1953–54 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1953–54 North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg 97 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 11–10 5–6 Frank McGuire Buck Freeman Woollen Gymnasium The 1953–54 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The head coach was Frank McGuire. The team played its home games at Woollen Gymnasium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. 1953–54 Record: 11–10; H: 7–3, A: 4–3, N: 1–4 ACC 5–6, 5th Place Coach: Frank McGuire Schedule and results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/north-carolina/1954-schedule.html sports-reference.com 1953-1954 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results August 9, 2019 Dec 11, 1953 71–61 yes Woollen Gymnasium Chapel Hill, NC William & Mary 1–0 Dec 12, 1953 South Carolina Woollen Gymnasium Chapel Hill, NC 82–56 2–0 Dec 19, 1953 Clemson Woollen Gymnasium Chapel Hill, NC 85–48 3–0 Dec 28, 1953 yes Navy Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC Dixie Classic quarterfinal 62–86 3–1 Dec 29, 1953 yes Seton Hall Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC Dixie Classic consolation semifinals 63–73 3–2 Dec 30, 1953 yes Oregon State 4 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC Dixie Classic seventh place game 53–65 3–3 Jan 8, 1954 The Citadel Woollen Gymnasium Chapel Hill, NC 83–42 4–3 Jan 9, 1954 yes Wake Forest 66–65 5–3 Jan 11, 1954 yes Davidson 70-54 6-3 |} January 16 Virginia H W 78–66 January 19 NC State H L 77–84 February 2 Washington and Lee LY W 69–60 February 4 Duke (-/8) A L 47–63 February 8 Virginia A L 69–83 February 11 Wake Forest H L 62–76 February 13 Clemson (-/14) A W 72–56 February 16 Davidson H W 89–69 February 20 Duke (-/14) H L 63–67 February 24 NC State A L 48–57 February 27 The Citadel A W 79–52 ACC Tournament March 4 NC State (-/18) RAL L 51–52 Roster Name # Height Year Home Town Gene Clancy 20 6–0 Sophomore Belleville, NJ Dick Kocornik 40 6–5 Senior West Orange, NJ Al Lifson 21 6–2 Junior Elizabeth, NJ Paul Likins 41 6–9 Junior Elkhart, IN Al Long 25 6–0 Junior Durham, NC Bud Maddie 42 6–4 Senior Bronx, NY Gerry McCabe 31 6–3 Sophomore New York, NY Tony Radovich 44 6–2 Senior Hoboken, NJ Cooper Taylor 35 5–10 Senior Raleigh, NC Jerry Vayda 43 6–4 Sophomore Bayonne, NJ Cliff Walker 30 6–4 Sophomore Durham, NC Skippy Winstead 23 6–2 Senior Roxboro, NC References North Carolina Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons Tar Tar