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
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 12
Record22–6 (9–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainDarrell Elston
Bobby Jones
Home arenaCarmichael Auditorium
Seasons
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

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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.

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Personnel

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

References

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