2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 November 2024 Basketball 2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg 140px Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 12 15 26–12 11–7 Roy Williams 12th Steve Robinson 12th C. B. McGrath 12th Hubert Davis 3rd Dean E. Smith Center NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Roy Williams, who was in his 12th season. They played their home games at the Dean Smith Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 26–12, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the ACC tournament, where they lost to Notre Dame.https://www.chicagotribune.com/2015/03/15/notre-dame-tops-north-carolina-to-take-acc-tournament-championship/ Notre Dame tops North Carolina to take ACC tournament championship Chicago Tribune Chris Hine March 15, 2015 November 1, 2024 They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Harvard in the second round and Arkansas in the third round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to eventual runner-up Wisconsin. Previous season The Tar Heels finished the season 24–10, 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to Pittsburgh.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/400546248 Pitt topples No. 15 Tar Heels in ACC quarters ESPN March 14, 2014 November 1, 2024 They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Providence in the second round before losing in the third round to Iowa State. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure P.J. Hairston 15 G 6'6" 220 Junior Greensboro, NC Dismissed from the team, declared to NBA draft James Michael McAdoo 43 F 6'9" 230 Junior Norfolk, VA Declared to NBA draft James Manor 30 F 6'6" 220 Senior Carrboro, NC Graduated Denzel Robinson 34 F 6'4" 220 Senior Chapel Hill, NC Graduated Wade Moody 55 G 6'0" 175 Senior Mount Airy, NC Graduated Leslie McDonald 2 G 6'5" 215 Senior Memphis, TN Graduated Pre-season The Tar Heels entered the 2014–15 season losing two starters from the previous season, as James Michael McAdoo and P. J. Hairston declared for the 2014 NBA draft. However, rising juniors and potential draft picks Kennedy Meeks and Isaiah Hicks decided to return to Chapel Hill and UNC brought in a strong recruiting class including McDonald's All-Americans Justin Jackson, Theo Pinson, and Joel Berry. Class of 2014 signees left horizontal North Carolina recruits at the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game 180 20140402 MCDAAG Justin Jackson rebound.JPG Justin Jackson 20140402 MCDAAG Theo Pinson.JPG Theo Pinson 20140402 MCDAAG Joel Berry dribbling in traffic.JPG Joel Berry II no no 2014 Joel Berry II PG Apopka, FL Lake Highland Prep 6 0 185 January 21, 2013 5 5 4 5 Justin Jackson SF Tomball, TX Homeschool Christian Youth 6 8 190 March 4, 2013 5 5 5 5 Theo Pinson SF Greensboro, NC Wesleyan Christian Academy 6 6 185 May 22, 2013 5 5 5 5 2014 2014 North Carolina Signees 2014 North Carolina Signees 2014 North Carolina Signees 2014-05-28 yes Roster 2014 North Carolina Tar Heels y yes Nate Britt y 0 G 6 1 170 SO Upper Marlboro, Maryland Oak Hill Academy Theo Pinson y 1 F/G 6 6 195 FR Greensboro, North Carolina Wesleyan Christian Academy Joel Berry II y 2 G 6 0 195 FR Apopka, Florida Lake Highland Prep Kennedy Meeks y 3 F 6 9 270 SO Charlotte, North Carolina West Charlotte Luke Davis n 4 G 6 0 178 SR y Raleigh, North Carolina Ravenscroft School Marcus Paige y 5 G 6 1 175 JR Marion, Iowa Linn-Mar Brice Johnson y 11 F 6 9 228 JR Orangeburg, South Carolina Edisto J. P. Tokoto y 13 F 6 6 200 JR Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin Menomonee Falls Desmond Hubert n 14 F 6 10 225 SR Cream Ridge, New Jersey New Egypt Jackson