2013–14 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2013–14 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg 140px Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 21 19 24–10 13–5 Roy Williams 11th Steve Robinson 11th C. B. McGrath 11th Hubert Davis 2nd Dean E. Smith Center Hall of Fame Tip Off champions NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 2013–14 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Roy Williams, who is in his 11th season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. They played their home games at the Dean E. Smith Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They 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. 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. Pre-season The Tar Heels entered the 2013–14 season lost two starters from the previous season as Dexter Strickland graduated and second team All-ACC shooting guard Reggie Bullock declared for the 2013 NBA draft. However, rising juniors and potential draft picks James Michael McAdoo and P. J. Hairston decided to return to Chapel Hill and UNC brought in a strong recruiting class including McDonald's All-Americans Kennedy Meeks and Isaiah Hicks. Another offseason change involved the coaching staff as long-time Roy Williams assistant Joe Holladay retired. UNC alum Brad Frederick joined the staff as Director of Basketball Operations in June. Frederick came from the coaching staff at Vanderbilt, where he had been for 14 seasons. He is the son of former Kansas Athletic Director Bob Frederick. Carter Andrew Brad Frederick named UNC director of basketball operations Raleigh News and Observer June 3, 2013 http://blogs.newsobserver.com/uncnow/brad-frederick-named-unc-director-of-basketball-operations January 4, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140106032329/http://blogs.newsobserver.com/uncnow/brad-frederick-named-unc-director-of-basketball-operations 2014-01-06 dead However, the optimism of the Spring turned to uncertainty in the Summer as both Hairston and fifth year senior Leslie McDonald were both suspended from the team due to eligibility concerns, leaving only two scholarship guards (sophomore Marcus Paige and freshman Nate Britt) on the roster entering the season. McDonald would be reinstated in the non-conference season, but Hairston's suspension would hold for the entire season. Auerbach Nicole NCAA clears UNC's Leslie McDonald but P.J. Hairston could sit season USA Today December 18, 2013 https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2013/12/18/ncaa-clears-uncs-leslie-mcdonald-but-pj-hairston-could-sit-season/4113317/ January 4, 2014 Brown C. L. Tar Heels won't seek reinstatement ESPN.com December 20, 2013 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10172154/north-carolina-tar-heels-not-applying-ncaa-reinstatement-pj-hairston?ex_cid=espnapi_public January 4, 2014 Even with this uncertainty, North Carolina was voted #13 in the AP preseason poll Norlander Matt AP preseason poll released: UK at top; MSU, 'Ville, Duke, KU follow CBSSports.com October 31, 2013 http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24166158/ap-preseason-poll-released-uk-at-top-msu-ville-duke-ku-follow January 4, 2014 and #11 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll. Auerbach Nicole Analysis: A look at every top 25 team in the college hoops coaches poll USA Today October 18, 2013 https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2013/10/17/analysis-top-25-teams-college-basketball-coaches-poll-top-25-rankings/2998175/ January 4, 2014 The ACC media tabbed the Tar Heels third in the conference preseason poll. Media Picks Tar Heels Third In ACC North Carolina Tar Heels October 16, 2013 http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209285247 January 4, 2014 Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Reggie Bullock 35 F/G 6'7" 205 Junior Kinston, NC Declared for the NBA draft Dexter Strickland 1 G 6'3" 180 Senior Rahway, NJ Graduated Recruits left horizontal North Carolina recruits at the 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game 200 20130403 MCDAAG Isaiah Hicks