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.[N 1]

1913–14 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–8
Head coach
CaptainMeb Long
Home arenaBynum Gymnasium
Seasons
1913–14 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Navy 100 1.000
Syracuse 120 1.000
Texas 110 1.000
California 20 1.000
Virginia 121 .923
Georgia 91 .900
Tennessee 152 .882
Oklahoma 71 .875
Utah 132 .867
The Citadel 61 .857
Kentucky 122 .857
Lehigh 122 .857
North Dakota State 122 .857
Washington 122 .857
Seton Hall 143 .824
Brigham Young 82 .800
Arizona 72 .778
Duquesne 72 .778
Virginia Tech 145 .737
Indiana State 114 .733
Texas A&M 52 .714
Nevada 73 .700
Idaho 115 .688
Notre Dame 115 .688
Michigan State 84 .667
Penn State 84 .667
Vanderbilt 63 .667
Manhattan 116 .647
Georgetown 106 .625
Allegheny 85 .615
Alabama 64 .600
Rutgers 32 .600
Tulsa 32 .600
Wake Forest 107 .588
Louisiana State 75 .583
Stanford 75 .583
Trinity 129 .571
Dayton 54 .556
North Carolina 108 .556
Oregon State 108 .556
South Carolina 54 .556
Arizona State 65 .545
Wichita State 87 .533
Bradley 1010 .500
Pittsburgh 78 .467
North Carolina State 67 .462
Army 57 .417
Southern California 57 .417
Temple 57 .417
St. John's (NY) 711 .389
Oregon 611 .353
Bucknell 48 .333
Delaware 36 .333
William & Mary 36 .333
Clemson 13 .250
Louisville 26 .250
Wyoming 13 .250
Auburn 310 .231
Ohio 310 .231
Cincinnati 28 .200
Colgate 312 .200
Texas Christian 29 .182
Baylor 18 .111
New Mexico 01 .000
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster and schedule

Practice for the upcoming season, along with try-outs, was scheduled to start in November.[2] Meb Long was announced as captain for the team.[2] The Tar Heel reported that practices typically last around two hours, including time for dressing and showering.[2] Long put together a preliminary schedule that was published by The Tar Heel on December 11.[3] The schedule included fourteen games, three of which were to happen before the new year.[3][4] 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.[3][4] In advance of the first game, the team was practicing every day.[3] 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.[3] Coach Nathaniel Cartmell felt that the team would "clean up everybody" the team faced.[3]

1913–14 North Carolina Tar Heels roster
NamePosition
Ezra Andrews
Lenoir ChambersG
Rusty Davis
Carey Dowd
Ben EdwardsC
Charles Fleming
Robert Goodson
Roy Homewood
John JohnsonC, G
Cy Long
Meb LongF
James Pou
Raby Tennent
George TandyC
Reference:[5][6]
Date
time, TV
OpponentResultRecordSite
city, state
Schedule[7][8]
Regular season
December 13, 1913*
Elon CollegeL 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 CollegeW 23–22 OT4–2
 
 
January 31, 1914*
at Elon CollegeW 29–16 5–2
 
 
February 6, 1914*
Wake ForestW 29–9 6–2
Bynum Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 9, 1914*
vs. VirginiaL 27–67 6–3
 
Raleigh, North Carolina
February 13, 1914*
at Wake ForestL 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 CollegeW 38–13 8–4
Bynum Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 23, 1914*
vs. Wake ForestL 29–32 8–5
 
Raleigh, North Carolina
February 27, 1914*
at Woodberry ForestW 25–21 9–5
 
Orange, Virginia
February 28, 1914*
at Virginia Military InstituteL 29–37 9–6
 
Lexington, Virginia
March 2, 1914*
at Staunton Military AcademyW 41–10 10–6
 
Staunton, Virginia
March 3, 1914*
at Lynchburg Y.M.C.A.L 34–42 10–7
 
 
March 4, 1914*
at VirginiaL 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.

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