Morris Peterson scored 31 points and MSU dominated the glass (43-28) as the Wed., Jan. 25 Spartans left the Smith Center with an 86-76 victory. Fri., Feb. 3 u In other meetings in the series, UNC defeated Michigan State in 1995-96 (in the Maui Invitational), Tues., Feb. 7 Fri., Feb. 17 in 1978-79 in Chapel Hill and in 1976-77 in East Lansing, Mich. Fri., Feb. 24 u Michigan State beat UNC in the 1958-59 season in the Dixie Classic in Raleigh, N.C. Fri., March 2 Tues., March 6 LAST TIME VS. THE SPARTANS u Carolina got 22 points from Ed Davis and 18 from Larry Drew II to lead the Tar Heels to an 89-82 win over No. 9/9 Michigan State on Dec. 1, 2009, in Chapel Hill. u In each of the last three UNC wins over MSU, the Tar Heels have scored at least 50 points in the first half and held a double-digit lead at the break. u Davis hit 8 of 10 shots and 6 of 8 free throws on his way to 22 points while also grabbing six rebounds. u Drew II’s 18 points came on 6 of 7 shooting from the floor and 5 of 6 from the free throw line. He also had six assists and three turnovers. u Carolina jumped out to a 14-6 lead in the early moments of the game, hitting 6 of its first 7 shots. The Spartans came right back and the score was tied at 19-19 with 12:06 left in the first half. u UNC then went on an 11-2 run with all 11 points coming from freshmen players and led 30-21. The Tar Heels held MSU to a single field goal over a seven-minute stretch and eventually led 50-34 at halftime. u Carolina led by as many as 19 points, but TAR HEEL 2011-12 PRESEASON HONORS Carolina in the ap poll the Spartans fought back and cut their deficit to Total Polls Ranked 783 Harrison Barnes six at 82-76 with 1:28 to play. Two free throws Top 10 Rankings 608 • First-team All-America (Associated Press, Sporting from Davis and three from Drew II in the final Longest Streak of Weeks Ranked 172 News, CBSSports.com, Basketball Times, Blue Rib- Seasons Ranked 55 bon yearbook) two minutes sealed the victory. u Seasons With Top-10 Rankings 50 • ACC’s best returning player (USA Today) The Tar Heels shot 63.6 percent in the first Seasons in Final Top 10 33 • Nation’s best small forward (LIndy’s) half and 57.9 percent for the game while hold- • Nation’s best wing (CBSSports.com) ing the Spartans to 38.9 percent from the floor Carolina at No. 1 • Preseason ACC Player of the Year in the Associated Press Poll • Preseason All-ACC Team before halftime. Season Weeks as No. 1 Record as No. 1 • Preseason Watch List (Wooden Award, Naismith) u UNC held the Spartans to 2 of 20 shooting 1956-57 8 17-0 from three-point territory while hitting 5 of 10 1957-58 2 5-1 John Henson from long range itself. 1958-59 1 1-1 • Second-team All-America (CBSSports.com) 1977-78 1 1-0 • ACC’s fifth-best returning player (USA Today) 1981-82 11 22-1 • Nation’s second-best power forward (Lindy’s) TAR HEEL MILITARY TIES 1982-83 2 4-1 • Nation’s fifth-best big man (CBSSports.com) The following Tar Heels have U.S. military 1983-84 16 26-3 • Preseason All-ACC Team 1985-86 13 24-3 • Preseason Watch List (Wooden Award, Naismith) connections in their families: 1986-87 3 5-2 PLAYERS 1987-88 1 1-1 Kendall Marshall u Harrison Barnes: Ransom Barnes (un- 1992-93 2 4-1 • Second-team All-America (CBSSports.com) cle) is retired from the Navy after serving for 1993-94 5 6-4 • ACC’s sixth-best returning player (USA Today) 1994-95 6 7-2 • Nation’s best point guard (ESPN.com’s Jay Wil- nine years, including a stint based in San Di- 1997-98 8 13-3 liams) ego. Hade Barnes (great uncle) retired after 22 2000-01 2 2-1 • Nation’s fifth-best point guard (Lindy’s) years in the Army, having fought in Korean and 2006-07 1 1-1 • Nation’s third-best point guard (CBSSports.com) 2007-08 14 27-2 • Preseason Watch List (Wooden Award, Naismith) Viet Nam conflicts. Wilson Barnes (uncle) is a 2008-09 9 14-2 former Marine corporal. Robert Barnes (cous- 2011-12 1 Dexter Strickland in) served in the Army for 30 years and won a Total: 106 180-30 • One of ACC’s Grittiest Guys (USA Today) Bronze Star in 1971. Alexander Jones (cousin) Tyler Zeller was an airman apprentice on the USS Saratoga Record as No. 1: 180-30 Record as No. 1 vs.: • Second-team All-America (Sporting News, Blue who lost his life with 21 crewmembers in 1990 1950s: 23-2 Boston College: 0-2 Ribbon yearbook) in a ferryboat accident off the coast of Israel. 