2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2016–17 record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Roy Williams (14th year)
Assistant coach	Steve Robinson (14th year)
Assistant coach	C.B. McGrath (14th year)
Assistant coach	Hubert Davis (5th year)
Home arena	Dean E. Smith Center

The 2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach is Roy Williams, who is in his 14th season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. The Tar Heels will play their home games at the Dean Smith Center and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Tar Heels finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 33-7 and 14-4 in ACC play to finish in first place, winning their 30th ACC Regular Season Title. The Tar Heels also won their 18th ACC Tournament Championship by beating Virginia in the Finals 61-57. 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 Final Four. In a matchup against fellow ACC foe, Syracuse, the Tar Heels easily won 83-66 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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Justin Jackson	44	F	6'8"	200	Sophomore	Tomball, Texas	Entered 2016 NBA Draft
Marcus Paige	5	G	6'2"	175	Senior	Marion, Iowa	Graduated
Brice Johnson	11	F	6'10"	230	Senior	Orangeburg, South Carolina	Graduated
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	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tony Bradley C	Bartow, Florida	Bartow High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sep 2, 2015
Tony Bradley C	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
Brandon Robinson SG	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
Seventh Woods SG	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
Shea Rush SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #9 Rivals: #9 247Sports: #11 ESPN: #12
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

2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
5.0 !C	--	Bradley, TonyTony Bradley	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bartow High School	Bartow, Florida
1.5 !G	--	Robinson, BrandonBrandon Robinson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Douglas County High School	Douglasville, Georgia
1.5 !G	--	Woods, SeventhSeventh Woods	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hammond School	Columbia, South Carolina
3.0 !SF	--	Rush, SheaShea Rush (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	The Barstow School	Kansas City, Missouri
1.5 !G	0	Britt, NateNate Britt	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Oak Hill Academy	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
2.5 !G/F	1	Pinson, TheoTheo Pinson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	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)	3.0 !Jr	Lake Highland Prep	Apopka, Florida
3.5 !F	3	Meeks, KennedyKennedy Meeks	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	4.0 !Sr	West Charlotte	Charlotte, North Carolina
3.5 !F	4	Hicks, IsaiahIsaiah Hicks	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	J.F. Webb	Oxford, North Carolina
1.5 !G	13	Coker, KanlerKanler Coker (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	North/Flowery Branch	Gainesville, Florida
1.5 !G	24	Williams, KennyKenny Williams	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	L.C. Bird	Midlothian, Virginia
1.5 !G	30	White, StilmanStilman White	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Hoggard	Wilmington, North Carolina
3.5 !F	32	Maye, LukeLuke Maye	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Hough	Huntersville, 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

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

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

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