2018-19 • HISTORY NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR (DANA) 92 2018-19 • HISTORY NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR (DANA) 93 2018-19 • HISTORY RETIRED JERSEYS 94 2018-19 • HISTORY RETIRED JERSEYS 95 2018-19 • HISTORY RETIRED JERSEYS 96 2018-19 • HISTORY RETIRED JERSEYS 97 2018-19 • HISTORY SMITH CENTER JERSEYS 98 2018-19 • HISTORY SMITH CENTER JERSEYS 99 2018-19 • HISTORY SMITH CENTER JERSEYS 100 2018-19 • HISTORY SMITH CENTER JERSEYS 101 2018-19 • HISTORY CAROLINA BASKETBALL TIMELINE Feb. 29, 1924: En route to an undefeated Cachren was captain, marking the first of four season the Tar Heels play and beat Kentucky for brothers from Charlotte (Jim 1936, Bill 1939 the first time, a 41-20 win in the first round of and George 1943) to captain the team. the Southern Conference Tournament in Atlan- ta. Jack “Sprat” Cobb scored 17 points. Jan. 15, 1936: NYU beats the Tar Heels, 55-33, in Carolina’s first game in Madison March 4, 1924: Jack Cobb’s 15 points Square Garden. almost single-handedly outscores Alabama in a 26-16 win in the Southern Conference title March 7, 1936: Trailing 42-30 with less game. UNC finishes 26-0 and the Helms Foun- than 10 minutes to play, the Tar Heels go on dation later selects Carolina as national champi- a 20-3 run to defeat Washington & Lee 50-45 ons. Cobb leads all scorers with a single-season to win the Southern Conference Tournament. school record 353 points. Cobb, Cartwright The game was called the greatest comeback in Carmichael and Monk McDonald combine to the history of Southern basketball. Andy Ber- average 28 of UNC’s 36.9 points per game. shak, who won All-America honors in football, scored the go-ahead basket and led UNC with Jan. 24, 1925: John Purser scores 10 15 points. points to lead UNC to a 25-21 win at Duke’s Memorial Gymnasium. It was the first game Feb. 10, 1941: Two-time All-America ever played between North Carolina and Duke George Glamack scores a record 45 points in a as the school formerly known as Trinity changed 76-53 win over Clemson. Later that year, UNC George Glamack won National Player of the its name less than four weeks prior to the game. loses to Pittsburgh and Dartmouth in first-ever Year honors in 1940 and ‘41. NCAA Tournament appearance. Feb. 12, 1925: Head cheerleader Vic Hug- Jan. 27, 1911: Carolina defeats Virgin- gins introduces Rameses, the school’s first ram March 21, 1946: 57-49 win over NYU in ia Christian, 42-21, in first game. Marvin mascot, at halftime of UNC’s 28-27 loss to Madison Square Garden is Carolina’s first in the “Philly” Ritch, considered the Father of UNC South Carolina. NCAA Tournament. Five days later, Oklahoma Basketball, is the team’s first captain and lead- A&M beats UNC, 43-40, in NCAA champion- ing scorer. Feb. 18, 1926: A 17-8 loss to NC State ship game. “Hook” Dillon scores 16 for Tar marks the fewest points in UNC history, but two Heels in title game, but Bob Kurland leads Feb. 22, 1913: Carolina plays the North weeks later, Carolina beats Mississippi State to A&M with 23. Carolina College of Agricultural and Mechanic win the Southern Conference Tournament. Arts (NC State) for the first time in any sport Dec. 3, 1951: 100-57 win over Furman since 1906. The Tar Heels lost that first encoun- Feb. 27, 1932: Virgil Weathers’ basket marks the first of 169 games in which Caroli- ter, 26-18. The teams would not play again until with less than 30 seconds to play gives Caroli- na scores 100 or more points. The Tar Heels are the 1919 state championship. na a 43-42 win over Adolph Rupp’s top-seeded 151-18 in those games. Kentucky in the second round of the Southern Dec. 29, 1913: Meb Long, UNC’s first Conference Tournament. It would prove to be Feb. 29, 1952: Duke’s Dick Groat scores great scorer, scored 23 points in a win over the the final time the two schools played one anoth- 48, Bernie Jernicki grabs 31 rebounds in a 94-64 Charlotte YMCA. Long became the first Tar er as members of the same conference. Blue Devil win. Heel to score 20 points in a game. Two weeks earlier, Meb and Cyrus Long became the first 1933-34: The first season in which Carolina Dec. 1, 1952: Frank McGuire Era begins brothers to play basketball for UNC. wore numbers on its jerseys. Also, Dave Mc- with 70-50 win over The Citadel. McGuire Feb. 19, 1914: Ben Edwards plays for NCAA DIVISION I LEADERS IN ALL-TIME WINS Guilford in a 38-13 UNC victory. Earlier in the (entering the 2018-19 season) year, Edwards played in six games for Carolina, No. School Yrs. Won Lost Tied Pct. Wins/Yr. thus becoming the first and only player to play 1. Kentucky 115 2,263 699 1 .764 19.7 for and against the Tar Heels in the same season. 