1960s: 0-0 Clemson: 13-1 • Fourth-team All-America (CBSSports.com) 1970s: 1-0 Duke: 8-1 • ACC’s second-best returning player (USA Today) Richie Thompson (cousin) is a formal corporal 1980s: 82-11 Florida State: 3-1 • Nation’s second-best center (Lindy’s) in the Marine Corps. Five other cousins are 1990s: 30-10 Georgia Tech: 9-3 • Nation’s seventh-best big man (CBSSports.com) currently serving, including technical sergeant 2000s: 44-7 Maryland: 9-5 • Preseason All-ACC Team Carl Laws and staff sergeant Mario Rogers in Miami: 1-0 • Preseason Watch List (Wooden Award, Naismith) Home: 65-7 NC State: 7-3 the Air Force. Cousins Kevin Laws, Schmel Away: 46-12 Virginia: 10-1 Team Timmons and Carolyn Tyson all currently serve Neutral: 69-11 Virginia Tech: 2-1 • Nation’s best frontcourt (Lindy’s, SI.com) in the Army. ACC Tournament: 13-3 Wake Forest: 9-1 • Nation’s fifth-best backcrout (SI.com) NCAA Tournament: 20-5 u Stewart Cooper: Miles Robert Cooper Carolina in the National Polls (grandfather) served in the Army in Germany Most Consecutive Weeks at No. 1 — 15 (in 1983-84) Date AP ESPN/USA Today in the 1950s. Preseason 1 1 u Luke Davis: Nick Davis (grandfather) is U.S. Army retired. Current consecutive weeks in AP poll: eight u Most consecutive weeks in AP poll: 172 David Dupont: George Dupont and Michael Craig (grandfathers) both are retired from the All-time weeks ranked in AP poll: 783 Army with Craig having served as a colonel in Viet Nam. All-time weeks in AP Top 10: 608 u P.J. Hairston: Rudy Pilson (grandfather) served in the Army. All-time weeks at AP No. 1: 106 u John Henson: Has eight cousins currently serving in the military. Matthew Henson is an Army Times ranked preseason No. 1 by AP: 8 master seargent with 22 years of service who is currently deployed at Fort Meade, Md. Don Henson is a Marine master seargent with 19 years of service who was recently deployed to Japan. Kenneth Harrison is based in Valdosta, Ga., who has 13 years of service as an Air Force and Navy tech seargent. Darius Jefferson is a staff seargent in the National Guard who has 10 years of service and has been deployed to Iraq twice. Eric Henson is an Air Force seargent with six years of service who was recently deployed to Stuttgart, Germany. Chris Covington is an Army private first class recently deployed to Afghanistan. Matthew Henson II is an Air Force airman first class based in Bossier City, La. Jacoby Gilbert serves in the Army and is based in Fort Meyer, Va. u Desmond Hubert: Martin Hubert (stepfather) is retired from the Air Force. u Kendall Marshall: Dennis Marshall (father) served three years in the Army. GiGi Spearman (grandmother) served 26 years in the Army and retired as a lieutenant colonel. u James Michael McAdoo: Mel Davis (uncle) was formerly in the Air Force. u Leslie McDonald: Leslie McDonald Sr. (father) was an E5 sergeant in the Army. Wanda McDonald (mother) was a specialist in the Army. Steve McDonald (uncle) is a former Army reserve specialist. u Jackson Simmons: Butch Simmons (grandfather) was a World War Two Army paratrooper who earned a Purple Heart. Thomas Cheek (cousin) currently serves in the Army in Italy after previously serving in Afghanistan. Mark Brodhage (uncle) serves in the Army in Afghanistan. u Justin Watts: Keith Watts (uncle) served in the Army. u Tyler Zeller: Joseph M. Zeller (grandfather) was a private first class in the Army. Dean M. Zeller (uncle) was a Tech 5 in the Army before retir- ing. Scott Hoffman (cousin) is a captain in the Army.

