2019-20 TAR HEEL BASKETBALL SEASON IN REVIEW 2019-20 SCHEDULE (14-19, 6-14 ACC) 7 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: NCAA 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017; Helms 1924 7-8 Home, 3-9 Road, 4-2 Neutral 20 FINAL FOURS 50 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES NOVEMBER (AP rankings) 32 ACC REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS 6 Notre Dame (9/-) W, 76-65 ACCN 18 ACC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 at UNCW (9/-) W, 78-62 FloSports 15 Gardner-Webb (6/-) W, 77-61 ACCN 38 TIMES IN THE FINAL ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP-10 RANKINGS 20 Elon $ (5/-) W, 75-61 RSN 27 vs. Alabama & (6/-) W, 76-67 ESPN SEASON SUMMARY 28 vs. Michigan & (6/-) L, 64-73 ESPN • Carolina went 14-19 overall, including 6-14 GARRISON BROOKS 29 vs. Oregon & (6/11) W, 78-74 ESPN in regular-season ACC play and 1-1 in the DECEMBER ACC Tournament. 4 Ohio State # (7/6) L, 49-74 ESPN • The 19 losses were the second most in UNC 8 at Virginia (7/5) L, 47-56 ACCN history (8-20 in 2001-02). 15 Wofford (Carmichael) (17/-) L, 64-68 ACCN • The 14 losses were the most in ACC play 18 at Gonzaga (-/2) L, 81-94 ESPN2 in UNC history (12 in a 16-game schedule in 21 vs. UCLA ! (-/-) W, 74-64 CBS 2001-02). 30 Yale (-/-) W, 70-67 ACCN • Carolina tied for 13th place in the ACC. JANUARY This was just the second time in 17 seasons a 4 Georgia Tech (-/-) L, 83-96 ACCN Roy Williams team finished out of the top five 8 Pittsburgh (-/-) L, 65-73 ACCN in ACC play (tied 11th in 2010). 11 Clemson (-/-) L, 76-79 (ot) RSN • This was UNC’s fourth sub-.500 season in 18 at Pittsburgh (-/-) L, 52-66 ESPN all games since the ACC began play in 1953- 22 at Virginia Tech (-/-) L, 77-79 (2ot) ACCN 25 Miami (-/-) W, 94-71 ESPN2 54 (1954-55, 1961-62, 2001-02 and 2019- 27 at NC State (-/-) W, 75-65 ESPN 20) and the 11th in school history. • Carolina began the season with a 76-65 2nd-Team All-ACC ACC’s Most Improved FEBRUARY ACC home win over Notre Dame behind a Player 1 Boston College (-/-) L, 70-71 ACCN record-breaking, 34-point debut by freshman 3 at Florida State (-/8) L, 59-65 ESPN point guard Cole Anthony. • Carolina came into this season 384-66 8 Duke (-/7) L, 96-98 (ot) ESPN • The Tar Heels won their first five games and 11 at Wake Forest (-/-) L, 57-74 ACCN under Roy Williams when it out-rebounded 15 Virginia (-/-) L, 62-64 ESPN stood 6-3 when Anthony was sidelined for the the opponents, a winning percentage of .853. 17 at Notre Dame (-/-) L, 76-77 ESPN next 11 games due to a right knee injury that This season, Carolina went 12-14 when it has 22 at Louisville (-/11) L, 55-72 ESPN required arthroscopic surgery on Dec. 16. more rebounds (.462). 25 NC State (-/-) W, 85-79 ESPN • Carolina started the most point guards (4) • UNC was 12th in the nation in offensive 29 at Syracuse (-/-) W, 92-79 ESPN and lineups (10) in any of Roy Williams’ 17 rebound percentage. seasons as head coach. MARCH 3 Wake Forest W, 93-83 ACCN • Eleven scholarship players combined to ROY FOURTH ALL-TIME IN WINS 7 at Duke (-/12) L, 76-89 ESPN miss 104 games due to injury and illness, by • Carolina’s win over Miami on Jan. 25 was 10 vs. Virginia Tech * (-/-) W, 78-56 ACCN far the most in the Roy Williams Era (previous the 880th career win for Roy Williams, sur- 11 vs. Syracuse * (-/-) L, 53-81 ESPN2 was 64 in 2008-09). passing Dean Smith for fourth place in NCAA • Carolina’s field goal percentage of .420 was wins by a Division I head coach. SITE/SPECIAL EVENT KEY its lowest since 1959-60, and its three-point $ Battle 4 Atlantis, Chapel Hill • Williams is now 885-253. percentage of .304 was the lowest in UNC & Battle 4 Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas • Williams is also third in wins by an ACC # ACC-Big Ten Challenge history (previous was .327 in 2015-16). head coach with 467. ! CBS Sports Classic, Las Vegas, Nev. • Carolina averaged 72.2 points and allowed • Williams passed Jim Calhoun (873) and * ACC Tournament, Greensboro, N.C. 72.8 per game; this was the first season the Adolph Rupp (876) and Smith (879) this Tar Heels averaged fewer points than the season in wins by a Division I head coach. All times Eastern opponents since 2001-02. • Carolina lost seven games in a row (all ACC MOST WINS BY A DIVISION I HEAD COACH