2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#12
AP	#15
2014–15 record	26–12 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach	Roy Williams (12th year)
Assistant coach	Steve Robinson (12th year)
Assistant coach	C. B. McGrath (12th year)
Assistant coach	Hubert Davis (3rd year)
Home arena	Dean E. Smith Center

2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Virginia	16	–	2	.889	30	–	4	.882
#4 Duke	15	–	3	.833	35	–	4	.897
#8 Notre Dame †	14	–	4	.778	32	–	6	.842
#17 Louisville	12	–	6	.667	27	–	9	.750
#15 North Carolina	11	–	7	.611	26	–	12	.684
Miami (FL)	10	–	8	.556	25	–	13	.658
NC State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	14	.611
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
Clemson	8	–	10	.444	16	–	15	.516
Florida State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Pittsburgh	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Wake Forest	5	–	13	.278	13	–	19	.406
Boston College	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Georgia Tech	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387
Virginia Tech	2	–	16	.111	11	–	22	.333


† ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Roy Williams, who was in his 12th season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. They played their home games at the Dean Smith Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 26–12, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Harvard in the second round and Arkansas in the third round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to eventual runner-up Wisconsin.

Offseason

They finished the season 24–11, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the championship of the ACC Tournament to Norte Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a number 4 seed. They beat Harvard in the second round, and advanced to play Arkansas in the third round. Upon beating the Razorbacks, the Tar Heels faced a match-up with top seeded Wisconsin, whom them lost to, 79-72, ending their season.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
P.J. Hairston	15	G	6'6	220	Junior	Greensboro, NC	Dismissed from the team. Declared to NBA draft
James Michael McAdoo	43	F	6'9	230	Junior	Norfolk, VA	Declared to NBA draft
James Manor	30	F	6'6	220	Senior	Carrboro, NC	Graduated
Denzel Robinson	34	F	6'4	220	Senior	Chapel Hill, NC	Graduated
Wade Moody	55	G	6'0	175	Senior	Mount Airy, NC	Graduated
Leslie McDonald	2	G	6'5	215	Senior	Memphis, TN	Graduated

Pre-season

The Tar Heels entered the 2014–15 season lost two starters from the previous season as James Michael McAdoo and P. J. Hairston declared for the 2014 NBA draft. However, rising juniors and potential draft picks Kennedy Meeks and Isaiah Hicks decided to return to Chapel Hill and UNC brought in a strong recruiting class including McDonald's All-Americans Justin Jackson, Theo Pinson and Joel Berry.

Class of 2014 signees

North Carolina recruits at the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

Justin Jackson

Theo Pinson

Joel Berry II

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Joel Berry II PG	Apopka, FL	Lake Highland Prep	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 21, 2013
Joel Berry II PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Justin Jackson SF	Tomball, TX	Homeschool Christian Youth	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Mar 4, 2013
Justin Jackson SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Theo Pinson SF	Greensboro, NC	Wesleyan Christian Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 22, 2013
Theo Pinson SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-05-28.

Roster

2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Britt, NateNate Britt	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Oak Hill Academy	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
2.5 !G/F	1	Pinson, TheoTheo Pinson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Wesleyan Christian Academy	Greensboro, North Carolina
1.5 !G	2	Berry II, JoelJoel Berry II	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lake Highland Prep	Apopka, Florida
3.5 !F	3	Meeks, KennedyKennedy Meeks	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	2.0 !So	West Charlotte	Charlotte, North Carolina
1.5 !G	4	Davis, LukeLuke Davis	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Ravenscroft School	Raleigh, North Carolina
1.5 !G	5	Paige, MarcusMarcus Paige	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Linn-Mar	Marion, Iowa
3.5 !F	11	Johnson, BriceBrice Johnson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Edisto	Orangeburg, South Carolina
3.5 !F	13	Tokoto, J. P.J. P. Tokoto	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Menomonee Falls	Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
3.5 !F	14	Hubert, DesmondDesmond Hubert	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	New Egypt	Cream Ridge, New Jersey
3.5 !F	21	Simmons, JacksonJackson Simmons	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Smoky Mountain	Webster, North Carolina
3.5 !F	22	Hicks, IsaiahIsaiah Hicks	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	J.F. Webb	Oxford, North Carolina
3.5 !F	24	Seymore, SashaSasha Seymore (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	New Bern	New Bern, North Carolina
1.5 !G	25	Coleman, JustinJustin Coleman (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Broughton	Raleigh, North Carolina
3.5 !F	42	James, JoelJoel James	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Dwyer	West Palm Beach, Florida
1.5 !G	43	Dalton, SpenserSpenser Dalton (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Christ School	Asheville, North Carolina
2.5 !G/F	44	Jackson, JustinJustin Jackson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Homeschool Christian Youth Ass.	Tomball, Texas
1.5 !G	45	White, StilmanStilman White	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Hoggard	Wilmington, North Carolina

Head coach

Roy Williams (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Oct 24* 7:30 pm	#6	Fayetteville State	W 101–58		18 – Jackson	13 – Johnson	8 – Tokoto	Dean Smith Center (9,171) Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 7* 7:30 pm	#6	Belmont Abbey	W 112–34		16 – Jackson	5 – Tied	6 – Tokoto	Dean Smith Center (11,441) Chapel Hill, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	#6	North Carolina Central	W 76–60	1–0	12 – Johnson	9 – Meeks	4 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (17,338) Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 16* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	#6	Robert Morris Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round	W 103–59	2–0	23 – Johnson	12 – Meeks	10 – Tokoto	Dean Smith Center (13,579) Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 22* 2:00 pm	#6	vs. Davidson	W 90–72	3–0	19 – Meeks	12 – Meeks	4 – Tokoto	Time Warner Cable Arena (11,113) Charlotte, NC
Nov 26* 12:00 pm, ESPN2	#5	vs. Butler Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals	L 66–74	3–1	18 – Paige	9 – Meeks	4 – Tokoto	Imperial Arena (3,136) Nassau, BAH
Nov 27* 7:00 pm, AXS TV	#5	vs. #22 UCLA Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round	W 78–56	4–1	21 – Paige	7 – Pinson	5 – Paige	Imperial Arena (2,940) Nassau, BAH
Nov 28* 8:00 pm, AXS TV	#5	vs. #18 Florida Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place game	W 75–64	5–1	18 – Meeks	13 – Meeks	4 – Tied	Imperial Arena (3,298) Nassau, BAH
Dec 3* 7:30 pm, ESPN	#12	Iowa ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 55–60	5–2	15 – Meeks	12 – Meeks	3 – Tokoto	Dean Smith Center (18,040) Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 7* 2:00 pm, ESPNU	#12	East Carolina	W 108–64	6–2	19 – Tied	17 – Johnson	8 – Tokoto	Dean Smith Center (18,741) Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 13* 12:00 pm, CBS	#21	at #1 Kentucky Rivalry	L 70–84	6–3	15 – Johnson	6 – Tokoto	6 – Paige	Rupp Arena (24,406) Lexington, KY
Dec 16* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#24	at UNC Greensboro	W 79–56	7–3	18 – Meeks	7 – Paige	4 – Pinson	Greensboro Coliseum (11,108) Greensboro, NC
Dec 20* 1:00 pm, CBS	#24	vs. #12 Ohio State CBS Sports Classic	W 82–74	8–3	18 – Johnson	13 – Meeks	5 – Tied	United Center (19,726) Chicago, IL
Dec 27* 7:30 pm, ESPN2	#20	UAB	W 89–58	9–3	16 – Paige	19 – Meeks	4 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (19,124) Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 30* 7:00 pm, RSN	#19	William & Mary	W 86–64	10–3	19 – Tokoto	10 – Tokoto	6 – Paige	Dean Smith Center (20,053) Chapel Hill, NC
ACC regular season
Jan 3 8:15 pm, ESPN	#19	at Clemson	W 74–50	11–3 (1–0)	13 – Jackson	12 – Meeks	7 – Tokoto	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,404) Clemson, SC
Jan 5 7:00 pm, ESPN	#18	#13 Notre Dame	L 70–71	11–4 (1–1)	15 – Paige	8 – Pinson	2 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (20,604) Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 10 2:00 pm, ESPN	#18	#5 Louisville	W 72–71	12–4 (2–1)	13 – Meeks	11 – Johnson	5 – Tokoto	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 14 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#15	at NC State Carolina–State Game	W 81–79	13–4 (3–1)	23 – Paige	10 – Meeks	9 – Paige	PNC Arena (19,500) Raleigh, NC
Jan 18 6:30 pm, ESPNU	#15	Virginia Tech	W 68–53	14–4 (4–1)	16 – Jackson	11 – Johnson	4 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (19,745) Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 21 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#15	at Wake Forest	W 87–71	15–4 (5–1)	19 – Johnson	8 – Meeks	8 – Paige	LJVM Coliseum (13,877) Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 24 2:00 pm, ESPN	#15	Florida State	W 78–74	16–4 (6–1)	19 – Paige	14 – Johnson	3 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (20,512) Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 26 7:00 pm, ESPN	#13	Syracuse	W 93–83	17–4 (7–1)	22 – Paige	11 – Johnson	8 – Paige	Dean Smith Center (19,856) Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 31 4:00 pm, ESPN	#13	at #10 Louisville	L 68–78 ^OT	17–5 (7–2)	15 – Paige	11 – Tokoto	4 – Paige	KFC Yum! Center (22,418) Louisville, KY