STAFF u Jerod Haase (assistant coach): Steven Haase (brother) is a lieutenant colonel and F16 pilot with the Arizona National Guard. David Haase (brother) is a colonel in the air force based in Germany. u Joe Holladay (director of basketball operations): Mathew Holladay (son) is a former captain and Ranger paratrooper in the Army who served in Iraq. Tar Heel Defensive Players of the Game u Steve Robinson (assistant coach): Alexander Robinson (father) served in the Army. Alonzo (as chosen by the UNC coaches Moore Sr. (grandfather) served in the Army in World War II. Alonzo Price (grandfather of his wife, Lisa after film review) Game Defensive Award Robinson) served in World War II in the military police. vs. Michigan State u Roy Williams has nine uncles (five on his father’s side of the family and four on his mother’s side) at UNC Asheville who served in the military, including two who were career military. Mississippi Valley State Tennessee State vs. South Carolina TAR HEELS AND PRESIDENT OBAMA vs. USC/UNLV u President Barack Obama is scheduled to attend the Quicken Loans Carrier Classic between UNC Wisconsin and Michigan State. at Kentucky u Evansville The Tar Heels have a bit of history with the president. In April of 2008, then Senator Obama Long Beach State played pickup with the UNC team in Chapel Hill while in town for a campaign stop during his presi- Appalachian State dential campaign. Just over a year later, the 2009 NCAA champion Tar Heels visited Washington, D.C., Nicholls Texas and were honored by the president at the White House. President Obama had picked Carolina in his Elon 2009 NCAA Tournament bracket and welcomed the Tar Heel team to the White House after the season. Monmouth Boston College TAR HEELS TOP AP POLL Miami u at Florida State North Carolina was the overwhelming choice as No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press poll for at Virginia Tech 2011-12, the AP announced on Oct. 28. NC State u The Tar Heels have been the AP’s preseason No. 1 eight times since the poll’s inception in 1961-62, Georgia Tech at Wake Forest tied with UCLA for the most of any program in the nation. at Maryland u Carolina received 62 of the 65 first-place votes cast in this year’s poll. Duke u UNC has been the preseason No. 1 in three of the last five seasons (2007-08, 2008-09 and 2011-12). Virginia In 2008-09, the Tar Heels were a unanimous preseason No. 1 with five starters back, eventually winning at Miami Clemson the NCAA title later that season. at NC State u The Tar Heels’ previous preseason No. 1s were in 2008-09 (NCAA championship), 2007-08 (Fi- at Virginia nal Four), 1993-94 (second round), 1986-87 (regional final), 1983-84 (regional semifinals), 1981-82 Maryland at Duke (NCAA championship) and 1977-78 (first round). Totals: u In Carolina’s previous seven seasons as the Associated Press’s preseason No. 1 team, the Tar Heels have fallen out of the nation’s top five over the course of the entire season in just one of those years (1978).

UNC’S HISTORY AS AP’S NO. 1 u Carolina’s No. 1 ranking in the AP poll marks the 19th different season in which the Tar Heels have reached the No. 1 spot in at least one AP poll. Carolina has been ranked No. 1 by the AP in the following seasons: 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1977-78, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1997-98, 2000-01, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2011-12. u This is the 106th poll in which the Tar Heels are No. 1 in the AP rankings. That is third-best all-time behind UCLA (134) and Duke (122). u This is the 11th season in 24 years as a head coach that Roy Williams has guided his team to No. 1 in the AP poll for at least one week. u Williams is 42-5 as the Carolina head coach in 24 previous weeks as the No. 1 team in the AP poll. u Prior to the three preseason No. 1 rankings in the last five years at UNC, Williams-led teams had never captured the top spot in the preseason AP poll. Kansas was never preseason No. 1 by the AP during Williams’ tenure. u Carolina has spent a combined 24 weeks in the ranked No. 1 in the AP poll over the last five seasons after having spent a combined 22 weeks ranked No. 1 in the AP poll in the 14 seasons prior to that span. u UNC has been ranked No. 1 in the AP poll in four of the last six seasons and nine of the last 20 campaigns.

