1913–14 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1913–14 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team (variously "North Carolina", "Carolina" or "Tar Heels") was the fourth varsity college basketball team to represent the University of North Carolina.

1913–14 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	10–8
Head coach	Nathaniel Cartmell (4th season)
Captain	Meb Long
Home arena	Bynum Gymnasium

1913–14 NCAA men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
California		–			–			2	–	0		1.000
Navy		–			–			10	–	0		1.000
Syracuse		–			–			12	–	0		1.000
Texas		–			–			11	–	0		1.000
Denison		–			–			15	–	1		.938
Virginia		–			–			12	–	1		.923
Grinnell		–			–			10	–	1		.909
Nebraska Wesleyan		–			–			19	–	2		.905
Georgia		–			–			9	–	1		.900
Saint Mary's (Calif.)		–			–			16	–	2		.889
Washington College		–			–			8	–	1		.889
Tennessee		–			–			15	–	2		.882
Oklahoma		–			–			7	–	1		.875
Rochester (N.Y.)		–			–			14	–	2		.875
Mississippi A&M		–			–			13	–	2		.867
Utah		–			–			13	–	2		.867
Kentucky		–			–			12	–	2		.857
Lehigh		–			–			12	–	2		.857
North Dakota Agricultural		–			–			12	–	2		.857
The Citadel		–			–			6	–	1		.857
Washington		–			–			12	–	2		.857
Richmond		–			–			5	–	1		.833
Seton Hall		–			–			14	–	3		.824
Brigham Young		–			–			8	–	2		.800
Central Missouri		–			–			15	–	4		.789
Union (N.Y.)		–			–			11	–	3		.786
Arizona		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Duquesne		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Kent State		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Catholic		–			–			13	–	4		.765
Millikin		–			–			12	–	4		.750
Virginia Tech		–			–			14	–	5		.737
Indiana State		–			–			11	–	4		.733
Kalamazoo		–			–			8	–	3		.727
Roanoke		–			–			13	–	5		.722
Fordham		–			–			20	–	8		.714
Swarthmore		–			–			10	–	4		.714
Texas A&M		–			–			5	–	2		.714
Utah State		–			–			10	–	4		.714
Nevada		–			–			7	–	3		.700
Oberlin		–			–			7	–	3		.700
Washington & Jefferson		–			–			7	–	3		.700
Niagara		–			–			9	–	4		.692
Idaho		–			–			11	–	5		.688
Notre Dame		–			–			11	–	5		.688
Wabash		–			–			11	–	5		.688
Carleton		–			–			10	–	5		.667
Detroit		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Michigan State		–			–			8	–	4		.667
Montana State		–			–			10	–	5		.667
Penn State		–			–			8	–	4		.667
St. Joseph's		–			–			10	–	5		.667
Tulane		–			–			8	–	4		.667
Vanderbilt		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Manhattan		–			–			11	–	6		.647
Augustana (Ill.)		–			–			9	–	5		.643
Canisius		–			–			5	–	3		.625
Georgetown		–			–			10	–	6		.625
Allegheny		–			–			8	–	5		.615
Lake Forest		–			–			8	–	5		.615
Grove City		–			–			11	–	7		.611
Alabama		–			–			6	–	4		.600
Rutgers		–			–			3	–	2		.600
Tulsa		–			–			3	–	2		.600
North Dakota		–			–			10	–	7		.588
Wake Forest		–			–			10	–	7		.588
Beloit		–			–			7	–	5		.583
Louisiana State		–			–			7	–	5		.583
Stanford		–			–			7	–	5		.583
Washington and Lee		–			–			7	–	5		.583
Trinity (N.C.)		–			–			12	–	9		.571
Washington State		–			–			13	–	10		.565
Dayton		–			–			5	–	4		.556
North Carolina		–			–			10	–	8		.556
Oregon Agricultural		–			–			10	–	8		.556
South Carolina		–			–			5	–	4		.556
Tempe Normal		–			–			6	–	5		.545
CCNY		–			–			6	–	5		.545
Mount Union		–			–			6	–	5		.545
Miami (Ohio)		–			–			7	–	6		.538
Southwestern (Kan.)		–			–			7	–	6		.538
Ole Miss		–			–			8	–	7		.533
Fairmount		–			–			8	–	7		.533
Akron		–			–			6	–	6		.500
Bradley		–			–			10	–	10		.500
Gettysburg		–			–			9	–	9		.500
Springfield (Mass.)		–			–			6	–	6		.500
Washburn		–			–			8	–	8		.500
Western State Normal		–			–			4	–	4		.500
Wisconsin–Stevens Point		–			–			7	–	7		.500
Pittsburgh		–			–			7	–	8		.467
North Carolina State		–			–			6	–	7		.462
Franklin		–			–			6	–	8		.429
Army		–			–			5	–	7		.417
Lafayette		–			–			5	–	7		.417
Loyola (Md.)		–			–			5	–	7		.417
Southern California		–			–			5	–	7		.417
Temple		–			–			5	–	7		.417
New York University		–			–			6	–	9		.400
St. Lawrence		–			–			6	–	9		.400
St. John's (N.Y.)		–			–			7	–	11		.389
VMI		–			–			4	–	7		.364
Oregon		–			–			6	–	11		.353
Bucknell		–			–			4	–	8		.333
Delaware		–			–			3	–	6		.333
Marietta		–			–			4	–	8		.333
Northern Colorado		–			–			1	–	2		.333
Santa Clara		–			–			2	–	4		.333
William & Mary		–			–			3	–	6		.333
Muhlenberg		–			–			4	–	10		.286
Clemson		–			–			1	–	3		.250
Louisville		–			–			2	–	6		.250
Wyoming		–			–			1	–	3		.250
Auburn		–			–			3	–	10		.231
Ohio		–			–			3	–	10		.231
George Washington		–			–			3	–	11		.214
Cincinnati		–			–			2	–	8		.200
Colgate		–			–			3	–	12		.200
Montana		–			–			2	–	9		.182
TCU		–			–			2	–	9		.182
Baylor		–			–			1	–	8		.111
Millsaps		–			–			0	–	8		.000
New Mexico		–			–			0	–	1		.000
Wooster		–			–			0	–	13		.000

