HISTORY NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR 92 HISTORY NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR 93 HISTORY RETIRED JERSEYS - COBB/GLAMACK 94 HISTORY RETIRED JERSEYS - ROSENBLUTH/FORD 95 HISTORY RETIRED JERSEYS - WORTHY/JORDAN 96 HISTORY RETIRED JERSEYS - JAMISON/HANSBROUGH 97 HISTORY SMITH CENTER JERSEYS 98 HISTORY SMITH CENTER JERSEYS 99 HISTORY SMITH CENTER JERSEYS 100 HISTORYRECORD BOOK SMITH CENTER JERSEYS 101 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 al- Square Garden. most 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 Car- The game was called the greatest comeback in michael and Monk McDonald combine to aver- the history of Southern basketball. Andy Ber- age 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 points 15 points. to lead UNC to a 25-21 win at Duke’s Memorial Gymnasium. It was the first game ever played Feb. 10, 1941: Two-time All-America between North Carolina and Duke as the school George Glamack scores a record 45 points in a formerly known as Trinity changed its name 76-53 win over Clemson. Later that year, UNC George Glamack won National Player of the 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 Virginia gins introduces Rameses, the school’s first ram March 21, 1946: 57-49 win over NYU in Christian, 42-21, in first game. Marvin “Philly” mascot, at halftime of UNC’s 28-27 loss to Madison Square Garden is Carolina’s first in the Ritch, considered the Father of UNC Basketball, South Carolina. NCAA Tournament. Five days later, Oklaho- is the team’s first captain and leading scorer. ma A&M beats UNC, 43-40, in NCAA cham- Feb. 18, 1926: A 17-8 loss to NC State pionship game. “Hook” Dillon scores 16 for Feb. 22, 1913: Carolina plays the North marks the fewest points in UNC history, but two Tar Heels in title game, but Bob Kurland leads Carolina College of Agricultural and Mechanic weeks later, Carolina beats Mississippi State to A&M with 23. Arts (NC State) for the first time in any sport win the Southern Conference Tournament. since 1906. The Tar Heels lost that first encoun- Dec. 3, 1951: 100-57 win over Furman ter, 26-18. The teams would not play again until Feb. 27, 1932: Virgil Weathers’ basket with marks the first of 169 games in which Caroli- the 1919 state championship. less than 30 seconds to play gives Carolina a na scores 100 or more points. The Tar Heels are 43-42 win over Adolph Rupp’s top-seeded Ken- 151-18 in those games. Dec. 29, 1913: Meb Long, UNC’s first tucky in the second round of the Southern Con- great scorer, scored 23 points in a win over the ference Tournament. It would prove to be the Feb. 29, 1952: Duke’s Dick Groat scores Charlotte YMCA. Long became the first Tar final time the two schools played one another as 48, Bernie Jernicki grabs 31 rebounds in a 94-64 Heel to score 20 points in a game. Two weeks members of the same conference. Blue Devil win. earlier, Meb and Cyrus Long became the first brothers to play basketball for UNC. 1933-34: The first season in which Carolina Dec. 1, 1952: Frank McGuire Era begins wore numbers on its jerseys. Also, Dave Mc- with 70-50 win over The Citadel. McGuire Feb. 19, 1914: Ben Edwards plays for Guil- ford in a 38-13 Tar Heel victory. Earlier in the NCAA DIVISION I LEADERS IN ALL-TIME WINS year, Edwards played in six games for Carolina, (entering the 2017-18 season) thus becoming the first and only player to play No. School 1st Season Yrs. Won Lost Tied Pct. for and against the Tar Heels in the same season. 