games) from Feb. 1-22, the second-longest 1157 Mike Krzyzewski 963 Jim Boeheim CAROLINA SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS streak overall in UNC history and the longest 902 Bob Knight Internet GoHeels.com in school history in ACC games. UNC also had 885 Roy Williams Twitter @UNC_Basketball five-game and four-game losing streaks, the 879 Dean Smith Instagram UNC_Basketball first time UNC ever had three streaks in the Facebook Facebook.com/TarHeels same season of four or more. MOST WINS AS ACC HEAD COACH, ALL GAMES YouTube UNCTarHeelsAthletics • Carolina lost six games by three points or 1084 Mike Krzyzewski Duke 879 Dean Smith North Carolina UNC ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS less, tying the most losses by three or fewer in 467 Roy Williams North Carolina Senior Associate A.D. for Communications: school history (1940-41). 461 Gary Williams Maryland Steve Kirschner • The Tar Heels had 19 games with at least 360 Leonard Hamilton Florida State Office Phone: 919-962-7258 40 rebounds and finished the season second Cell Phone: 919-475-2695 in the nation in rebounds per game (41.9), • The Feb. 25 win over NC State was Wil- Email: [email protected] fifth in offensive rebounds (13.8) and ninth in liams’ 200th regular-season ACC win. He rebound margin (+7.6). Carolina led the Associate Director of Communications: reached 200 wins in the second-fewest games nation in rebounds per game in each of the Matt Bowers ever. Williams won his 200th in 287 games; previous three seasons. Cell Phone: 919-619-7021 Dean Smith won his 200th in 278 games and Email: [email protected] Mike Krzyzewski won his 200th in 296. TAR HEEL PLAYER NOTES • Garrison Brooks was a second-team All-ACC UNC’S RECORD WHEN ... KENPOM.COM STATISTICS selection and was voted the league’s Most Im- UNDER ROY WILLIAMS proved Player. He averaged 16.8 points and led Overall 84th UNC in rebounding (8.5 per game) and field goal 2019-20 TOTALS Offensive Efficiency 107.7 77th percentage (.535). Home 7-8 233-40+ Defensive Efficiency 98.4 94th Away 3-9 120-70 • Brooks was the third Tar Heel to earn Most Effective FG Pct. 46.4 309th Neutral 4-2 114-42 Turnover Pct. 18.1 119th Improved Player honors in the seven years the Overtime 0-3 11-13 award has been given. Marcus Paige (2014) and Leads at Half 12-5 385-45 Offensive Reb. Pct. 35.3 12th Luke Maye (2018) also won the award. No other Trails at Half 2-13 64-101 FTA/FGA 33.5 154th school has won the award more than once. Tied at Half 0-1 18-6 Two-Point Pct. 46.8 283rd • Brooks led the ACC in scoring in conference UNC shoots 50% or better FG 3-2 214-9 Three-Point Pct. 30.4 306th games at 18.8 points per game and was second UNC shoots 40-49.9% FG 9-8 213-72 Free Throw Pct. 68.2 265th UNC shoots under 40% FG 2-9 40-71 in rebounding and field goal percentage. He was 3PA/FGA 28.9 334th Opponents shoot 50% or better FG 0-2 26-44 Assists/FGM 54.5 102nd the fifth Tar Heel to lead the league in scoring Opponents shoot 40-49.9% FG 6-13 216-86 in conference play since 1988 and the first to Opponents shoot under 40% FG 8-4 225-22 Strength of Schedule do so since Tyler Hansbrough in 2008 (Antawn UNC has more rebounds 12-14 396-80 Overall 24th Jamison in 1998, Joseph Forte in 2001, Rashad Opponents have more rebounds 2-4 58-65 Non-Conference 21st McCants in 2004, Hansbrough in 2008 and UNC has more offensive rebounds 13-12 308-97 Brooks in 2020). Oppts have more offensive rebounds 2-4 129-44 UNC has more turnovers 9-11 151-79 • Brooks became the first Tar Heel to score 20 or Opponents have more turnovers 4-7 276-63 CAROLINA IN WINS and LOSSES more points in seven straight games since Tyler UNC scores 80 or more points 4-3 307-38 14 Wins 19 Losses Hansbrough did it nine in a row in 2008-09 and UNC scores less than 80 points 10-16 160-114 Points Per Game 79.9 66.4 was the first to score 25 or more points in four UNC scores 90 or more points 3-1 150-6 Oppt. Points Per Game 68.1 76.3 UNC scores 100 or more points 63-2 straight games since Antawn Jamison in 1998. FG% .454 .395 Opponents score 80 or more points 1-5 62-74 • Brooks won UNC’s defensive player of the game Oppt. FG% .389 .447 Opponents score less than 80 points 13-14 405-78 award 13 times this season and 33 times in three 3FG% .358 .263 Opponents score 90 or more points 0-2 7-21 Oppt.