Simmons 21 F 6 7 225 SR Webster, North Carolina Smoky Mountain Isaiah Hicks y 22 F 6 8 230 SO Oxford, North Carolina J.F. Webb Sasha Seymore 24 F 6 6 220 SR New Bern, North Carolina New Bern W Justin Coleman 25 G 6 2 180 JR Raleigh, North Carolina Broughton W Joel James basketball y 42 F 6 10 280 JR West Palm Beach, Florida Dwyer Spenser Dalton 43 G 6 3 205 JR Asheville, North Carolina Christ School W Justin Jackson basketball, born 1995 y 44 F/G 6 8 193 FR Tomball, Texas Homeschool Christian Youth Association Stilman White n 45 G 6 0 170 SO y Wilmington, North Carolina Hoggard Roy Williams (UNC) Steve Robinson (Radford) C. B. McGrath (Kansas) Hubert Davis (UNC) http://www.goheels.com/SportSelect.dbml?SITE=UNC&DB_OEM_ID=3350&SPID=12965&SPSID=667867 Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition Oct 24 7:30 pm yes 6 Fayetteville State Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Jackson 18 Johnson 13 Tokoto 8 101–58 9,171 Nov 7 7:30 pm yes 6 Belmont Abbey Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Jackson 16 Tied 5 Tokoto 6 112–34 11,441 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season Nov 14 8:00 pm yes 6 North Carolina Central Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU Johnson 12 Meeks 9 Tied 4 76–60 17,338 1–0 Nov 16 6:00 pm yes 6 Robert Morris Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round ESPNU Johnson 23 Meeks 12 Tokoto 10 103–59 13,579 2–0 Nov 22 2:00 pm yes yes 6 Davidson Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, NC Meeks 19 Meeks 12 Tokoto 4 90–72 11,113 3–0 Nov 26 12:00 pm yes yes 5 Butler Imperial Arena Nassau, BAH Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals ESPN2 Paige 18 Meeks 9 Tokoto 4 66–74 3,136 3–1 Nov 27 7:00 pm yes yes 5 UCLA 22 Imperial Arena Nassau, BAH Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round AXS TV Paige 21 Pinson 7 Paige 5 78–56 2,940 4–1 Nov 28 8:00 pm yes yes 5 Florida 18 Imperial Arena Nassau, BAH Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place game AXS TV Meeks 18 Meeks 13 Tied 4 75–64 3,298 5–1 Dec 3 7:30 pm yes 12 Iowa Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN Meeks 15 Meeks 12 Tokoto 3 55–60 18,040 5–2 Dec 7 2:00 pm yes 12 East Carolina Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU Tied 19 Johnson 17 Tokoto 8 108–64 18,741 6–2 Dec 13 12:00 pm yes yes 21 Kentucky 1 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Rivalry CBS Johnson 15 Tokoto 6 Paige 6 70–84 24,406 6–3 Dec 16 7:00 pm yes yes 24 UNC Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC ESPN2 Meeks 18 Paige 7 Pinson 4 79–56 11,108 7–3 Dec 20 1:00 pm yes yes 24 Ohio State 12 United Center Chicago, IL CBS Sports Classic CBS Johnson 18 Meeks 13 Tied 5 82–74 19,726 8–3 Dec 27 7:30 pm yes 20 UAB Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 Paige 16 Meeks 19 Tied 4 89–58 19,124 9–3 Dec 30 7:00 pm yes 19 William & Mary Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC RSN Tokoto 19 Tokoto 10 Paige 6 86–64 20,053 10–3 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC regular season Jan 3 8:15 pm yes 19 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ESPN Jackson 13 Meeks 12 Tokoto 7 74–50 8,404 11–3 1–0 Jan 5 7:00 pm 18 Notre Dame 13 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPN Paige 15 Pinson 8 Tied 2 70–71 20,604 11–4 1–1 Jan 10 2:00 pm 18 Louisville 5 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPN Meeks 13 Johnson 11 Tokoto 5 72–71 21,750 12–4 2–1 Jan 14 7:00 pm yes 15 NC State PNC Arena Raleigh, NC Carolina–State Game ESPN2 Paige 23 Meeks 10 Paige 9 81–79 19,500 13–4 3–1 Jan 18 6:30 pm 15 Virginia Tech Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU Jackson 16 