GAME 31: Duke Saturday, March 9, 2019 Roy Williams Court at the Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, N.C. 6 p.m., ESPN 2018-19 SCHEDULE (25-5, 15-2 ACC) 7 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: NCAA 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017; Helms 1924 13-2 Home, 11-1 Road, 1-2 Neutral 20 FINAL FOURS 49 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES NOVEMBER (AP rankings) 31 ACC REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS 6 at Wofford (8/-) W 78-67 18 ACC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 9 at Elon (8/-) W 116-67 12 Stanford (7/-) W 90-72 37 TIMES IN THE FINAL ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP-10 RANKINGS 16 Tennessee Tech% (7/-) W 108-58 19 Saint Francis% (7/-) W 101-76 GAME 31 NOTEBOOK 22 vs. Texas+ (7/-) L 89-92 • Carolina and Virginia are tied for first place in the ACC with 15-2 records; Duke is one game 23 vs. UCLA+ (7/17) W 94-78 behind at 14-3. 28 at Michigan# (11/7) L 67-84 • An “ACC seeding scenario” for the Tar Heels is on page 2 of these notes. DECEMBER • The Tar Heels are 27-22 when playing host to a top-five (AP) opponent (all home sites). 5 UNCW (14/-) W 97-69 • UNC is 5-3 in previous AP top-5 matchups in the Smith Center (3-2 vs. Duke). 15 Gonzaga (12/4) W 103-90 • Carolina has played Duke eight previous times under Roy Williams in the final game of the 22 vs. Kentucky! (9/19) L 72-80 regular season with first place in the ACC at stake for UNC (outright or a share) – the Tar Heels 29 Davidson (14/-) W 82-60 are 8-0 in those games (2005, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘11, ‘12 , ‘16 and ‘17). JANUARY • This is the final game at the Smith Center for seniors Luke Maye and Kenny Williams and 2 Harvard (15/-) W 77-57 graduate student Cameron Johnson. Over the past four years, UNC is 117-30 overall, 54-17 in 5 at Pittsburgh (15/-) W 85-60 ACC regular-season play and 56-6 at home (55-6 in the Smith Center). In Johnson’s two years 8 at NC State (12/15) W 90-82 as a Tar Heel, UNC is 51-16 overall, 26-9 in regular-season ACC games and 25-5 at the Smith 12 Louisville (12/-) L 62-83 Center. Carolina played in the national championship game in 2016 in Maye’s and Williams’ 15 Notre Dame (13/-) W 75-69 freshman year, and won the national title in 2017. The 117 wins tie the fifth most over any 19 at Miami (13/-) W 85-76 21 Virginia Tech (11/10) W 103-82 four-year period in Carolina Basketball history. 29 at Georgia Tech (9/-) W 77-54 • Carolina leads the ACC scoring, rebounding, rebound margin and assists and is second in the conference in three-pointers and assist-turnover ratio. FEBRUARY • UNC leads the nation in rebounding, is second in assists and rebound margin and third in scoring. 2 at Louisville (9/15) W 79-69 • This is the 19th time in 31 seasons as a head coach that Roy Williams’ team is ranked in the 5 NC State (8/-) W 113-96 top 10 in the NCAA in scoring (eighth time at Carolina). 9 Miami (8/-) W (ot) 88-85 • This is the seventh season in which the ACC has played 18 regular-season conference games. 11 Virginia (8/4) L 61-69 16 at Wake Forest (8/-) W 95-57 Carolina became the second team to go 9-0 on the road (with Virginia in 2018). This marks 20 at Duke (8/1) W 88-72 the seventh time the Tar Heels have gone undefeated in ACC road games (1957, 1960, 1976, 23 Florida State (8/16) W 77-59 1984, 1987, 2008 and 2019). 26 Syracuse (5/-) W 93-85 • Carolina is the only team in the Atlantic Coast, American, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac 12 or Southeastern Conferences with 11 road wins. MARCH 2 at Clemson (5/-) W 81-79 5 at Boston College (3/-) W 79-66 UNC’S RECORD WHEN ... UNDER ROY WILLIAMS STATISTICAL COMPARISON 9 Duke (3/4) 6 p.m. ESPN 2018-19 TOTALS UNC Duke ACC Tournament, March 12-16, Charlotte, N.C. Home 13-2 225-32+ Record 25-5, 15-2 26-4, 14-3 Away 11-1 117-61 Points/Game 86.8 84.6 SITE/SPECIAL EVENT KEY Neutral 1-2 107-38 Scoring Defense 73.1 67.0 % Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational, Chapel Hill Overtime 1-0 11-10 Scoring Margin +13.7 +17.6 + Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational, Las Vegas