2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
2016–17 Roy Williams (14th season) | |
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Home arena | Dean E. Smith Center |
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No. 5 North Carolina | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 33 | – | 7 | .825 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Florida State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Notre Dame | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Louisville | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Duke † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 28 | – | 9 | .757 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Virginia | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 16 | .568 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 0 | – | 17 | .000[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the
Gonzaga
in the championship game.
Previous season
The
National Championship against Villanova. Despite a circus shot by Marcus Paige
to tie the game at 74 with less than five seconds remaining, the Tar Heels lost on a three pointer as time expired.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Marcus Paige | 5 | G |
6'2" | 175 | Senior | Marion, Iowa | Graduated/NBA draft |
Brice Johnson | 11 | F |
6'10" | 230 | Senior | Orangeburg, South Carolina | Graduated/NBA Draft |
Justin Coleman | 31 | G |
6'1" | 185 | Senior | Raleigh, North Carolina | Graduated |
Toby Egbuna | 34 | F |
6'4" | 225 | Senior | Clemmons, North Carolina | Graduated |
Joel James | 42 | C | 6'11" | 280 | Senior | West Palm Beach, Florida | Graduated |
Spenser Dalton | 43 | G |
6'3" | 215 | Senior | Asheville, North Carolina | Graduated |
2016 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Tony Bradley C |
Bartow, Florida | Bartow High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Sep 2, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Brandon Robinson SG |
Douglasville, Georgia | Douglas County High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 28, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Seventh Woods SG |
Columbia, South Carolina | Hammond School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 11, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Shea Rush SF |
Kansas City, Missouri | The Barstow School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Feb 14, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: #11 ESPN : #12
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 4, 2016* 7:30 pm |
No. 6 | UNC Pembroke
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W 124–63 | 20 – Berry II | 8 – Maye | 7 – Jackson | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 11, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 6 | at Tulane | W 95–75 | 1–0 |
27 – Jackson | 15 – Meeks | 5 – Britt | Smoothie King Center (6,043) New Orleans, LA | |||
November 13, 2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 6 | Maui Invitational
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W 97–57 | 2–0 |
18 – Berry II | 12 – Meeks | 5 – Berry II | Dean Smith Center (13,402) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
November 15, 2016* 8:00 pm, ACCN Extra
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No. 5 | Long Beach State | W 93–67 | 3–0 |
23 – Berry II | 10 – Jackson | 6 – Woods | Dean Smith Center (12,581) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
November 19, 2016* 1:00 am, OC Sports |
No. 5 | at Hawaii | W 83–68 | 4–0 |
16 – Hicks | 13 – Bradley | 6 – Berry II | Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) Honolulu, HI | |||
November 21, 2016* 11:30 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 4 | at Maui Invitational Quarterfinals
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W 104–61 | 5–0 |
22 – Hicks | 10 – Meeks | 4 – Tied | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI | |||
November 22, 2016* 10:30 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 4 | vs. Oklahoma State Maui Invitational Semifinal |
W 107–75 | 6–0 |
24 – Berry II | 8 – Tied | 6 – Jackson | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI | |||
November 23, 2016* 9:30 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 4 | vs. No. 16 Wisconsin Maui Invitational Championship |
W 71–56 | 7–0 |
22 – Berry II | 16 – Meeks | 3 – Berry II | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI | |||
November 30, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 3 | at No. 13 ACC-Big Ten Challenge
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L 67–76 | 7–1 |
21 – Jackson | 8 – Tied | 8 – Berry II | Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN | |||
December 4, 2016* 2:00 pm, RSN |
No. 3 | Radford | W 95–50 | 8–1 |
19 – Williams | 11 – Bradley | 6 – Jackson | Dean Smith Center (14,230) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
December 7, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 7 | Davidson | W 83–74 | 9–1 |
27 – Jackson | 8 – Jackson | 6 – Britt | Dean Smith Center (13,178) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
December 11, 2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 7 | Tennessee | W 73–71 | 10–1 |
12 – Williams | 10 – Bradley | 7 – Britt | Dean Smith Center (18,745) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
December 17, 2016* 5:45 pm, CBS
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No. 7 | vs. No. 6 Kentucky CBS Sports Classic/Rivalry |
L 100–103 | 10–2 |
34 – Jackson | 7 – Meeks | 7 – Berry II | T-Mobile Arena (19,298) Las Vegas, NV | |||
December 21, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 8 | Northern Iowa | W 85–42 | 11–2 |
18 – Meeks | 8 – Meeks | 5 – Williams | Dean Smith Center (18,033) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
December 28, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 9 | Monmouth | W 102–74 | 12–2 |
28 – Jackson | 12 – Meeks | 5 – Jackson | Dean Smith Center (20,064) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
ACC Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 31, 2016 12:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 9 | at Georgia Tech | L 63–75 | 12–3 (0–1) |
16 – Jackson | 14 – Meeks | 3 – Jackson | Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,754)
Atlanta, GA | |||
January 3, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 14 | at Clemson | W 89–86 OT | 13–3 (1–1) |
31 – Berry II | 16 – Meeks | 4 – Meeks | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,716) Clemson, SC | |||
January 8, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 14 | Carolina–State Game
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W 107–56 | 14–3 (2–1) |
21 – Jackson | 8 – Bradley | 5 – Berry II | Dean Smith Center (16,133) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
January 11, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 11 | at Wake Forest | W 93–87 | 15–3 (3–1) |
19 – Jackson | 11 – Meeks | 7 – Berry II | LJVM Coliseum (13,159) Winston-Salem, NC | |||
January 14, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 11 | No. 9 Florida State | W 96–83 | 16–3 (4–1) |
26 – Berry II | 15 – Maye | 4 – Hicks | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
January 16, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 9 | Syracuse | W 85–68 | 17–3 (5–1) |
20 – Hicks | 12 – Meeks | 5 – Pinson | Dean Smith Center (20,588) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
January 21, 2017 Noon, ACCN
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No. 9 | at Boston College | W 90–82 | 18–3 (6–1) |
22 – Jackson | 9 – Meeks | 4 – Hicks | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||
January 26, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 9 | Virginia Tech | W 91–72 | 19–3 (7–1) |
26 – Jackson | 14 – Meeks | 4 – Jackson | Dean Smith Center (20,113) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
January 28, 2017 1:00 pm, CBS |
No. 9 | at Miami (FL) | L 62–77 | 19–4 (7–2) |
21 – Jackson | 6 – Hicks | 4 – Berry II | BankUnited Center (7,563)
Coral Gables, FL | |||
January 31, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 12 | Pittsburgh | W 80–78 | 20–4 (8–2) |
20 – Jackson | 8 – Hicks | 4 – Britt | Dean Smith Center (18,438) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
February 5, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPNews |
No. 12 | vs. No. 20 Notre Dame | W 83–76 | 21–4 (9–2) |
16 – Jackson | 8 – Meeks | 7 – Berry II | Greensboro Coliseum (17,051)
Greensboro, NC | |||
February 9, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN |
No. 8 | at No. 18 Duke Rivalry |
L 78–86 | 21–5 (9–3) |
21 – Jackson | 7 – Pinson | 4 – Woods | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | |||
February 15, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 10 | at NC State Carolina–State Game |
W 97–73 | 22–5 (10–3) |
18 – Berry II | 8 – Meeks | 6 – Berry II | PNC Arena (19,500) Raleigh, NC | |||
February 18, 2017 8:15 pm, ESPN |
No. 10 | No. 14 ESPN College GameDay
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W 65–41 | 23–5 (11–3) |
20 – Jackson | 8 – Hicks | 6 – Jackson | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
February 22, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 8 | No. 7 Louisville | W 74–63 | 24–5 (12–3) |
21 – Jackson | 10 – Meeks | 3 – Berry II | Dean Smith Center (21,269) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
February 25, 2017 Noon, ACCN |
No. 8 | at Pittsburgh | W 85–67 | 25–5 (13–3) |
23 – Jackson | 10 – Meeks | 7 – Pinson | Petersen Events Center (10,704) Pittsburgh, PA | |||
February 27, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 5 | at No. 23 Virginia | L 43–53 | 25–6 (13–4) |
12 – Berry II | 7 – Meeks | 3 – Maye | John Paul Jones Arena (14,001) Charlottesville, VA | |||
March 4, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 5 | No. 17 Duke Rivalry/ESPN College GameDay |
W 90–83 | 26–6 (14–4) |
28 – Berry II | 9 – Hicks | 7 – Pinson | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN |
(1) No. 6 | vs. (9) Miami (FL) Quarterfinals |
W 78–53 | 27–6 |
19 – Hicks | 7 – Meeks | 6 – Pinson | Brooklyn, NY
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March 10, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN |
(1) No. 6 | vs. (5) No. 14 Duke Semifinals/Rivalry |
L 83–93 | 27–7 |
19 – Meeks | 12 – Meeks | 8 – Pinson | Barclays Center (18,103) Brooklyn, NY | |||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 17, 2017* 4:00 pm, TNT
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(1 S) No. 5 | vs. (16 S) Texas Southern First Round |
W 103–64 | 28–7 |
21 – Jackson | 9 – Maye | 5 – Britt | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,179) Greenville, SC | |||
March 19, 2017* 6:10 pm, TNT |
(1 S) No. 5 | vs. (8 S) Arkansas Second Round |
W 72–65 | 29–7 |
16 – Meeks | 11 – Meeks | 5 – Jackson | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,179) Greenville, SC | |||
March 24, 2017* 7:09 pm, CBS |
(1 S) No. 5 | vs. (4 S) No. 21 Butler Sweet Sixteen |
W 92–80 | 30–7 |
26 – Berry II | 12 – Maye | 5 – Jackson | FedExForum (16,397) Memphis, TN | |||
March 26, 2017* 5:05 pm, CBS |
(1 S) No. 5 | vs. (2 S) No. 6 Kentucky Elite Eight/Rivalry |
W 75–73 | 31–7 |
19 – Jackson | 17 – Meeks | 4 – Jackson | FedEx Forum (16,412) Memphis, TN | |||
April 1, 2017* 8:49 pm, CBS |
(1 S) No. 5 | vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Oregon Final Four |
W 77–76 | 32–7 |
25 – Meeks | 14 – Meeks | 5 – Pinson | University of Phoenix Stadium (77,612)
Glendale, AZ | |||
April 3, 2017* 9:20 pm, CBS |
(1 S) No. 5 | vs. (1 W) No. 2 National Championship
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W 71–65 | 33–7 |
22 – Berry II | 10 – Meeks | 6 – Berry II | University of Phoenix Stadium (76,168) Glendale, AZ | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. .S=South Region, MW=Midwest, W=West. All times are in Eastern Time |
Rankings
Week | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | Not released |
Coaches | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
Players drafted into the NBA
Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA club |
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2017 |
1 | 15 | Justin Jackson | Portland Trail Blazers |
2017 | 1 | 28 | Tony Bradley | Los Angeles Lakers |
References
- ^ "2017 draft results @basketball-reference.com". Retrieved January 3, 2011.