TAR HEELS TOP PRESEASON COACHES POLL u North Carolina was one vote shy of being a unanimous choice for preseason No. 1 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll for 2011-12. u The Tar Heels received 30 of 31 first-place votes and outpaced No. 2 Kentucky 774 to 721 in overall points in the poll. The Wilcats received the other first-place vote. u Carolina is the coaches’ preseason No. 1 for the third time in the last five years (2007-08, 2008-09 and 2011-12). u This is the eighth season in which the coaches have selected the Tar Heels No. 1 to begin the season. UNC was also No. 1 in the initial coaches’ poll in 1957-58, 1981-82, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 2007-08 and 2008-09.

NO. 1 IN BOTH PRESEASON POLLS u Carolina has been preseason No. 1 in both the AP and coaches polls in three of the last five seasons, doing so in 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2011-12. Prior to 2007-08, the last time UNC had topped both preseason polls was the 1987-88 season. u UNC has been ranked No. 1 in both national preseason polls five times —in 1981-82, 1986-87, 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2011-12. National Championships (6) 1924 (Helms Foundation), 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, What they’re saying about the Tar Heels 2009 (NCAA) “North Carolina will be the best team in college basketball, but not by as wide of a margin as in 2009. The Tar Heels Final Four Appearances (18) return everyone, including [Harrison] Barnes, Tyler Zeller, John Henson, Kendall Marshall and Dexter Strickland. The 1946, 1957, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1981, Heels add James Michael McAdoo and P.J. Hairston, and have the depth and power to overwhelm opponents. Barnes 1982, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2005, can be the best player in the country, and Marshall is the best passing point guard in the nation. If North Carolina shoots 2008, 2009 it better and improves its offensive efficiency, few can beat the Tar Heels.” —Jay Bilas, ESPN.com, Oct. 27, 2011 ACC Tournament Championships (17) 1957, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1979, On Kendall Marshall: 1981, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2007, (Best point guard in the nation) “El Capitan. The orchestrator. The maestro. He came in and immediately turned UNC 2008 into a title contender last season. His vision and ability to deliver crisp passes allow him to facilitate better than any other player in the collegiate ranks. Some would even dare to call him the Mark Jackson of college basketball. His patience, Naismith Hall of Fame Members (9) composure, control and uncanny style of play are what make him a spectacular floor general.” Frank McGuire, Dean Smith, Billy Cunningham, —Jay Williams, ESPN.com, Oct. 27, 2011 Bernard Carnevale, Robert McAdoo, Larry Brown, James Worthy, Roy Williams, Michael Jordan FOUR TAR HEELS ON WOODEN WATCH LIST u National Coaches of the Year (4) North Carolina became the first school to have four players named to the Wooden Award Frank McGuire (1957), Dean Smith (1977, 1979, preseason top 50 list when Harrison Barnes, Tyler Zeller, John Henson and Kendall Marshall 1982, 1993), Bill Guthridge (1998), Matt Doherty grabbed spots on the list, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced. No other Atlantic Coast Confer- (2001), Roy Williams (2005, 2006, 2009) ence players made the list. National Players of the Year (11) u Tar Heels to win the Wooden Award include Phil Ford (1978), Michael Jordan (1984), An- Jack Cobb (1926), George Glamack (1940, 1941), tawn Jamison (1998) and Tyler Hansbrough (2008). Lennie Rosenbluth (1957), Phil Ford (1978), James u Chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball media members, the list is comprised Worthy (1982), Michael Jordan (1983, 1984), Kenny Smith (1987), Jerry Stackhouse (1995), Antawn of 50 student-athletes who, based on last year’s individual performance and team records, are the Jamison (1998), Sean May (2005), Tyler Hansbrough early