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1972–73 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1972–73 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1972–73 men's college basketball season.

1972–73 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NIT, 3rd place
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 11
Record25–8 (8–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainDonn Johnston
George Karl
Home arenaCarmichael Auditorium
Seasons
1972–73 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 NC State † 12 – 0   1.000 27 – 0   1.000
No. 11 North Carolina 8 – 4   .667 25 – 8   .758
No. 8 Maryland 7 – 5   .583 23 – 7   .767
Duke 4 – 8   .333 12 – 14   .462
Virginia 4 – 8   .333 13 – 12   .520
Clemson 4 – 8   .333 12 – 14   .462
Wake Forest 3 – 9   .250 12 – 15   .444
† 1973 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 25*
 St. Thomas (FL) W 107–62 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 2*
 Pittsburgh W 99–70 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 5*
 vs. Dartmouth W 128–86 
 
Greensboro, NC
December 9*
 No. 13 vs. Virginia Tech W 96–82 
 
Charlotte, NC
December 11*
 No. 13 vs. No. 8 Kentucky W 78–70 
 
Louisville, KY
December 15*
 No. 11 vs. Duke
Big Four Tournament 		W 91–86 
 
Greensboro, NC
December 16*
 No. 11 vs. No. 6 NC State
Big Four Tournament 		L 61–68 
 
Greensboro, NC
December 22*
 No. 13 at California W 64–61 
 
Berkeley, CA
December 28*
 No. 11 vs. Utah
Rainbow Classic 		W 73–61 
 
Honolulu, HI
December 29*
 No. 11 vs. Washington
Rainbow Classic 		W 89–72 
 
Honolulu, HI
December 30*
 No. 11 vs. Louisville
Rainbow Classic 		W 89–86 
 
Honolulu, HI
January 4*
 No. 9 vs. Furman W 100–67 
 
Charlotte, NC
January 6*
 No. 9 vs. Nebraska W 79–62 
 
Greensboro, NC
January 10
 No. 7 Clemson W 92–58 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 17
 No. 4 at Wake Forest W 99–80 
 
Greensboro, NC
January 20
 No. 4 Duke W 82–71 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 25
 No. 3 Virginia L 78–84 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 27
 No. 3 at No. 4 Maryland L 88–94 
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
January 31
 No. 8 Wake Forest W 69–51 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 5
 No. 8 at No. 2 NC State L 73–76 
 
Raleigh, NC
February 9*
 No. 6 vs. Georgia Tech
North-South Doubleheader 		W 107–72 
 
Charlotte, NC
February 10
 No. 6 vs. Clemson
North-South Doubleheader 		W 84–69 
 
Charlotte, NC
February 14
 No. 6 No. 10 Maryland W 95–85 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 17*
 No. 6 vs. Florida State W 91–79 
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
February 21*
 No. 6 Miami (OH) L 92–102 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 24
 No. 6 at Virginia W 76–68 
 
Charlottesville, VA
February 27
 No. 6 No. 2 NC State L 78–82 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
March 3
 No. 7 at Duke W 72–70 
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
March 8*
 (2) No. 8 vs. (7) Wake Forest
Quarterfinal 		L 52–54 OT
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
National Invitation Tournament
March 17*
 No. 11 vs. Oral Roberts
First round 		W 82–65 
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 20*
 No. 11 vs. Massachusetts
Quarterfinal 		W 73–63 
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 24*
 No. 11 vs. Notre Dame
Semifinal 		L 71–78 
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 25*
 No. 11 vs. Alabama
Third Place 		W 88–69 
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ 2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball record book Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Jun-09.
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