Roster and schedule

Practice for the upcoming season, along with try-outs, was scheduled to start in November. Meb Long was announced as captain for the team. The Tar Heel reported that practices typically last around two hours, including time for dressing and showering. Long put together a preliminary schedule that was published by The Tar Heel on December 11. The schedule included fourteen games, three of which were to happen before the new year. The schedule included a game in Raleigh against University of Georgia, Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (V.P.I.), and the University of Virginia, among others. In advance of the first game, the team was practicing every day. A writer for The Tar Heel that the talent for the upcoming season was the best there had been since basketball started in 1910–11. Coach Nathaniel Cartmell felt that the team would "clean up everybody" the team faced.

1913–14 North Carolina Tar Heels roster

Name	Position
Ezra Andrews
Lenoir Chambers	G
Rusty Davis
Carey Dowd
Ben Edwards	C
Charles Fleming
Robert Goodson
Roy Homewood
John Johnson	C, G
Cy Long
Meb Long	F
James Pou
Raby Tennent
George Tandy	C
Reference:

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 13, 1913*	Elon College	L 15–21	0–1	Bynum Gymnasium  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 16, 1913*	Durham Y.M.C.A.	W 37–24	1–1	Bynum Gymnasium  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 29, 1913*	at Charlotte Y.M.C.A.	W 43–32	2–1	Charlotte, North Carolina
December 30, 1913*	at Charlotte Y.M.C.A.	W 53–29	3–1	Charlotte, North Carolina
January 14, 1914*	at Durham Y.M.C.A.	L 37–42	3–2	Raleigh, North Carolina
January 30, 1914*	at Guilford College	W 23–22 OT	4–2
January 31, 1914*	at Elon College	W 29–16	5–2
February 6, 1914*	Wake Forest	W 29–9	6–2	Bynum Gymnasium  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 9, 1914*	vs. Virginia	L 27–67	6–3	Raleigh, North Carolina
February 13, 1914*	at Wake Forest	L 30–39	6–4	Wake Forest, North Carolina
February 16, 1914*	vs. Durham Y.M.C.A.	W 44–28	7–4	Raleigh, North Carolina
February 19, 1914*	Guilford College	W 38–13	8–4	Bynum Gymnasium  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 23, 1914*	vs. Wake Forest	L 29–32	8–5	Raleigh, North Carolina
February 27, 1914*	at Woodberry Forest	W 25–21	9–5	Orange, Virginia
February 28, 1914*	at Virginia Military Institute	L 29–37	9–6	Lexington, Virginia
March 2, 1914*	at Staunton Military Academy	W 41–10	10–6	Staunton, Virginia
March 3, 1914*	at Lynchburg Y.M.C.A.	L 34–42	10–7
March 4, 1914*	at Virginia	L 23–56	10–8	Fayerweather Gymnasium  Charlottesville, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Bibliography

• Kirschner, Steve, ed. (2018). Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book (PDF). Chapel Hill, North Carolina: UNC Athletic Communications Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 27, 2019.
• Whiting, Seymour Webster, ed. (1914). Yackety Yack. Vol. XIV. pp. 197–200 – via North Carolina Digital Heritage Center.