dribbling.JPG Isaiah Hicks 20130403 MCDAAG Kennedy Meeks.JPG Kennedy Meeks no no 2013 Nate Britt PG Washington, DC Oak Hill Academy 6 1 165 November 29, 2011 3 4 86 Isaiah Hicks F Oxford, NC J.F. Webb High School 6 8 210 August 8, 2011 5 5 91 Kennedy Meeks C Charlotte, NC West Charlotte 6 9 275 November 16, 2012 4 4 86 The top-rated recruit in the class scheduled to start college in Fall 2013 is Isaiah Hicks, the eighth ranked power forward and the 18th ranked player in the ESPN 100.https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/playerrankings/_/order/true ESPN Basketball Recruiting - Player Rankings Shortly behind him in that ranking is Kennedy Meeks at #59. He is the #6 ranked center in the 2013 high school class. Britt is the 52nd ranked player in the current high school class and 11th point guard. He tore his meniscus in December 2012.http://blogs.fayobserver.com/accbasketball/December-2012/Nate-Britt,-a-North-Carolina-signee,-is-currently- Blogs - Fayobserver.com - Nate Britt, a North Carolina signee, is currently sidelined with a torn meniscus 2013-03-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20130406155702/http://blogs.fayobserver.com/accbasketball/December-2012/Nate-Britt,-a-North-Carolina-signee,-is-currently- 2013-04-06 dead Isaiah Hicks: 18th ranked player in ESPN 100, eight-ranked power forward, named to the 2013 McDonald's All-America gamehttp://www.goheels.com/fls/3350/pdf/UNCBBnotes.pdf Archived copy 2013-03-25 2013-03-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20130328032349/http://www.goheels.com/fls/3350/pdf/UNCBBnotes.pdf dead In his last high school basketball game he had 34 points, 30 rebounds and seven blocks in a win in his division's state championship game.http://www.usatodayhss.com/news/article/isaiah-hicks-unc-34-points-30-rebounds UNC commit Isaiah Hicks has himself a championship game - USA TODAY High School Sports 2013-03-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20130324031648/http://www.usatodayhss.com/news/article/isaiah-hicks-unc-34-points-30-rebounds 2013-03-24 dead Kennedy Meeks: 59th ranked player in ESPN 100, #6 ranked center, and named to the 2013 McDonald's All-America game Nate Britt: 52nd ranked player, 11th-ranked point guard Roster 2013 North Carolina Tar Heels y yes Nate Britt y 0 G 5 11 165 FR Upper Marlboro, Maryland Oak Hill (VA) Leslie McDonald y 2 G 6 5 215 SR y Memphis, Tennessee Briarcrest Christian School Kennedy Meeks y 3 C 6 9 290 FR Charlotte, North Carolina West Charlotte Luke Davis n 4 G 6 0 175 JR y Raleigh, North Carolina Ravenscroft School Marcus Paige y 5 G 6 1 175 SO Marion, Iowa Linn-Mar Brice Johnson y 11 F 6 9 210 SO Orangeburg, South Carolina Edisto J. P. Tokoto y 13 F 6 5 200 SO Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin Menomonee Falls Desmond Hubert n 14 F 6 10 225 JR Cream Ridge, New Jersey New Egypt P. J. Hairston y 15 G 6 6 220 JR I Greensboro, North Carolina Hargrave Military Academy Jackson Simmons 21 F 6 7 225 JR Webster, North Carolina Smoky Mountain Isaiah Hicks y 22 F 6 8 220 FR Oxford, North Carolina J.F. Webb James Manor n 30 F 6 6 220 SR Carrboro, North Carolina Chapel Hill W Denzel Robinson n 34 F 6 4 220 SR Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill W Joel James basketball y 42 F 6 10 280 SO West Palm Beach, Florida Dwyer James Michael McAdoo y 43 F 6 9 230 JR Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk Christian Wade Moody n 55 G 6 0 175 SR Mount Airy, North Carolina Mount Airy W 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 12/08/13 Note that the roster is subject to change. Season Non-conference play The Tar Heels started the season with uncertainty as Hairston's and McDonald's eligibility cases remained in limbo for the first nine games of the season. After uneventful victories over Oakland and Holy Cross, the Heels were stunned 83–80 at home by Belmont, in part because of a 22–48 performance at the free throw line. Belmont stuns No. 12 North Carolina with late 3-pointer ESPN.com November 17, 2013 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400502680 January 5, 2014 However, the team would redeem