2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 November 2024 2 3 Basketball 2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg 140px Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 33–7 14–4 Roy Williams 13th Steve Robinson 13th C. B. McGrath 13th Hubert Davis 4th Dean E. Smith Center NCAA tournament, Runner-upACC tournament championsACC regular season championsCBE Hall of Fame Classic champions National Championship Game L Lost 74–77 vs. Villanova The 2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Roy Williams, who was in his 13th season as UNC's men's basketball head coach. The Tar Heels played their home games at the Dean Smith Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. North Carolina finished the season with a 33–7 record, 14–4 to win the ACC regular season championship. The Tar Heels defeated Virginia to win the ACC tournament.https://www.baltimoresun.com/2016/03/12/virginias-cold-shooting-night-ends-with-61-57-loss-to-north-carolina-in-acc-tournament-championship/ Virginia's cold-shooting night ends with 61-57 loss to North Carolina in ACC tournament championship The Baltimore Sun Norm Wood March 12, 2016 November 1, 2024 They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a #1 seed. There, they defeated Florida Gulf Coast, Providence, Indiana, and Notre Dame to earn a trip to the Final Four, the school's 19th trip to the Final Four. In a matchup against fellow ACC foe, Syracuse, the Tar Heels won easily to advance to the National Championship against Villanova. North Carolina, despite a circus shot by Marcus Paige to tie the game at 74 with less than five seconds remaining, lost on a last second three pointer by Kris Jenkins. Previous season The Tar Heels finished the 2014–15 season 26–12, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the ACC tournament where they lost to Notre Dame.https://www.chicagotribune.com/2015/03/15/notre-dame-tops-north-carolina-to-take-acc-tournament-championship/ Notre Dame tops North Carolina to take ACC tournament championship Chicago Tribune Chris Hine March 15, 2015 November 1, 2024 They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Harvard and Arkansas before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to eventual National Runner-Up Wisconsin. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Luke Davis 4 G 6'0" 178 RS Senior Raleigh, NC Graduated J. P. Tokoto 13 F 6'6" 200 Junior Menomonee Falls, WI Declared for 2015 NBA draft Desmond Hubert 14 F 6'10" 225 Senior Cream Ridge, NJ Graduated Jackson Simmons 21 F 6'7" 225 Senior Webster, NC Graduated Sasha Seymore 24 F 6'6" 220 Senior New Bern, NC Graduated Class of 2015 signees no no 2015 Kenny Williams SG Chesterfield, VA Lloyd C. Bird High School 6 3 175 05/02/2015 4 4 4 4 Luke Maye PF Huntersville, NC Hough High School 6 8 230 11/11/2014 3 3 3 4 2015 2015 North Carolina Signees 2015 North Carolina Signees 2015 North Carolina Signees 2015-06-08 yes Roster 2015 North Carolina Tar Heels y yes Nate Britt y 0 G 6 1 175 JR Upper Marlboro, Maryland Oak Hill Academy Theo Pinson y 1 F/G 6 6 205 SO Greensboro, North Carolina Wesleyan Christian Academy Joel Berry II y 2 G 6 0 195 SO Apopka, Florida Lake Highland Prep Kennedy Meeks y 3 F 6 10 260 JR Charlotte, North Carolina West Charlotte Isaiah Hicks y 4 F 6 9 235 JR Oxford, North Carolina J.F. Webb Marcus Paige y 5 G 6 2 175 SR Marion, Iowa Linn-Mar C Brice Johnson y 11 F 6 10 230 SR Orangeburg, South Carolina Edisto Kanler Coker n 13 G 6 4 200 JR Gainesville, Florida North/Flowery Branch W Kenny Williams basketball, born 1996 y 24 G 6 4 175 FR Midlothian, Virginia L.C. Bird Stilman White n 30 G 6 1 175 JR y Wilmington, North Carolina Hoggard Justin Coleman 31 G 6 1 185 SR Raleigh, North Carolina Broughton W Luke Maye y 32 F 6 7 230 FR Huntersville, North Carolina Hough Toby Egbuna n 34 F 6 4 225 SR Clemmons, North Carolina West Forsyth High School W Joel James basketball y 42 F 6 11 280 SR West Palm Beach, Florida Dwyer Spenser Dalton 43 G 6 3 215 SR Asheville, North Carolina Christ School W Justin Jackson basketball, born 1995 y 44 F/G 6 8 200 SO Tomball, Texas Homeschool Christian Youth Ass. Roy Williams (UNC) Steve Robinson (Radford) C. B. McGrath (Kansas) Hubert Davis (UNC) http://www.goheels.com/SportSelect.dbml?SITE=UNC&DB_OEM_ID=3350&SPID=12965&SPSID=667867 Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition Nov 6, 2015 7:30pm yes 1 Guilford Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Tied 14 Tied 7 Britt 9 99–49 11,295 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season Nov 13, 2015 7:00pm yes yes 1 Temple Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD Veterans Classic CBSSN Meeks 25 Meeks 11 Pinson 5 91–67 5,710 1–0 Nov 15, 2015 4:00pm yes 1 Fairfield Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC CBE Hall of Fame Classic ESPNU Britt 17 Meeks 12 Pinson 8 92–65 13,178 2–0 Nov 18, 2015 7:00pm yes 1 Wofford Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC CBE Hall of Fame Classic RSN Tied 16 Johnson 14 Tied 4 78–58 12,095 3–0 Nov 21, 2015 2:00pm yes yes 1 Northern Iowa McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA ESPN3 Johnson 22 Johnson 9 Paige 5 67–71 7,018 3–1 Nov 23, 2015 9:30pm yes yes 9 Northwestern Sprint Center Kansas City, MO CBE Hall of Fame ClassicSemifinal ESPN2 Jackson 21 Jackson 13 Pinson 8 80–69 13,598 4–1 Nov 24, 2015 10:00pm yes yes 9 Kansas State Sprint Center Kansas City, MO CBE Hall of Fame ClassicChampionship ESPN2 Jackson 27 Meeks 7 Paige 9 80–70 13,198 5–1 Dec 1, 2015 9:30pm yes 9 Maryland 2 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN Berry II 27 Tied 6 Tied 5 90–75 21,163 6–1 Dec 6, 2015 6:00pm yes 9 Davidson Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU Britt 17 Meeks 10 Tied 4 98–65 14,805 7–1 Dec 12, 2015 5:15pm yes yes 3 Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN Paige 20 Meeks 6 Paige 3 82–84 16,540 7–2 Dec 16, 2015 7:00pm yes 11 Tulane Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 Johnson 25 Johnson 10 Berry II 9 96–72 16,199 8–2 Dec 19, 2015 1:00pm yes yes 11 UCLA 22 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY CBS Sports Classic CBS Johnson 27 Johnson 9 Paige 6 89–76 16,311 9–2 Dec 21, 2015 7:00pm yes 7 Appalachian State Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 Johnson 22 Jackson 10 Berry II 11 94–70 18,336 10–2 Dec 28, 2015 6:00pm yes 7 UNC Greensboro Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU Johnson 16 Johnson 16 Britt 5 96–63 19,246 11–2 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC Regular Season Dec 30, 2015 7:00pm 7 Clemson Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 Paige 18 Johnson 9 Berry II 4 80–69 17,168 12–2 1–0 Jan 2, 2016 12:00pm 7 Georgia Tech Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ACCN Berry II 19 Johnson 11 Berry II 4 86–78 17,392 13–2 2–0 Jan 4, 2016 7:00pm yes 6 Florida State Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN Johnson 39 Johnson 23 Paige 5 106–90 11,095 14–2 3–0 Jan 9, 2016 8:00pm yes 6 Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN Hicks 21 Hicks 8 Tied 8 84–73 26,811 15–2 4–0 Jan 16, 2016 12:00pm 5 NC State Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Carolina–State Game ESPN Meeks 23 Tied 6 Tied 4 67–55 21,750 16–2 5–0 Jan 20, 2016 7:00pm 2 Wake Forest Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 Johnson 27 Johnson 11 Tied 3 83–68 19,053 17–2 6–0 Jan 24, 2016 6:30pm yes 2 Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ESPNU