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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 NC State120 1.000301 .968
No. 4 Maryland93 .750235 .821
No. 12 North Carolina93 .750226 .786
Virginia48 .3331116 .407
Clemson39 .2501412 .538
Wake Forest39 .2501313 .500
Duke210 .1671016 .385
1974 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
December 1, 1973*
No. 5 vs. No. 14 HoustonW 97–74 1–0
                 
Greensboro, NC
December 5, 1973*
No. 5 CaliforniaW 74–70 2–0
               Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 8, 1973*
No. 5 VermontW 103–48 3–0
               Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 10, 1973*
No. 5 vs. No. 10 KentuckyW 101–84 4–0
                
Greensboro, NC
December 15, 1973*
No. 5 East Tennessee StateW 81–63 5–0
               Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 20, 1973*
No. 4 vs. Virginia TechW 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 ClemsonW 102–90 8–1
(1–0)
                
Clemson, SC
January 12, 1974
No. 5 at VirginiaW 87–75 9–1
(2–0)
                
Charlottesville, VA
January 16, 1974
No. 5 Wake ForestW 95–78 10–1
(3–0)
               Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 19, 1974
No. 5 at DukeW 73–71 11–1
(4–0)
               Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 22, 1974
No. 5 No. 3 NC StateL 80–83 11–2
(4–1)
               Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 26, 1974
No. 4 No. 5 MarylandW 82–73 12–2
(5–1)
               Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 30, 1974
No. 4 at Wake ForestW 77–67 13–2
(6–1)
                
Winston-Salem, NC
February 2, 1974
No. 4 ClemsonW 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 MarylandL 80–91 16–3
(7–2)
                
College Park, MD
February 16, 1974*
No. 4 vs. Florida StateW 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 VirginiaW 94–61 19–3
(8–2)
               Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 26, 1974
No. 6 at No. 1 NC StateL 72–83 19–4
(8–3)
                
Raleigh, NC
March 2, 1974
No. 4 DukeW 96–92 OT20–4
(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

1973–74 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
FMickey Bell6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
FBruce Buckley6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr
FBill Chambers6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So
CGeoff Crompton6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Fr
FWalter Davis6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr
GDarrell Elston (C)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
GDave Hanners6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
GRay Harrison6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
GRay Hite5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
GBrad Hoffman5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
FBobby Jones (C)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr
GJohn Kuester6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
FMitch Kupchak6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So
CTom LaGarde6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Fr
FJohn O'Donnell6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr
Tony Shaver
James Smith6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr
FEd Stahl6 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