1916–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

1916–17 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

1916–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
1916–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1916–17 record	5–4
Head coach	Howell Peacock (1st season);
Captain	Charles Gaillard "Buzz" Tennent
Home arena	Bynum Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1915–16 →

The 1916–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team (variously "North Carolina", "Carolina" or "Tar Heels") was the seventh varsity college basketball team to represent the University of North Carolina.^{[N 1]}

Roster and schedule[]

1916–17 North Carolina Tar Heels roster
Name	Position	Year	Hometown
Claude
William Reynolds "Rennie" Cuthbertson		Sophomore	Charlotte, North Carolina
Elliot Culver Grandin	C	Freshman	Tidioute, Pennsylvania
John Gwynn		Junior	Leaksville, North Carolina^{[N 2]}
Beemer Harrell		Senior	Marshville, North Carolina
Luther Hodges		Sophomore	Leaksville, North Carolina
Roy Isley		Senior	Burlington, North Carolina
Frank Kendrick		Senior	Dillon, South Carolina^{[N 3]}
Bryce Little		Freshman	Raleigh, North Carolina^{[N 4]}
Peter Lynch		Junior	Raleigh, North Carolina
Lewis "Mac" McDuffie	F		Columbus, Georgia
Curtis Sidney "Sis" Perry	C	Freshman	Durham, North Carolina
Ramsey
Carlyle Shepard	F	Sophomore	Wilmington, North Carolina
Charles Gaillard "Buzz" Tennent	F, G	Junior	Asheville, North Carolina
George "Raby" Tennent	G	Senior	Asheville, North Carolina
Reference:^[7]^[8]

Schedule^[9]
Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
January 30, 1917*	Durham Y.M.C.A.	W 49–30	1–0	Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 2, 1917*	Davidson	L 31–36	1–1	Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 13, 1913*	Virginia Tech	W 31–23	2–1	Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 22, 1917*	VMI	W 33–22	3–1	Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 24, 1917*	vs. Virginia	W 35–24	4–1	Lynchburg, Virginia
February 26, 1917*	at Washington and Lee	L 23–40	4–2
February 27, 1917*	at VMI	L 34–47	4–3	Lexington, Virginia
February 28, 1917*	Virginia Tech	L 22–30	4–4
March 3, 1917*	Guilford	W 55–28	5–4	Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Aftermath[]

The team was the first North Carolina squad to beat Virginia, which George Tennent later commented "when you beat Virginia in those days, you more or less had it made."^[10] The team was brought to Woollen Gymnasium in 1958 for a reunion.^[10] After the game, the team went to the North Carolina State Capitol where former teammate and then Governor of North Carolina Luther Hodges received them.^[10] The team reminisced and passed around a basketball and wound up breaking a chandelier in the building.^[11]

References[]

Footnotes[]

^ The school was known as the University of North Carolina until February 1963.^[1]
^ Gwynn's hometown is listed as Eden, North Carolina in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book,^[2] while the Yackety Yack lists it as Leaksville, North Carolina.^[3]
^ Kendrick's hometown is listed as Charlotte, North Carolina in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book,^[4] while the Yackety Yack lists it as Dillon, South Carolina.^[5]
^ Little's hometown is listed as Marshville, North Carolina in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book,^[4] while the Yackety Yack lists it as Raleigh, North Carolina.^[6]

Citations[]

^ Vance Barron (February 6, 1963). "Pearsall Group Recommends 5-Part Plan For University". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1. Retrieved October 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Kirschner 2018, p. 211.
^ Patton, Jr. 1917, p. 119.
^ ^a ^b Kirschner 2018, p. 212.
^ Patton, Jr. 1917, p. 77.
^ Patton, Jr. 1917, p. 149.
^ Patton, Jr. 1917, p. 246.
^ Kirschner 2018, p. 152.
^ Kirschner 2018, p. 219.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rappoport 2002, p. 6.
^ Rappoport 2002, pp. 6–7.

Bibliography[]

Kirschner, Steve, ed. (2018). Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book (PDF). Chapel Hill, North Carolina: UNC Athletic Communications Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 27, 2019.
Patton, Jr., James Ralph, ed. (1917). Yackety Yack. XVII. Charlotte, North Carolina: The Observer Printing House. pp. 166–7 – via North Carolina Digital Heritage Center.
Rappoport, Ken (2002). Tales from the Tar Heel Locker Room. United States: Sports Pub. ISBN 978-1582614892.

