1911–12 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
1911–12 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 4–5 |
Head coach |
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Captain | Junius Smith |
Home arena | Bynum Gymnasium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | – | – | 13 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brigham Young | – | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | – | – | 8 | – | 1 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | – | – | 6 | – | 1 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas |
– | – | 8 | – | 1 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | – | – | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | – | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | – | – | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | – | – | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | – | – | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | – | – | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | – | – | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | – | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | – | – | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | – | – | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | – | – | 11 | – | 10 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | – | – | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | – | – | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | – | – | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | – | – | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll
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The 1911–12 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team (variously "North Carolina", "Carolina" or "Tar Heels") was the second varsity
North Carolina opened the season at home with a five-game home-stand, the first of which came against the Durham Y.M.C.A. The Tar Heels led for majority of the match, only to lose the game in the closing minutes. Carolina then squared off against Elon College and William & Mary, which the Tar Heels won the former handily and played a closer game in the latter. A physically larger Guilford College faced Carolina next. Guilford emerged victorious 35–20 in a game marred by many foul calls. After beating Virginia Christian, North Carolina dropped the next three games. Their loss against Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (V.P.I.) was attended by over 2,000 people. The team closed the season beating Wake Forest. The Tar Heels established a large lead in the early second half and went scoreless for the game's remainder. The Alumni Review reported after the V.P.I. game that "... basketball has come into its own in this state."
Roster and schedule
After the conclusion of the Tar Heels' inaugural season, the school's Athletic Association announced the previous season's leading scorer Marvin Ritch as team manager, along with teammate William Tillet as his assistant.
Prior to the season, Ritch was also unanimously re-elected as captain of the basketball team.
Name | Position | Height | Year | Hometown |
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George Carrington | C | 6–3 | Junior | Durham, North Carolina |
Lenoir Chambers | G | 5–11 | Sophomore | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Roy Erwin | G, F | 5–9 | Sophomore | Bell Buckle, Tennessee |
Cyrus Long | G, F | 5–10 | Sophomore | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Roy McKnight | F, C | 6–0 | Sophomore | Charlotte, North Carolina[N 4] |
Junius Smith | F | 6–2 | Sophomore | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Lewis Stein | F | 5–9 | Freshman | Wilmington, North Carolina |
William "Bill" Tillett | F | 5–6 | Junior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Reference:[6][20][21] |
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
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Regular season | |||||||||||
January 5, 1912* |
Durham Y.M.C.A. | L 18–29 | 0–1 |
Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
January 9, 1912* |
Elon College | W 36–5 | 1–1 |
Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
January 12, 1912* |
William & Mary | W 30–22[N 5] | 2–1 |
Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
January 31, 1912* |
Guilford College | L 20–35 | 2–2 |
Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
February 2, 1912* |
Virginia Christian | W 43–17 | 3–2 |
Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
February 12, 1912* |
at Durham Y.M.C.A. | L 18–26 | 3–3 |
Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
February 16, 1912* |
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute | L 28–37 | 3–4 |
Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
February 19, 1912* |
Durham Y.M.C.A. | L 28–29 | 3–5 |
Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
February 26, 1912* |
vs. Wake Forest | W 18–15 | 4–5 |
Raleigh, North Carolina | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
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Regular season
On January 5, Durham's Y.M.C.A. team traveled to
Guilford College defeated the Tar Heels 35–20 on January 31. The Guilford players were reportedly heavier than the Carolina starting five, and although the Tar Heels played good defense, their overall teamwork was lacking, and they could not withstand Guilford's "machine-like force".[16] The game had "a great many fouls", and Guilford's Hoyos took seven foul shots while North Carolina's Smith took eight.[16] Virginia Christian arrived in Chapel Hill for the Tar Heels' next game on February 2.[17] The contest was closely fought for the first half as it closed with a Tar Heel advantage of 3 points, 18–15.[17] The second half was dominated by North Carolina as they scored 25 points to Virginia Christian's 2, bringing the final score to 45–17 in Carolina's favor.[17]