frontrunners for college basketball’s most prestigious honor. Freshmen and transfers were not (2008) eligible for the preseason watch list. u First-team All-Americas (34) Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award is the one of the most prestigious individual Cartwright Carmichael (1923, 1924), Jack Cobb honors in college basketball. It is bestowed upon the nation’s best player at an institution of higher (1924, 1925, 1926), George Glamack (1940, 1941), education who has proven to his or her university that he or she is making progress toward gradua- John Dillon (1946), Lennie Rosenbluth (1957), Pete tion and maintaining a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA. Brennan (1958), Lee Shaffer (1960), Doug Moe (1961), Billy Cunningham (1964, 1965), Bob Lewis (1966, 1967), Larry Miller (1967, 1968), Charles FOUR TAR HEELS ON NAISMITH WATCH LIST Scott (1969, 1970), Robert McAdoo (1972), Dennis u Tar Heel players Tyler Zeller, John Henson, Harrison Barnes and Kendall Marshall all Wuycik (1972), Bobby Jones (1974), Mitch Kupchak grabbed spots on the 2011-12 Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List, the Atlanta Tipoff Club an- (1975, 1976), Phil Ford (1976, 1977, 1978), MIke O’Koren (1978, 1979, 1980), Al Wood (1980, 1981), nounced in early November. North Carolina’s four members led the nation, tying with Kentucky, James Worthy (1981, 1982), Sam Perkins (1982, which also had four players on the list. 1983, 1984), Michael Jordan (1983, 1984), Brad u Carolina’s Naismith Award winners include Michael Jordan (1984), Antawn Jamison (1998) Daugherty (1986), Kenny Smith (1987), J.R. Reid (1988), Eric Montross (1994), Jerry Stackhouse and Tyler Hansbrough (2008). (1995), Rasheed Wallace (1995), Antawn Jamison u In late February, the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Board of Selectors will compile a mid-season team (1997, 1998), Vince Carter (1998), Joseph Forte of the top 30 players in the nation. Then in March, the Naismith Trophy voting academy will vote to (2001), Sean May (2005), Tyler Hansbrough (2006, narrow the list to the four finalists. 2007, 2008, 2009), Ty Lawson (2009)

First-team Academic All-Americas (8) AP NAMES BARNES PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA Billy Cunningham (1965), Charles Scott (1970), u Sophomore forward Harrison Barnes grabbed preseason first-team All-America honors from Steve Previs (1972), Dennis Wuycik (1972), Tommy LaGarde (1976), Steve Hale (1986), Eric Montross the Associated Press for the second year in a row, the AP announced on Oct. 31. (1994), Tyler Zeller (2011) u Joining Barnes on the first team were unanimous choice Jared Sullinger (Ohio State), Terrence Jones (Kentucky), Jeremy Lamb (Connecticut) and Jordan Taylor (Wisconsin). ACC Players of the Year (13) u Barnes earns preseason honors from the AP for the second season in a row after becoming the Lennie Rosenbluth (1957), Pete Brennan (1958), Lee Shaffer (1960), Billy Cunningham (1965), Larry first freshman to do so last year. Miller (1967, 1968), Mitch Kupchak (1976), Phil Ford (1978), MIchael Jordan (1984), Antawn Jamison TAR HEELS PICKED ATOP ACC PRESEASON POLL (1998), Joseph Forte (2001 co-winner), Tyler Hans- u brough (2008), Ty Lawson (2009) North Carolina received 57 of 59 first-place votes and was the media’s choice of to finish first in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2011-12, the conference announced at the annual ACC Operation ACC Rookies of the Year (9) Basketball in Charlotte on Oct. 19. Sam Perkins (1981), Michael Jordan (1982), J.R. u The Tar Heels were the media’s choice for the fifth time in the last six years and a league-high Reid (1987), Ed Cota (1997), Joseph Forte (2000), Marvin Williams (2005), Tyler Hansbrough (2006), 20th time overall. UNC has won the conference regular season title five times in eight previous Brandan Wright (2007), Harrison Barnes (2011) seasons under head coach Roy Williams. u The three members of Carolina’s group of returning starting forwards were the top three vote- ACC Coaches of the Year (12) Frank