1926–27 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1926–27 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina during the 1926–27 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The team finished the season with a 17–7 record.[1]

1926–27 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record17–7 ( SoCon)
Head coach
  • James N. Ashmore
CaptainBunn Hackney
Seasons
1926–27 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Carolina 9 1   .900 14 4   .778
Vanderbilt 7 1   .875 20 4   .833
Georgia Tech 8 2   .800 17 10   .630
Auburn 12 4   .750 13 6   .684
Washington and Lee 6 2   .750 10 6   .625
Mississippi 10 4   .714 13 5   .722
NC State 5 2   .714 12 5   .706
North Carolina 7 3   .700 17 7   .708
Maryland 6 4   .600 10 10   .500
Mississippi A&M 7 5   .583 17 7   .708
Tennessee 5 4   .556 7 12   .368
Alabama 4 5   .444 5 8   .385
Virginia 5 7   .417 9 10   .474
Tulane 7 10   .412 7 10   .412
LSU 3 5   .375 7 9   .438
Georgia 3 6   .333 14 8   .636
Virginia Tech 2 6   .250 6 8   .429
Kentucky 1 6   .143 3 13   .188
Clemson 1 7   .125 2 13   .133
Florida 1 8   .111 6 20   .231
VMI 0 7   .000 4 11   .267
Sewanee 0 10   .000 3 11   .214
Southern Conference Tournament winner

This season was James N. Ashmore's first year as the head coach for this University.[2] During this time, the team was nicknamed the "White Phantoms," a name that originated in Atlanta by a sportswriter.[3] This team started off their season by playing 5 games against YMCA teams as a way to prepare themselves for the league games.[4] Bunn Hackney was a captain of this team and was named to the All-Southern Conference tournament first-team in 1926 and All-Southern Conference second-team in 1927.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "North Carolina Tar Heels season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "North Carolina Basketball" (PDF). NMN Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Graham, Nicholas (January 25, 2017). "The UNC "White Phantoms"". UNC University Library. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Records (pages 266-287) (PDF)" (PDF). University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2020.