2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

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2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
ACC regular season co-champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 3
2018–19 record29–7 (16–2 ACC)
Head coach
  • Roy Williams (16th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Robinson (16th season)
  • Hubert Davis (7th season)
  • Brad Frederick (2nd season)
Home arenaDean E. Smith Center
Seasons
2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Virginia 16 – 2   .889 35 – 3   .921
No. 3 North Carolina 16 – 2   .889 29 – 7   .806
No. 1 Duke † 14 – 4   .778 32 – 6   .842
No. 10 Florida State 13 – 5   .722 29 – 8   .784
No. 16 Virginia Tech 12 – 6   .667 26 – 9   .743
Syracuse 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
Louisville 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
NC State 9 – 9   .500 24 – 12   .667
Clemson 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
Georgia Tech 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
Boston College 5 – 13   .278 14 – 17   .452
Miami (FL) 5 – 13   .278 14 – 18   .438
Wake Forest 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
Pittsburgh 3 – 15   .167 14 – 19   .424
Notre Dame 3 – 15   .167 14 – 19   .424
† 2019 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Roy Williams, who was in his 16th season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. The Tar Heels played their home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 29–7, 16–2 in ACC play to finish tied for the regular season conference championship with Virginia. As the No. 2 seed in the ACC Tournament, they advanced to the semifinals before ultimately losing to Duke. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region, where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Auburn.

Previous season[]

The Tar Heels finished the 2017–18 season with a record of 26–11, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 6 seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Syracuse,[1] Miami,[2] and Duke[3] before losing to Virginia in the championship game.[4] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the West region where they defeated Lipscomb[5] before losing to Texas A&M in the Second Round.[6]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Theo Pinson 1 G/F 6'6" 205 Senior Greensboro, North Carolina Graduated
Joel Berry II 2 G 6'0" 195 Senior Apopka, Florida Graduated
Kane Ma 14 G 6'0" 175 Senior Greensboro, North Carolina Graduated
Aaron Rohlman 25 F 6'6" 210 Senior Gastonia, North Carolina Graduated
Jalek Felton 5 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Columbia, South Carolina Dismissed

2018 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nassir Little
SF 		Orange Park, FL Orlando Christian Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 4, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Coby White
PG/SG 		Goldsboro, NC 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jul 28, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Leaky Black
SF 		Concord, NC Cox Mill High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 15, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 87
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #8   Rivals: #9  247Sports: #8  ESPN: #7
  • 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:

Roster[]