McGuire (1957), Dean Smith (1967, 1968, getters for the Preseason All-ACC team. Sophomore Harrison Barnes was the only unanimous 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1988, 1993), Bill Guthridge first-team choice with 59 votes. Junior John Henson was second with 47 votes and seniorTyler (1998), Roy Williams (2006, 2011) Zeller was third with 46. Rounding out the squad were Miami’s Malcolm Grant (32) and Duke’s Seth Curry and Virginia’s Mike Scott, who tied with 20 votes apiece. u Barnes was the overwhelming choice for Preseason ACC Player of the Year, receiving 57 votes. Henson received the only other two votes in player-of-the-year balloting. WORTHY HEADLINES COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2011 u North Carolina’s James Worthy headlines the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame induction class of 2011, the organization announced in November. Joining Worthy for enshrinement will be former Atlantic Coast Conference rival Ralph Sampson of Virginia, along with coaches and , players Cazzie Russell and Chris Mullin and contributors Joe Vancisin and Eddie Einhorn. u The Class of 2011 will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Sunday, November 20, 2011, at the Midland Theatre in Kansas City as part of a three-day celebration of college basketball. The hall of fame is located in the College Basketball Experience, a world-class entertainment facility that provides a multi- faceted interactive experience for fans of the game. On November 21-22, Missouri, California, Georgia and Notre Dame will compete at Sprint Center in the CBE Classic. u One of just eight UNC players to have his jersey retired, Worthy led the Tar Heels to two Final Four appearances. Coach Dean Smith’s team won the NCAA championship in 1982 over Georgetown behind Worthy’s 28 points on 13 for 17 shooting from the field. The NCAA title capped a superb final season for the junior forward at Carolina as he was a unanimous first team All-America and the most outstanding player in the ACC Tournament, the NCAA Regional and the Final Four. Worthy, who also won the McKevlin Award as the Athlete of the Year in the ACC. He helped lead UNC to the national championship game against Indiana as a sophomore in 1981 as he averaged 14.2 points per game, 8.2 rebounds per game and had a 50.0 percent field goal percentage after missing much of his freshman season with a broken ankle. A 2003 inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Worthy was the first player selected in the 1982 NBA draft, chosen by the Los Angeles Lakers. He went on to become a seven-time All-Star in the NBA, playing on world championship teams with the Lakers in 1985, 1987 and 1988. A seven-time all-star, Worthy retired from the NBA in the fall of 1994 and has worked as a basketball analyst for CBS Sports.

ZELLER A CANDIDATE FOR LOWE’S SENIOR CLASS AWARD u Senior Tyler Zeller is among 30 NCAA men’s basketball student-athletes selected as candidates for the 2011-12 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award for success on and off the court. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achieve- ments in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. u An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. North Carolina Basketball North Carolina Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 28, 2011) All games

Overall record: 29-8 Conf: 14-2 Home: 15-0 Away: 7-3 Neutral: 7-5

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 44 Tyler Zeller 37-36 1041 28.1 210-384 . 5 4 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 161-211 . 7 6 3 107 161 268 7.2 100 0 23 50 45 27 581 15.7 40 Harrison Barnes 37-36 1087 29.4 210-497 . 4 2 3 67-195 . 3 4 4 93-124 . 7 5 0 75 141 216 5.8 72 0 53 72 16 27 580 15.7 31 John Henson 37-36 989 26.7 182-364 . 5 0 0 1-6 . 1 6 7 68-142 . 4 7 9 120 254 374 10.1 65 1 30 76 118 22 433 11.7 01 Dexter Strickland 37-36 1000 27.0 94-206 . 4 5 6 8-32 . 2 5 0 83-121 . 6 8 6 34 82 116 3.1 71 1 82 54 0 46 279 7.5 02 Leslie McDonald 36-0 565 15.7 86-223 . 3 8 6 51-134 . 