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

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2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 3
Record33–7 (14–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Dean E. Smith Center
Seasons
  2014–15
2016–17  
2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 North Carolina144 .778337  .825
No. 4 Virginia 135 .722298  .784
No. 10 Miami (FL) 135 .722278  .771
No. 16 Louisville*126 .667238  .742
Notre Dame 117 .6112412  .667
No. 19 Duke 117 .6112511  .694
Virginia Tech 108 .5562015  .571
Clemson 108 .5561714  .548
Pittsburgh 99 .5002112  .636
Syracuse 99 .5002314  .622
Georgia Tech 810 .4442115  .583
Florida State 810 .4442014  .588
NC State 513 .2781617  .485
Wake Forest 216 .1111120  .355
Boston College 018 .000725  .219
*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC tournament and the 2016 NCAA tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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. 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.

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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. 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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Luke Davis4G6'0"178RS Senior Raleigh, NC Graduated
J. P. Tokoto 13F6'6"200Junior Menomonee Falls, WI Declared for 2015 NBA draft
Desmond Hubert14F6'10"225Senior Cream Ridge, NJ Graduated
Jackson Simmons21F6'7"225Senior Webster, NC Graduated
Sasha Seymore24F6'6"220Senior New Bern, NC Graduated

Class of 2015 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Kenny Williams
SG
Chesterfield, VALloyd C. Bird High School6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)May 2, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Luke Maye
PF
Huntersville, NCHough High School6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (100 kg)Nov 11, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 8, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Nate Britt 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)175 lb(79 kg)Jr Oak Hill Academy Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G/F 1 Theo Pinson 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)205 lb(93 kg)So Wesleyan Christian Academy Greensboro, North Carolina
G 2 Joel Berry II 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)195 lb(88 kg)So Lake Highland Prep Apopka, Florida
F 3 Kennedy Meeks 6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)260 lb(118 kg)Jr West Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina
F 4 Isaiah Hicks 6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)235 lb(107 kg)Jr J.F. Webb Oxford, North Carolina
G 5 Marcus Paige  (C)6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)175 lb(79 kg)Sr Linn-Mar Marion, Iowa
F 11 Brice Johnson 6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)230 lb(104 kg)SrEdisto Orangeburg, South Carolina
G 13Kanler Coker (W)6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)200 lb(91 kg)Jr North/Flowery Branch Gainesville, Florida
G 24 Kenny Williams 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)175 lb(79 kg)Fr L.C. Bird Midlothian, Virginia
G 30Stilman White6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)175 lb(79 kg)RS Jr Hoggard Wilmington, North Carolina
G 31Justin Coleman (W)6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)185 lb(84 kg)Sr Broughton Raleigh, North Carolina
F 32 Luke Maye 6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)230 lb(104 kg)Fr Hough Huntersville, North Carolina
F 34Toby Egbuna (W)6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)225 lb(102 kg)Sr West Forsyth High School Clemmons, North Carolina
F 42 Joel James 6 ft 11 in(2.11 m)280 lb(127 kg)Sr Dwyer West Palm Beach, Florida
G 43Spenser Dalton (W)6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)215 lb(98 kg)Sr Christ School Asheville, North Carolina
G/F 44 Justin Jackson 6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)200 lb(91 kg)SoHomeschool Christian Youth Ass. Tomball, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 6, 2015*
7:30 pm
No. 1 Guilford W 99–49 
 14  Tied  7  Tied  9  Britt  Dean Smith Center  (11,295)
Chapel Hill, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2015*
7:00 pm,  CBSSN
No. 1 vs.  Temple
Veterans Classic
W 91–67 1–0
 25  Meeks  11  Meeks  5  Pinson  Alumni Hall  (5,710)
Annapolis, MD
Nov 15, 2015*
4:00 pm,  ESPNU
No. 1 Fairfield
