2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
	*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC Tournament and the 2016 NCAA Tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.
	† 2016 ACC Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC regular season and; ACC Tournament Champions; CBE Hall of Fame Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Runner-Up
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#3
2015–16 record	33–7 (14–4 ACC)
Head coach	Roy Williams (13th year)
Assistant coach	Steve Robinson (13th year)
Assistant coach	C. B. McGrath (13th year)
Assistant coach	Hubert Davis (4th year)
Home arena	Dean E. Smith Center
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The 2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Roy Williams, who is in his 13th season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. The Tar Heels played their home games at the Dean Smith Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. North Carolina finished the season with a 33–7 record, 14–4 to win the ACC regular season championship. The Tar Heels defeated Virginia to win the ACC Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #1 seed. There, they defeated Florida Gulf Coast, Providence, Indiana, and Notre Dame to earn a trip to the Final Four, the school's 19th trip to the Final Four. In a matchup against fellow ACC foe, Syracuse, the Tar Heels won easily to advance to the National Championship against Villanova. North Carolina, despite a circus shot by Marcus Paige to tie the game at 74 with less than five seconds remaining, lost on a last second three pointer by Kris Jenkins.

Previous season

The Tar Heels finished the 2014–15 season 26–12, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Harvard and Arkansas before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to eventual National Runner-Up Wisconsin.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Luke Davis	4	G	6'0"	178	RS Senior	Raleigh, NC	Graduated
J. P. Tokoto	13	F	6'6	200	Junior	Menomonee Falls, WI	Declared for 2015 NBA draft
Desmond Hubert	14	F	6'10"	225	Senior	Cream Ridge, NJ	Graduated
Jackson Simmons	21	F	6'7"	225	Senior	Webster, NC	Graduated
Sasha Seymore	24	F	6'6"	220	Senior	New Bern, NC	Graduated

Class of 2015 signees

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kenny Williams SG	Chesterfield, VA	Lloyd C. Bird High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 2, 2015
Kenny Williams SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Luke Maye PF	Huntersville, NC	Hough High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 11, 2014
Luke Maye PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
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Roster

2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
G	0	Nate Britt	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Oak Hill Academy	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G/F	1	Theo Pinson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Wesleyan Christian Academy	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	2	Joel Berry II	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Lake Highland Prep	Apopka, Florida
F	3	Kennedy Meeks	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	West Charlotte	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	4	Isaiah Hicks	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	J.F. Webb	Oxford, North Carolina
G	5	Marcus Paige (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Linn-Mar	Marion, Iowa
F	11	Brice Johnson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Edisto	Orangeburg, South Carolina
G	13	Kanler Coker (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	North/Flowery Branch	Gainesville, Florida
G	24	Kenny Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	L.C. Bird	Midlothian, Virginia
G	30	Stilman White	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Hoggard	Wilmington, North Carolina
G	31	Justin Coleman (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Broughton	Raleigh, North Carolina
F	32	Luke Maye	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Hough	Huntersville, North Carolina
F	34	Toby Egbuna (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	West Forsyth High School	Clemmons, North Carolina
F	42	Joel James	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Sr	Dwyer	West Palm Beach, Florida
G	43	Spenser Dalton (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Christ School	Asheville, North Carolina
G/F	44	Justin Jackson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Homeschool Christian Youth Ass.	Tomball, Texas