1. Kentucky 1903 114 2,239 689 1 .765 2. Kansas 1899 119 2,217 841 0 .725 Feb. 20, 1915: Lynchburg YMCA wins 63- 3. North Carolina 1911 107 2,206 781 0 .739 20, the most lopsided loss in UNC history. 4. Duke 1906 112 2,115 873 0 .708 5. Temple 1895 121 1,886 1,053 0 .642 6. Syracuse 1901 116 1,861 879 0 .679 Jan. 24, 1920: Billy Carmichael scored 16 7. UCLA 1920 98 1,849 824 0 .692 points in a 36-25 win over Trinity in the first-ev- 8. Notre Dame 1898 112 1,847 995 1 .650 er basketball game between the two schools lo- 9. St. John’s (NY) 1908 110 1,817 999 0 .645 cated eight miles apart. Carmichael led the team 10. Louisville 1912 103 1,803 901 0 .667 in scoring in 1919-20 (10.8 ppg) and was later the University’s controller and acting president. Carmichael Auditorium is named in his honor. NCAA DIVISION I LEADERS IN ALL-TIME WINNING PERCENTAGE (entering the 2017-18 season) Feb. 26, 1921: No. School 1st Season Yrs. Won Lost Tied Pct. Cartwright Carmichael 1. Kentucky 1903 114 2,239 689 1 .765 scored 15 points in a win over Virginia and sets 2. North Carolina 1911 107 2,206 781 0 .739 UNC’s single-season scoring record, surpassing 3. Kansas 1899 119 2,217 841 0 .725 Meb Long. Carmichael would finish the season 4. Duke 1906 112 2,115 873 0 .708 with 286 points. 5. UNLV 1959 59 1,225 530 0 .698 6. UCLA 1920 97 1,818 819 0 .689 7. Syracuse 1901 116 1,861 879 0 .679 Feb. 28, 1922: Cartwright Carmichael and 8. Louisville 1912 103 1,803 901 0 .667 Monk McDonald lead UNC to a 40-26 win over 9. Western Kentucky 1915 98 1,748 901 0 .660 Mercer for the Southern Conference Tourna- 10. Arizona 1905 112 1,769 923 1 .657 ment title. 102 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 Feb. 8, 1954: Virginia’s Buzz Wilkinson 1957-58 13th 12th 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: UNC loses first-ever ACC 1967-68 4th 4th Tournament game, 52-51, to eventual champion 1968-69 4th 2nd 1970-71 13th 13th NC State. 1971-72 2nd 2nd 1972-73 11th 12th Dec. 14, 1955: Lennie Rosenbluth scores 1973-74 12th 8th 29 as 16th-ranked Carolina beats fifth-ranked 1974-75 9th 10th Alabama, 99-77, in UNC’s first game as ranked 1975-76 8th 6th 1976-77 5th 3rd team in AP poll. 1977-78 16th 10th 1978-79 9th 3rd Jan. 14, 1956: Rosenbluth ties UNC record 1979-80 15th 15th with 45 points in a 103-99 win at Clemson. The 1980-81 6th 6th Bronx native goes 15 for 23 from the floor and 1981-82 1st 1st 1982-83 8th 8th 15 for 24 from the line. 1983-84 1st 1st 1984-85 7th 7th Feb. 24, 1956: Rosenbluth has 31 points and 1985-86 8th 8th 14 boards in 73-65 win over Duke that clinches 1986-87 2nd 3rd UNC’s first-ever ACC regular-season title. Tar Jan. 13, 1964: Billy Cunningham has 40 1987-88 7th 8th Heels, 11-3 in ACC, get first ACC Tournament points and 28 rebounds against Maryland, 1988-89 5th 4th one of his 40 consecutive double-doubles. 1990-91 4th 4th win (over Virginia in quarterfinal), but are upset 1991-92 18th 12th by No. 20 Wake Forest in semifinals. hits three-point play to beat Deacs in semifinals. 1992-93 4th 1st The 45 points stand today as the ACC Tourna- 1993-94 1st 9th Dec. 4, 1956: Rosenbluth sets UNC scoring ment single-game record. 1994-95 4th 3rd record with 47 in season-opening win over Fur- 1995-96 25th 24th 1996-97 4th 4th man. Rosenbluth makes 20 of 37 shots from the March 22, 1957: Pete Brennan sends na- 1997-98 1st 3rd floor and adds 17 rebounds. tional semifinal vs.