1978–79 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1978–79 North Carolina Tar Heels Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 3 9 23–6 9–3 Dean Smith 18th Bill Guthridge 12th Eddie Fogler 8th Roy Williams 1st Carmichael Auditorium ACC Tournament championsACC regular season champions NCAA tournament Second Round The 1978–79 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels finished with an overall record of 23–6 (9–3 ACC) As an automatic qualifier they were a #1 seed in the 1979 NCAA Tournament. In the second round North Carolina were upset by the Ivy League Champions Penn. 72–71. Schedule |- !colspan=12 style=North Carolina Tar Heels| Regular season November 29 yes 14 yes Northwestern 97–67 1–0 Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL December 1 yes 14 yes Wake Forest Big Four Tournament 73–55 2–0 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC December 2 yes 14 yes 1 Duke Big Four Tournament 68–78 2–1 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC December 4 yes 14 Detroit 93–76 3–1 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC December 9 yes 14 Jacksonville 85–56 4–1 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC December 16 yes 13 3 Michigan State 70–69 5–1 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC December 22 yes 6 yes Cincinnati 62–59 6–1 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH December 29 yes 5 yes Dartmouth Kodak Classic 86–67 7–1 War Memorial Coliseum Rochester, NY December 30 yes 5 yes Niagara Kodak Classic 121–69 8–1 War Memorial Coliseum Rochester, NY January 3 5 yes Clemson 90–68 9–1 1–0 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC January 6 3 Virginia 86–74 2OT 10–1 2–0 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC January 10 3 yes Wake Forest 56–59 10–2 2–1 Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC January 13 3 7 Duke 74–68 11–2 3–1 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC January 14 yes 3 yes 10 Arkansas 63–57 12–2 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC January 17 2 yes 14 NC State 70–69 13–2 4–1 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC January 20 2 yes 19 Maryland 54–53 14–2 5–1 Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD January 25 2 Wake Forest 76–69 15–2 6–1 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC January 27 2 yes Clemson 61–66 15–3 6–2 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC February 2 yes 4 yes Furman North-South Doubleheader 70–83 15–4 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC February 3 yes 4 yes Virginia Tech North-South Doubleheader 92–80 OT 16–4 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC February 7 6 Maryland 76–67 17–4 7–2 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC February 10 yes 6 yes Providence 89–55 18–4 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC February 14 yes 4 William & Mary 85–60 19–4 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC February 17 4 yes Virginia 66–57 20–4 8–2 University Hall Charlottesville, VA February 22 4 NC State 71–56 21–4 9–2 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC February 24 4 yes 6 Duke 40–47 21–5 9–3 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |- !colspan=9 style=North Carolina Tar Heels| ACC Tournament March 2 yes 1 7 yes 4 Maryland Semifinals 102–79 22–5 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC March 3 yes 1 7 yes 2 5 Duke Championship 71–63 23–5 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |- !colspan=9 style=North Carolina Tar Heels| NCAA Tournament March 11 yes 1 E 3 yes 9 E Pennsylvania NCAA tournament 71–72 23–6 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC E East 2014-15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball record book https://web.archive.org/web/20150222195148/http://www.goheels.com/fls/3350/pdf/MBB2015/RecordBook2014-15.pdf?SPID=12965&DB_OEM_ID=3350 2015-02-22 . Retrieved 2015-Jun-14. Rankings 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 16 16 14 14 13 6 5 3 3 2 2 4 6 4 4 7 3 9 Coaches 0 15 12 – – 12 6 6 4 4 3 2 6 6 4 4 7 3 ^Coaches did not release Week 1 or Week 2 polls. References Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons North Carolina Tar Tar North Carolina