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

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The 2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Roy Williams' 14th season. The Tar Heels played their home games at the Dean Smith Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. In 2017, they earned their 6th NCAA National Championship by defeating Gonzaga in the championship game.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 5
Record33–7 (14–4 ACC)
Quick facts North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball, National Championship Game, W 71–65 vs. Gonzaga ...
2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
ACC regular season champions
Maui Invitational champions
National Championship Game,
W 71–65 vs. Gonzaga
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 5
Record33–7 (14–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDean E. Smith Center
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2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 North Carolina14–4 .77833–7  .825
No. 16 Florida State12–6 .66726–9  .743
No. 14 Notre Dame12–6 .66726–10  .722
No. 10 Louisville12–6 .66725–9  .735
No. 7 Duke †11–7 .61128–9  .757
No. 24 Virginia11–7 .61123–11  .676
Virginia Tech10–8 .55622–11  .667
Miami (FL)10–8 .55621–12  .636
Syracuse10–8 .55619–15  .559
Wake Forest9–9 .50019–14  .576
Georgia Tech8–10 .44421–16  .568
Clemson6–12 .33317–16  .515
NC State0–14 .0000–17  .000[3]
Pittsburgh4–14 .22216–17  .485
Boston College2–16 .1119–23  .281
† 2017 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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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 as time expired.

Departures

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Marcus Paige5G6'2"175SeniorMarion, IowaGraduated/NBA draft
Brice Johnson11F6'10"230SeniorOrangeburg, South CarolinaGraduated/NBA Draft
Justin Coleman31G6'1"185SeniorRaleigh, North CarolinaGraduated
Toby Egbuna34F6'4"225SeniorClemmons, North CarolinaGraduated
Joel James42C6'11"280SeniorWest Palm Beach, FloridaGraduated
Spenser Dalton43G6'3"215SeniorAsheville, North CarolinaGraduated
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2016 recruiting class

Tony Bradley at the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game
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College recruiting
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 5/5 stars   ESPN: 5/5 stars   
Brandon Robinson
SG		 Douglasville, Georgia Douglas County High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 28, 2015 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   
Seventh Woods
SG		 Columbia, South Carolina Hammond School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 11, 2015 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   
Shea Rush
SF		 Kansas City, Missouri The Barstow School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 14, 2016 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 2/5 stars   Rivals: 2/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 2/5 stars   
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: #9    Rivals: #9    247Sports: #11    ESPN: #12
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

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2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Nate Britt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrOak Hill Academy Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G/F 1 Theo Pinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrWesleyan Christian Academy Greensboro, North Carolina
G 2 Joel Berry II (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrLake Highland Prep Apopka, Florida
F 3 Kennedy Meeks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg) SrWest Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina
F 4 Isaiah Hicks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrJ.F. Webb Oxford, North Carolina
C 5 Tony Bradley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrBartow High School Bartow, Florida
SF 11 Shea Rush (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrThe Barstow School Kansas City, Missouri
G 13 Kanler Coker (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrNorth Hall/Flowery Branch Gainesville, Georgia
G 14 Brandon Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrDouglas County High School Douglasville, Georgia
G 21 Seventh Woods 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrHammond School Columbia, South Carolina
G 24 Kenny Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoL.C. Bird Midlothian, Virginia
F 25 Aaron Rohlman (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrHunter Huss Gastonia, North Carolina
G 30 Stilman White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SrHoggard Wilmington, North Carolina
F 32 Luke Maye 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoHough Huntersville, North Carolina
G/F 44 Justin Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrHomeschool Christian Youth Assoc. Tomball, Texas
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Depth chart

More information Pos., Starting 5 ...
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Kennedy Meeks Tony Bradley
PF Isaiah Hicks Luke Maye
SF Justin Jackson Aaron Rohlman Shea Rush
SG Kenny Williams Theo Pinson Brandon Robinson Kanler Coker
PG Joel Berry Nate Britt Seventh Woods Stilman White
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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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, NC
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, LA
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, NC
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, NC
November 19, 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, HI
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, HI
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, HI
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, HI
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, IN
December 4, 2016*
2:00 pm, RSN		 No. 3 Radford W 95–50  8–1
  19 – Williams  11 – Bradley  6 – Jackson  Dean Smith Center (14,230)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 7, 2016*
9:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 7 Davidson W 83–74  9–1
  27 – Jackson  8 – Jackson  6 – Britt  Dean Smith Center (13,178)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 11, 2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 7 Tennessee W 73–71  10–1
  12 – Williams  10 – Bradley  7 – Britt  Dean Smith Center (18,745)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 17, 2016*
5:45 pm, CBS		 No. 7 vs. No. 6 Kentucky
CBS Sports Classic/Rivalry		 L 100–103  10–2
  34 – Jackson  7 – Meeks  7 – Berry II  T-Mobile Arena (19,298)
Las Vegas, NV
December 21, 2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 8 Northern Iowa W 85–42  11–2
  18 – Meeks  8 – Meeks  5 – Williams  Dean Smith Center (18,033)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 28, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 9 Monmouth W 102–74  12–2
  28 – Jackson  12 – Meeks  5 – Jackson  Dean Smith Center (20,064)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Regular Season
December 31, 2016
12:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 9 at Georgia Tech L 63–75  12–3
(0–1)		  16 – Jackson  14 – Meeks  3 – Jackson  Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,754)
Atlanta, GA
January 3, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 14 at Clemson W 89–86 OT 13–3
(1–1)		  31 – Berry II  16 – Meeks  4 – Meeks  Littlejohn Coliseum (8,716)
Clemson, SC
January 8, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 14 NC State
Carolina–State Game		 W 107–56  14–3
(2–1)		  21 – Jackson  8 – Bradley  5 – Berry II  Dean Smith Center (16,133)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 11, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 11 at Wake Forest W 93–87  15–3
(3–1)		  19 – Jackson  11 – Meeks  7 – Berry II  LJVM Coliseum (13,159)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 14, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 11 No. 9 Florida State W 96–83  16–3
(4–1)		  26 – Berry II  15 – Maye  4 – Hicks  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 16, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 9 Syracuse W 85–68  17–3
(5–1)		  20 – Hicks  12 – Meeks  5 – Pinson  Dean Smith Center (20,588)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 21, 2017
Noon, ACCN		 No. 9 at Boston College W 90–82  18–3
(6–1)		  22 – Jackson  9 – Meeks  4 – Hicks  Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 26, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 9 Virginia Tech W 91–72  19–3
(7–1)		  26 – Jackson  14 – Meeks  4 – Jackson  Dean Smith Center (20,113)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 28, 2017
1:00 pm, CBS		 No. 9 at Miami (FL) L 62–77  19–4
(7–2)		  21 – Jackson  6 – Hicks  4 – Berry II  BankUnited Center (7,563)
Coral Gables, FL
January 31, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 12 Pittsburgh W 80–78  20–4
(8–2)		  20 – Jackson  8 – Hicks  4 – Britt  Dean Smith Center (18,438)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 5, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPNews		 No. 12 vs. No. 20 Notre Dame W 83–76  21–4
(9–2)		  16 – Jackson  8 – Meeks  7 – Berry II  Greensboro Coliseum (17,051)
Greensboro, NC
February 9, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN		 No. 8 at No. 18 Duke
Rivalry		 L 78–86  21–5
(9–3)		  21 – Jackson  7 – Pinson  4 – Woods  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 15, 2017
8:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 10 at NC State
Carolina–State Game		 W 97–73  22–5
(10–3)		  18 – Berry II  8 – Meeks  6 – Berry II  PNC Arena (19,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 18, 2017
8:15 pm, ESPN		 No. 10 No. 14 Virginia
ESPN College GameDay		 W 65–41  23–5
(11–3)		  20 – Jackson  8 – Hicks  6 – Jackson  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 22, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 8 No. 7 Louisville W 74–63  24–5
(12–3)		  21 – Jackson  10 – Meeks  3 – Berry II  Dean Smith Center (21,269)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 25, 2017
Noon, ACCN		 No. 8 at Pittsburgh W 85–67  25–5
(13–3)		  23 – Jackson  10 – Meeks  7 – Pinson  Petersen Events Center (10,704)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 27, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 5 at No. 23 Virginia L 43–53  25–6
(13–4)		  12 – Berry II  7 – Meeks  3 – Maye  John Paul Jones Arena (14,001)
Charlottesville, VA
March 4, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 5 No. 17 Duke
Rivalry/ESPN College GameDay		 W 90–83  26–6
(14–4)		  28 – Berry II  9 – Hicks  7 – Pinson  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
March 9, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPN		 (1) No. 6 vs. (9) Miami (FL)
Quarterfinals		 W 78–53  27–6
  19 – Hicks  7 – Meeks  6 – Pinson  Barclays Center (17,732)
Brooklyn, NY
March 10, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN		 (1) No. 6 vs. (5) No. 14 Duke
Semifinals/Rivalry		 L 83–93  27–7
  19 – Meeks  12 – Meeks  8 – Pinson  Barclays Center (18,103)
Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2017*
4:00 pm, TNT		 (1 S) No. 5 vs. (16 S) Texas Southern
First Round		 W 103–64  28–7
  21 – Jackson  9 – Maye  5 – Britt  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,179)
Greenville, SC
March 19, 2017*
6:10 pm, TNT		 (1 S) No. 5 vs. (8 S) Arkansas
Second Round		 W 72–65  29–7
  16 – Meeks  11 – Meeks  5 – Jackson  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,179)
Greenville, SC
March 24, 2017*
7:09 pm, CBS		 (1 S) No. 5 vs. (4 S) No. 21 Butler
Sweet Sixteen		 W 92–80  30–7
  26 – Berry II  12 – Maye  5 – Jackson  FedExForum (16,397)
Memphis, TN
March 26, 2017*
5:05 pm, CBS		 (1 S) No. 5 vs. (2 S) No. 6 Kentucky
Elite Eight/Rivalry		 W 75–73  31–7
  19 – Jackson  17 – Meeks  4 – Jackson  FedEx Forum (16,412)
Memphis, TN
April 1, 2017*
8:49 pm, CBS		 (1 S) No. 5 vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Oregon
Final Four		 W 77–76  32–7
  25 – Meeks  14 – Meeks  5 – Pinson  University of Phoenix Stadium (77,612)
Glendale, AZ
April 3, 2017*
9:20 pm, CBS		 (1 S) No. 5 vs. (1 W) No. 2 Gonzaga
National Championship		 W 71–65  33–7
  22 – Berry II  10 – Meeks  6 – Berry II  University of Phoenix Stadium (76,168)
Glendale, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South Region, MW=Midwest, W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP65437789141199128108565Not released
Coaches664356810161296107985681
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*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Players drafted into the NBA

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Year Round Pick Player NBA club
2017115Justin JacksonPortland Trail Blazers
2017128Tony BradleyLos Angeles Lakers
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