1926–27 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1926–27 North Carolina Tar Heels James N. Ashmore Southern Conference SoCon 17–7 Bunn Hackney The 1926–27 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina during the 1926–27 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The team finished the season with a 17–7 record.North Carolina Tar Heels season-by-season results sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2014 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/north-carolina/ May 23, 2014 This season was James N. Ashmore's first year as the head coach for this university.https://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/3350/old_site/pdf/m-baskbl/MBBMG_records_230-253.pdf?SPID=12965&DB_OEM_ID=3350 North Carolina Basketball NMN Athletics 2020-03-13May 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes During this time, the team was nicknamed the "White Phantoms," a name that originated in Atlanta by a sportswriter.https://blogs.lib.unc.edu/uarms/index.php/2017/01/the-unc-white-phantoms/ The UNC "White Phantoms" Graham Nicholas 2017-01-25 UNC University Library 2020-03-13 This team started off their season by playing 5 games against YMCA teams as a way to prepare themselves for the league games.https://goheels.com/documents/2012/6/22/05-266-287.pdf Records (pages 266-287) (PDF) University of North Carolina Athletics en 2020-03-13 Bunn Hackney was a captain of this team and was named to the All-Southern Conference tournament first-team in 1926 and All-Southern Conference second-team in 1927. References Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons North Carolina North Carolina Tar Heels Men's Basketball Team North Carolina Tar Heels Men's Basketball Team