1954–55 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season May 2026 March 2026 August 2023 1954–55 North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg 97 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 10–11 8–6 Frank McGuire Buck Freeman Woollen Gymnasium In the 1954–1955 season, the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team competed in a total of twenty-one games and finished with a record of 10–11. The team finished the season in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Schedule and results December 4 Clemson H W 99–66 December 9 South Carolina H W 88–69 December 11 William & Mary A L 76–79 December 18 Maryland H L 60–70 Dixie Classic December 27 USC (-/13) RAL W 67–58 December 28 NC State (-/2) RAL L 44–47 December 29 Duke (-/18) RAL W 65–52 January 3 LSU A L 77–84 January 4 Alabama (-/13) A L 55–77 January 8 Wake Forest H W 95–78 January 11 Virginia H W 96–87 January 14 South Carolina A W 73–64 January 15 Clemson A W 95–87 January 18 NC State (-/2) A W 84–80 February 4 Duke H L 68–91 February 11 Virginia GR L 73–98 February 12 Maryland (-/11) A L 61–63 February 16 Wake Forest A W 83–79 February 22 NC State (-/6) H L 75–79 February 25 Duke A L 74–96 ACC Tournament March 3 Wake Forest RAL L 82–95 Roster Name # Height Year Home Town Buddy Clark 23 6–3 Sophomore Louisville, KY Frank Goodwin 34 6–1 Sophomore Belleville, NJ Hilliard Greene 42 6–5 Junior Zebulon, NC Willis Henderson 15 6–3 Sophomore Charlotte, NC Al Lifson 21 6–2 Junior Elizabeth, NJ Paul Likins 41 6–9 Junior Elkhart, IN Gerry McCabe 31 6–3 Sophomore New York, NY Tony Radovich 44 6–2 Senior Hoboken, NJ Lennie Rosenbluth 10 6–5 Sophomore New York, NY Ed Sutton 22 6–1 Sophomore Cullowhee, NC Jerry Vayda 43 6–4 Sophomore Bayonne, NJ Dick Ward 11 6–1 Sophomore Wilson, NC Bob Young 20 6–6 Sophomore New York, NY References Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons North Carolina Tar Tar