2011–12 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

2011–12 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

ACC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament Midwest Region #1 seed, Elite Eight, L 67-80, Kansas
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#5
AP	#4
2011–12 record	32–6 (14–2 ACC)
Head coach	Roy Williams (9th year)
Assistant coach	Steve Robinson (9th year)
Assistant coach	Jerod Haase (9th year)
Assistant coach	C.B. McGrath (9th year)
Home arena	Dean E. Smith Center

2011–12 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 North Carolina	14	–	2	.875	32	–	6	.842
#14 Duke	13	–	3	.813	27	–	7	.794
#15 Florida State†	12	–	4	.750	25	–	10	.714
Virginia	9	–	7	.563	22	–	10	.688
#20 NC State	9	–	7	.563	24	–	13	.649
Miami (FL)	9	–	7	.563	20	–	13	.606
Clemson	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
Maryland	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
Virginia Tech	4	–	12	.250	16	–	17	.485
Wake Forest	4	–	12	.250	13	–	18	.419
Georgia Tech	4	–	12	.250	11	–	20	.355
Boston College	4	–	12	.250	9	–	22	.290

† 2012 ACC Tournament winner As of April 3, 2012; Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 2011–12 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2011–2012 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Roy Williams, who is in his 9th season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. The 2011–12 North Carolina team finished the regular season with a final record of 32–6, and with a 14–2 record in ACC regular season play, winning the conference regular season championship outright. They were invited to the 2012 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament, where they beat Maryland and North Carolina State before falling to Florida State in the championship game. They were also invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament reaching the Elite Eight where they were defeated by Kansas. This was the second time UNC lost to Kansas in the NCAA Tournament with Roy Williams as UNC head coach. Roy Williams previously coached Kansas from 1988–2003. Kansas later fell to Kentucky 59-67 in the National Championship Game. The Tar Heels won their previous three games in the NCAA Tournament by an average of 13.7 points. In the second round game versus Creighton, starting UNC point guard Kendall Marshall broke his right wrist with 10:56 remaining in the second half. Kendall Marshall did not play in UNC's two following games in the NCAA Tournament, a 73-65 overtime win over Ohio in the Sweet 16 and a 67-80 loss to Kansas in the Elite Eight. The loss to Kansas was UNC's second straight loss in the Elite Eight, after losing to Kentucky the year before.

Pre-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Justin Knox	25	F	6'9	240	Senior	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Graduated
Daniel Bolick	3	G	5'10	175	Senior	Carrboro, North Carolina	Graduated
Van Hatchell	13	G	6'4	185	Senior	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Graduated

Class of 2011 Signees

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
James Michael McAdoo F	Norfolk, Virginia	Norfolk Christian High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Nov 10, 2010
James Michael McAdoo F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
P. J. Hairston G	Greensboro, North Carolina	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 10, 2010
P. J. Hairston G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Desmond Hubert C	Cream Ridge, New Jersey	New Egypt High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Apr 14, 2011
Desmond Hubert C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Jackson Simmons F	Sylva, North Carolina	Smoky Mountain High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 17, 2010
Jackson Simmons F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
Stilman White G	Wilmington, North Carolina	John T. Hoggard High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 14, 2011
Stilman White G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9 Rivals: 6 ESPN: 5
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "North Carolina 2011 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-08-25. "2011 North Carolina Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-08-25. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-08-25. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-08-25. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-08-25.

Roster

2011–12 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	1	Strickland, DexterDexter Strickland (C)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Patrick H.S.	Rahway, NJ
1.5 !G	2	McDonald, LeslieLeslie McDonald	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Briarcrest Christian School	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	4	Davis, LukeLuke Davis (I)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	Ravenscroft School	Raleigh, NC
1.5 !G	5	Marshall, KendallKendall Marshall	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Bishop O'Connell H.S.	Dumfries, VA
1.5 !G	11	White, StilmanStilman White	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hoggard H.S.	Wilmington, NC
3.5 !F	14	Hubert, DesmondDesmond Hubert	81.5 !6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	New Egypt H.S.	Cream Ridge, NJ
1.5 !G	15	Hairston, P. J.P. J. Hairston	77.5 !6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hargrave Military Academy	Greensboro, NC
3.5 !F	21	Simmons, JacksonJackson Simmons	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Smoky Mountain H.S.	Sylva, NC
3.5 !F	22	Dupont, DavidDavid Dupont (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Grimsley H.S.	Greensboro, NC
1.5 !G	24	Watts, JustinJustin Watts	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Jordan H.S.	Durham, NC
1.5 !G	30	Crouch, PatrickPatrick Crouch (W)	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	T.C. Roberson H.S.	Asheville, NC
3.5 !F	31	Henson, JohnJohn Henson	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Sickles H.S.	Tampa, FL
3.5 !F	34	Cooper, StewartStewart Cooper (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Forsyth Country Day	Winston-Salem, NC
1.5 !G	35	Bullock, ReggieReggie Bullock	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Kinston H.S.	Kinston, NC
3.5 !F	40	Barnes, HarrisonHarrison Barnes	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Ames H.S.	Ames, IA
3.5 !F	43	McAdoo, James MichaelJames Michael McAdoo	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Norfolk Christian H.S.	Norfolk, VA
3.5 !F	44	Zeller, TylerTyler Zeller	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Washington H.S.	Washington, IN

