1971–72 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

1971–72 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC Tournament Champions
ACC Regular Season Champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record26–5 (9–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainSteve Previs
Dennis Wuycik
Home arenaCarmichael Auditorium
Seasons
1971–72 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina † 9 – 3   .750 26 – 5   .839
No. 14 Maryland 8 – 4   .667 27 – 5   .844
No. 20 Virginia 8 – 4   .667 21 – 7   .750
Duke 6 – 6   .500 14 – 12   .538
NC State 6 – 6   .500 16 – 10   .615
Wake Forest 3 – 9   .250 8 – 18   .308
Clemson 2 – 10   .167 10 – 16   .385
† 1972 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1971–72 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. The head coach was Dean Smith. The team played its home games in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster

Name # Position Height Year Home Town
Ray Hite 12 Guard 5–10 Sophomore Hyattsville, MD
Steve Previs 13 Guard 6–3 Senior Bethel Park, MD
Bill Chambers 20 Guard/Forward 6–4 Senior Greensboro, NC
George Karl 22 Guard 6–2 Junior Penn Hills, PA
John O'Donnell 30 Forward 6–6 Sophomore New York, NY
Bill Chamberlain 31 Forward 6–6 Senior New York, NY
Darrell Elston 32 Guard 6–3 Sophomore Tipton, IN
Roger Jamison 33 Guard 5–11 Junior Greensboro, NC
Bobby Jones 34 Forward 6–8 Sophomore Charlotte, NC
Bob McAdoo 35 Center/Forward 6–9 Junior Greensboro, NC
Donn Johnston 40 Forward 6–8 Junior Jamestown, NY
Kim Huband 42 Guard/Forward 6–5 Senior Wilmington, NC
Craig Corson 43 Center 6–10 Senior Contoocook, NH
Dennis Wuycik 44 Forward 6–6 Senior Ambridge, PA

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 2*
 No. 2 Rice W 127–69 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 4*
 No. 2 at Pittsburgh W 90–75 
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
December 6*
 No. 2 at Princeton L 73–89 
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
December 11*
 No. 3 Virginia Tech W 93–60 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 17*
 No. 4 vs. Wake Forest
Big Four Tournament 		W 99–76 
 
 
December 18*
 No. 4 vs. NC State
Big Four Tournament 		W 99–68 
 
 
December 27*
 No. 4 vs. Harvard W 96–78 
 
 
December 29*
 No. 4 vs. St. Joseph's (PA)
Sugar Bowl Tournament 		W 93–77 
Loyola Field House 
New Orleans, LA
December 30*
 No. 4 vs. Bradley
Sugar Bowl Tournament 		W 75–69 
 
New Orleans, LA
January 8*
 No. 3 Furman W 118–66 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 12
 No. 3 at Clemson W 81–61 
 
Clemson, SC
January 15
 No. 3 at No. 8 Virginia W 85–79 
 
Charlottesville, VA
January 19
 No. 3 Wake Forest W 92–77 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 22
 No. 3 at Duke L 74–76 
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 29
 No. 3 No. 18 Maryland W 92–72 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 3
 No. 3 at Wake Forest W 71–59 
 
Greensboro, NC
February 7
 No. 4 NC State W 101–78 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 11
 No. 3 vs. Clemson
North-South Doubleheader 		W 73–50 
 
Charlotte, NC
February 12*
 No. 3 vs. Georgia Tech
North-South Doubleheader 		W 118–73 
 
Charlotte, NC
February 16
 No. 3 at No. 19 Maryland L 77–79 OT
 
College Park, MD
February 19*
 No. 3 vs. Notre Dame W 99–74 
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
February 23*
 No. 5 Georgia Tech W 87–66 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 26
 No. 5 No. 13 Virginia W 91–78 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 29
 No. 5 at NC State L 84–85 
 
Raleigh, NC
March 4
 No. 3 Duke W 93–69 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
March 10*
 No. 3 vs. Duke
ACC tournament 		W 63–48 
 
Greensboro, NC
March 11*
 No. 3 vs. No. 13 Maryland
ACC Tournament 		W 73–64 
 
Greensboro, NC
March 16*
 No. 2 vs. No. 6 South Carolina
NCAA tournament 		W 92–69 
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
March 18*
 No. 2 vs. No. 3 Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament 		W 73–59 
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
March 23*
 No. 2 vs. No. 10 Florida State
NCAA Tournament 		L 75–79 
Los Angeles Sports Arena 
Los Angeles
March 25*
 No. 2 vs. No. 4 Louisville
NCAA Tournament • Third-place game 		W 105–91 
Los Angeles Sports Arena 
Los Angeles
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
1972 1 2 Bob McAdoo Buffalo Braves
1972 2 27 Dennis Wuycik Boston Celtics
1972 3 43 Bill Chamberlain Golden State Warriors
1972 7 111 Steve Previs Boston Celtics
1972 13 176 Kim Huband Buffalo Braves
1973 5 66 George Karl New York Knicks
1973 18 207 Donn Johnston Buffalo Braves
1974 1 5 Bobby Jones Houston Rockets
1974 3 43 Darrell Elston Atlanta Hawks
1974 10 174 John O'Donnell New York Knicks

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References

  1. ^ 2014-15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball record book Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Jun-09.
  2. ^ "1973 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.