1977–78 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
| 1977-78 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball | |
|---|---|
ACC Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, First Round, L 64–68 vs. San Francisco | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | #10 |
| AP | #16 |
| 1977-78 record | 23–8 (9–3 ACC) |
| Head coach | Dean Smith |
| Captain | Phil Ford |
| Captain | Tom Zaliagiris |
| Home arena | Carmichael Auditorium |
The 1977–78 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1977-78 college basketball season.
Schedule
| Date | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) | ||||||
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| November 28* | #1 | vs. Oregon State | W 94–63 | 1-0 | (11,666) | ||||||
| November 30* | #2 | Oregon State | W 90–64 | 2-0 | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) | ||||||
| December 2* | #2 | vs. Duke (Big Four Tournament) |
W 79–66 | 3-0 | (15,564) | ||||||
| December 3* | #2 | NC State (Big Four Tournament) |
W 87–82 | 4-0 | (15,564) | ||||||
| December 7* | #2 | at William & Mary | L 75–78 | 4-1 | Kaplan Arena (10,000) | ||||||
| December 10* | #2 | Rochester | W 101–43 | 5-1 | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) | ||||||
| December 17* | #5 | vs. #6 Cincinnati | W 67–59 | 6-1 | (15,100) | ||||||
| December 23* | #3 | at Tulane | W 108–103 | 7-1 | (4,100) | ||||||
| December 28* | #2 | vs. BYU (Rainbow Classic) |
W 94–81 | 8-1 | (4,794) | ||||||
| December 29* | #2 | vs. Texas Tech (Rainbow Classic) |
W 88–76 | 9-1 | (4,257) | ||||||
| December 30* | #2 | vs. Stanford (Rainbow Classic) |
W 92–61 | 10-1 | (5,811) | ||||||
| January 4 | #2 | at Clemson | W 79-77 OT | 11-1 (1-0) | (10,488) | ||||||
| January 7 | #2 | at #13 Virginia | W 76–61 | 12-1 (2-0) | (8,500) | ||||||
| January 14 | #2 | at Duke (Carolina-Duke rivalry) |
L 84–92 | 12-2 (2-1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) | ||||||
| January 15 | #2 | Wake Forest | W 71–69 | 13-2 (3-1) | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) | ||||||
| January 18 | #5 | NC State (North Carolina-NC State rivalry) |
W 69–64 | 14-2 (4-1) | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) | ||||||
| January 21 | #5 | Maryland | W 85–71 | 15-2 (5-1) | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) | ||||||
| January 26 | #3 | at Wake Forest | L 62–71 | 15-3 (5-2) | (8,250) | ||||||
| January 28 | #3 | Clemson | W 98–64 | 16-3 (6-2) | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) | ||||||
| January 30* | #3 | Mercer | W 73–70 | 17-3 | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) | ||||||
| February 3* | #6 | vs. Furman (North-South Doubleheader) |
L 83–89 | 17-4 | (11,666) | ||||||
| February 4* | #6 | vs. Virginia Tech (North-South Doubleheader) |
W 101–88 | 18-4 | (11,666) | ||||||
| February 8 | #7 | at Maryland | W 66–64 | 19-4 (7-2) | (14,500) | ||||||
| February 11* | #7 | vs. Rutgers | W 74–57 | 20-4 | (19,694) | ||||||
| February 12* | #7 | at #20 Providence | L 59–61 | 20-5 | (5,102) | ||||||
| February 15 | #11 | Kent State | W 92–59 | 21-5 | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) | ||||||
| February 18 | #11 | Virginia | W 71–54 | 22-5 (8-2) | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) | ||||||
| February 23 | #8 | at NC State | L 67–72 | 22-6 (8-3) | (12,400) | ||||||
| February 25 | #8 | #13 Duke | W 87–83 | 23-6 (9-3) | Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) | ||||||
| March 2* | #10 | vs. Wake Forest (ACC Tournament • Quarterfinals) |
L 77–82 | 23-7 | (15,836) | ||||||
| March 11* | #11 | vs. #20 San Francisco (NCAA Tournament • First Round) |
L 64–68 | 23-8 | (11,213) | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
References
- ↑ All-Time Scores. Retrieved 2013-May-05.
- ↑ 1977-78 North Carolina Tar Heels schedule at College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com
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