1969–70 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1969–70 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season.

1969–70 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record18–9 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBill Guthridge (3rd season)
CaptainJim Delany
Eddie Fogler
Charlie Scott
Home arenaCarmichael Auditorium
Seasons
1969–70 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 South Carolina 14 0   1.000 25 3   .893
North Carolina 9 5   .643 18 9   .667
No. 10 NC State 9 5   .643 23 7   .767
Duke 8 6   .571 17 9   .654
Wake Forest 6 8   .429 14 13   .519
Maryland 5 9   .357 13 13   .500
Virginia 3 11   .214 10 15   .400
Clemson 2 12   .143 7 19   .269
1970 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
No. 7 Florida Southern W 112–47 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 3*
No. 7 Mercer W 100–52 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 8*
No. 7 vs. No. 2 Kentucky L 87–94 
 
Charlotte, NC
December 13*
No. 5 vs. Florida State W 86–75 
 
Greensboro, NC
December 16
No. 5 at Virginia W 80–76 
 
Charlottesville, VA
December 20*
No. 7 at Tulane W 96–87 
 
New Orleans, LA
December 22*
No. 7 at Rice W 99–87 
 
Houston, TX
December 29*
No. 4 vs. Harvard
Carolina Classic
W 92–74 
 
Greensboro, NC
December 30*
No. 4 vs. Bowling Green
Carolina Classic
W 89–72 
 
Greensboro, NC
January 3*
No. 4 vs. Rice W 98–72 
 
Charlotte, NC
January 5
No. 4 at No. 3 South Carolina L 52–65 
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 7
No. 4 at No. 10 NC State W 78–69 
 
Raleigh, NC
January 10
No. 4 No. 19 Duke W 86–78 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 15
No. 7 at Clemson W 96–91 
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
January 17
No. 7 Wake Forest L 90–91 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 31
No. 9 at Maryland W 77–69 
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
February 3
No. 9 Virginia W 87–72 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 5
No. 7 at Wake Forest L 85–88 
 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 9
No. 7 No. 5 NC State W 88–86 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 13
No. 10 vs. Clemson
North-South Doubleheader
W 110–66 
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
February 14*
No. 10 vs. Georgia Tech
North-South Doubleheader
L 95–104 
 
Charlotte, NC
February 18
No. 13 Maryland W 90–83 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 21
No. 13 No. 4 South Carolina L 62–79 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 25*
No. 19 Virginia Tech W 98–70 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 28
No. 19 at Duke L 83–91 
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
March 5*
vs. Virginia
ACC tournament
L 93–95 
 
Charlotte, NC
March 14*
vs. Manhattan
NIT • First Round
L 90–95 
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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