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1978–79 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

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The 1978–79 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

1978–79 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC Tournament champions
ACC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 9
Record23–6 (9–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarmichael Auditorium
Seasons
1978–79 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 North Carolina † 9 – 3   .750 23 – 6   .793
No. 11 Duke 9 – 3   .750 22 – 8   .733
Virginia 7 – 5   .583 19 – 10   .655
Maryland 6 – 6   .500 19 – 11   .633
Clemson 5 – 7   .417 19 – 10   .655
NC State 3 – 9   .250 18 – 12   .600
Wake Forest 3 – 9   .250 12 – 15   .444
† 1979 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 29*
 No. 14 at Northwestern W 97–67  1–0
 Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
December 1*
 No. 14 vs. Wake Forest
Big Four Tournament 		W 73–55  2–0
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
December 2*
 No. 14 vs. No. 1 Duke
Big Four Tournament 		L 68–78  2–1
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
December 4*
 No. 14 Detroit W 93–76  3–1
 Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 9*
 No. 14 Jacksonville W 85–56  4–1
 Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 16*
 No. 13 No. 3 Michigan State W 70–69  5–1
 Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 22*
 No. 6 at Cincinnati W 62–59  6–1
 Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, OH
December 29*
 No. 5 vs. Dartmouth
Kodak Classic 		W 86–67  7–1
 War Memorial Coliseum 
Rochester, NY
December 30*
 No. 5 vs. Niagara
Kodak Classic 		W 121–69  8–1
 War Memorial Coliseum 
Rochester, NY
January 3
 No. 5 vs. Clemson W 90–68  9–1
(1–0) 		Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
January 6
 No. 3 Virginia W 86–74 2OT 10–1
(2–0) 		Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 10
 No. 3 at Wake Forest L 56–59  10–2
(2–1) 		Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 13
 No. 3 No. 7 Duke W 74–68  11–2
(3–1) 		Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 14*
 No. 3 vs. No. 10 Arkansas W 63–57  12–2
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
January 17
 No. 2 at No. 14 NC State W 70–69  13–2
(4–1) 		Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
January 20
 No. 2 at No. 19 Maryland W 54–53  14–2
(5–1) 		Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, MD
January 25
 No. 2 Wake Forest W 76–69  15–2
(6–1) 		Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 27
 No. 2 at Clemson L 61–66  15–3
(6–2) 		Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
February 2*
 No. 4 vs. Furman
North-South Doubleheader 		L 70–83  15–4
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
February 3*
 No. 4 vs. Virginia Tech
North-South Doubleheader 		W 92–80 OT 16–4
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
February 7
 No. 6 Maryland W 76–67  17–4
(7–2) 		Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 10*
 No. 6 vs. Providence W 89–55  18–4
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
February 14*
 No. 4 William & Mary W 85–60  19–4
 Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 17
 No. 4 at Virginia W 66–57  20–4
(8–2) 		University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
February 22
 No. 4 NC State W 71–56  21–4
(9–2) 		Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 24
 No. 4 at No. 6 Duke L 40–47  21–5
(9–3) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
March 2*
 (1) No. 7 vs. (4) Maryland
Semifinals 		W 102–79  22–5
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 3*
 (1) No. 7 vs. (2) No. 5 Duke
Championship 		W 71–63  23–5
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 11*
 (1 E) No. 3 vs. (9 E) Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament 		L 71–72  23–6
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

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Main article: 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP161414136533224644739
Coaches12——12664432664473Not released

^Coaches did not release Week 1 or Week 2 polls.

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-14.
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