1916–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

1916–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
1916–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Howell Peacock (1st season);
Captain	Charles Gaillard "Buzz" Tennent
Home arena	Bynum Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1915–16 1917–18 →

The 1916–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team (variously "North Carolina", "Carolina" or "Tar Heels") was the seventh varsity college basketball team to represent the University of North Carolina.^{[N 1]}

1916–17 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Navy		–		–	11	–	0	1.000
Washington and Lee		–		–	13	–	0	1.000
Washington College		–		–	2	–	0	1.000
Montana State		–		–	19	–	1	.950
Western Reserve		–		–	12	–	1	.923
Kalamazoo		–		–	12	–	1	.923
Louisiana State		–		–	20	–	2	.909
Wabash		–		–	19	–	2	.905
Canisius		–		–	9	–	1	.900
Creighton		–		–	18	–	2	.900
Virginia Tech		–		–	17	–	2	.895
Georgia		–		–	8	–	1	.889
North Dakota		–		–	8	–	1	.889
Akron		–		–	14	–	2	.875
Brigham Young		–		–	14	–	2	.875
Roanoke		–		–	7	–	1	.875
Central Missouri		–		–	13	–	2	.867
Carleton		–		–	12	–	2	.857
The Citadel		–		–	6	–	1	.857
Penn State		–		–	12	–	2	.857
SMU		–		–	12	–	2	.857
Wisconsin–Stevens Point		–		–	11	–	2	.846
Arizona		–		–	10	–	2	.833
CCNY		–		–	15	–	3	.833
Trinity (N.C.)		–		–	20	–	4	.833
Denison		–		–	13	–	3	.813
Seton Hall		–		–	13	–	3	.813
Southwestern (Kan.)		–		–	13	–	3	.813
Syracuse		–		–	13	–	3	.813
Clemson		–		–	8	–	2	.800
Miami (Ohio)		–		–	12	–	3	.800
New Mexico		–		–	4	–	1	.800
Santa Clara		–		–	8	–	2	.800
Colgate		–		–	15	–	4	.789
Lehigh		–		–	15	–	4	.789
St. Joseph's		–		–	18	–	5	.783
Indiana State		–		–	13	–	4	.765
New York University		–		–	9	–	3	.750
Oklahoma A&M		–		–	11	–	4	.733
Augustana (Ill.)		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Dayton		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Fordham		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Marquette		–		–	8	–	3	.727
North Dakota Agricultural		–		–	10	–	4	.714
Saint Mary's (Calif.)		–		–	15	–	6	.714
Duquesne		–		–	7	–	3	.700
Millikin		–		–	14	–	6	.700
Nebraska Wesleyan		–		–	14	–	6	.700
Grinnell		–		–	9	–	4	.692
Bucknell		–		–	11	–	5	.688
Gettysburg		–		–	11	–	5	.688
Michigan State		–		–	11	–	5	.688
Tulane		–		–	11	–	5	.688