The team traveled to Durham for a rematch against their Y.M.C.A. team on February 12.[28] The Y.M.C.A. made more field goals while the Tar Heels made more foul shots, which resulted in a 26–18 victory for Durham.[28] Durham's Holcomb led all scoring and made some long range shots.[28] V.P.I. arrived in Chapel Hill four days later for the next game.[29] The teams played a close game in the first half, where both managed to counter the opposing team's scores frequently.[29] The Tar Heels were led by strong performances from Tillett and Carrington, who helped create a halftime lead of 21–17.[29] As Carolina held the lead early in the second half, Tillett was removed from the game.[29] Tillett's defense proved to be a critical reason for Carolina's success and shortly after his removal, V.P.I. gained the lead.[29] They extended their lead and won 37–28, anchored by the Legge brothers who each scored 5 apiece.[29] The Tar Heel regarded the game as the "best played and hardest fought game" at Bynum all season long.[29] On February 19, a third match against the Durham Y.M.C.A. happened and proved to be close throughout.[30] Carolina led going into halftime 17–16, but the Durham squad managed to gain the lead and win the game 29–28.[30]
On February 26, Wake Forest and North Carolina faced off in Raleigh, North Carolina.[31] A crowd of nearly 1,000 filled the auditorium to see the contest.[31] The game featured several fouls on both teams (5 on Carolina and 11 on Wake Forest) and inconsistent performances by both teams.[31] Carolina won the first half of the game 10–6 with multiple baskets from Smith.[31][32] The Tar Heels continued to score and reached 18 points; however, Wake Forest began to click on offense and scored seven shots in the final ten minutes, sinking one as time expired.[32] Their efforts fell short as the game ended 18-15 in Carolina's favor.[32]
Aftermath
Following the game against V.P.I., where an estimated 2,000 people attended, the Alumni Review wrote that "... basketball has come into its own in this state."[33] When the season ended, The Tar Heel published a column where it discussed the basketball championship of North Carolina.[34] The editors spoke of the parity between the North Carolina based squads and felt that all of them had an equal right to the championship.[34] In September 1912, The Tar Heel published a column where it commented on the season, blaming the poor performance on the fact the team started practice after Christmas, while most other successful teams started in October.[35]
References
Footnotes
- ^ The school was known as the University of North Carolina until February 1963.[1]
- ^ Ritch later enrolled at law school at Georgetown University and competed for their football team in the 1912 season.[10]
- ^ Hanes (Forward) was listed as a starter for both the Elon and William & Mary games.[13][14][15] In addition, Spencer (Guard) and Wakeley (Center) were players As Carolina players who played in the game as well.[14] Jones (Guard) participated in the Tar Heels' games against Guilford and Virginia Christian.[16][17] However, none of these players are listed on the roster in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book.[7]
- ^ Roy McKnight's hometown is listed as Charlotte, North Carolina in the 1911 Yackety Yack,[18] while it is listed as Chapel Hill, North Carolina in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book.[19]
- ^ a b The score for the William & Mary game has been reported to be 30–22,[15][22][23] while one source indicates it was 35–21.[7]
Citations
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- ^ a b c Morris 1912, p. 268.
- ^ a b c d e f Kirschner 2018, p. 219.
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- ^ Kirschner 2018, p. 79.
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- ^ Witherington 1911, p. 111.
- ^ Kirschner 2018, p. 212.
- ^ Kirschner 2018, p. 151.
- ^ Smith 2021, p. 28.
- ^ Sears 2019, p. 6.
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- ^ Lucas 2010, p. 5.
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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.
- Lucas, Adam (2010). "A New Game Arrives on Campus". Carolina Basketball: A Century of Excellence. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. pp. 1–7. ISBN 978-0-8078-3410-7.
- Morris, J.W. Jr., ed. (1912). Yackety Yack. Vol. XII. Literary Societies and Fraternities – via North Carolina Digital Heritage Center.
- Powell, Adam (2005). "Laying the Foundation: 1910–1911 to 1931–1932". University of North Carolina Basketball. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-4150-1.
- Sears, Kris, ed. (2019). William & Mary Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). William & Mary Media Relations. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 30, 2019.
- Smith, Ron (2021). The Tar Heels: A History of UNC Basketball, Volume One, 1891-1961. Stevens Point, Wisconsin: Creative Trends by Worzalla. ISBN 978-1-736-28110-9.
- Witherington, I.F., ed. (1911). Yackety Yack. Vol. XI. Literary Societies and Fraternities – via North Carolina Digital Heritage Center.