themselves by beating #3 Louisville in the Hall of Fame Tip Off championship. Marcus Paige led the team with 32 points while post players Brice Johnson and Kennedy Meeks controlled the paint and the Heels won 93–84. Paige was named ACC Player of the Week for his performance against the Cardinals and the Richmond Spiders in the previous game (26 points).UNC's Marcus Paige Named ACC Hoops Player Of The Week WFMY News November 25, 2013 http://www.digtriad.com/sports/local/article/307298/13/UNCs-Marcus-Paige-Named-ACC-Hoops-Player-Of-The-Week January 5, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140106041427/http://www.digtriad.com/sports/local/article/307298/13/UNCs-Marcus-Paige-Named-ACC-Hoops-Player-Of-The-Week 2014-01-06 dead North Carolina's inconsistency would show itself again as the Heels lost their next game - an 83–86 contest at UAB, coached by former Roy Williams assistant Jerod Haase. But true to form, the Heels bounced back and beat #1 Michigan State on the road in a game they never trailed. Kennedy Meeks led the team in scoring with 15 and was named ACC Rookie of the Week. Friedlander Brett UNC's Kennedy Meeks named ACC Rookie of the Week Wilmington Star News December 9, 2013 http://acc.blogs.starnewsonline.com/39453/uncs-kennedy-meeks-named-acc-rookie-of-the-week/ January 5, 2014 January 6, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040724/http://acc.blogs.starnewsonline.com/39453/uncs-kennedy-meeks-named-acc-rookie-of-the-week/ dead After an easy home win over UNC Greensboro (coached by Wes Miller, another Williams disciple), the Tar Heels completed a sweep of the top three teams in the preseason polls by upending #11 Kentucky at the Dean Smith Center. Paige and James Michael McAdoo were the stars, scoring 23 and 20 points respectively. Marcus Paige scores 21 in 2nd half as UNC upends Kentucky ESPN.com December 14, 2013 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400502733 January 5, 2014 On December 18, the team received the news that Leslie McDonald would be reinstated in time for the Texas game at the Smith Center. However, the Tar Heels lost to the young Longhorns. North Carolina finished their non-conference season with wins over Davidson, Northern Kentucky and UNC Wilmington. Conference play The Tar Heels started 1–4 in conference play, but then, they won twelve straight, including a win over #5 Duke on February 20. With the Duke win, North Carolina became the first team to defeat each of the AP Poll preseason top 4 in the same season in the 53 years that the poll has released preseason rankings.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400537134 Unranked North Carolina rallies to topple No. 5 Duke, win 8th straight 2014-02-25 2014-02-20 ESPN The streak was broken with a loss at Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition Nov 1 7:30 pm yes 12 UNC Pembroke Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC GoHeels TV McAdoo 19 Tied 10 Tied 3 82–63 N/A – |- !colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season Nov 8 9:00 pm yes 12 Oakland Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC RSN McAdoo 21 McAdoo 9 Tied 5 84–61 15,102 1–0 Nov 15 8:00 pm yes 12 Holy Cross Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 2013 Hall of Fame Tip Off ESPNU Paige 23 Meeks 8 Tokoto 5 62–54 15,833 2–0 Nov 17 4:00 pm yes 12 Belmont Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 2013 Hall of Fame Tip Off ESPNU McAdoo 27 McAdoo 13 Paige 5 80–83 15,205 2–1 Nov 23 12:00 pm yes yes 24 Richmond Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT 2013 Hall of Fame Tip Off semifinals ESPN3 Paige 26 Johnson 12 Paige 3 82–72 8,113 3–1 Nov 24 1:00 pm yes 24 yes Louisville 3 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT 2013 Hall of Fame Tip Off championship ESPN Paige 32 Meeks 12 Meeks 7 93–84 N/A 4–1 Dec 1 6:00 pm yes yes 16 UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL FS1 Tokoto 16 Johnson 7 Paige 5 59–63 8,313 4–2 Dec 4 9:00 pm yes yes Michigan State 1 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN Meeks 15 Tokoto 10 Paige 5 79–65 14,797 5–2 Dec 7 7:00 pm yes UNC