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1916–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

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1916–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainCharles Gaillard "Buzz" Tennent
Home arenaBynum Gymnasium
Seasons
1916–17 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Navy   11 0   1.000
Washington and Lee   13 0   1.000
Washington College   2 0   1.000
Montana State   19 1   .950
Western Reserve   12 1   .923
Kalamazoo   12 1   .923
Louisiana State   20 2   .909
Wabash   19 2   .905
Canisius   9 1   .900
Creighton   18 2   .900
Virginia Tech   17 2   .895
Georgia   8 1   .889
North Dakota   8 1   .889
Akron   14 2   .875
Brigham Young   14 2   .875
Roanoke   7 1   .875
Central Missouri   13 2   .867
Carleton   12 2   .857
The Citadel   6 1   .857
Penn State   12 2   .857
SMU   12 2   .857
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   11 2   .846
Arizona   10 2   .833
CCNY   15 3   .833
Trinity (N.C.)   20 4   .833
Denison   13 3   .813
Seton Hall   13 3   .813
Southwestern (Kan.)   13 3   .813
Syracuse   13 3   .813
Clemson   8 2   .800
Miami (Ohio)   12 3   .800
New Mexico   4 1   .800
Santa Clara   8 2   .800
Colgate   15 4   .789
Lehigh   15 4   .789
St. Joseph's   18 5   .783
Indiana State   13 4   .765
New York University   9 3   .750
Oklahoma A&M   11 4   .733
Augustana (Ill.)   8 3   .727
Dayton   8 3   .727
Fordham   8 3   .727
Marquette   8 3   .727
North Dakota Agricultural   10 4   .714
Saint Mary's (Calif.)   15 6   .714
Duquesne   7 3   .700
Millikin   14 6   .700
Nebraska Wesleyan   14 6   .700
Grinnell   9 4   .692
Bucknell   11 5   .688
Gettysburg   11 5   .688
Michigan State   11 5   .688
Tulane   11 5   .688
Marietta   13 6   .684
Boston University   6 3   .667
Georgetown   8 4   .667
Nevada   6 3   .667
New Mexico A&M   10 5   .667
North Central   10 5   .667
Pittsburgh   12 6   .667
Rice   10 5   .667
Springfield (Mass.)   10 5   .667
Tennessee   10 5   .667
Toledo   2 1   .667
Davidson   11 6   .647
VMI   9 5   .643
Richmond   7 4   .636
Bradley   10 6   .625
Lafayette   15 9   .625
Oklahoma   13 8   .619
Notre Dame   8 5   .615
Utah State   8 5   .615
Ole Miss   11 7   .611
Tulsa   11 7   .611
Mississippi A&M   6 4   .600
Wake Forest   9 6   .600
Virginia   7 5   .583
St. John's (N.Y.)   11 8   .579
Delaware   8 6   .571
Union (N.Y.)   9 7   .563
Detroit   5 4   .556
North Carolina   5 4   .556
North Carolina State   10 8   .556
Catholic   6 5   .545
Butler   7 6   .538
Western State Normal   7 6   .538
Temple   10 9   .526
Auburn   2 2   .500
DePauw   7 7   .500
Idaho   8 8   .500
Loyola (Md.)   6 6   .500
Millsaps   5 5   .500
Stevens Institute   3 3   .500
Utah   3 3   .500
Washington & Jefferson   5 5   .500
West Virginia   8 8   .500
Wyoming   4 4   .500
George Washington   7 8   .467
Manhattan   7 8   .467
South Carolina   7 8   .467
Grove City   5 6   .455
Saint Louis   5 6   .455
Rutgers   4 5   .444
Alabama   6 8   .429
Buffalo   6 8   .429
Mount Union   6 8   .429
Northern Colorado   5 7   .417
Connecticut   4 6   .400
Kentucky   4 6   .400
Southern California   8 12   .400
Wooster   5 8   .385
Swarthmore   4 7   .364
Franklin   1 2   .333
Muhlenberg   2 4   .333
Washburn   5 11   .313
William & Mary   4 9   .308
Niagara   2 5   .286
Army   3 8   .273
Cincinnati   3 8   .273
Vanderbilt   3 8   .273
Montana   4 11   .267
Bowling Green State   2 6   .250
Kent State   2 6   .250
Rhode Island State   2 6   .250
Rochester (N.Y.)   4 12   .250
Texas Christian   2 6   .250
Fairmount   2 11   .154
Ohio   2 14   .125
Tempe Normal   0 1   .000

The 1916–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team (variously "North Carolina", "Carolina" or "Tar Heels") was the seventh varsity college basketball team to represent the University of North Carolina.[N 1]

Roster and schedule

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1916–17 North Carolina Tar Heels roster
Name Position Year Hometown
Claude
William Reynolds "Rennie" Cuthbertson Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina
Elliot Culver Grandin C Freshman Tidioute, Pennsylvania
John Gwynn Junior Leaksville, North Carolina[N 2]
Beemer Harrell Senior Marshville, North Carolina
Luther Hodges Sophomore Leaksville, North Carolina
Roy Isley Senior Burlington, North Carolina
Frank Kendrick Senior Dillon, South Carolina[N 3]
Bryce Little Freshman Raleigh, North Carolina[N 4]
Peter Lynch Junior Raleigh, North Carolina
Lewis "Mac" McDuffie F Columbus, Georgia
Curtis Sidney "Sis" Perry C Freshman Durham, North Carolina
Ramsey
Carlyle Shepard F Sophomore Wilmington, North Carolina
Charles Gaillard "Buzz" Tennent F, G Junior Asheville, North Carolina
George "Raby" Tennent G Senior Asheville, North Carolina
Reference:[7][8]
Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Schedule[9]
Regular season
January 30, 1917*
Durham Y.M.C.A. W 49–30  1–0
Bynum Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 2, 1917*
Davidson L 31–36  1–1
Bynum Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 13, 1913*
Virginia Tech W 31–23  2–1
Bynum Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 22, 1917*
VMI W 33–22  3–1
Bynum Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 24, 1917*
vs. Virginia W 35–24  4–1
 
Lynchburg, Virginia
February 26, 1917*
at Washington and Lee L 23–40  4–2
 
 
February 27, 1917*
at VMI L 34–47  4–3
 
Lexington, Virginia
February 28, 1917*
Virginia Tech L 22–30  4–4
 
 
March 3, 1917*
Guilford W 55–28  5–4
Bynum Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Aftermath

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The team was the first North Carolina squad to beat Virginia, which George Tennent later commented "when you beat Virginia in those days, you more or less had it made."[10] The team was brought to Woollen Gymnasium in 1958 for a reunion.[10] After the game, the team went to the North Carolina State Capitol where former teammate and then Governor of North Carolina Luther Hodges received them.[10] The team reminisced and passed around a basketball and wound up breaking a chandelier in the building.[11]

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ The school was known as the University of North Carolina until February 1963.[1]
  2. ^ Gwynn's hometown is listed as Eden, North Carolina in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book,[2] while the Yackety Yack lists it as Leaksville, North Carolina.[3]
  3. ^ Kendrick's hometown is listed as Charlotte, North Carolina in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book,[4] while the Yackety Yack lists it as Dillon, South Carolina.[5]
  4. ^ Little's hometown is listed as Marshville, North Carolina in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book,[4] while the Yackety Yack lists it as Raleigh, North Carolina.[6]

Citations

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  1. ^ Vance Barron (February 6, 1963). "Pearsall Group Recommends 5-Part Plan For University". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1. Retrieved October 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Kirschner 2018, p. 211.
  3. ^ Patton 1917, p. 119.
  4. ^ a b Kirschner 2018, p. 212.
  5. ^ Patton 1917, p. 77.
  6. ^ Patton 1917, p. 149.
  7. ^ Patton 1917, p. 246.
  8. ^ Kirschner 2018, p. 152.
  9. ^ Kirschner 2018, p. 219.
  10. ^ a b c Rappoport 2002, p. 6.
  11. ^ Rappoport 2002, pp. 6–7.

Bibliography

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  • Kirschner, Steve, ed. (2018). Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book (PDF). Chapel Hill, North Carolina: UNC Athletic Communications Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 27, 2019.
  • Patton, James Ralph Jr., ed. (1917). Yackety Yack. Vol. XVII. Charlotte, North Carolina: The Observer Printing House. pp. 166–7 – via North Carolina Digital Heritage Center.
  • Rappoport, Ken (2002). Tales from the Tar Heel Locker Room. United States: Sports Pub. ISBN 978-1582614892.