Marietta		–		–	13	–	6	.684
Boston University		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Georgetown		–		–	8	–	4	.667
Nevada		–		–	6	–	3	.667
New Mexico A&M		–		–	10	–	5	.667
North Central		–		–	10	–	5	.667
Pittsburgh		–		–	12	–	6	.667
Rice		–		–	10	–	5	.667
Springfield (Mass.)		–		–	10	–	5	.667
Tennessee		–		–	10	–	5	.667
Toledo		–		–	2	–	1	.667
Davidson		–		–	11	–	6	.647
VMI		–		–	9	–	5	.643
Richmond		–		–	7	–	4	.636
Bradley		–		–	10	–	6	.625
Lafayette		–		–	15	–	9	.625
Oklahoma		–		–	13	–	8	.619
Notre Dame		–		–	8	–	5	.615
Utah State		–		–	8	–	5	.615
Ole Miss		–		–	11	–	7	.611
Tulsa		–		–	11	–	7	.611
Mississippi A&M		–		–	6	–	4	.600
Wake Forest		–		–	9	–	6	.600
Virginia		–		–	7	–	5	.583
St. John's (N.Y.)		–		–	11	–	8	.579
Delaware		–		–	8	–	6	.571
Union (N.Y.)		–		–	9	–	7	.563
Detroit		–		–	5	–	4	.556
North Carolina		–		–	5	–	4	.556
North Carolina State		–		–	10	–	8	.556
Catholic		–		–	6	–	5	.545
Butler		–		–	7	–	6	.538
Western State Normal		–		–	7	–	6	.538
Temple		–		–	10	–	9	.526
Auburn		–		–	2	–	2	.500
DePauw		–		–	7	–	7	.500
Idaho		–		–	8	–	8	.500
Loyola (Md.)		–		–	6	–	6	.500
Millsaps		–		–	5	–	5	.500
Stevens Institute		–		–	3	–	3	.500
Utah		–		–	3	–	3	.500
Washington & Jefferson		–		–	5	–	5	.500
West Virginia		–		–	8	–	8	.500
Wyoming		–		–	4	–	4	.500
George Washington		–		–	7	–	8	.467
Manhattan		–		–	7	–	8	.467
South Carolina		–		–	7	–	8	.467
Grove City		–		–	5	–	6	.455
Saint Louis		–		–	5	–	6	.455
Rutgers		–		–	4	–	5	.444
Alabama		–		–	6	–	8	.429
Buffalo		–		–	6	–	8	.429
Mount Union		–		–	6	–	8	.429
Northern Colorado		–		–	5	–	7	.417
Connecticut		–		–	4	–	6	.400
Kentucky		–		–	4	–	6	.400
Southern California		–		–	8	–	12	.400
Wooster		–		–	5	–	8	.385
Swarthmore		–		–	4	–	7	.364
Franklin		–		–	1	–	2	.333
Muhlenberg		–		–	2	–	4	.333
Washburn		–		–	5	–	11	.313
William & Mary		–		–	4	–	9	.308
Niagara		–		–	2	–	5	.286
Army		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Cincinnati		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Vanderbilt		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Montana		–		–	4	–	11	.267
Bowling Green State		–		–	2	–	6	.250
Kent State		–		–	2	–	6	.250
Rhode Island State		–		–	2	–	6	.250
Rochester (N.Y.)		–		–	4	–	12	.250
Texas Christian		–		–	2	–	6	.250
Fairmount		–		–	2	–	11	.154
Ohio		–		–	2	–	14	.125
Tempe Normal		–		–	0	–	1	.000

Roster and schedule

1916–17 North Carolina Tar Heels roster
Name	Position	Year	Hometown
Claude
William Reynolds "Rennie" Cuthbertson		Sophomore	Charlotte, North Carolina
Elliot Culver Grandin	C	Freshman	Tidioute, Pennsylvania
John Gwynn		Junior	Leaksville, North Carolina^{[N 2]}
Beemer Harrell		Senior	Marshville, North Carolina
Luther Hodges		Sophomore	Leaksville, North Carolina
Roy Isley		Senior	Burlington, North Carolina
Frank Kendrick		Senior	Dillon, South Carolina^{[N 3]}
Bryce Little		Freshman	Raleigh, North Carolina^{[N 4]}
Peter Lynch		Junior	Raleigh, North Carolina
Lewis "Mac" McDuffie	F		Columbus, Georgia
Curtis Sidney "Sis" Perry	C	Freshman	Durham, North Carolina
Ramsey
Carlyle Shepard	F	Sophomore	Wilmington, North Carolina
Charles Gaillard "Buzz" Tennent	F, G	Junior	Asheville, North Carolina
George "Raby" Tennent	G	Senior	Asheville, North Carolina
Reference:^[7]^[8]

Schedule^[9]
Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
January 30, 1917*	Durham Y.M.C.A.	W 49–30	1–0	Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 2, 1917*	Davidson	L 31–36	1–1	Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 13, 1913*	Virginia Tech	W 31–23	2–1	Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 22, 1917*	VMI	W 33–22	3–1	Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 24, 1917*	vs. Virginia	W 35–24	4–1	Lynchburg, Virginia
February 26, 1917*	at Washington and Lee	L 23–40	4–2
February 27, 1917*	at VMI	L 34–47	4–3	Lexington, Virginia
February 28, 1917*	Virginia Tech	L 22–30	4–4
March 3, 1917*	Guilford	W 55–28	5–4	Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Aftermath

The team was the first North Carolina squad to beat Virginia, which George Tennent later commented "when you beat Virginia in those days, you more or less had it made."^[10] The team was brought to Woollen Gymnasium in 1958 for a reunion.^[10] After the game, the team went to the North Carolina State Capitol where former teammate and then Governor of North Carolina Luther Hodges received them.^[10] The team reminisced and passed around a basketball and wound up breaking a chandelier in the building.^[11]

References

Footnotes

^ The school was known as the University of North Carolina until February 1963.^[1]
^ Gwynn's hometown is listed as Eden, North Carolina in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book,^[2] while the Yackety Yack lists it as Leaksville, North Carolina.^[3]
^ Kendrick's hometown is listed as Charlotte, North Carolina in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book,^[4] while the Yackety Yack lists it as Dillon, South Carolina.^[5]
^ Little's hometown is listed as Marshville, North Carolina in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book,^[4] while the Yackety Yack lists it as Raleigh, North Carolina.^[6]

Citations

^ Vance Barron (February 6, 1963). "Pearsall Group Recommends 5-Part Plan For University". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1. Retrieved October 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Kirschner 2018, p. 211.
^ Patton 1917, p. 119.
^ ^a ^b Kirschner 2018, p. 212.
^ Patton 1917, p. 77.
^ Patton 1917, p. 149.
^ Patton 1917, p. 246.
^ Kirschner 2018, p. 152.
^ Kirschner 2018, p. 219.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rappoport 2002, p. 6.
^ Rappoport 2002, pp. 6–7.

Bibliography

Kirschner, Steve, ed. (2018). Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book (PDF). Chapel Hill, North Carolina: UNC Athletic Communications Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 27, 2019.
Patton, James Ralph Jr., ed. (1917). Yackety Yack. Vol. XVII. Charlotte, North Carolina: The Observer Printing House. pp. 166–7 – via North Carolina Digital Heritage Center.
Rappoport, Ken (2002). Tales from the Tar Heel Locker Room. United States: Sports Pub. ISBN 978-1582614892.

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[UNC-2] The school was known as the University of North Carolina until February 1963.^[1]

[Gwynn-5] Gwynn's hometown is listed as Eden, North Carolina in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book,^[2] while the Yackety Yack lists it as Leaksville, North Carolina.^[3]

[Kendrick-8] Kendrick's hometown is listed as Charlotte, North Carolina in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book,^[4] while the Yackety Yack lists it as Dillon, South Carolina.^[5]

[Little-10] Little's hometown is listed as Marshville, North Carolina in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book,^[4] while the Yackety Yack lists it as Raleigh, North Carolina.^[6]

[DTH_Name_change-1] Vance Barron (February 6, 1963). "Pearsall Group Recommends 5-Part Plan For University". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1. Retrieved October 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[FOOTNOTEKirschner2018211-3] Kirschner 2018, p. 211.

[FOOTNOTEPatton1917119-4] Patton 1917, p. 119.

[FOOTNOTEKirschner2018212-6] Kirschner 2018, p. 212.

[FOOTNOTEPatton191777-7] Patton 1917, p. 77.

[FOOTNOTEPatton1917149-9] Patton 1917, p. 149.

[FOOTNOTEPatton1917246-11] Patton 1917, p. 246.

[FOOTNOTEKirschner2018152-12] Kirschner 2018, p. 152.

[FOOTNOTEKirschner2018219-13] Kirschner 2018, p. 219.

[FOOTNOTERappoport20026-14] Rappoport 2002, p. 6.

[FOOTNOTERappoport20026–7-15] Rappoport 2002, pp. 6–7.

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