Leads at Half 21-0 371-40 FG% .468 .480 # ACC-Big Ten Challenge Trails at Half 3-5 60-87 3FG% .373 .309 ! CBS Sports Classic, Chicago, Ill. Tied at Half 1-0 18-4 3FGs/Game 8.9 7.5 UNC shoots 50% or better FG 9-0 210-7 FT% .745 .689 All times Eastern UNC shoots 40-49.9% FG 15-2 201-63 FG% Defense .414 .395 UNC shoots under 40% FG 1-3 38-61 3FG% Defense .335 .287 Opponents shoot 50% or better FG 2-4 26-41 Oppt 3FGs/Game 8.8 6.3 Opponents shoot 40-49.9% FG 10-1 208-72 Rebounds/Game 43.4 41.9 Opponents shoot under 40% FG 13-0 215-18 Offensive Rebs/Game 13.1 13.5 TV: ESPN (Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Maria Taylor) UNC has more rebounds 23-3 381-64 Rebound Margin +10.2 +6.5 RADIO: Tar Heel Sports Properties (Jones Angell, Eric Opponents have more rebounds 1-2 56-61 Assists/Game 19.4 16.1 Montross) UNC has more offensive rebounds 18-4 292-84 Turnovers/Game 13.4 13.0 SATELLITE RADIO: Sirius 134/XM 193/Internet 955 Oppts have more offensive rebounds 5-1 126-39 Assists/Turnovers 1.4 1.2 UNC has more turnovers 9-2 141-67 Turnovers Forced/Game 14.4 15.0 CAROLINA SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS Opponents have more turnovers 14-1 270-55 Internet GoHeels.com UNC scores 80 or more points 18-1 300-34 KenPom.com (national rankings as of 3/8) Twitter @UNC_Basketball UNC scores less than 80 points 7-4 149-97 Overall Ranking 6 3 Instagram UNC_Basketball UNC scores 90 or more points 12-0 147-5 Offensive Efficiency 120.1 (7) 120.9 (6) Facebook Facebook.com/TarHeels UNC scores 100 or more points 6-0 63-2 Defensive Efficiency 91.7 (11) 88.6 (7) YouTube UNCTarHeelsAthletics Opponents score 80 or more points 6-4 61-68 Effective FG Pct. 53.5 (62) 53.9 (50) Opponents score less than 80 points 19-1 388-63 Turnover Pct. 17.6 (102) 17.6 (100) CAROLINA SID: Steve Kirschner ([email protected]) Opponents score 90 or more points 2-1 7-19 Offensive Rebound Pct. 35.2 (17) 36.6 (10) O: 919-962-7258; C: 919-475-2695 Opponents score 100 or more points 0-3 FTA/FGA 31.7 (226) 34.9 (124) OVERALL RECORD 25-5 449-131 Strength of Schedule 11 14 DUKE SID: Mike DeGeorge ([email protected]) O: 919-668-1712; C: 919-384-6601 + home record includes a 2010 win over William & Mary in Carmichael Arena and a 2017 win over Notre Dame in the Greensboro Coliseum MEDIA INFORMATION CAROLINA STATS IN WINS vs. LOSSES TAR HEELS 25 Wins 5 Losses Points Per Game 90.2 70.2 All-Time Rankings UNC ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Oppt. Points Per Game 71.4 81.6 Senior Associate A.D. for Communications: FG% .482 .394 National Rank Total Steve Kirschner Oppt. FG% .397 .513 Wins 3rd 2,256 Office Phone: 919-962-7258 3FG% .386 .308 Winning Percentage 2nd .739 Cell Phone: 919-475-2695 Oppt. 3FG% .315 .449 NCAA Tournament Titles 3rd 6 3FGs Per Game 9.2 7.4 Email: [email protected] Final Fours 1st 20 Oppt. 3FGs Per Game 8.5 10.6 FT% .750 .714 NCAA Tournaments 2nd 49 Associate Director of Communications: Oppt. FT% .710 .602 NCAA Tournament Games 2nd 170 Matt Bowers Rebound Margin +11.7 +2.4 NCAA Tournament Wins 2nd 124 Office Phone: 919-962-2123 Assists/Turnovers 20.4/13.4 14.8/13.4 NCAA Tournament Win Pct. 2nd .729 Cell Phone: 919-619-7021 Opponent A/TO 13.3/14.7 17.4/12.6 ACC Regular-Season Titles 1st 31 Email: [email protected] ACC Regular-Season Wins 1st 697 Carolina’s Top 3 Scorers 25 Wins 5 Losses ACC Tournament Titles 2nd 18 INTERVIEWS Johnson 17.8 White 14.8 White 16.5 Johnson 12.8 ACC Tournament Finals 1st 35 Interview requests must be made through Maye 15.8 Maye 10.2 ACC Tournament Wins T-1st 100 the athletic communications office. Contact NBA First-Round Draft Picks 1st 49 Kirschner with interview requests for Coach NBA Draft Picks 3rd 112 Williams. Due to contractual obligations, Wil- • This is the ninth AP top-5 matchup in Smith 1,000-Point Scorers 1st 77 liams is unable to participate in live radio call- Center history; the Tar Heels are 5-3 in those Olympic Gold Medalists 1st 10 in shows. games, including 3-2 against Duke. Media should direct player interview re- TAR HEELS IN THE quests to Matt Bowers ([email protected], TOP-5 AP GAMES, SMITH CENTER HISTORY 2018-19 ACC & NCAA RANKINGS 919-619-7021).