2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2019 ACC Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Roy Williams (16th season)
Assistant coach	Steve Robinson (16th season)
Assistant coach	Hubert Davis (7th season)
Assistant coach	Brad Frederick (6th season)
Home arena	Dean E. Smith Center

The 2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach will be Roy Williams, who will be in his 16th season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. The Tar Heels will play their home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Tar Heels finished the 2017–18 season with a record of 26–11, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 6 seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Syracuse,^[1] Miami,^[2] and Duke^[3] before losing to Virginia in the championship game.^[4] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the West region where they defeated Lipscomb^[5] before losing to Texas A&M in the Second Round.^[6]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Theo Pinson	1	G/F	6'6"	205	Senior	Greensboro, North Carolina	Graduated
Joel Berry II	2	G	6'0"	195	Senior	Apopka, Florida	Graduated
Kane Ma	14	G	6'0"	175	Senior	Greensboro, North Carolina	Graduated
Aaron Rohlman	25	F	6'6"	210	Senior	Gastonia, North Carolina	Graduated
Jalek Felton	5	G	6'3"	180	Freshman	Columbia, South Carolina	Dismissed

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nassir Little SF	Orange Park, FL	Orlando Christian Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 4, 2017
Nassir Little SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Coby White PG	Goldsboro, NC	Greenfield School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jul 28, 2016
Coby White PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Rechon Black SF	Concord, NC	Cox Mill High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 15, 2016
Rechon Black SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #8 Rivals: #9 247Sports: #8 ESPN: #7
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Seventh Woods	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Hammond School	Columbia, South Carolina
G	1	Rechon Black	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Concord High School	Concord, North Carolina
G	2	Coby White	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Greenfield School	Goldsboro, North Carolina
G	3	Andrew Platek	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Northfield Mount Hermon	Schenectady, New York
G	4	Brandon Robinson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Douglas County High School	Douglasville, Georgia
G/F	5	Nassir Little	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Orlando Christian Prep	Orange Park, Florida
F	11	Shea Rush	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	The Barstow School	Kansas City, Missouri
G	13	Cameron Johnson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Our Lady of the Sacred Heart/Pittsburgh	Moon Township, Pennsylvania
F	15	Garrison Brooks	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Auburn High School	Lafayette, Alabama
F	21	Sterling Manley	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Pickerington Central High School	Reynoldsburg, Ohio
F	22	Walker Miller (W)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	New Hampton School	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	24	Kenny Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	L.C. Bird	Midlothian, Virginia
G	30	K. J. Smith (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	IMG Academy	Thousand Oaks, California
F	32	Luke Maye	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Hough	Huntersville, North Carolina
F	42	Brandon Huffman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Word of God Christian Academy	Goldsboro, North Carolina

Head coach

Roy Williams (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2018 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra	Mount Olive	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	at Wofford	–	–	–	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Elon	–	–	–	Schar Center Elon, NC
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	Stanford	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCRSN	Tennessee Tech Las Vegas Invitational campus-site game	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 19, 2018* 8:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Saint Francis (PA) Las Vegas Invitational campus-site game	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 22, 2018* 7:30 pm, FS1	vs. Texas Las Vegas Invitational semifinal	–	–	–	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Nov 23, 2018* 4:00 pm/6:30 pm, FOX	vs. Michigan State or UCLA Las Vegas Invitational championship/third place game	–	–	–	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Nov 28, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN	at Michigan ACC–Big Ten Challenge	–	–	–	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 5, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	UNC Wilmington	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	Gonzaga	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 22, 2018* 5:15 pm, CBS	vs. Kentucky CBS Sports Classic/Rivalry	–	–	–	United Center Chicago, IL
Dec 29, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN2	Davidson	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN2	Harvard	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Regular Season
Jan. 5, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom	at Pittsburgh	–	–	–	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Jan. 8, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at NC State Rivalry	–	–	–	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Jan. 12, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Louisville	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Jan. 15, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN	Notre Dame	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Jan. 19, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Miami (FL)	–	–	–	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Jan. 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN	Virginia Tech	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Jan. 29, 2019 7:00 pm, Raycom	at Georgia Tech	–	–	–	McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
Feb. 2, 2019 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2	at Louisville	–	–	–	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
Feb. 5, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom	NC State Rivalry	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb. 9, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom	Miami (FL)	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb. 11, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN	Virginia	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb. 16, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom	at Wake Forest	–	–	–	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
Feb. 20, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN	at Duke Rivalry	–	–	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Feb. 23, 2019 3:45 pm, CBS	Florida State	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb. 26, 2019 7:00 pm/9:00 pm, ESPN	Syracuse	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Mar. 2, 2019 4:00 pm/6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Clemson	–	–	–	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Mar. 5, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom	at Boston College	–	–	–	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Mar. 9, 2019 6:00 pm/8:00 pm, ESPN	Duke Rivalry	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
March 12–16, 2019 TBD, ESPN/ESPN2/ACCN	vs. TBD	–	–	–	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

↑ "Syracuse vs. North Carolina – Game Recap – March 7, 2018 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
↑ "UNC tops Miami in ACC tournament, sets up rematch with Duke". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
↑ "No. 11 North Carolina holds off No. 4 Duke in ACC semifinals". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
↑ Tracy, Marc (2018-03-10). "Virginia Defeats North Carolina for A.C.C. Championship". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
↑ "Lipscomb vs. North Carolina – Game Recap – March 16, 2018 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
↑ "March Madness: No. 7 Texas A&M stuns No. 2 North Carolina in NCAA Tournament". The Denver Post. 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
↑ "UNC basketball to play in the Las Vegas Invitational next season". newsobserver. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

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[1] "Syracuse vs. North Carolina – Game Recap – March 7, 2018 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

[2] "UNC tops Miami in ACC tournament, sets up rematch with Duke". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

[3] "No. 11 North Carolina holds off No. 4 Duke in ACC semifinals". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

[4] Tracy, Marc (2018-03-10). "Virginia Defeats North Carolina for A.C.C. Championship". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

[5] "Lipscomb vs. North Carolina – Game Recap – March 16, 2018 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

[6] "March Madness: No. 7 Texas A&M stuns No. 2 North Carolina in NCAA Tournament". The Denver Post. 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

[7] "UNC basketball to play in the Las Vegas Invitational next season". newsobserver. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1920–1924) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)
Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Dixie Classic/Big Four Tobacco Road Scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees
Seasons	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 ACC Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll