1967–68 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

1967–68 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
1967–68 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, runner-up; ACC Tournament champions ; ACC regular season champions
National Championship Game, ; L 55-78 vs. UCLA
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
Record	28–4 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (7th season);
Assistant coach	Bill Guthridge (1st season)
Home arena	Carmichael Auditorium
	Seasons ← 1966–67 1968–69 →

1967–68 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 North Carolina †	12	–	2	.857	28	–	4	.875
No. 10 Duke	11	–	3	.786	22	–	6	.786
NC State	9	–	5	.643	16	–	10	.615
South Carolina	9	–	5	.643	15	–	7	.682
Virginia	5	–	9	.357	9	–	16	.360
Maryland	4	–	10	.286	8	–	16	.333
Clemson	3	–	11	.214	4	–	20	.167
Wake Forest	3	–	11	.214	5	–	21	.192

† 1968 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967–68 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1967–68 men's college basketball season.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 2*	No. 4	Virginia Tech	W 89–76		Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
December 6*	No. 5	Kent	W 107–83		Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
December 9*	No. 5	at No. 8 Vanderbilt	L 76–89		Nashville, TN
December 12*	No. 5	vs. No. 4 Kentucky Rivalry	W 84–77		Greensboro, NC
December 16*	No. 7	No. 10 Princeton	W 71–63		Greensboro, NC
December 28*	No. 5	vs. Stanford Far West Classic	W 87–78		Portland, OR
December 29*	No. 5	vs. No. 7 Utah Far West Classic	W 86–64		Portland, OR
December 30*	No. 5	vs. Oregon State Far West Classic	W 68–61		Portland, OR
January 3	No. 3	Wake Forest	W 74–62		Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
January 6	No. 3	Duke Rivalry	W 75–72		Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
January 10	No. 3	at NC State Rivalry	W 68–66		Raleigh, NC
January 13	No. 3	at Clemson	W 115–83		Clemson, SC
January 27*	No. 3	vs. Georgia Tech	W 82–54		Charlotte, NC
February 1*	No. 3	Florida State	W 86–80		Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
February 3	No. 3	at Maryland	W 73–67		College Park, MD
February 6	No. 3	Virginia	W 108–64		Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
February 8	No. 3	at Wake Forest	W 80–60		Winston-Salem, NC
February 10*	No. 3	at Virginia Tech	W 80–70		Blacksburg, VA
February 12	No. 3	NC State	W 96–84		Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
February 16	No. 3	vs. Clemson North-South Doubleheader	W 96–74		Charlotte, NC
February 17	No. 3	vs. South Carolina North-South Doubleheader	W 84–80		Charlotte, NC
February 21	No. 3	Maryland	W 83–60		Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
February 24	No. 3	at Virginia	W 92–74		Charlottesville, VA
February 28	No. 3	South Carolina	L 86–87		Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
March 2	No. 3	at No. 10 Duke	L 86–87 ^3OT		Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
March 7*	No. 5	vs. Wake Forest ACC tournament • Quarterfinals	W 83–70		Charlotte, NC
March 8*	No. 5	vs. South Carolina ACC Tournament • Semifinals	W 82–79 ^OT		Charlotte, NC
March 9*	No. 5	vs. NC State ACC Tournament • Final	W 87–50		Charlotte, NC
March 15*	No. 4	No. 3 St. Bonaventure NCAA tournament • Regional semifinals	W 91–72^[1]		Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
March 16*	No. 4	vs. No. 8 Davidson NCAA Tournament • Regional Final	W 70–66		Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
March 22*	No. 4	vs. Ohio State NCAA Tournament • National semifinals	W 80–66		Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
March 23*	No. 4	vs. No. 2 UCLA NCAA Tournament • National Final	L 55–78	28–4	Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "Davidson Tops Columbia, 61-59, in Overtime;; N. CAROLINA BEATS ST. BONAVENTURE Tar Heels Rout Bonnies by 91-72 in N.C.A.A. Eastern Regional Semi-Finals". The New York Times. March 16, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
^ 2014-15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball record book Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Jun-06.

[1] "Davidson Tops Columbia, 61-59, in Overtime;; N. CAROLINA BEATS ST. BONAVENTURE Tar Heels Rout Bonnies by 91-72 in N.C.A.A. Eastern Regional Semi-Finals". The New York Times. March 16, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2023.

[2] 2014-15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball record book Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Jun-06.

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v t e North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
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 Jumpman Invitational Tobacco Road Academic-athletic scandal Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics