1977–78 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

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1977-78 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round, L 64–68 vs. San Francisco
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #10
AP #16
1977-78 record 23–8 (9–3 ACC)
Head coach Dean Smith
Assistant coach Bill Guthridge
Captain Phil Ford
Tom Zaliagiris
Home arena Carmichael Auditorium
Seasons
« 1976–77 1978–79 »

The 1977–78 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1977-78 college basketball season.

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
November 28*
 #1 vs. Oregon State W 94–63  1-0
  (11,666)
Charlotte, NC
November 30*
 #2 Oregon State W 90–64  2-0
 Carmichael Auditorium (10,000)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 2*
 #2 vs. Duke
Big Four Tournament		 W 79–66  3-0
  (15,564)
Greensboro, NC
December 3*
 #2 NC State
Big Four Tournament		 W 87–82  4-0
  (15,564)
Greensboro, NC
December 7*
 #2 at William & Mary L 75–78  4-1
 Kaplan Arena (10,000)
Williamsburg, VA
December 10*
 #2 Rochester W 101–43  5-1
 Carmichael Auditorium (10,000)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 17*
 #5 vs. #6 Cincinnati W 67–59  6-1
  (15,100)
Greensboro, NC
December 23*
 #3 at Tulane W 108–103  7-1
  (4,100)
New Orleans, LA
December 28*
 #2 vs. BYU
Rainbow Classic		 W 94–81  8-1
  (4,794)
Honolulu, HI
December 29*
 #2 vs. Texas Tech
Rainbow Classic		 W 88–76  9-1
  (4,257)
Honolulu, HI
December 30*
 #2 vs. Stanford
Rainbow Classic		 W 92–61  10-1
  (5,811)
Honolulu, HI
January 4
 #2 at Clemson W 79-77 OT 11-1
(1-0)		  (10,488)
Clemson, SC
January 7
 #2 at #13 Virginia W 76–61  12-1
(2-0)		  (8,500)
Charlottesville, VA
January 14
 #2 at Duke
Carolina-Duke rivalry		 L 84–92  12-2
(2-1)		 Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, NC
January 15
 #2 Wake Forest W 71–69  13-2
(3-1)		 Carmichael Auditorium (10,000)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 18
 #5 NC State
North Carolina-NC State rivalry		 W 69–64  14-2
(4-1)		 Carmichael Auditorium (10,000)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 21
 #5 Maryland W 85–71  15-2
(5-1)		 Carmichael Auditorium (10,000)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 26
 #3 at Wake Forest L 62–71  15-3
(5-2)		  (8,250)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 28
 #3 Clemson W 98–64  16-3
(6-2)		 Carmichael Auditorium (10,000)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 30*
 #3 Mercer W 73–70  17-3
 Carmichael Auditorium (10,000)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 3*
 #6 vs. Furman
North-South Doubleheader		 L 83–89  17-4
  (11,666)
Charlotte, NC
February 4*
 #6 vs. Virginia Tech
North-South Doubleheader		 W 101–88  18-4
  (11,666)
Charlotte, NC
February 8
 #7 at Maryland W 66–64  19-4
(7-2)		  (14,500)
College Park, MD
February 11*
 #7 vs. Rutgers W 74–57  20-4
  (19,694)
New York, NY
February 12*
 #7 at #20 Providence L 59–61  20-5
  (5,102)
Providence, RI
February 15
 #11 Kent State W 92–59  21-5
 Carmichael Auditorium (10,000)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 18
 #11 Virginia W 71–54  22-5
(8-2)		 Carmichael Auditorium (10,000)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 23
 #8 at NC State L 67–72  22-6
(8-3)		  (12,400)
Raleigh, NC
February 25
 #8 #13 Duke W 87–83  23-6
(9-3)		 Carmichael Auditorium (10,000)
Chapel Hill, NC
March 2*
 #10 vs. Wake Forest
ACC Tournament • Quarterfinals		 L 77–82  23-7
  (15,836)
Greensboro, NC
March 11*
 #11 vs. #20 San Francisco
NCAA Tournament • First Round		 L 64–68  23-8
  (11,213)
Tempe, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ↑ All-Time Scores. Retrieved 2013-May-05.
  2. ↑ 1977-78 North Carolina Tar Heels schedule at College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com
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