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	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 6, 2015* 7:30 pm	#1	Guilford	W 99–49		14 – Tied	7 – Tied	9 – Britt	Dean Smith Center (11,295) Chapel Hill, NC
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 13, 2015* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	#1	vs. Temple Veterans Classic	W 91–67	1–0	25 – Meeks	11 – Meeks	5 – Pinson	Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, MD
Nov 15, 2015* 4:00 pm, ESPNU	#1	Fairfield CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 92–65	2–0	17 – Britt	12 – Meeks	8 – Pinson	Dean Smith Center (13,178) Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 18, 2015* 7:00 pm, RSN	#1	Wofford CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 78–58	3–0	16 – Tied	14 – Johnson	4 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (12,095) Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 21, 2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	#1	at Northern Iowa	L 67–71	3–1	25 – Jackson	9 – Meeks	5 – Pinson	McLeod Center (7,018) Cedar Falls, IA
Nov 23, 2015* 9:30 pm, ESPN2	#9	vs. Northwestern CBE Hall of Fame Classic Semifinal	W 80–69	4–1	21 – Jackson	13 – Jackson	8 – Pinson	Sprint Center (13,598) Kansas City, MO
Nov 24, 2015* 10:00 pm, ESPN2	#9	vs. Kansas State CBE Hall of Fame Classic Championship	W 80–70	5–1	22 – Jackson	10 – Johnson	6 – Jackson	Sprint Center (13,198) Kansas City, MO
Dec 1, 2015* 9:30 pm, ESPN	#9	#2 Maryland ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 89–81	6–1	20 – Paige	6 – Tied	5 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (21,163) Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 6, 2015* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	#9	Davidson	W 98–65	7–1	17 – Britt	10 – Meeks	4 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (14,805) Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 12, 2015* 5:15 pm, ESPN	#3	at Texas	L 82–84	7–2	20 – Paige	6 – Meeks	3 – Paige	Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX
Dec 16, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#11	Tulane	W 96–72	8–2	25 – Johnson	10 – Johnson	9 – Berry II	Dean Smith Center (16,199) Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 19, 2015* 1:00 pm, CBS	#11	vs. #22 UCLA CBS Sports Classic	W 89–76	9–2	27 – Johnson	9 – Johnson	6 – Paige	Barclays Center (16,311) Brooklyn, NY
Dec 21, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#7	Appalachian State	W 94–70	10–2	22 – Johnson	10 – Jackson	11 – Berry II	Dean Smith Center (18,336) Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 28, 2015* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	#7	UNC Greensboro	W 96–63	11–2	16 – Johnson	16 – Johnson	5 – Britt	Dean Smith Center (19,246) Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Regular Season
Dec 30, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#7	Clemson	W 80–69	12–2 (1–0)	18 – Paige	9 – Johnson	4 – Berry II	Dean Smith Center (17,168) Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 2, 2016 12:00 pm, ACCN	#7	Georgia Tech	W 86–78	13–2 (2–0)	19 – Berry II	11 – Johnson	4 – Berry II	Dean Smith Center (17,392) Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 4, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN	#6	at Florida State	W 106–90	14–2 (3–0)	39 – Johnson	23 – Johnson	5 – Paige	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,095) Tallahassee, FL
Jan 9, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN	#6	at Syracuse	W 84–73	15–2 (4–0)	21 – Hicks	8 – Hicks	8 – Tied	Carrier Dome (26,811) Syracuse, NY
Jan 16, 2016 12:00 pm, ESPN	#5	NC State Carolina–State Game	W 67–55	16–2 (5–0)	23 – Meeks	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 20, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#2	Wake Forest	W 83–68	17–2 (6–0)	27 – Johnson	11 – Johnson	3 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (19,053) Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 24, 2016 6:30 pm, ESPNU	#2	at Virginia Tech	W 75–70	18–2 (7–0)	19 – Johnson	17 – Johnson	7 – Paige	Lane Stadium (9,567) Blacksburg, VA
Jan 30, 2016 4:00 pm, ESPN2	#2	Boston College	W 89–62	19–2 (8–0)	17 – Johnson	11 – Johnson	6 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (20,208) Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 1, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN	#2	at #19 Louisville	L 65–71	19–3 (8–1)	16 – Jackson	11 – Johnson	4 – Paige	KFC Yum! Center (22,781) Louisville, KY
Feb 6, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN	#2	at Notre Dame	L 76–80	19–4 (8–2)	21 – Paige	14 – Johnson	5 – Berry II	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
Feb 9, 2016 8:00 pm, ACCN	#9	at Boston College	W 68–65	20–4 (9–2)	20 – Jackson	7 – Meeks	6 – Berry II	Conte Forum (5,126) Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 14, 2016 1:00 pm, ACCN	#9	Pittsburgh	W 85–64	21–4 (10–2)	19 – Johnson	7 – Johnson	6 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (20,011) Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 17, 2016 9:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN	#5	#20 Duke Rivalry	L 73–74	21–5 (10–3)	29 – Johnson	19 – Johnson	6 – Britt	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 20, 2016 1:00 pm, CBS	#5	#11 Miami (FL)	W 96–71	22–5 (11–3)	16 – Johnson	15 – Johnson	8 – Jackson	Dean Smith Center (20,151) Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 24, 2016 8:00 pm, ACCN	#7	at NC State Carolina–State Game	W 80–68	23–5 (12–3)	22 – Johnson	11 – Johnson	3 – Tied	PNC Arena (19,500) Raleigh, NC
Feb 27, 2016 6:30 pm, ESPN	#7	at #3 Virginia College GameDay	L 74–79	23–6 (12–4)	21 – Berry II	7 – Johnson	4 – Tied	John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) Charlottesville, VA
Feb 29, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN	#8	Syracuse	W 75–70	24–6 (13–4)	14 – Johnson	10 – Johnson	8 – Paige	Dean Smith Center (20,714) Chapel Hill, NC
Mar 5, 2016 6:30 pm, ESPN	#8	at #17 Duke Rivalry	W 76–72	25–6 (14–4)	18 – Johnson	21 – Johnson	4 – Pinson	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
March 10, 2016 12:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN	(1) #7	vs. (8) Pittsburgh Quarterfinals	W 88–71	26–6	20 – Berry II	10 – Johnson	7 – Pinson	Verizon Center (18,561) Washington, D.C.
March 11, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN	(1) #7	vs. (4) Notre Dame Semifinals	W 78–47	27–6	16 – Paige	15 – Hicks	7 – Paige	Verizon Center (20,719) Washington, D.C.
March 12, 2016 9:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN	(1) #7	vs. (2) #4 Virginia Championship Game	W 61–57	28–6	19 – Berry II	9 – Johnson	5 – Johnson	Verizon Center (20,719) Washington, D.C.
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2016* 7:20 pm, TBS	(1 E) #3	vs. (16 E) Florida Gulf Coast First Round	W 83–67	29–6	18 – Johnson	7 – Johnson	5 – Paige	PNC Arena (17,387) Raleigh, NC
Mar 19, 2016* 9:40 pm, TBS	(1 E) #3	vs. (9 E) Providence Second Round	W 85–66	30–6	21 – Johnson	10 – Johnson	3 – Tied	PNC Arena (19,433) Raleigh, NC
Mar 25, 2016* 9:57 pm, TBS	(1 E) #3	vs. (5 E) #14 Indiana Sweet Sixteen	W 101–86	31–6	21 – Paige	10 – Johnson	6 – Paige	Wells Fargo Center (20,686) Philadelphia, PA
Mar 27, 2016 8:49 pm, TBS	(1 E) #3	vs. (6 E) Notre Dame Elite Eight	W 88–74	32–6	25 – Johnson	12 – Johnson	8 – Berry II	Wells Fargo Center (20,743) Philadelphia, PA
April 2 , 2016 8:49 pm, TBS	(1 E) #3	vs. (10 MW) Syracuse Final Four	W 83–66	33–6	16 – Tied	9 – Johnson	10 – Berry II	NRG Stadium (75,505) Houston, TX
April 4, 2016* 9:19 pm, TBS	(1 E) #3	vs. (2 S) #6 Villanova National Championship	L 74–77	33–7	21 – Paige	8 – Johnson	6 – Paige	NRG Stadium (74,340) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	1	1	9	9	3	11	7	7	6	5	2	2	2	9	5	7	8	7	3	N/A
Coaches	1 (T)	1	8	9	3	11	7	8	7	5	2	1	1	8	4	6	8	7	3	2

References

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Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1910–1923) 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 Blue blood status Dixie Classic/Big Four Tobacco Road Scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

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2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 North Carolina †	14	–	4	.778	33	–	7	.825
#4 Virginia	13	–	5	.722	29	–	7	.806
#10 Miami (FL)	13	–	5	.722	27	–	8	.771
#16 Louisville*	12	–	6	.667	23	–	8	.742
Notre Dame	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
#19 Duke	11	–	7	.611	25	–	11	.694
Virginia Tech	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Clemson	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Pittsburgh	9	–	9	.500	21	–	12	.636
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	22	–	14	.611
Georgia Tech	8	–	10	.444	21	–	15	.583
Florida State	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
NC State	5	–	13	.278	16	–	17	.485
Wake Forest	2	–	16	.111	11	–	20	.355
Boston College	0	–	18	.000	7	–	25	.219
*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC Tournament and the 2016 NCAA Tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.

† 2016 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll