1971–72 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1971–72 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina Tar Heels interlocking blue logo.png 97px Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 2 2 26–5 9–3 Dean Smith 11th John Lotz 7th Bill Guthridge 5th Eddie Fogler 1st Steve Previs Dennis Wuycik Carmichael Auditorium ACC Tournament ChampionsACC Regular Season Champions NCAA Men's Division I Tournament Final Four The 1971–72 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. The head coach was Dean Smith. The team played its home games in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Roster Name # Position Height Year Home Town Ray Hite 12 Guard 5–10 Sophomore Hyattsville, MD Steve Previs 13 Guard 6–3 Senior Bethel Park, MD Bill Chambers 20 Guard/Forward 6–4 Senior Greensboro, NC George Karl 22 Guard 6–2 Junior Penn Hills, PA John O'Donnell 30 Forward 6–6 Sophomore New York, NY Bill Chamberlain 31 Forward 6–6 Senior New York, NY Darrell Elston 32 Guard 6–3 Sophomore Tipton, IN Roger Jamison 33 Guard 5–11 Junior Greensboro, NC Bobby Jones 34 Forward 6–8 Sophomore Charlotte, NC Bob McAdoo 35 Center/Forward 6–9 Junior Greensboro, NC Donn Johnston 40 Forward 6–8 Junior Jamestown, NY Kim Huband 42 Guard/Forward 6–5 Senior Wilmington, NC Craig Corson 43 Center 6–10 Senior Contoocook, NH Dennis Wuycik 44 Forward 6–6 Senior Ambridge, PA Schedule December 2 yes 2 Rice 127–69 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC December 4 yes 2 yes Pittsburgh 90–75 Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA December 6 yes 2 yes Princeton 73–89 Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ December 11 yes 3 Virginia Tech 93–60 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC December 17 yes 4 yes Wake Forest Big Four Tournament 99–76 December 18 yes 4 yes NC State Big Four Tournament 99–68 December 27 yes 4 yes Harvard 96–78 December 29 yes 4 yes St. Joseph's (PA) Sugar Bowl Tournament 93–77 Loyola Field House New Orleans, LA December 30 yes 4 yes Bradley Sugar Bowl Tournament 75–69 New Orleans, LA January 8 yes 3 Furman 118–66 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC January 12 3 yes Clemson 81–61 Clemson, SC January 15 3 yes 8 Virginia 85–79 Charlottesville, VA January 19 3 Wake Forest 92–77 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC January 22 3 yes Duke 74–76 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC January 29 3 18 Maryland 92–72 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC February 3 3 yes Wake Forest 71–59 Greensboro, NC February 7 4 NC State 101–78 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC February 11 3 yes Clemson North-South Doubleheader 73–50 Charlotte, NC February 12 yes 3 yes Georgia Tech North-South Doubleheader 118–73 Charlotte, NC February 16 3 yes 19 Maryland 77–79 OT College Park, MD February 19 yes 3 yes Notre Dame 99–74 Madison Square Garden New York, NY February 23 yes 5 Georgia Tech 87–66 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC February 26 5 13 Virginia 91–78 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC February 29 5 yes NC State 84–85 Raleigh, NC March 4 3 Duke 93–69 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC March 10 yes 3 yes Duke ACC tournament 63–48 Greensboro, NC March 11 yes 3 yes 13 Maryland ACC Tournament 73–64 Greensboro, NC March 16 yes 2 yes 6 South Carolina NCAA tournament 92–69 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV March 18 yes 2 yes 3 Pennsylvania NCAA Tournament 73–59 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV March 23 yes 2 yes 10 Florida State NCAA Tournament 75–79 Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles March 25 yes 2 yes 4 Louisville NCAA Tournament • Third-place game 105–91 Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles 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-09. Team players drafted into the NBA Year Round Pick Player NBA club 1972 1 2 Bob McAdoo Buffalo Braves 1972 2 27 Dennis Wuycik Boston Celtics 1972 3 43 Bill Chamberlain Golden State Warriors 1972 7 111 Steve Previs Boston Celtics 1972 13 176 Kim Huband Buffalo Braves 1973 5 66 George Karl New York Knicks 1973 18 207 Donn Johnston Buffalo Braves 1974 1 5 Bobby Jones Houston Rockets 1974 3 43 Darrell Elston Atlanta Hawks 1974 10 174 John O'Donnell New York Knickshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1973 1973 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com 2010-10-07 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20101121222738/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1973&lg=N 2010-11-21 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