1973–74 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1973–74 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1973–74 men's college basketball season.

1973–74 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 12
Record	22–6 (9–3 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Guthridge (7th season) Eddie Fogler (3rd season)
Captain	Darrell Elston Bobby Jones
Home arena	Carmichael Auditorium

1973–74 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 NC State †	12	–	0		1.000			30	–	1		.968
No. 4 Maryland	9	–	3		.750			23	–	5		.821
No. 12 North Carolina	9	–	3		.750			22	–	6		.786
Virginia	4	–	8		.333			11	–	16		.407
Clemson	3	–	9		.250			14	–	12		.538
Wake Forest	3	–	9		.250			13	–	13		.500
Duke	2	–	10		.167			10	–	16		.385
† 1974 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
December 1, 1973*	No. 5	vs. No. 14 Houston	W 97–74	1–0	–	–	–	Greensboro, NC
December 5, 1973*	No. 5	California	W 74–70	2–0	–	–	–	Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
December 8, 1973*	No. 5	Vermont	W 103–48	3–0	–	–	–	Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
December 10, 1973*	No. 5	vs. No. 10 Kentucky	W 101–84	4–0	–	–	–	Greensboro, NC
December 15, 1973*	No. 5	East Tennessee State	W 81–63	5–0	–	–	–	Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
December 20, 1973*	No. 4	vs. Virginia Tech	W 83–78	6–0	–	–	–	Charlotte, NC
December 28, 1973	No. 4	at St. Thomas (FL)	W 112–72	7–0	–	–	–
January 4, 1974*	No. 4	vs. No. 5 NC State Big Four Tournament	L 77–78	7–1	–	–	–	Greensboro, NC
January 5, 1974*	No. 4	vs. Duke Big Four Tournament	W 84–75	8–1	–	–	–	Greensboro, NC
January 9, 1974	No. 5	at Clemson	W 102–90	8–1 (1–0)	–	–	–	Clemson, SC
January 12, 1974	No. 5	at Virginia	W 87–75	9–1 (2–0)	–	–	–	Charlottesville, VA
January 16, 1974	No. 5	Wake Forest	W 95–78	10–1 (3–0)	–	–	–	Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
January 19, 1974	No. 5	at Duke	W 73–71	11–1 (4–0)	–	–	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 22, 1974	No. 5	No. 3 NC State	L 80–83	11–2 (4–1)	–	–	–	Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
January 26, 1974	No. 4	No. 5 Maryland	W 82–73	12–2 (5–1)	–	–	–	Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
January 30, 1974	No. 4	at Wake Forest	W 77–67	13–2 (6–1)	–	–	–	Winston-Salem, NC
February 2, 1974	No. 4	Clemson	W 61–60	14–2 (7–1)	–	–	–	Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
February 8, 1974*	No. 4	vs. Furman North-South Doubleheader	W 95–60	15–2	–	–	–	Charlotte, NC
February 9, 1974*	No. 4	vs. Georgia Tech North-South Doubleheader	W 112–70	16–2	–	–	–	Charlotte, NC
February 13, 1974	No. 4	at No. 6 Maryland	L 80–91	16–3 (7–2)	–	–	–	College Park, MD
February 16, 1974*	No. 4	vs. Florida State	W 104–85	17–3	–	–	–	Greensboro, NC
February 20, 1974*	No. 6	Miami (OH)	W 83–69	18–3	–	–	–	Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
February 23, 1974	No. 6	Virginia	W 94–61	19–3 (8–2)	–	–	–	Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
February 26, 1974	No. 6	at No. 1 NC State	L 72–83	19–4 (8–3)	–	–	–	Raleigh, NC
March 2, 1974	No. 4	Duke	W 96–92 OT	20–4 (9–3)	–	–	–	Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
March 7, 1974*	No. 6	vs. Wake Forest ACC tournament	W 76–62	21–4	–	–	–	Greensboro, NC
March 8, 1974*	No. 6	vs. No. 4 Maryland ACC Tournament	L 85–105	21–5	–	–	–	Greensboro, NC
March 16, 1974*	No. 8	vs. Purdue NIT	L 71–82	21–6	–	–	–	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Personnel

1973–74 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Mickey Bell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — F Bruce Buckley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Fr F Bill Chambers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So C Geoff Crompton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Fr F Walter Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr G Darrell Elston (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr G Dave Hanners 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — G Ray Harrison 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — G Ray Hite 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Sr G Brad Hoffman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — F Bobby Jones (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Sr G John Kuester 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr F Mitch Kupchak 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — So C Tom LaGarde 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Fr F John O'Donnell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr Tony Shaver — — James Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr F Ed Stahl 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Fr Charles Waddell — —	Head coach Dean Smith Assistant coach(es) Eddie Fogler Bill Guthridge Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt