2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

Maui Invitational Tournament Champion
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
2016–17 record	7–1 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Roy Williams (14th year)
Assistant coach	Steve Robinson (14th year)
Assistant coach	C.B. McGrath (14th year)
Assistant coach	Hubert Davis (5th year)
Home arena	Dean E. Smith Center

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
No. 6 Virginia	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
No. 3 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
No. 5 Duke	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Florida State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
No. 14 Louisville	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
NC State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
No. 22 Syracuse	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Clemson	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Boston College	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500


† 2017 ACC Tournament winner As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach is Roy Williams, who is in his 14th season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. The Tar Heels will play their home games at the Dean Smith Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Tar Heels finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 33–7, 14–4 in ACC play to finish in first place, winning their 30th ACC regular season title. The Tar Heels also won their 18th ACC Tournament Championship by beating Virginia in the finals 61–57. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 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 Final Four. In a matchup against fellow ACC foe, Syracuse, the Tar Heels easily won 83–66 to advance to the National Championship against Villanova. Despite a circus shot by Marcus Paige to tie the game at 74 with less than five seconds remaining, the Tar Heels lost on a three pointer by Kris Jenkins as time expired.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Marcus Paige	5	G	6'2"	175	Senior	Marion, Iowa	Graduated/ NBA Draft
Brice Johnson	11	F	6'10"	230	Senior	Orangeburg, South Carolina	Graduated/ NBA Draft
Justin Coleman	31	G	6'1"	185	Senior	Raleigh, North Carolina	Graduated
Toby Egbuna	34	F	6'4"	225	Senior	Clemmons, North Carolina	Graduated
Joel James	42	C	6'11"	280	Senior	West Palm Beach, Florida	Graduated
Spenser Dalton	43	G	6'3"	215	Senior	Asheville, North Carolina	Graduated

2016 Recruiting Class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tony Bradley C	Bartow, Florida	Bartow High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sep 2, 2015
Tony Bradley C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brandon Robinson SG	Douglasville, Georgia	Douglas County High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 28, 2015
Brandon Robinson SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Seventh Woods SG	Columbia, South Carolina	Hammond School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 11, 2015
Seventh Woods SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Shea Rush SF	Kansas City, Missouri	The Barstow School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 14, 2016
Shea Rush SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #9 Rivals: #9 247Sports: #11 ESPN: #12
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:

2017 Commitments

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jalek Felton CG	Mullins, SC	Gray Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Dec 30, 2014
Jalek Felton CG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Andrew Platek SG	Guilderland, NY	Northfield-Mt Hermon School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 18, 2016
Andrew Platek SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brandon Huffman C	Raleigh, NC	Word Of God Christian Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 26, 2016
Brandon Huffman C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Sterling Manley PF	Pickering Central High School	Pickering, Ohio	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Oct 16, 2016
Sterling Manley PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2017 North Carolina Commits". Rivals.com. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Britt, NateNate Britt	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Oak Hill Academy	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
2.5 !G/F	1	Pinson, TheoTheo Pinson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Wesleyan Christian Academy	Greensboro, North Carolina
1.5 !G	2	Berry II, JoelJoel Berry II	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lake Highland Prep	Apopka, Florida
3.5 !F	3	Meeks, KennedyKennedy Meeks	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	4.0 !Sr	West Charlotte	Charlotte, North Carolina
3.5 !F	4	Hicks, IsaiahIsaiah Hicks	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	J.F. Webb	Oxford, North Carolina
5.0 !C	5	Bradley, TonyTony Bradley	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bartow High School	Bartow, Florida
3.0 !SF	11	Rush, SheaShea Rush (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	The Barstow School	Kansas City, Missouri
1.5 !G	13	Coker, KanlerKanler Coker (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	North/Flowery Branch	Gainesville, Florida
1.5 !G	14	Robinson, BrandonBrandon Robinson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Douglas County High School	Douglasville, Georgia
1.5 !G	21	Woods, SeventhSeventh Woods	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hammond School	Columbia, South Carolina
1.5 !G	24	Williams, KennyKenny Williams	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	L.C. Bird	Midlothian, Virginia
3.5 !F	25	Rohlman, AaronAaron Rohlman (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hunter Huss	Gastonia, North Carolina
1.5 !G	30	White, StilmanStilman White	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Hoggard	Wilmington, North Carolina
3.5 !F	32	Maye, LukeLuke Maye	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Hough	Huntersville, North Carolina
2.5 !G/F	44	Jackson, JustinJustin Jackson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Homeschool Christian Youth Assoc.	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
November 4, 2016* 7:30 pm	No. 6	UNC Pembroke	W 124–63		20 – Berry II	8 – Maye	7 – Jackson	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 6	at Tulane	W 95–75	1–0	27 – Jackson	15 – Meeks	5 – Britt	Smoothie King Center (6,043) New Orleans, Louisiana
November 13, 2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 6	Chattanooga Maui Invitational	W 97–57	2–0	18 – Berry II	12 – Meeks	5 – Berry II	Dean Smith Center (13,402) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
November 15, 2016* 8:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 5	Long Beach State	W 93–67	3–0	23 – Berry II	10 – Jackson	6 – Woods	Dean Smith Center (12,581) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
November 18, 2016* 1:00 am, OC Sports	No. 5	at Hawaii	W 83–68	4–0	16 – Hicks	13 – Bradley	6 – Berry II	Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) Honolulu, Hawaii
November 21, 2016* 11:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 4	at Chaminade Maui Invitational Quarterfinals	W 104–61	5–0	22 – Hicks	10 – Meeks	4 – Tied	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, Hawaii
November 22, 2016* 10:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 4	vs. Oklahoma State Maui Invitational Semifinal	W 107–75	6–0	24 – Berry II	8 – Tied	6 – Jackson	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, Hawaii
November 23, 2016* 9:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 4	vs. No. 16 Wisconsin Maui Invitational Championship	W 71–56	7–0	22 – Berry II	16 – Meeks	3 – Berry II	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, Hawaii
November 30, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 3	at No. 13 Indiana ACC-Big Ten Challenge	L 67–76	7–1	21 – Jackson	8 – Tied	8 – Berry II	Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, Indiana
December 4, 2016* 2:00 pm, RSN	No. 3	Radford			–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 7, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN2		Davidson			–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 11, 2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN		Tennessee			–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 17, 2016* 5:45 pm, CBS		vs. Kentucky CBS Sports Classic			–	–	–	T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada
December 21, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Northern Iowa			–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 28, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Monmouth	–	–	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ACC regular season
December 31, 2016 RSN		at Georgia Tech	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, Georgia
January 3, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Clemson	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 7, 2017 ESPN		at NC State Carolina–State Game	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 11, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at Wake Forest	–	– (–)	–	–	–	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
January 14, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		Florida State	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 16, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN		Syracuse	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 21, 2017 12:00 pm, ACCN		at Boston College	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
January 26, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN		Virginia Tech	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 28, 2017 1:00 pm, CBS		at Miami (FL)	–	– (–)	–	–	–	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, Florida
January 31, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Pittsburgh	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 4, 2017 ESPN/ESPN2		Notre Dame	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 9, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN		at Duke Rivalry	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
February 15, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN		at NC State Carolina–State Game	–	– (–)	–	–	–	PNC Arena Raleigh, North Carolina
February 18, 2017 ESPN/ESPN2		Virginia	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 22, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN		Louisville	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 25, 2017 12:00 pm, ACCN		at Pittsburgh	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 27, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Virginia	–	– (–)	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia
March 4, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN		Duke Rivalry	–	– (–)	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
March 7–11, 2017		vs.			–	–	–	Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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	18	Final
AP	6	5	4	3																Not released
Coaches	6	6	4	3

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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 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

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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