2. Kansas 120 2,248 849 0 .726 18.7 3. North Carolina 108 2,232 792 0 .738 20.7 Feb. 20, 1915: Lynchburg YMCA wins 63- 4. Duke 113 2,144 881 0 .709 19.0 5. Temple 122 1,903 1,069 0 .640 15.6 20, the most lopsided loss in UNC history. 6. Syracuse 117 1,884 894 0 .678 16.1 7. UCLA 99 1,870 836 0 .691 18.9 Jan. 24, 1920: Billy Carmichael scored 16 8. Notre Dame 113 1,866 1,009 1 .649 16.5 points in a 36-25 win over Trinity in the first-ev- 9. St. John’s (NY) 111 1,833 1,016 0 .643 16.5 er basketball game between the two schools lo- 10. Indiana 118 1,817 1,034 0 .637 15.4 cated eight miles apart. Carmichael led the team in scoring in 1919-20 (10.8 ppg) and was later the University’s controller and acting president. NCAA DIVISION I LEADERS IN ALL-TIME WINNING PERCENTAGE Carmichael Auditorium is named in his honor. (entering the 2018-19 season) No. School Yrs. Won Lost Tied Pct. Wins/Yr. 1. Kentucky 115 2,263 699 1 .764 19.7 Feb. 26, 1921: Cartwright Carmichael 2. North Carolina 108 2,232 792 0 .738 20.7 scored 15 points in a win over Virginia and sets 3. Kansas 120 2,248 849 0 .726 18.7 UNC’s single-season scoring record, surpassing 4. Duke 113 2,144 881 0 .709 19.0 Meb Long and ending the year with 286 points. 5. UNLV 60 1,245 543 0 .696 20.8 6. UCLA 99 1,870 836 0 .691 18.9 7. Syracuse 117 1,884 894 0 .678 16.1 Feb. 28, 1922: Cartwright Carmichael 8. Western Kentucky 99 1,775 912 0 .661 16.1 and Monk McDonald lead UNC to a 40-26 win 9. Arizona 113 1,796 931 1 .659 15.9 over Mercer for the Southern Conference Tour- 10. Villanova 98 1,749 924 0 .654 17.8 nament title. 102 2018-19 • HISTORY CAROLINA BASKETBALL TIMELINE CAROLINA’S FINAL would post a 164-58 record in nine seasons. NATIONAL POLL RANKINGS Media Poll Coaches Poll Dec. 12, 1953: 82-56 win over South Caro- Year (Started 1949) (Started 1951) lina is UNC’s first ACC game and win. 1955-56 13th 11th 1956-57 1st 1st 1957-58 13th 12th Feb. 8, 1954: Virginia’s Buzz Wilkinson 1958-59 9th 6th scores 48 in 83-69 Wahoo win, most points ever 1959-60 Not Ranked 14th vs. UNC in an ACC game. 1960-61 5th 6th 1966-67 4th 3rd March 4, 1954: 1967-68 4th 4th UNC loses first-ever ACC 1968-69 4th 2nd Tournament game, 52-51, to eventual champion 1970-71 13th 13th NC State. 1971-72 2nd 2nd 1972-73 11th 12th Dec. 14, 1955: Lennie Rosenbluth scores 1973-74 12th 8th 1974-75 9th 10th 29 as 16th-ranked Carolina beats fifth-ranked 1975-76 8th 6th Alabama, 99-77, in UNC’s first game as ranked 1976-77 5th 3rd team in AP poll. 1977-78 16th 10th 1978-79 9th 3rd Jan. 14, 1956: Rosenbluth ties UNC re- 1979-80 15th 15th 1980-81 6th 6th cord with 45 points in a 103-99 win at Clemson. 1981-82 1st 1st The Bronx native goes 15 for 23 from the floor 1982-83 8th 8th and 15 for 24 from the line. 1983-84 1st 1st 1984-85 7th 7th Feb. 24, 1956: Rosenbluth has 31 points 1985-86 8th 8th 1986-87 2nd 3rd and 14 boards in 73-65 win over Duke that 1987-88 7th 8th clinches UNC’s first-ever ACC regular-season Jan. 13, 1964: Billy Cunningham has 40 1988-89 5th 4th title. Tar Heels, 11-3 in ACC, get first ACC points and 28 rebounds against Maryland, 1990-91 4th 4th Tournament win (over Virginia in quarterfinal), one of his 40 consecutive double-doubles. 1991-92 18th 12th but are upset by No. 20 Wake Forest in semi- 1992-93 4th 1st hits three-point play to beat Deacs in semifinals. 1993-94 1st 9th finals. The 45 points stand today as the ACC Tourna- 1994-95 4th 3rd ment single-game record. 1995-96 25th 24th Dec. 4, 1956: Rosenbluth sets UNC scoring 1996-97 4th 4th record with 47 in season-opening win over Fur- March 22, 1957: Pete Brennan sends na- 1997-98 1st 3rd man.