1972–73 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1972–73 North Carolina Tar Heels basketball Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 12 11 25–8 8–4 Dean Smith 12th John Lotz 8th Bill Guthridge 6th Eddie Fogler 2nd Donn Johnston George Karl Carmichael Auditorium NIT 3rd place The 1972–73 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1972–73 men's college basketball season. Schedule November 25 yes St. Thomas (FL) 107–62 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC December 2 yes Pittsburgh 99–70 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC December 5 yes yes Dartmouth 128–86 Greensboro, NC December 9 yes 13 yes Virginia Tech 96–82 Charlotte, NC December 11 yes 13 yes 8 Kentucky 78–70 Louisville, KY December 15 yes 11 yes Duke Big Four Tournament 91–86 Greensboro, NC December 16 yes 11 yes 6 NC State Big Four Tournament 61–68 Greensboro, NC December 22 yes 13 yes California 64–61 Berkeley, CA December 28 yes 11 yes Utah Rainbow Classic 73–61 Honolulu, HI December 29 yes 11 yes Washington Rainbow Classic 89–72 Honolulu, HI December 30 yes 11 yes Louisville Rainbow Classic 89–86 Honolulu, HI January 4 yes 9 yes Furman 100–67 Charlotte, NC January 6 yes 9 yes Nebraska 79–62 Greensboro, NC January 10 7 Clemson 92–58 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC January 17 4 yes Wake Forest 99–80 Greensboro, NC January 20 4 Duke 82–71 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC January 25 3 Virginia 78–84 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC January 27 3 yes 4 Maryland 88–94 Cole Field House College Park, MD January 31 8 Wake Forest 69–51 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC February 5 8 yes 2 NC State 73–76 Raleigh, NC February 9 yes 6 yes Georgia Tech North-South Doubleheader 107–72 Charlotte, NC February 10 6 yes Clemson North-South Doubleheader 84–69 Charlotte, NC February 14 6 10 Maryland 95–85 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC February 17 yes 6 yes Florida State 91–79 Madison Square Garden New York, NY February 21 yes 6 Miami (OH) 92–102 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC February 24 6 yes Virginia 76–68 Charlottesville, VA February 27 6 2 NC State 78–82 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC March 3 7 yes Duke 72–70 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |- !colspan=6 style=North Carolina Tar Heels|ACC Tournament March 8 yes 2 8 yes 7 Wake Forest Quarterfinal 52–54 OT Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |- !colspan=6 style=North Carolina Tar Heels|National Invitation Tournament March 17 yes 11 yes Oral Roberts First round 82–65 Madison Square Garden New York, NY March 20 yes 11 yes Massachusetts Quarterfinal 73–63 Madison Square Garden New York, NY March 24 yes 11 yes Notre Dame Semifinal 71–78 Madison Square Garden New York, NY March 25 yes 11 yes Alabama Third Place 88–69 Madison Square Garden New York, NY AP poll Source:2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball record book https://web.archive.org/web/20150222195148/http://www.goheels.com/fls/3350/pdf/MBB2015/RecordBook2014-15.pdf?SPID=12965&DB_OEM_ID=3350 2015-02-22 . Retrieved 2015-Jun-09. References Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons North Carolina North Carolina Tar Tar