1996–97 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

1996–97 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 1997 ACC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
1996–97 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
1996–97 record	28–7 (11–5 ACC )
Head coach	Dean Smith (36th season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Guthridge (30th season); Phil Ford (8th season); Dave Hanners (7th season);
Home arena	Dean Smith Center

The 1996–97 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by legendary head coach Dean Smith in his 36th and final season at the school. The team played its home games in the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster

1996–97 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Shammond Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Fork Union Military	Greenville, South Carolina
F	4	Makhtar N'Diaye	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	Jr	Oak Hill Academy	Dakar, Senegal
G	5	Ed Cota	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Samuel J. Tilden	Brooklyn, New York
F/C	13	Ademola Okulaja	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	John F. Kennedy High School	Berlin, Germany
G/F	15	Vince Carter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Mainland High School	Daytona Beach, Florida
G	21	Terrence Newby	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Jordan-Matthews	Siler City, North Carolina
G	22	Scott Williams	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	So	Lawrence	Lawrence, Kansas
F/C	33	Antawn Jamison	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	So	Providence	Charlotte, North Carolina

Head coach

Dean Smith

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Guthridge, Phil Ford, Dave Hanners

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 22, 1996*	No. 7	vs. No. 19 Arizona Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic	L 72–83	0–1	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA
Nov 26, 1996	No. 7	Richmond	W 86–75	1–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 4, 1997	No. 11	at No. 2 Wake Forest	L 57–81	9–2 (0–1)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 8, 1997	No. 13	No. 19 Maryland	L 75–85	9–3 (0–2)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 11, 1997	No. 13	at Virginia	L 63–75	9–4 (0–3)	University Hall Charlottesville, VA
Jan 15, 1997	No. 22	NC State	W 59–56	10–4 (1–3)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 18, 1997	No. 22	Georgia Tech	W 73–50	11–4 (2–3)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 22, 1997	No. 19	Florida State	L 71–84	11–5 (2–4)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Jan 26, 1997	No. 19	No. 2 Clemson	W 61–48	12–5 (3–4)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 29, 1997	No. 19	at No. 12 Duke	L 73–80	12–6 (3–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Feb 1, 1997*	No. 19	Middle Tennessee	W 99–49	13–6	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 6, 1997	No. 20	Florida State	W 90–62	14–6 (4–5)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 8, 1997	No. 20	Virginia	W 81–57	15–6 (5–5)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 12, 1997	No. 16	at NC State	W 45–44	16–6 (6–5)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Feb 15, 1997	No. 16	at Georgia Tech	W 72–68	17–6 (7–5)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Feb 19, 1997	No. 12	No. 4 Wake Forest	W 74–60	18–6 (8–5)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 22, 1997	No. 12	at No. 14 Maryland	W 93–81	19–6 (9–5)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD
Feb 26, 1997	No. 8	at No. 12 Clemson	W 76–69	20–6 (10–5)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Mar 2, 1997	No. 8	No. 7 Duke	W 91–85	21–6 (11–5)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 7, 1997	No. 5	Virginia ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 78–68	22–6	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Mar 8, 1997	No. 5	No. 8 Wake Forest ACC Tournament Semifinal	W 86–73	23–6	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Mar 9, 1997	No. 5	NC State ACC Tournament Championship	W 64–54	24–6	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1997	(1) No. 4	(16) Fairfield First Round	W 82–74	25–6	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
Mar 15, 1997	(1) No. 4	(9) No. 24 Colorado Second Round	W 73–56	26–6	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
Mar 21, 1997	(1) No. 4	(5) California East Regional Semifinal	W 63–57	27–6	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Mar 23, 1997	(1) No. 4	(6) No. 25 Louisville East Regional Final	W 97–74	28–6	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Mar 29, 1997*	(1 E) No. 4	vs. (4 SE) No. 15 Arizona Final Four	L 58–66[2]	28–7	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

References

U.N.C. basketball blue book. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2000.
"Arizona 66, North Carolina 58". The Washington Post. March 30, 1997. p. D1. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

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[uncbluebook2000-1] U.N.C. basketball blue book. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2000.

[2] "Arizona 66, North Carolina 58". The Washington Post. March 30, 1997. p. D1. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1910–1924) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)
Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
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 Statistical leaders
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 1999–2000 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 2019–20 2020–21
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

1996–97 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Duke	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
No. 9 Wake Forest	11	–	5	.688	24	–	7	.774
No. 4 North Carolina †	11	–	5	.688	28	–	7	.800
No. 14 Clemson	9	–	7	.563	23	–	10	.697
No. 22 Maryland	9	–	7	.563	21	–	11	.656
Virginia	7	–	9	.438	18	–	13	.581
NC State	4	–	12	.250	17	–	15	.531
Georgia Tech	3	–	13	.188	9	–	18	.333

† 1997 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll