2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Runner-Up
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #2
AP #3
2015–16 record 33–7 (14–4 ACC)
Head coach Roy Williams (13th year)
Assistant coach Steve Robinson (13th year)
Assistant coach C. B. McGrath (13th year)
Assistant coach Hubert Davis (4th year)
Home arena Dean E. Smith Center
2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 North Carolina 14 4   .778     33 7   .825
#4 Virginia 13 5   .722     29 7   .806
#10 Miami (FL) 13 5   .722     27 8   .771
#16 Louisville* 12 6   .667     23 8   .742
Notre Dame 11 7   .611     24 12   .667
#19 Duke 11 7   .611     25 11   .694
Virginia Tech 10 8   .556     20 15   .571
Clemson 10 8   .556     17 14   .548
Pittsburgh 9 9   .500     21 12   .636
Syracuse 9 9   .500     22 14   .611
Georgia Tech 8 10   .444     21 15   .583
Florida State 8 10   .444     20 14   .588
NC State 5 13   .278     16 17   .485
Wake Forest 2 16   .111     11 20   .355
Boston College 0 18   .000     7 25   .219
*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC Tournament and the 2016 NCAA Tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Roy Williams, who is in his 13th season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. The Tar Heels played their home games at the Dean Smith Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. North Carolina finished the season with a 33–7 record, 14–4 to win the ACC regular season championship. The Tar Heels defeated Virginia to win the ACC Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #1 seed. There, they defeated Florida Gulf Coast, Providence, Indiana, and Notre Dame to earn a trip to the Final Four, the school's 19th trip to the Final Four. In a matchup against fellow ACC foe, Syracuse, the Tar Heels won easily to advance to the National Championship against Villanova. North Carolina, despite a circus shot by Marcus Paige to tie the game at 74 with less than five seconds remaining, lost on a last second three pointer by Kris Jenkins.

Previous season

The Tar Heels finished the 2014–15 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 and Arkansas before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to eventual National Runner-Up Wisconsin.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Luke Davis 4 G 6'0" 178 RS Senior Raleigh, NC Graduated
J. P. Tokoto 13 F 6'6 200 Junior Menomonee Falls, WI Declared for 2015 NBA draft
Desmond Hubert 14 F 6'10" 225 Senior Cream Ridge, NJ Graduated
Jackson Simmons 21 F 6'7" 225 Senior Webster, NC Graduated
Sasha Seymore 24 F 6'6" 220 Senior New Bern, NC Graduated

Class of 2015 signees

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kenny Williams
SG
Chesterfield, VA Lloyd C. Bird High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 2, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Luke Maye
PF
Huntersville, NC Hough High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Nov 11, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:

Roster

2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Britt, NateNate Britt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G/F 1 Pinson, TheoTheo Pinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Wesleyan Christian Academy Greensboro, North Carolina
G 2 Berry II, JoelJoel Berry II 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Lake Highland Prep Apopka, Florida
F 3 Meeks, KennedyKennedy Meeks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr West Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina
F 4 Hicks, IsaiahIsaiah Hicks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr J.F. Webb Oxford, North Carolina
G 5 Paige, MarcusMarcus Paige (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Linn-Mar Marion, Iowa
F 11 Johnson, BriceBrice Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Edisto Orangeburg, South Carolina
G 13 Coker, KanlerKanler Coker (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr North/Flowery Branch Gainesville, Florida
G 24 Williams, KennyKenny Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr L.C. Bird Midlothian, Virginia
G 30 White, StilmanStilman White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Hoggard Wilmington, North Carolina
G 31 Coleman, JustinJustin Coleman (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Broughton Raleigh, North Carolina
F 32 Maye, LukeLuke Maye 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Hough Huntersville, North Carolina
F 34 Egbuna, TobyToby Egbuna (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr West Forsyth High School Clemmons, North Carolina
F 42 James, JoelJoel James 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Sr Dwyer West Palm Beach, Florida
G 43 Dalton, SpenserSpenser Dalton (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Christ School Asheville, North Carolina
G/F 44 Jackson, JustinJustin Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Homeschool Christian Youth Ass. Tomball, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Nov 6, 2015*
7:30 pm
#1 Guilford W 99–49 
 14  Tied  7  Tied  9  Britt  Dean Smith Center (11,295)
Chapel Hill, NC
Non-Conference Regular Season

Nov 13, 2015*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
#1 vs. Temple
Veterans Classic
W 91–67  1–0
 25  Meeks  11  Meeks  5  Pinson  Alumni Hall (5,710)
Annapolis, MD

Nov 15, 2015*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
#1 Fairfield
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 92–65  2–0
 17  Britt  12  Meeks  8  Pinson  Dean Smith Center (13,178)
Chapel Hill, NC

Nov 18, 2015*
7:00 pm, RSN
#1 Wofford
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 78–58  3–0
 16  Tied  14  Johnson  4  Tied  Dean Smith Center (12,095)
Chapel Hill, NC

Nov 21, 2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
#1 at Northern Iowa L 67–71  3–1
 25  Jackson  9  Meeks  5  Pinson  McLeod Center (7,018)
Cedar Falls, IA

Nov 23, 2015*
9:30 pm, ESPN2
#9 vs. Northwestern
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
Semifinal
W 80–69  4–1
 21  Jackson  13  Jackson  8  Pinson  Sprint Center (13,598)
Kansas City, MO

Nov 24, 2015*
10:00 pm, ESPN2
#9 vs. Kansas State
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
Championship
W 80–70  5–1
 22  Jackson  10  Johnson  6  Jackson  Sprint Center (13,198)
Kansas City, MO

Dec 1, 2015*
9:30 pm, ESPN
#9 #2 Maryland
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 89–81  6–1
 20  Paige  6  Tied  5  Tied  Dean Smith Center (21,163)
Chapel Hill, NC

Dec 6, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
#9 Davidson W 98–65  7–1
 17  Britt  10  Meeks  4  Tied  Dean Smith Center (14,805)
Chapel Hill, NC

Dec 12, 2015*
5:15 pm, ESPN
#3 at Texas L 82–84  7–2
 20  Paige  6  Meeks  3  Paige  Frank Erwin Center (16,540)
Austin, TX

Dec 16, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
#11 Tulane W 96–72  8–2
 25  Johnson  10  Johnson  9  Berry II  Dean Smith Center (16,199)
Chapel Hill, NC

Dec 19, 2015*
1:00 pm, CBS
#11 vs. #22 UCLA
CBS Sports Classic
W 89–76  9–2
 27  Johnson  9  Johnson  6  Paige  Barclays Center (16,311)
Brooklyn, NY

Dec 21, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
#7 Appalachian State W 94–70  10–2
 22  Johnson  10  Jackson  11  Berry II  Dean Smith Center (18,336)
Chapel Hill, NC

Dec 28, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
#7 UNC Greensboro W 96–63  11–2
 16  Johnson  16  Johnson  5  Britt  Dean Smith Center (19,246)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Regular Season

Dec 30, 2015
7:00 pm, ESPN2
#7 Clemson W 80–69  12–2
(1–0)
 18  Paige  9  Johnson  4  Berry II  Dean Smith Center (17,168)
Chapel Hill, NC

Jan 2, 2016
12:00 pm, ACCN
#7 Georgia Tech W 86–78  13–2
(2–0)
 19  Berry II  11  Johnson  4  Berry II  Dean Smith Center (17,392)
Chapel Hill, NC

Jan 4, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN
#6 at Florida State W 106–90  14–2
(3–0)
 39  Johnson  23  Johnson  5  Paige  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,095)
Tallahassee, FL

Jan 9, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN
#6 at Syracuse W 84–73  15–2
(4–0)
 21  Hicks  8  Hicks  8  Tied  Carrier Dome (26,811)
Syracuse, NY

Jan 16, 2016
12:00 pm, ESPN
#5 NC State
Carolina–State Game
W 67–55  16–2
(5–0)
 23  Meeks  6  Tied  4  Tied  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC

Jan 20, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2
#2 Wake Forest W 83–68  17–2
(6–0)
 27  Johnson  11  Johnson  3  Tied  Dean Smith Center (19,053)
Chapel Hill, NC

Jan 24, 2016
6:30 pm, ESPNU
#2 at Virginia Tech W 75–70  18–2
(7–0)
 19  Johnson  17  Johnson  7  Paige  Lane Stadium (9,567)
Blacksburg, VA

Jan 30, 2016
4:00 pm, ESPN2
#2 Boston College W 89–62  19–2
(8–0)
 17  Johnson  11  Johnson  6  Tied  Dean Smith Center (20,208)
Chapel Hill, NC

Feb 1, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN
#2 at #19 Louisville L 65–71  19–3
(8–1)
 16  Jackson  11  Johnson  4  Paige  KFC Yum! Center (22,781)
Louisville, KY

Feb 6, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN
#2 at Notre Dame L 76–80  19–4
(8–2)
 21  Paige  14  Johnson  5  Berry II  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN

Feb 9, 2016
8:00 pm, ACCN
#9 at Boston College W 68–65  20–4
(9–2)
 20  Jackson  7  Meeks  6  Berry II  Conte Forum (5,126)
Chestnut Hill, MA

Feb 14, 2016
1:00 pm, ACCN
#9 Pittsburgh W 85–64  21–4
(10–2)
 19  Johnson  7  Johnson  6  Tied  Dean Smith Center (20,011)
Chapel Hill, NC

Feb 17, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN
#5 #20 Duke
Rivalry
L 73–74  21–5
(10–3)
 29  Johnson  19  Johnson  6  Britt  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC

Feb 20, 2016
1:00 pm, CBS
#5 #11 Miami (FL) W 96–71  22–5
(11–3)
 16  Johnson  15  Johnson  8  Jackson  Dean Smith Center (20,151)
Chapel Hill, NC

Feb 24, 2016
8:00 pm, ACCN
#7 at NC State
Carolina–State Game
W 80–68  23–5
(12–3)
 22  Johnson  11  Johnson  3  Tied  PNC Arena (19,500)
Raleigh, NC

Feb 27, 2016
6:30 pm, ESPN
#7 at #3 Virginia
College GameDay
L 74–79  23–6
(12–4)
 21  Berry II  7  Johnson  4  Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
Charlottesville, VA

Feb 29, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN
#8 Syracuse W 75–70  24–6
(13–4)
 14  Johnson  10  Johnson  8  Paige  Dean Smith Center (20,714)
Chapel Hill, NC

Mar 5, 2016
6:30 pm, ESPN
#8 at #17 Duke
Rivalry
W 76–72  25–6
(14–4)
 18  Johnson  21  Johnson  4  Pinson  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament

March 10, 2016
12:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN
(1) #7 vs. (8) Pittsburgh
Quarterfinals
W 88–71  26–6
 20  Berry II  10  Johnson  7  Pinson  Verizon Center (18,561)
Washington, D.C.

March 11, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN
(1) #7 vs. (4) Notre Dame
Semifinals
W 78–47  27–6
 16  Paige  15  Hicks  7  Paige  Verizon Center (20,719)
Washington, D.C.

March 12, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN
(1) #7 vs. (2) #4 Virginia
Championship Game
W 61–57  28–6
 19  Berry II  9  Johnson  5  Johnson  Verizon Center (20,719)
Washington, D.C.
NCAA Tournament

Mar 17, 2016*
7:20 pm, TBS
(1 E) #3 vs. (16 E) Florida Gulf Coast
First Round
W 83–67  29–6
 18  Johnson  7  Johnson  5  Paige  PNC Arena (17,387)
Raleigh, NC

Mar 19, 2016*
9:40 pm, TBS
(1 E) #3 vs. (9 E) Providence
Second Round
W 85–66  30–6
 21  Johnson  10  Johnson  3  Tied  PNC Arena (19,433)
Raleigh, NC

Mar 25, 2016*
9:57 pm, TBS
(1 E) #3 vs. (5 E) #14 Indiana
Sweet Sixteen
W 101–86  31–6
 21  Paige  10  Johnson  6  Paige  Wells Fargo Center (20,686)
Philadelphia, PA

Mar 27, 2016
8:49 pm, TBS
(1 E) #3 vs. (6 E) Notre Dame
Elite Eight
W 88–74  32–6
 25  Johnson  12  Johnson  8  Berry II  Wells Fargo Center (20,743)
Philadelphia, PA

April 2 , 2016
8:49 pm, TBS
(1 E) #3 vs. (10 MW) Syracuse
Final Four
W 83–66  33–6
 16  Tied  9  Johnson  10  Berry II  NRG Stadium (75,505)
Houston, TX

April 4, 2016*
9:19 pm, TBS
(1 E) #3 vs. (2 S) #6 Villanova
National Championship
L 74–77  33–7
 21  Paige  8  Johnson  6  Paige  NRG Stadium (74,340)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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 1 1 9 9 3 11 7 7 6 5 2 2 2 9 5 7 8 7 3 N/A
Coaches 1 (T) 1 8 9 3 11 7 8 7 5 2 1 1 8 4 6 8 7 3 2

References

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