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'"'• * s^.^ys^^? gjj.j^M*?'^ i^SfS'V ':?&; "55BBS*' ..'-: B& Directory Director of Athletics Bill Cobey Associate Athletic Director Moyer Smith Assistant Athletic Director for Business John Swofford Assistant Athletic [Director for Operations Joe Hilton Assistant Athletic Director for Promotions Bob Savod Faculty Chairman of Athletics Benson Wilcox Sports Information Director Rick Brewer Sports Information Secretary Ms. Linda Herbin Ticket Manager Mrs. Jean Keller Head Basketball Coach Dean Smith Chief Assistant Coach Bill Guthridge Assistant Coach Eddie Fogler Graduate Assistant Dave Hanners Trainer Mark Davis Director of Sports Medicine Dr. Joseph DeWalt Administrative Secretary Mrs. Betsy Terrell Secretary Ms. Kay Thomas Varsity Managers Jeff Mason. Rick Duckett, Kenny Fee Freshmen Managers Jeff Mathis, Jim Rutherford, Lindsay Reed, Jimmy Holloway Supervisor of Athletic Grounds, Facilities and Equipment lohn Keller Contents Press, Radio, TV Information 2 Prospectus 3 Chancellor Ferebee Taylor 4 Bill Cobey 5 Tar Heel Tradition 6-8 Carolina Basketball International Style 9 What People are Saying About Phil Ford 10 Player Thumbnails 11-21 Other Squad Members 22 Varsity Roster 23 Dean Smith 24-26 Bill Guthridge 27 Eddie Fogler, Manager and Secretaries 28 Carolina Style 29-44 CAROLINA BASKETBALL BROCHURE Carmiehael Auditorium 45 The University 46-47 EDITORS: Rick Brewer, Linda Herbin Town Touched by Strange Magic 48 Carolina Opponents 49-52 LITHOGRAPHED AND DESIGNED: by Fisher-Harrison Tar Heel Headquarters on the Road Corporation, Greensboro 53 Carolina's Greatest Players 54-55 PHOTOGRAPHY: The front cover of Tar Heel seniors Phil Carolina's Men in the Pros 56-57 Ford and Tom Zaliagiris was taken on the Carolina campus by All Time Carolina Records 58 Charles Cooper. The back cover shot was taken by Tom Barnes. Year -by-Year and Coaches' Records 59 Photographs inside the book were taken by Cooper, Barnes, 1976-77 Varsity Statistics 60 Dwight McAlister, Lurleen Sather, The Bradley Photographers All Time Statistical Leaders (.1 of Dallas and many of the fine student photographers at the Carolina Basketball Honor Roll 62 University of North Carolina. Award Winners and 37 Championships 63 All-Time Scores 64-67 Record Against All Opponents 68 Junior Varsity Roster, Schedule and Picture 69 \ Educational Foundation 70 Carolina and It's Graduates 71 Lettermen under Dean Smith 72 and Inside Back Cover Illllllillpplp mm mam 111 m Mi ri si i ^ .-. fe •. I mm Mf« Carolina's basketball Tar Heels have one of the largest and most enthusiastic press followings in America and interest is growing greater every year. The Carmichael Auditorium press box is filled to capacity for every home game. Every daily newspaper in the state of North Carolina, and many from surrounding states, cover all the Tar Heel games. Carolina's Basketball Radio Network is one of the largest and best in the entire nation. Tar Heel games can be heard from the Bahamas to Canada. The network is handled by WCHL Radio in Chapel Hill with Jim Heavner serving as manager. Woody Durham, popular sportscaster at WRDU-TV in Durham, does the play-by-play with Heavner and Bob Holliday of WCHL providing color commentary. At least 10 Carolina games are scheduled to be televised regionally during the upcoming season. Two other games will be televised nationally. Working press credentials for Carolina home games can be secured by contacting Rick Brewer, the University's Sports Information Director. Requests are screened with care to in- sure a working press box. Children, spouses and pets are not allowed in compliance with the working code of the Basketball Writers Association of America. Western Union facilities are not available in Carmichael Au- ditorium. However, the Carolina Sports Information Office does provide several phones for writers to use in moving their copy. The University also has one telecopier which is available on a first-come, first-serve basis after each game. It is strongly suggested, however, that whenever possible, writers bring their own telecopiers. This will allow all copy to be moved more quickly and will alleviate any deadline problems. Smith, "much of their success stemmed from the emotions surround- ing our injuries. The experience will certainly help, but we must play with that same type of emotion again in order to have a good season." Additional depth should come from 6-2 walk-on sophomore Derek Mc- Allister of Durham and three freshmen—6-9 Pete Budko of Luther- ville, Md.; 6-2 Mike Pepper of Vien- na, Va.; and 6-6 Al Wood of Gray, Ga. Smith feels the Tar Heels' main problem spots going into the season are defense and rebounding. "It will be difficult to be as good defensively as we were last year," he says. "Probably five of the best six Prospectus defensive players on our squad last season were the seniors who Despite the loss of a fabulous One reason for Smith's optimism graduated. Being a good defensive senior class to graduation, the North about the upcoming season is the re- team will be one of our primary Carolina Tar Heels, led by All- turn of Ford, the 6-2 senior guard goals." America Phil Ford, should again field from Rocky Mount, N. C, who rates In LaGarde, Carolina has lost its an outstanding basketball team in as a leading candidate for National top rebounder. Davis was also an ef- 1977-78. Player of the Year. A consensus fective rebounder. Replacing their However, it will be nearly impossi- All-America selection last season, board work will be a key to the Tar ble for the Tar Heels to equal the ac- Phil led the Tar Heels in scoring with Heels' success. complishments of last year's great an 18.7 average and also had a school "Although LaGarde did not play team. Carolina won 28 of 33 games record 217 assists. He made 53.4 per the last 12 games of the season be- last season, swept the Atlantic Coast cent of his field goal efforts and 85.3 cause of his injury, it is inconceivable Conference championship and per cent of his free throws. we could have won 28 games without finished second in the NCAA Tour- Carolina returns one other starter in him," says Smith. "Yonaker, Wolf nament. 6-7 sophomore Mike O'Koren of Jer- and Crompton must come through as Gone from that team are starters sey City, N.J. O'Koren shot 57.7 per outstanding rebounders to offset Walter Davis, John Kuester and cent from the field as a freshman and Tommy's loss." Tommy LaGarde and reserves Bruce averaged 13.9 points per game. He Carolina's strength should be Buckley and Woody Coley. Davis played exceptionally well during the depth, a good offense and, of course, and LaGarde were among the first NCAA Championships, making the the amazing Ford. nine players chosen in the NBA draft, Final Four all-tournament team. "We should be good offensively," while Kuester was a third-round pick The rest of the Carolina line-up will says Smith. "Our fast break will be and Buckley was selected in the sixth come from a group that includes 6-5 outstanding if we can get the defen- round. Davis has already established senior Tom Zaliagiris of Livonia, sive rebound or force some turnovers himself as the leading candidate for Mich.; 6-6 junior Dudley Bradley of with our defense." pro rookie of the year, while Kuester Edgewood, Md.; 6-1 sophomore The fast break has been instrumen- and LaGarde are top substitutes for Dave Colescott of Marion, lnd.; 6-5 tal to Carolina's great success in re- Kansas City and Denver, respec- sophomore John Virgil of Elm City, cent years.