1962–63 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1962–63 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1962–63 men's college basketball season.

1962–63 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	15–6 (10–4 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (2nd season)
Home arena	Woollen Gymnasium

1962–63 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Duke †	14	–	0		1.000			27	–	3		.900
Wake Forest	11	–	3		.786			16	–	10		.615
North Carolina	10	–	4		.714			15	–	6		.714
Clemson	5	–	9		.357			12	–	13		.480
NC State	5	–	9		.357			10	–	11		.476
South Carolina	4	–	10		.286			9	–	15		.375
Maryland	4	–	10		.286			8	–	13		.381
Virginia	3	–	11		.214			5	–	20		.200
† 1963 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1*		Georgia	W 89–65		Woollen Gymnasium  Chapel Hill, NC
December 5		Clemson	W 64–48		Woollen Gymnasium  Chapel Hill, NC
December 8		at South Carolina	W 75–65		Columbia, SC
December 15*		at Indiana	L 76–90		New Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
December 17*		at Kentucky	W 68–66		Lexington, KY
January 2*		Yale	W 86–77		Woollen Gymnasium  Chapel Hill, NC
January 5*		at Notre Dame	W 76–68 OT		Notre Dame Fieldhouse  South Bend, IN
January 9	No. 10	at Wake Forest	L 70–78		Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
January 14	No. 10	at Maryland	W 78–56		Cole Field House  College Park, MD
January 16		NC State	W 67–65 OT		Woollen Gymnasium  Chapel Hill, NC
January 19		at Virginia	W 86–81		Memorial Gymnasium  Charlottesville, VA
February 2		No. 3 Duke Rivalry	L 69–77		Woollen Gymnasium  Chapel Hill, NC
February 7		Maryland	W 82–68		Woollen Gymnasium  Chapel Hill, NC
February 9		Wake Forest	L 71–72		Woollen Gymnasium  Chapel Hill, NC
February 12		at NC State	W 68–63		Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
February 15		vs. South Carolina North-South Doubleheader	W 78–74		Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
February 16		vs. Clemson North-South Doubleheader	W 79–63		Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, NC
February 20		Virginia	W 85–73		Woollen Gymnasium  Chapel Hill, NC
February 23		at No. 2 Duke Rivalry	L 93–106		Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 28*		vs. South Carolina ACC tournament	W 93–76		Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
March 1*		vs. Wake Forest ACC Tournament	L 55–56		Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.