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[UNC-2] The school was known as the University of North Carolina until February 1963.^[1]

[Gwynn-5] Gwynn's hometown is listed as Eden, North Carolina in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book,^[2] while the Yackety Yack lists it as Leaksville, North Carolina.^[3]

[Kendrick-8] Kendrick's hometown is listed as Charlotte, North Carolina in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book,^[4] while the Yackety Yack lists it as Dillon, South Carolina.^[5]

[Little-10] Little's hometown is listed as Marshville, North Carolina in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book,^[4] while the Yackety Yack lists it as Raleigh, North Carolina.^[6]

[DTH_Name_change-1] Vance Barron (February 6, 1963). "Pearsall Group Recommends 5-Part Plan For University". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1. Retrieved October 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[FOOTNOTEKirschner2018211-3] Kirschner 2018, p. 211.

[FOOTNOTEPatton,_Jr.1917119-4] Patton, Jr. 1917, p. 119.

[FOOTNOTEKirschner2018212-6] Kirschner 2018, p. 212.

[FOOTNOTEPatton,_Jr.191777-7] Patton, Jr. 1917, p. 77.

[FOOTNOTEPatton,_Jr.1917149-9] Patton, Jr. 1917, p. 149.

[FOOTNOTEPatton,_Jr.1917246-11] Patton, Jr. 1917, p. 246.

[FOOTNOTEKirschner2018152-12] Kirschner 2018, p. 152.

[FOOTNOTEKirschner2018219-13] Kirschner 2018, p. 219.

[FOOTNOTERappoport20026-14] Rappoport 2002, p. 6.

[FOOTNOTERappoport20026–7-15] Rappoport 2002, pp. 6–7.

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v t North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1910–1924) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)
Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Dixie Classic/Big Four Tobacco Road Scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1953–54 1954–55 1956–57 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

1916–17 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Navy		–		–	11	–	0	1.000
Montana State		–		–	20	–	2	.909
Louisiana State		–		–	20	–	2	.909
Canisius		–		–	9	–	1	.900
Creighton		–		–	18	–	2	.900
Virginia Tech		–		–	17	–	2	.895
Georgia		–		–	8	–	1	.889
North Dakota		–		–	8	–	1	.889
Brigham Young		–		–	14	–	2	.875
The Citadel		–		–	6	–	1	.857
Penn State		–		–	12	–	2	.857
Arizona		–		–	10	–	2	.833
Duke		–		–	20	–	4	.833
Seton Hall		–		–	13	–	3	.813
Syracuse		–		–	13	–	3	.813
Clemson		–		–	8	–	2	.800
Colgate		–		–	15	–	4	.789
Lehigh		–		–	15	–	4	.789
Indiana State		–		–	13	–	4	.765
Oklahoma State		–		–	11	–	4	.733
Dayton		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Duquesne		–		–	7	–	3	.700
Michigan State		–		–	11	–	5	.688
Boston		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Georgetown		–		–	8	–	4	.667
Pittsburgh		–		–	12	–	6	.667
Tennessee		–		–	10	–	5	.667
Bradley		–		–	10	–	6	.625
Oklahoma		–		–	13	–	8	.619
Notre Dame		–		–	8	–	5	.615
Ole Miss		–		–	11	–	7	.611
Wake Forest		–		–	9	–	6	.600
Virginia		–		–	7	–	5	.583
St. John's (NY)		–		–	11	–	8	.579
North Carolina		–		–	5	–	4	.556
North Carolina State		–		–	10	–	8	.556
Butler		–		–	7	–	6	.538
Temple		–		–	10	–	9	.526
Auburn		–		–	2	–	2	.500
Idaho		–		–	8	–	8	.500
Utah		–		–	3	–	3	.500
West Virginia		–		–	8	–	8	.500
Wyoming		–		–	4	–	4	.500
Manhattan		–		–	7	–	8	.467
South Carolina		–		–	7	–	8	.467
Rutgers		–		–	4	–	5	.444
Alabama		–		–	6	–	8	.429
Buffalo		–		–	6	–	8	.429
Connecticut		–		–	4	–	6	.400
Kentucky		–		–	4	–	6	.400
Southern California		–		–	8	–	12	.400
William & Mary		–		–	4	–	9	.308
Niagara		–		–	2	–	5	.286
Army		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Cincinnati		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Vanderbilt		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Montana		–		–	4	–	11	.267
Texas Christian		–		–	2	–	6	.250
Wichita State		–		–	2	–	11	.154
Ohio		–		–	2	–	14	.125
Arizona State		–		–	0	–	1	.000


Rankings from AP Poll