Greensboro Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU Johnson 14 Meeks 8 Paige 8 81–50 15,676 6–2 Dec 14 5:15 pm yes 18 Kentucky 11 Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Rivalry ESPN Paige 23 Johnson 7 McAdoo 4 82–77 21,750 7–2 Dec 18 7:00 pm yes 14 Texas Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 Paige 23 Johnson 9 Britt 7 83–86 17,143 7–3 Dec 21 5:00 pm yes 14 Davidson Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU Tokoto 22 Tokoto 11 Tied 5 97–85 OT 18,195 8–3 Dec 27 7:00 pm yes 19 Northern Kentucky Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU McAdoo 14 Paige 9 Tokoto 4 75–60 18,842 9–3 Dec 31 5:00 pm yes 19 UNC Wilmington Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU McAdoo 23 McAdoo 10 Britt 6 84–51 16,923 10–3 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC regular season Jan 5 8:00 pm yes 19 Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC ESPNU McAdoo 13 3 tied 9 Paige 6 67–73 12,462 10–4 (0–1) Jan 8 9:00 pm Miami (FL) Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 McAdoo 12 McAdoo 12 Paige 8 57–63 17,569 10–5 (0–2) Jan 11 12:00 pm yes Syracuse 2 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN McAdoo 15 McAdoo 9 Tokoto 3 45–57 32,121 10–6 (0–3) Jan 18 12:00 pm Boston College Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPN Paige 21 Tied 6 Tokoto 6 82–71 18,115 11–6 (1–3) Jan 20 7:00 pm yes Virginia John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA Big Monday ESPN Meeks 15 Meeks 9 Tied 3 61–76 13,045 11–7 (1–4) Jan 26 6:00 pm Clemson Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU McAdoo 22 Meeks 8 Paige 5 80–61 18,616 12–7 (2–4) Jan 29 7:00 pm yes Georgia Tech McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA ESPN2 Paige 19 Meeks 10 Paige 7 78–65 5,124 13–7 (3–4) Feb 1 1:00 pm NC State Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPN McDonald 20 McAdoo 13 Paige 5 80–74 21,750 14–7 (4–4) Feb 4 8:00 pm Maryland Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ACCN Paige 25 Tokoto 9 Paige 7 75–63 17,225 15–7 (5–4) Feb 8 12:00 pm yes Notre Dame Purcell Pavilion South Bend, IN ACCN McAdoo 18 McAdoo 8 Paige 9 73–62 9,149 16–7 (6–4) Feb 15 1:00 pm Pittsburgh 25 Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC CBS McAdoo 24 McAdoo 12 Tied 4 75–71 20,341 17–7 (7–4) Feb 17 7:00 pm yes Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL Big Monday ESPN Meeks 23 Johnson 11 Paige 7 81–75 7,814 18–7 (8–4) Feb 20 9:00 pm Duke 5 Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Rivalry/Postponed from 2/12 ESPN/ACCN McDonald 21 McAdoo 10 Paige 4 74–66 21,750 19–7 (9–4) Feb 22 12:00 pm Wake Forest Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ACCN McDonald 19 Johnson 5 Tokoto 5 105–72 19,248 20–7 (10–4) Feb 26 8:00 pm yes 19 NC State PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ACCN Paige 35 Tied 10 Tied 5 85–84 OT 19,500 21–7 (11–4) Mar 1 2:30 pm yes 19 Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ACCN McAdoo 15 Tied 7 Tied 3 60–56 6,546 22–7 (12–4) Mar 3 7:00 pm 14 Notre Dame Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Big Monday ESPN McAdoo 14 McAdoo 9 Paige 6 63–61 15,175 23–7 (13–4) Mar 8 9:00 pm yes 14 Duke 4 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN College GameDay ESPN Paige 24 Tokoto 5 Britt 4 81–93 9,314 23–8 (13–5) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC Tournament Mar 14 2:00 pm yes 15 Pittsburgh Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Quarterfinals ESPN2/ACCN Paige 27 Tied 7 Britt 5 75–80 21,533 23–9 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament Mar 21 7:20 pm yes yes 19 (6 E) (11 E) Providence AT&T Center San Antonio, TX Second round TNT Paige 19 McAdoo 10 Tokoto 6 79–77 11,690 24–9 Mar 23 5:15 pm yes yes 19 (6 E) Iowa State 9 (3 E) AT&T Center San Antonio, TX Third round CBS Paige 19 Meeks 13 Britt 3 83–85 13,431 24–10 AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region E=East Eastern Time Team 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 References 2 Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons North Carolina North Carolina Tar Tar