3 8 1 29-39 . 7 4 4 28 49 77 2.1 63 0 20 30 2 19 252 7.0 05 Kendall Marshall 37-20 912 24.6 76-182 . 4 1 8 20-53 . 3 7 7 58-84 . 6 9 0 6 71 77 2.1 50 0 230 92 3 40 230 6.2 35 Reggie Bullock 27-0 392 14.5 62-169 . 3 6 7 29-98 . 2 9 6 13-23 . 5 6 5 22 54 76 2.8 25 0 16 13 3 18 166 6.1 25 Justin Knox 37-1 534 14.4 63-120 . 5 2 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 43-67 . 6 4 2 40 78 118 3.2 70 1 13 42 12 8 169 4.6 11 Larry Drew II 21-17 479 22.8 33-86 . 3 8 4 6-29 . 2 0 7 21-31 . 6 7 7 4 45 49 2.3 41 2 82 38 0 23 93 4.4 24 Justin Watts 34-0 314 9.2 21-56 . 3 7 5 7-21 . 3 3 3 16-30 . 5 3 3 22 42 64 1.9 29 0 18 15 4 2 65 1.9 30 Patrick Crouch 12-0 20 1.7 4-8 . 5 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 5 0 0 3 0 0 9 0.8 03 Daniel Bolick 14-1 19 1.4 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 5 5 0.4 1 0 2 1 0 0 6 0.4 32 D.J. Johnston 13-1 21 1.6 2-8 . 2 5 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 6 8 0.6 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0.3 13 Van Hatchell 11-1 16 1.5 0-5 . 0 0 0 0-4 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 3 4 0.4 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0.1 22 David Dupont 12-0 18 1.5 0-4 . 0 0 0 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 3 5 0.4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 15 Stewart Cooper 12-0 17 1.4 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 0.3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team 61 55 116 2 Total...... 37 7424 1044-2318 . 4 5 0 190-580 . 3 2 8 590-878 . 6 7 2 525 1053 1578 42.6 597 5 573 493 204 232 2868 77.5 Opponents...... 37 7425 948-2339 . 4 0 5 267-806 . 3 3 1 382-580 . 6 5 9 454 889 1343 36.3 744 23 474 528 114 278 2545 68.8

TEAM STATISTICS NC OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2868 2545 11/12/10 LIPSCOMB W 80-66 16432 Points per game 77.5 68.8 11/18/10 vs HOFSTRA W 107-63 7205 Scoring margin +8.7 - 11/19/10 vs MINNESOTA L 67-72 10127 FIELD GOALS-ATT 1044-2318 948-2339 11/21/10 vs VANDERBILT L 65-72 11575 Field goal pct . 4 5 0 . 4 0 5 11/23/10 UNC ASHEVILLE W 80-69 14428 11/28/10 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON W 74-69 15932 3 POINT FG-ATT 190-580 267-806 11/30/10 at Illinois L 67-79 16618 3-point FG pct . 3 2 8 . 3 3 1 12/04/10 KENTUCKY W 75-73 20695 3-pt FG made per game 5.1 7.2 12-8-10 at U. of Evansville W 76-49 12116 FREE THROWS-ATT 590-878 382-580 12/11/10 LONG BEACH STATE W 96-91 16571 Free throw pct . 6 7 2 . 6 5 9 12/18/10 vs Texas L 76-78 20787 F-Throws made per game 15.9 10.3 12/21/10 WILLIAM & MARY W 85-60 17357 REBOUNDS 1578 1343 12/28/10 vs RUTGERS W 78-55 9401 01/02/11 SAINT FRANCIS W 103-54 17613 Rebounds per game 42.6 36.3 * 01/08/11 at Virginia W 62-56 14231 Rebounding margin +6.4 - * 01/13/11 VIRGINIA TECH W 64-61 21089 ASSISTS 573 474 * 1/16/11 at Georgia Tech L 58-78 8125 Assists per game 15.5 12.8 * 01/18/11 CLEMSON W 75-65 20352 TURNOVERS 493 528 * 1/26/11 at Miami W 74-71 6026 Turnovers per game 13.3 14.3 * 01/29/11 NORTH CAROLINA STATE W 84-64 21750 Turnover margin +0.9 - * 2-1-11 at Boston College W 106-74 7883 * 02/06/11 FLORIDA STATE W 89-69 20945 Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 0.9 * 02-09-11 at Duke L 73-79 9314 STEALS 232 278 * 2/12/11 at Clemson W 64-62 10000 Steals per game 6.3 7.5 * 02/15/11 WAKE FOREST W 78-64 20229 BLOCKS 204 114 * 02/19/11 BOSTON COLLEGE W 48-46 21159 Blocks per game 5.5 3.1 * 02/23/11 at North Carolina State W 75-63 19700 ATTENDANCE 287155 298740 * 02/27/11 MARYLAND W 87-76 20853 Home games-Avg/Game 15-19144 10-11604 * 03/02/11 at Florida State W 72-70 12030 * 03/05/11 DUKE W 81-67 21750 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 12-15225 03/11/11 vs Miami W 61-59 23381 03/12/11 vs Clemson Wot 92-87 23381 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals 03/13/11 vs Duke L 58-75 23381 North Carolina 1396 1453 19 2868 3/18/11 vs Long Island W 102-87 16852 Opponents 1194 1337 14 2545 3/20/11 vs Washington W 86-83 18329 3/25/11 vs Marquette W 81-63 0 3/27/11 vs Kentucky L 69-76 18278 * - Conference game