Johnson 11 Tied 4 68–53 19,745 14–4 4–1 Jan 21 7:00 pm yes 15 Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC ESPN2 Johnson 19 Meeks 8 Paige 8 87–71 13,877 15–4 5–1 Jan 24 2:00 pm 15 Florida State Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPN Paige 19 Johnson 14 Tied 3 78–74 20,512 16–4 6–1 Jan 26 7:00 pm 13 Syracuse Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPN Paige 22 Johnson 11 Paige 8 93–83 19,856 17–4 7–1 Jan 31 4:00 pm yes 13 Louisville 10 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY ESPN Paige 15 Tokoto 11 Paige 4 68–78 OT 22,418 17–5 7–2 Feb 2 7:00 pm 12 Virginia 3 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPN Paige 15 Johnson 8 Paige 4 64–75 20,102 17–6 7–3 Feb 7 3:00 pm yes 12 Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN/ESPN3 Hicks 21 Johnson 10 Tokoto 5 79–68 8,263 18–6 8–3 Feb 14 12:00 pm yes 12 Pittsburgh Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ACCN/ESPN3 Johnson 19 Tokoto 7 Tied 6 76–89 12,508 18–7 8–4 Feb 18 9:00 pm yes 15 Duke 4 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Rivalry ESPN/ACCN Tied 18 Johnson 12 Tokoto 7 90–92 OT 9,314 18–8 8–5 Feb 21 12:00 pm 15 Georgia Tech Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ACCN Meeks 18 Tied 6 Paige 10 89–60 20,779 19–8 9–5 Feb 24 8:00 pm 15 NC State Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Carolina–State Game ACCN Jackson 16 Meeks 14 Tokoto 2 46–58 21,750 19–9 9–6 Feb 28 2:00 pm yes 15 Miami (FL) BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL CBS Johnson 22 Johnson 11 Tokoto 6 73–64 7,972 20–9 10–6 Mar 3 7:00 pm yes 19 Georgia Tech Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA ESPNU Berry II 15 Johnson 9 Paige 4 81–49 6,913 21–9 11–6 Mar 7 9:00 pm 19 Duke 3 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Rivalry/ESPN College GameDay ESPN Paige 23 Meeks 9 Tied 5 77–84 21,750 21–10 11–7 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC Tournament Mar 11 2:00 pm yes 19 Boston College Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Second Round ESPN/ACCN Hicks 21 Johnson 10 Tokoto 5 81–63 22,026 22–10 Mar 12 2:00 pm yes 19 Louisville 16 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Quarterfinals ESPN/ACCN Johnson 22 Johnson 7 Paige 5 70–60 22,026 23–10 Mar 13 7:00 pm yes 19 Virginia 3 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Semifinals ESPN/ACCN Jackson 22 Meeks 9 Tied 5 71–67 22,026 24–10 Mar 14 8:30 pm yes 19 Notre Dame 11 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Championship game ESPN/ACCN Paige 24 Tokoto 6 Tokoto 7 82–90 22,026 24–11 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament Mar 19 7:20 pm yes yes 15 4 W Harvard 13 W Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL Second round TNT Jackson 14 Meeks 8 Paige 6 67–65 12,761 25–11 Mar 21 8:40 pm yes yes 15 4 W Arkansas 21 5 W Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL Third round TNT Paige 22 Johnson 13 Tokoto 8 87–78 13,687 26–11 Mar 26 7:47 pm yes yes 15 4 W Wisconsin 3 1 W Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Sweet Sixteen TBS Tied 15 Hicks 6 Tied 3 72–79 18,809 26–12 AP poll Eastern Time W West region Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1 20 1 20 Pre AP 6 6 5 12 21 24 21 19 18 15 15 13 12 12 15 15 19 19 15 N/A Coaches 6 6 6 12 18 24 21 20 17 16 15 14 13 15 16 18 19 19 14 12 Players drafted into the NBA Year Round Pick Player NBA club 2015 2 58 J. P. Tokoto Philadelphia 76ers 2016 1 25 Brice Johnson Los Angeles Clippers 2016 2 55 Marcus Paige Brooklyn Nets 2017 1 15 Justin Jackson Portland Trail Blazers References 2 Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons North Carolina North Carolina Tar Tar