Johnson 19 Johnson 17 Paige 7 75–70 9,567 18–2 7–0 Jan 30, 2016 4:00pm 2 Boston College Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 Johnson 17 Johnson 11 Tied 6 89–62 20,208 19–2 8–0 Feb 1, 2016 7:00pm yes 2 Louisville 19 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY ESPN Jackson 16 Johnson 11 Paige 4 65–71 22,781 19–3 8–1 Feb 6, 2016 7:00pm yes 2 Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN College GameDay ESPN Paige 21 Johnson 14 Berry II 5 76–80 9,149 19–4 8–2 Feb 9, 2016 8:00pm yes 9 Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN Jackson 20 Meeks 7 Berry II 6 68–65 5,126 20–4 9–2 Feb 14, 2016 1:00pm 9 Pittsburgh Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ACCN Johnson 19 Johnson 7 Tied 6 85–64 20,011 21–4 10–2 Feb 17, 2016 9:00pm 5 Duke 20 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Rivalry ESPN/ACCN Johnson 29 Johnson 19 Britt 6 73–74 21,750 21–5 10–3 Feb 20, 2016 1:00pm 5 Miami (FL) 11 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC CBS Johnson 16 Johnson 15 Jackson 8 96–71 20,151 22–5 11–3 Feb 24, 2016 8:00pm yes 7 NC State PNC Arena Raleigh, NC Carolina–State Game ACCN Johnson 22 Johnson 11 Tied 3 80–68 19,500 23–5 12–3 Feb 27, 2016 6:30pm yes 7 Virginia 3 ESPN College GameDay John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPN Berry II 21 Johnson 7 Tied 4 74–79 14,593 23–6 12–4 Feb 29, 2016 7:00pm 8 Syracuse Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPN Johnson 14 Johnson 10 Paige 8 75–70 20,714 24–6 13–4 Mar 5, 2016 6:30pm yes 8 Duke 17 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Rivalry/ESPN College GameDay ESPN Johnson 18 Johnson 21 Pinson 4 76–72 9,314 25–6 14–4 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC Tournament March 10, 2016 12:00pm yes 7 1 Pittsburgh 8 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Quarterfinals ESPN/ACCN Berry II 20 Johnson 10 Pinson 7 88–71 18,561 26–6 March 11, 2016 7:00pm yes 7 1 Notre Dame 4 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Semifinals ESPN/ACCN Paige 16 Hicks 15 Paige 7 78–47 20,719 27–6 March 12, 2016 9:00pm yes 7 1 Virginia 2 4 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Championship ESPN/ACCN Berry II 19 Johnson 9 Johnson 5 61–57 20,719 28–6 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 2016 7:20pm yes yes 3 1E Florida Gulf Coast 16E PNC Arena Raleigh, NC First Round TBS Johnson 18 Johnson 7 Paige 5 83–67 17,387 29–6 Mar 19, 2016 9:40pm yes yes 3 1 E Providence 9 E PNC Arena Raleigh, NC Second Round TBS Johnson 21 Johnson 10 Tied 3 85–66 19,433 30–6 Mar 25, 2016 9:57pm yes yes 3 1 E Indiana 14 5 E Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA Sweet Sixteen TBS Paige 21 Johnson 10 Paige 6 101–86 20,686 31–6 Mar 27, 2016 8:49pm no yes 3 1 E Notre Dame 6 E Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA Elite Eight TBS Johnson 25 Johnson 12 Berry II 8 88–74 20,743 32–6 April 2, 2016 8:49pm no yes 3 1 E Syracuse 10 MW NRG Stadium Houston, TX Final Four TBS Tied 16 Johnson 9 Berry II 10 83–66 75,505 33–6 April 4, 2016 9:19pm yes yes 3 1 E Villanova 6 2 S NRG Stadium Houston, TX National Championship TBS Paige 21 Johnson 8 Paige 6 74–77 74,340 33–7 AP Poll Eastern Time E East region Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1 20 1 20 Pre AP 1 1 9 9 3 11 7 7 6 5 2 2 2 9 5 7 8 7 3 N/A Coaches 1-T 1 8 9 3 11 7 8 7 5 2 1 1 8 4 6 8 7 3 2 Players drafted into the NBA Year Round Pick Player NBA club 2016 1 25 Brice Johnson Los Angeles Clippers 2016 2 55 Marcus Paige Brooklyn Nets 2017 1 15 Justin Jackson Portland Trail Blazers References North Carolina Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons North Carolina Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Tar Tar