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 92–65 2–0
 17  Britt  12  Meeks  8  Pinson Dean Smith Center (13,178)
Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 18, 2015*
7:00 pm,  RSN
No. 1 Wofford
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 78–58 3–0
 16  Tied  14  Johnson  4  Tied Dean Smith Center (12,095)
Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 21, 2015*
2:00 pm,  ESPN3
No. 1 at  Northern Iowa L 67–71 3–1
 22  Johnson  9  Johnson  5  Paige  McLeod Center  (7,018)
Cedar Falls, IA
Nov 23, 2015*
9:30 pm,  ESPN2
No. 9 vs.  Northwestern
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
Semifinal
W 80–69 4–1
 21  Jackson  13  Jackson  8  Pinson  Sprint Center  (13,598)
Kansas City, MO
Nov 24, 2015*
10:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 vs.  Kansas State
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
Championship
W 80–70 5–1
 27  Jackson  7  Meeks  9  Paige Sprint Center (13,198)
Kansas City, MO
Dec 1, 2015*
9:30 pm, ESPN
No. 9 No. 2  Maryland
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 90–75 6–1
 27  Berry II  6  Tied  5  Tied Dean Smith Center (21,163)
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 6, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 9 Davidson W 98–65 7–1
 17  Britt  10  Meeks  4  Tied Dean Smith Center (14,805)
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 12, 2015*
5:15 pm, ESPN
No. 3 at  Texas L 82–84 7–2
 20  Paige  6  Meeks  3  Paige  Frank Erwin Center  (16,540)
Austin, TX
Dec 16, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 11 Tulane W 96–72 8–2
 25  Johnson  10  Johnson  9  Berry II Dean Smith Center (16,199)
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 19, 2015*
1:00 pm,  CBS
No. 11 vs. No. 22  UCLA
CBS Sports Classic
W 89–76 9–2
 27  Johnson  9  Johnson  6  Paige  Barclays Center  (16,311)
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 21, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 Appalachian State W 94–70 10–2
 22  Johnson  10  Jackson  11  Berry II Dean Smith Center (18,336)
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 28, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 7 UNC Greensboro W 96–63 11–2
 16  Johnson  16  Johnson  5  Britt Dean Smith Center (19,246)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Regular Season
Dec 30, 2015
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 Clemson W 80–69 12–2
(1–0)
 18  Paige  9  Johnson  4  Berry II Dean Smith Center (17,168)
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 2, 2016
12:00 pm,  ACCN
No. 7 Georgia Tech W 86–78 13–2
(2–0)
 19  Berry II  11  Johnson  4  Berry II Dean Smith Center (17,392)
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 4, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 at  Florida State W 106–90 14–2
(3–0)
 39  Johnson  23  Johnson  5  Paige  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center  (11,095)
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 9, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 at  Syracuse W 84–73 15–2
(4–0)
 21  Hicks  8  Hicks  8  Tied  Carrier Dome  (26,811)
Syracuse, NY
Jan 16, 2016
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 NC State
Carolina–State Game
W 67–55 16–2
(5–0)
 23  Meeks  6  Tied  4  Tied Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 20, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 Wake Forest W 83–68 17–2
(6–0)
 27  Johnson  11  Johnson  3  Tied Dean Smith Center (19,053)
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 24, 2016
6:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 at  Virginia Tech W 75–70 18–2
(7–0)
 19  Johnson  17  Johnson  7  Paige  Lane Stadium  (9,567)
Blacksburg, VA
Jan 30, 2016
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 Boston College W 89–62 19–2
(8–0)
 17  Johnson  11  Johnson  6  Tied Dean Smith Center (20,208)
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 1, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 at No. 19  Louisville L 65–71 19–3
(8–1)
 16  Jackson  11  Johnson  4  Paige  KFC Yum! Center  (22,781)
Louisville, KY
Feb 6, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 at  Notre Dame
ESPN College GameDay
L 76–80 19–4
(8–2)
 21  Paige  14  Johnson  5  Berry II  Edmund P. Joyce Center  (9,149)
South Bend, IN
Feb 9, 2016
8:00 pm, ACCN
No. 9 at Boston CollegeW 68–65 20–4
(9–2)
 20  Jackson  7  Meeks  6  Berry II  Conte Forum  (5,126)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 14, 2016
1:00 pm, ACCN
No. 9 Pittsburgh W 85–64 21–4
