1977–78 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1977–78 North Carolina Tar Heels basketball Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 10 16 23–8 9–3 Dean Smith 17th Bill Guthridge 11th Eddie Fogler 7th Phil Ford Tom Zaliagiris Carmichael Auditorium ACC regular season champion NCAA tournament First Round, L 64–68 vs. San Francisco The 1977–78 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1977–78 college basketball season. They had an overall record of 23–8 (9–3 ACC). North Carolina was invited to the 1978 NCAA Tournament but the Tar Heels were upset in the first round by San Francisco 68–64. Schedule yes yes November 28 w yes yes 1 Oregon State Charlotte, North Carolina 94–63 11,666 1-0 November 30 w yes 2 Oregon State Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina 90–64 10,000 2-0 December 2 w yes yes 2 Duke Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Big Four Tournament 79–66 15,564 3-0 December 3 w yes 2 NC State Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Big Four Tournament 87–82 15,564 4-0 December 7 l yes yes 2 William & Mary Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia 75–78 10,000 4-1 December 10 w yes 2 Rochester Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina 101–43 10,000 5-1 December 17 w yes yes 5 Cincinnati 6 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina 67–59 15,100 6-1 December 23 w yes yes 3 Tulane Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 108–103 4,100 7-1 December 28 w yes yes 2 BYU Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 94–81 4,794 8-1 December 29 w yes yes 2 Texas Tech Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 88–76 4,257 9-1 December 30 w yes yes 2 Stanford Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 92–61 5,811 10-1 January 4 yes 2 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 79-77 OT 10,488 11-1 1-0 January 7 w yes 2 1977 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia 13 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 76–61 8,500 12-1 2-0 January 14 l yes 2 Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina Carolina–Duke rivalry 84–92 8,564 12-2 2-1 January 15 w 2 Wake Forest Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina 71–69 10,000 13-2 3-1 January 18 w 5 NC State Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina North Carolina-NC State rivalry 69–64 10,000 14-2 4-1 January 21 w 5 Maryland Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina 85–71 10,000 15-2 5-1 January 26 l yes 3 Wake Forest Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 62–71 8,250 15-3 5-2 January 28 w 3 Clemson Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina 98–64 10,000 16-3 6-2 January 30 w yes 3 Mercer Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina 73–70 10,000 17-3 February 3 l yes yes 6 Furman Charlotte, North Carolina North–South Doubleheader 83–89 11,666 17-4 February 4 w yes yes 6 Virginia Tech Charlotte, North Carolina North–South Doubleheader 101–88 11,666 18-4 February 8 w yes 7 Maryland College Park, Maryland 66–64 14,500 19-4 7-2 February 11 w yes yes 7 Rutgers New York City 74–57 19,694 20-4 February 12 l yes yes 7 Providence 20 Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island 59–61 5,102 20-5 February 15 w 11 Kent State Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina 92–59 10,000 21-5 February 18 w 11 Virginia Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina 71–54 10,000 22-5 8-2 February 23 l yes 8 NC State Raleigh, North Carolina 67–72 12,400 22-6 8-3 February 25 w 8 Duke 13 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina 87–83 10,000 23-6 9-3 March 2 l yes yes 10 Wake Forest Greensboro, North Carolina ACC tournament • Quarterfinals 77–82 15,836 23-7 March 11 l yes yes 11 W 1L San Francisco 20 W 3Q ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona NCAA tournament • First Round 64–68 11,213 23-8 AP Poll Eastern Time W West All-Time Scores. Retrieved 2013-May-05. 1977-78 North Carolina Tar Heels schedule at College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com Rankings 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons North Carolina North Carolina Tar Tar