Head coach

Roy Williams (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2012-07-14

Note that the roster is subject to change.

Season

Non-conference play

The Tar Heels started out as a near-unanimous #1 in all major polls. They opened the season against Michigan State in the inaugural Carrier Classic, which they won handily 67–55. They were not seriously tested until the finals of the 2011 Las Vegas Invitational, in which they were upset by UNLV 90–80. After a close win over Wisconsin and an equally close loss to Kentucky, they made it relatively unscathed through the rest of the nonconference slate, with the only close game being against Long Beach State.

Conference play

The ACC schedule opened with dominating wins over Boston College and Miami. However, in their third conference game, the Tar Heels suffered a 90–57 flogging at the hands of Florida State — easily the worst loss Williams had suffered in his nine years in Chapel Hill. They quickly rebounded and won their next five games with relative ease. They were well on their way to making Duke their sixth straight victim, but Duke came back from 10 points down with two minutes to go to win the game on an Austin Rivers 3-pointer at the buzzer.

The Tar Heels would not lose again for the rest of the season, though they got a scare from Virginia before hanging on for a 54–51 win. An easy win over Maryland set up the seventh winner-take-all game in the 93-year history of the Carolina-Duke rivalry,^[1] with the winner clinching the ACC regular-season title and the number-one seed in the 2012 ACC Tournament. The Tar Heels dominated from start to finish, leading by as much as 26^[2] before going on to an 88–70 win—in the process, winning their 29th ACC regular season title and their fifth outright title in eight years.

Schedule

The Tar Heels return to the court after halftime of the game against Boston College.

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
October 28, 2011* 7:30 PM	#1	UNC-Pembroke	W 100–58	–	18 – Zeller	11 – Zeller	5 – Bullock	Smith Center (16,852 (77.5%)) Chapel Hill, NC
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 11, 2011* 7:00 PM, ESPN	#1	vs. Michigan State Carrier Classic	W 67–55	1–0	17 – Barnes	7 – Henson	5 – Marshall; Strickland	USS Carl Vinson (8,111 (100%)) San Diego, CA
November 13, 2011* 4:00 PM, ESPNU	#1	at UNC Asheville	W 91–75	2–0	27 – Zeller	12 – Henson	15 – Marshall	Kimmel Arena (3,280 (96.5%)) Asheville, NC
November 20, 2011* 2:00 PM, FSN	#1	Mississippi Valley State 2011 Las Vegas Invitational	W 101–75	3–0	18 – Barnes; Henson	14 – Henson	8 – Marshall	Smith Center (18,160 (83.5%)) Chapel Hill, NC
November 22, 2011* 7:30 PM, ESPN3	#1	Tennessee State Las Vegas Invitational	W 102–69	4–0	23 – Bullock	10 – Henson	15 – Marshall	Smith Center (17,509 (80.5%)) Chapel Hill, NC
November 25, 2011* 10:00 PM, ESPN2	#1	vs. South Carolina Las Vegas Invitational semifinals	W 87–62	5–0	21 – Barnes	8 – Henson	14 – Marshall	Orleans Arena (unavailable) Paradise, NV
November 26, 2011* 10:30 PM, ESPN2	#1	vs. UNLV Las Vegas Invitational championship	L 80–90	5–1	15 – Barnes; Hairston	8 – Henson	8 – Marshall	Orleans Arena (7,523 (100%)) Paradise, NV
November 30, 2011* 9:30 PM, ESPN	#5	#9 Wisconsin ACC – Big Ten Challenge	W 60–57	6–1	20 – Barnes	21 – Henson	7 – Marshall	Smith Center (21,750 (100%)) Chapel Hill, NC
December 3, 2011* 12:00 PM, CBS	#5	at #1 Kentucky	L 72–73	6–2	14 – Barnes; Zeller	8 – Hensen; Zeller	8 – Marshall	Rupp Arena (24,398 (100%)) Lexington, KY
December 6, 2011* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#4	Evansville	W 97–48	7–2	17 – Barnes	12 – Henson	6 – Marshall	Smith Center (15,623 (71.8%)) Chapel Hill, NC
December 10, 2011* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#4	Long Beach State	W 84–78	8–2	24 – Henson	10 – Henson	16 – Marshall	Smith Center (20,426 (93.9%)) Chapel Hill, NC
December 17, 2011* 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#5	Appalachian State	W 97–82	9–2	31 – Zeller	10 – Zeller	13 – Marshall	Smith Center (20,892 (96.1%)) Chapel Hill, NC
December 19, 2011* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#5	Nicholls State	W 99–49	10–2	14 – McAdoo; Strickland	11 – Henson; Zeller	7 – Marshall	Smith Center (18,072 (83.1%)) Chapel Hill, NC
December 21, 2011* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#5	Texas	W 82–63	11–2	26 – Barnes	11 – Zeller	9 – Marshall	Smith Center (21,750 (100%)) Chapel Hill, NC
December 29, 2011* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#5	Elon	W 100–62	12–2	19 – Zeller	13 – Zeller	8 – Marshall	Smith Center (20,880 (96%)) Chapel Hill, NC
January 1, 2012* 3:00 PM, ESPNU	#5	Monmouth	W 102–65	13–2	21 – Henson	11 – Zeller	11 – Marshall	Smith Center (18,614 (85.6%)) Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Regular Season
January 7, 2012 2:30 PM, ACC Network	#3	Boston College	W 83–60	14–2 (1–0)	25 – Barnes	8 – Henson; Zeller	11 – Marshall	Smith Center (20,582 (94.6%)) Chapel Hill, NC
January 10, 2012 9:00 PM, ACC Network	#3	Miami (FL)	W 73–56	15–2 (2–0)	16 – Zeller	14 – Henson	7 – Marshall	Smith Center (20,096 (92.4%)) Chapel Hill, NC
January 14, 2012 2:00 PM, ESPN	#3	at Florida State	L 57–90	15–3 (2–1)	15 – Barnes	14 – Zeller	4 – Marshall	Donald L. Tucker Center (12,100 (100%)) Tallahassee, FL
January 19, 2012 9:00 PM, ESPN	#8	at Virginia Tech	W 82–68	16–3 (3–1)	27 – Barnes	16 – Henson	8 – Marshall	Cassell Coliseum (9,847 (100%)) Blacksburg, VA
January 26, 2012 7:00 PM, ESPN	#7	NC State Carolina-State Rivalry	W 74–55	17–3 (4–1)	21 – Zeller	17 – Zeller	11 – Marshall	Smith Center (21,750 (100%)) Chapel Hill, NC
January 29, 2012 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#7	Georgia Tech	W 93–81	18–3 (5–1)	23 – Barnes	6 – Henson; McAdoo	12 – Marshall	Smith Center (21,017 (96.6%)) Chapel Hill, NC
January 31, 2012 9:00 PM, ESPNU	#5	at Wake Forest	W 68–53	19–3 (6–1)	18 – Zeller	18 – Zeller	6 – Marshall	LJVM Coliseum (12,865 (87.7%)) Winston-Salem, NC
February 4, 2012 4:00 PM, ESPN	#5	at Maryland	W 83–74	20–3 (7–1)	22 – Zeller	12 – Henson	16 – Marshall	Comcast Center (17,950 (100%)) College Park, MD
February 8, 2012 9:00 PM, ESPN	#5	#10 Duke Carolina-Duke rivalry	L 84–85	20–4 (7–2)	25 – Barnes	17 – Henson	8 – Marshall	Smith Center (21,750 (100%)) Chapel Hill, NC
February 11, 2012 1:00 PM, ACC Network	#5	#19 Virginia	W 70–52	21–4 (8–2)	25 – Zeller	11 – Barnes	6 – Marshall	Smith Center (20,496 (94.2%)) Chapel Hill, NC
February 15, 2012 7:00 PM, ESPN	#8	at Miami (FL)	W 73–64	22–4 (9–2)	23 – Barnes	11 – Henson	9 – Marshall	BankUnited Center (7,071 (88.3%)) Coral Gables, FL
February 18, 2012 4:00 PM, ESPN	#8	Clemson	W 74–52	23–4 (10–2)	24 – Barnes	8 – Henson	13 – Marshall	Smith Center (21,750 (100%)) Chapel Hill, NC
February 21, 2012 8:00 PM, ACC Network	#7	at NC State Carolina-State Rivalry	W 86–74	24–4 (11–2)	22 – Marshall	13 – Henson	13 – Marshall	RBC Center (19,710 (99.9%)) Raleigh, NC
February 25, 2012 4:00 PM, ESPN	#7	at #25 Virginia	W 54–51	25–4 (12–2)	20 – Zeller	11 – Henson	6 – Marshall	John Paul Jones Arena (14,273 (97.8%)) Charlottesville, VA
February 29, 2012 7:00 PM, ESPN	#6	Maryland	W 88–64	26–4 (13–2)	30 – Zeller	9 – Henson	8 – Marshall	Smith Center (21,750 (100%)) Chapel Hill, NC
March 3, 2012 7:00 PM, ESPN	#6	at #4 Duke Carolina-Duke Rivalry	W 88–70	27–4 (14–2)	20 – Marshall	10 – Henson; Zeller	10 – Marshall	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314 (100%)) Durham, NC
2012 ACC Tournament
March 9, 2012 Noon, ESPN2/ACC Network	#4	vs. Maryland Quarterfinals	W 85–69	28–4	15 – Barnes; Bullock	8 – McAdoo	12 – Marshall	Philips Arena (19,520 (100%)) Atlanta, GA
March 10, 2012 1:00 PM, ESPN/ACC Network	#4	vs. NC State Semifinals	W 69–67	29–4	23 – Zeller	9 – Zeller	10 – Marshall	Philips Arena (19,520 (100%)) Atlanta, GA
March 11, 2012 1:00 PM, ESPN/ACC Network	#4	vs. #17 Florida State Championship Game	L 82–85	29–5	21 – Barnes	12 – Zeller	9 – Marshall	Philips Arena (19,520 (100%)) Atlanta, GA
2012 NCAA Tournament
March 16, 2012* 4:10 PM, TBS	#4 (MW#1)	vs. (MW#16) Vermont Second Round	W 77–58	30–5	17 – McAdoo; Zeller	15 – Zeller	10 – Marshall	Greensboro Coliseum (16,422) Greensboro, NC
March 18, 2012* 5:15 PM, CBS	#4 (MW#1)	vs. #19 (MW#8) Creighton Third Round	W 87–73	31–5	18 – Marshall	10 – Henson	11 – Marshall	Greensboro Coliseum (18,722) Greensboro, NC
March 23, 2012* 7:47 PM, TBS	#4 (MW#1)	vs. (MW#13) Ohio Sweet Sixteen	W 73–65 ^OT	32–5	20 – Zeller	22 – Zeller	6 – White	Edward Jones Dome (21,471) St.Louis, Missouri
March 25, 2012* 5:05 PM, CBS	#4 (MW#1)	vs. 6 (MW#2) Kansas Elite Eight	L 67–80	32–6	15 – McAdoo	7 – Bullock	7 – White	Edward Jones Dome (23,565) St.Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

Rankings

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP ^[3]	1	1	1	5	4	5	5	5	3	3	8	7	5	5	8	7	6	4	4
Coaches^[3]	1	1	1	5	6	6	6	6	4	3	8	8	6	5	7	7	6	4	5

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2012	1	7	Harrison Barnes	Golden State Warriors
2012	1	13	Kendall Marshall	Phoenix Suns
2012	1	14	John Henson	Milwaukee Bucks
2012	1	17	Tyler Zeller	Cleveland Cavaliers
2013	1	25	Reggie Bullock	Los Angeles Clippers
2014	1	26	P.J. Hairston	Miami Heat

^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

References

↑ "UNC-Duke Postgame Notes". Tarheelblue.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
↑ "North Carolina dominates Duke to claim ACC title". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
1 2 "2011–12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2012.html
↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2013.html
↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2014.html

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1920–1924) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)

Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State

Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Dixie Classic Tobacco Road Scandal

People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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