Feb 2 7:00 pm, ESPN	#12	#3 Virginia	L 64–75	17–6 (7–3)	15 – Paige	8 – Johnson	4 – Paige	Dean Smith Center (20,102) Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 7 3:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3	#12	at Boston College	W 79–68	18–6 (8–3)	21 – Hicks	10 – Johnson	5 – Tokoto	Conte Forum (8,263) Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 14 12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3	#12	at Pittsburgh	L 76–89	18–7 (8–4)	19 – Johnson	7 – Tokoto	6 – Tied	Peterson Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 18 9:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN	#15	at #4 Duke Rivalry	L 90–92 ^OT	18–8 (8–5)	18 – Tied	12 – Johnson	7 – Tokoto	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Feb 21 12:00 pm, ACCN	#15	Georgia Tech	W 89–60	19–8 (9–5)	18 – Meeks	6 – Tied	10 – Paige	Dean Smith Center (20,779) Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 24 8:00 pm, ACCN	#15	NC State Carolina–State Game	L 46–58	19–9 (9–6)	16 – Jackson	14 – Meeks	2 – Tokoto	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 28 2:00 pm, CBS	#15	at Miami (FL)	W 73–64	20–9 (10–6)	22 – Johnson	11 – Johnson	6 – Tokoto	BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL
Mar 3 7:00 pm, ESPNU	#19	at Georgia Tech	W 81–49	21–9 (11–6)	15 – Berry II	9 – Johnson	4 – Paige	Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,913) Atlanta, GA
Mar 7 9:00 pm, ESPN	#19	#3 Duke Rivalry	L 77–84	21–10 (11–7)	23 – Paige	9 – Meeks	5 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 11 2:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN	#19	vs. Boston College Second Round	W 79–68	22–10	21 – Hicks	10 – Johnson	5 – Tokoto	Greensboro Coliseum (22,026) Greensboro, NC
Mar 12 2:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN	#19	vs. #16 Louisville Quarterfinals	W 70–60	23–10	22 – Johnson	7 – Johnson	5 – Paige	Greensboro Coliseum (22,026) Greensboro, NC
Mar 13 7:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN	#19	vs. #3 Virginia Semifinals	W 71–67	24–10	22 – Jackson	9 – Meeks	5 – Tied	Greensboro Coliseum (22,026) Greensboro, NC
Mar 14 8:30 pm, ESPN/ACCN	#19	vs. #11 Notre Dame Championship game	L 82–90	24–11	24 – Paige	6 – Tokoto	7 – Tokoto	Greensboro Coliseum (22,026) Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19* 7:20 pm, TNT	(4 W) #15	vs. (13 W) Harvard Second round	W 67–65	25–11	14 – Jackson	8 – Meeks	6 – Paige	Veterans Memorial Arena (12,761) Jacksonville, FL
Mar 21* 8:40 pm, TNT	(4 W) #15	vs. (5 W) #21 Arkansas Third round	W 87–78	26–11	22 – Paige	13 – Johnson	8 – Tokoto	Veterans Memorial Arena (13,687) Jacksonville, FL
Mar 26* 7:47 pm, TBS	(4 W) #15	vs. (1 W) #3 Wisconsin Sweet Sixteen	L 72–79	26–12	15 – Tied	6 – Hicks	3 – Tied	Staples Center (18,809) Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	6	6	5	12	21	24	21	19	18	15	15	13	12	12	15	15	19	19	15	n/a
Coaches	6	6	6	12	18	24	21	20	17	16	15	14	13	15	16	18	19	19	14	12

References

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1920–1924) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)

Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State

Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Dixie Classic Tobacco Road Scandal

People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees

Seasons	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 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 1999–00 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

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, April 01, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.