(10–2)
 19  Johnson  7  Johnson  6  Tied Dean Smith Center (20,011)
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 17, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN
No. 5 No. 20  Duke
Rivalry
L 73–74 21–5
(10–3)
 29  Johnson  19  Johnson  6  Britt Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 20, 2016
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 5 No. 11  Miami (FL) W 96–71 22–5
(11–3)
 16  Johnson  15  Johnson  8  Jackson Dean Smith Center (20,151)
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 24, 2016
8:00 pm, ACCN
No. 7 at NC State
Carolina–State Game
W 80–68 23–5
(12–3)
 22  Johnson  11  Johnson  3  Tied  PNC Arena  (19,500)
Raleigh, NC
Feb 27, 2016
6:30 pm, ESPN
No. 7 at No. 3  Virginia
ESPN College GameDay
L 74–79 23–6
(12–4)
 21  Berry II  7  Johnson  4  Tied  John Paul Jones Arena  (14,593)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb 29, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 SyracuseW 75–70 24–6
(13–4)
 14  Johnson  10  Johnson  8  Paige Dean Smith Center (20,714)
Chapel Hill, NC
Mar 5, 2016
6:30 pm, ESPN
No. 8 at No. 17 Duke
Rivalry/ESPN College GameDay
W 76–72 25–6
(14–4)
 18  Johnson  21  Johnson  4  Pinson  Cameron Indoor Stadium  (9,314)
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
March 10, 2016
12:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN
(1) No. 7 vs. (8) Pittsburgh
Quarterfinals
W 88–71 26–6
 20  Berry II  10  Johnson  7  Pinson  Verizon Center  (18,561)
Washington, D.C.
March 11, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN
(1) No. 7 vs. (4) Notre Dame
Semifinals
W 78–47 27–6
 16  Paige  15  Hicks  7  Paige Verizon Center (20,719)
Washington, D.C.
March 12, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN
(1) No. 7 vs. (2) No. 4 Virginia
Championship
W 61–57 28–6
 19  Berry II  9  Johnson  5  Johnson Verizon Center (20,719)
Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2016*
7:20 pm,  TBS
(1 E) No. 3 vs. (16 E)  Florida Gulf Coast
First Round
W 83–67 29–6
 18  Johnson  7  Johnson  5  Paige PNC Arena (17,387)
Raleigh, NC
Mar 19, 2016*
9:40 pm, TBS
(1 E) No. 3 vs. (9 E)  Providence
Second Round
W 85–66 30–6
 21  Johnson  10  Johnson  3  Tied PNC Arena (19,433)
Raleigh, NC
Mar 25, 2016*
9:57 pm, TBS
(1 E) No. 3 vs. (5 E) No. 14  Indiana
Sweet Sixteen
W 101–86 31–6
 21  Paige  10  Johnson  6  Paige  Wells Fargo Center  (20,686)
Philadelphia, PA
Mar 27, 2016
8:49 pm, TBS
(1 E) No. 3 vs. (6 E) Notre Dame
Elite Eight
W 88–74 32–6
 25  Johnson  12  Johnson  8  Berry II Wells Fargo Center (20,743)
Philadelphia, PA
April 2, 2016
8:49 pm, TBS
(1 E) No. 3 vs. (10 MW) Syracuse
Final Four
W 83–66 33–6
 16  Tied  9  Johnson  10  Berry II  NRG Stadium  (75,505)
Houston, TX
April 4, 2016*
9:19 pm, TBS
(1 E) No. 3 vs. (2 S) No. 6  Villanova
National Championship
L 74–77 33–7
 21  Paige  8  Johnson  6  Paige NRG Stadium (74,340)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre2345678910111213141516171819Final
AP11993117765222957873N/A
Coaches1-T18931178752118468732

Players drafted into the NBA

YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
2016 125 Brice Johnson Los Angeles Clippers
2016255 Marcus Paige Brooklyn Nets
2017 115 Justin Jackson Portland Trail Blazers

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The 2022–23 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The finished the season 27–9, 14–6 in ACC play to finish a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Pittsburgh, Miami, and Virginia to win the tournament championship. The championship was their 22nd ACC tournament victory in program history. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the East region. There they defeated Oral Roberts before being defeated in the second round by Tennessee.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team</span> American college soccer season

The 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 46th season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels were led by 46th year head coach Anson Dorrance and played their home games at Dorrance Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The 2023–24 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Courtney Banghart, in her fifth season in Chapel Hill. She was assisted by Joanne Aluka-White, Adrian Walters, and Itoro Coleman. The Tar Heels played their home games at Carmichael Arena, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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