2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Seventh Woods 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Hammond School Columbia, South Carolina
G 1 Leaky Black 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Concord High School Concord, North Carolina
G 2 Coby White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Goldsboro, North Carolina
G 3 Andrew Platek 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Northfield Mount Hermon Schenectady, New York
G 4 Brandon Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Douglas County High School Douglasville, Georgia
F 5 Nassir Little 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Orlando Christian Prep Orange Park, Florida
F 11 Shea Rush 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr The Barstow School Kansas City, Missouri
G 13 Cameron Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Our Lady of the Sacred Heart/Pittsburgh Moon Township, Pennsylvania
F 15 Garrison Brooks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Auburn High School Lafayette, Alabama
C 21 Sterling Manley 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Pickerington Central High School Reynoldsburg, Ohio
F 22 Walker Miller (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So New Hampton School Greensboro, North Carolina
G 24 Kenny Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr L.C. Bird Midlothian, Virginia
G 25 Caleb Ellis (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Apex, North Carolina
G 30 K. J. Smith (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So IMG Academy Thousand Oaks, California
F 32 Luke Maye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Hough Huntersville, North Carolina
F 35 Ryan McAdoo (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Saint Andrew's School Boca Raton, Florida
C 42 Brandon Huffman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Word of God Christian Academy Goldsboro, North Carolina
Head coach
  • Roy Williams (North Carolina)
Assistant coach(es)
  • Steve Robinson (Radford)
  • Hubert Davis (North Carolina)
  • Brad Frederick (North Carolina)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2018*
7:30 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 8 Mount Olive W 107–64 
 16 – Brooks   16 – Brooks   6 – White  Dean Smith Center (20,314)
Chapel Hill, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 8 at Wofford W 78–67  1–0
  24 – Maye   8 – Johnson   5 – Williams  Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400)
Spartanburg, SC
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 8 at Elon W 116–67  2–0
  21 – Tied   10 – Maye   5 – Tied  Schar Center (5,245)
Elon, NC
November 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 7 Stanford W 90–72  3–0
  17 – Johnson   8 – Tied   4 – Tied  Dean Smith Center (19,647)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCRSN 		No. 7 Tennessee Tech
Las Vegas Invitational Campus-Site Game 		W 108–58  4–0
  15 – Maye   8 – Maye   8 – Woods  Dean Smith Center (20,816)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 19, 2018*
8:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 7 Saint Francis (PA)
Las Vegas Invitational Campus-Site Game 		W 101–76  5–0
  20 – Johnson   10 – Maye   9 – Williams  Dean Smith Center (20,547)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 22, 2018*
7:30 pm, FS1 		No. 7 vs. Texas
Las Vegas Invitational Semifinal 		L 89–92  5–1
  33 – White   9 – Maye   5 – Williams  Orleans Arena (7,489)
Paradise, NV
November 23, 2018*
4:00 pm, FOX 		No. 7 vs. No. 17 UCLA
Las Vegas Invitational Third Place Game 		W 94–78  6–1
  19 – White   8 – Maye   8 – White  Orleans Arena (7,489)
Paradise, NV
November 28, 2018*
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 11 at No. 7 Michigan
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		L 67–84  6–2
  12 – White   15 – Maye   4 – White  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 5, 2018*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 14 UNC Wilmington W 97–69  7–2
  21 – Johnson   10 – Manley   8 – Williams  Dean Smith Center (20,083)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 12 No. 4 Gonzaga W 103–90  8–2
  25 – Johnson   16 – Maye   6 – White  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 22, 2018*
5:15 pm, CBS 		No. 9 vs. No. 19 Kentucky
CBS Sports Classic/Rivalry 		L 72–80  8–3
  17 – Johnson   8 – Brooks   5 – Williams  United Center (15,124)
Chicago, IL
December 29, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 14 Davidson W 82–60  9–3
  17 – Johnson   14 – Maye   7 – White  Dean Smith Center (21,486)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 2, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 15 Harvard W 77–57  10–3
  14 – Maye   7 – Tied   4 – White  Dean Smith Center (21,329)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Regular Season
January 5, 2019
12:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 15 at Pittsburgh W 85-60  11–3
(1–0) 		 22 – White   11 – Maye   5 – Brooks  Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 8, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 12 at No. 15 NC State
Rivalry 		W 90–82  12–3
(2–0) 		 21 – Maye   11 – Tied   5 – Tied  PNC Arena (19,722)
Raleigh, NC
January 12, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 12 Louisville L 62–83  12–4
(2–1) 		 12 – Williams   11 – Maye   3 – Maye  Dean Smith Center (21,243)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 15, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 13 Notre Dame W 75–69  13–4
(3–1) 		 17 – White   10 – Maye   6 – Johnson  Dean Smith Center (20,475)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 19, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 13 at Miami (FL) W 85–76  14–4
(4–1) 		 22 – Johnson   9 – Maye   8 – White  Watsco Center (7,131)
Coral Gables, FL
January 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 11 No. 10 Virginia Tech W 103–82  15–4
(5–1) 		 27 – White   7 – White   6 – White  Dean Smith Center (21,148)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 29, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCRSN 		No. 9 at Georgia Tech W 77–54  16–4
(6–1) 		 22 – Johnson   9 – Tied   8 – White  McCamish Pavilion (8,600)
Atlanta, GA
February 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 9 at No. 15 Louisville W 79–69  17–4
(7–1) 		 20 – Maye   11 – Maye   4 – Tied  KFC Yum! Center (19,985)
Louisville, KY
February 5, 2019
8:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 8 NC State
Rivalry 		W 113–96  18–4
(8–1) 		 31 – Maye   12 – Maye   6 – Brooks  Dean Smith Center (21,124)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 9, 2019
12:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 8 Miami (FL) W 88–85 OT 19–4
(9–1) 		 33 – White   6 – Tied   6 – White  Dean Smith Center (21,383)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 11, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 8 No. 4 Virginia
Rivalry 		L 61–69  19–5
(9–2) 		 17 – White   11 – Maye   5 – Williams  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 16, 2019
12:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 8 at Wake Forest W 95–57  20–5
(10–2) 		 27 – Johnson   7 – Tied   6 – White  LJVM Coliseum (14,352)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 20, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN/Raycom 		No. 8 at No. 1 Duke
Rivalry 		W 88–72  21–5
(11–2) 		 30 – Maye   15 – Maye   4 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 23, 2019
3:45 pm, CBS 		No. 8 No. 16 Florida State W 77–59  22–5
(12–2) 		 18 – Tied   11 – Maye   4 – White  Dean Smith Center (21,520)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 26, 2019
9:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 5 Syracuse W 93–85  23–5
(13–2) 		 34 – White   12 – Maye   6 – Maye  Dean Smith Center (21,135)
Chapel Hill, NC
March 2, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 at Clemson W 81–79  24–5
(14–2) 		 28 – White   10 – Maye   5 – White  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,248)
Clemson, SC
March 5, 2019
8:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 3 at Boston College W 79–66  25–5
(15–2) 		 22 – Johnson   20 – Maye   5 – Tied  Conte Forum (7,731)
Chestnut Hill, MA
March 9, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 3 No. 4 Duke
Rivalry 		W 79–70  26–5
(16–2) 		 21 – White   16 – Maye   7 – Maye  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
March 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN 		(2) No. 3 vs. (7) Louisville
Quarterfinals 		W 83–70  27–5
  19 – Tied   9 – Maye   6 – White  Spectrum Center (19,691)
Charlotte, NC
March 15, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN 		(2) No. 3 vs. (3) No. 5 Duke
Semifinals/Rivalry 		L 73–74  27–6
  23 – Johnson   13 – Maye   4 – White  Spectrum Center (20,116)
Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2019*
9:20 pm, TNT 		(1 MW) No. 3 vs. (16 MW) Iona
First Round 		W 88–73  28–6
  21 – Johnson   9 – Maye   4 – Johnson  Nationwide Arena (19,426)
Columbus, OH
March 24, 2019*
2:40 pm, CBS 		(1 MW) No. 3 vs. (9 MW) Washington
Second Round 		W 81–59  29–6
  20 – Tied   14 – Maye   7 – Johnson  Nationwide Arena (19,610)
Columbus, OH
March 29, 2019*
7:29pm, TBS 		(1 MW) No. 3 vs. (5 MW) No. 14 Auburn
Sweet Sixteen 		L 80–97  29–7
  15 – Tied   4 – Tied   7 – Maye  Sprint Center (17,385)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[7][8]

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
AP 8 7 7 11 14 12 9 14 15 12 13 11 9 8 8 8 5 3 3 3 Not released 
Coaches 7 7^ 6 13 12 12 10 14 15 12 15 12 10 8 8 9 5 3 3 4 9

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References[]

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  8. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". goheels.com. University of North Carolina. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
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