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1996–97 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

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1996–97 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record28–7 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDean Smith Center
Seasons
1996–97 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Duke 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
No. 9 Wake Forest 11 5   .688 24 7   .774
No. 4 North Carolina 11 5   .688 28 7   .800
No. 14 Clemson 9 7   .563 23 10   .697
No. 22 Maryland 9 7   .563 21 11   .656
Virginia 7 9   .438 18 13   .581
NC State 4 12   .250 17 15   .531
Georgia Tech 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
1997 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1996–97 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Dean Smith in his 36th and final season at the school. The team played its home games in the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster

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1996–97 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Shammond Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Fork Union Military Greenville, South Carolina
F 4 Makhtar N'Diaye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy Dakar, Senegal
G 5 Ed Cota 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Samuel J. Tilden Brooklyn, New York
F/C 13 Ademola Okulaja 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So John F. Kennedy High School Berlin, Germany
G/F 15 Vince Carter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Mainland High School Daytona Beach, Florida
G 21 Terrence Newby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Jordan-Matthews Siler City, North Carolina
G 22 Scott Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 156 lb (71 kg) So Lawrence Lawrence, Kansas
F/C 33 Antawn Jamison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 223 lb (101 kg) So Providence Charlotte, North Carolina
Head coach

Dean Smith

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 1996*
No. 7 vs. No. 19 Arizona
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic
L 72–83  0–1
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, MA
Nov 25, 1996*
No. 7 at Richmond W 86–75  1–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 29, 1996*
No. 14 at Pittsburgh W 82–61  2–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 2, 1996*
No. 14 at Bethune-Cookman W 106–62  3–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 6, 1996*
No. 14 vs. USC W 99–84  4–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Dec 7, 1996*
No. 14 vs. South Carolina W 86–75  5–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Dec 15, 1996*
No. 11 at VMI W 105–61  6–1
Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
Dec 18, 1996*
No. 12 vs. LSU W 67–48  7–1
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Dec 20, 1996*
No. 12 vs. UMass W 83–69  8–1
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 22, 1996*
No. 12 at Princeton W 69–60  9–1
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
Jan 4, 1997
No. 11 at No. 2 Wake Forest L 57–81  9–2
(0–1)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 8, 1997
No. 13 No. 19 Maryland L 75–85  9–3
(0–2)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 11, 1997
No. 13 at Virginia L 63–75  9–4
(0–3)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
Jan 15, 1997
No. 22 NC State W 59–56  10–4
(1–3)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 18, 1997
No. 22 Georgia Tech W 73–50  11–4
(2–3)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 22, 1997
No. 19 Florida State L 71–84  11–5
(2–4)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 26, 1997
No. 19 No. 2 Clemson W 61–48  12–5
(3–4)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 29, 1997
No. 19 at No. 12 Duke L 73–80  12–6
(3–5)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Feb 1, 1997*
No. 19 Middle Tennessee W 99–49  13–6
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 6, 1997
No. 20 Florida State W 90–62  14–6
(4–5)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 8, 1997
No. 20 Virginia W 81–57  15–6
(5–5)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 12, 1997
No. 16 at NC State W 45–44  16–6
(6–5)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Feb 15, 1997
No. 16 at Georgia Tech W 72–68  17–6
(7–5)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Feb 19, 1997
No. 12 No. 4 Wake Forest W 74–60  18–6
(8–5)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 22, 1997
No. 12 at No. 14 Maryland W 93–81  19–6
(9–5)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, MD
Feb 26, 1997
No. 8 at No. 12 Clemson W 76–69  20–6
(10–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
Mar 2, 1997
No. 8 No. 7 Duke W 91–85  21–6
(11–5)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC tournament
Mar 7, 1997
(3) No. 5 (6) Virginia
Quarterfinals
W 78–68  22–6
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Mar 8, 1997
(3) No. 5 (2) No. 8 Wake Forest
Semifinals
W 86–73  23–6
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Mar 9, 1997
(3) No. 5 (8) NC State
Championship
W 64–54  24–6
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1997
(1 E) No. 4 (16 E) Fairfield
First round
W 82–74  25–6
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Mar 15, 1997
(1 E) No. 4 (9 E) No. 24 Colorado
Second Round
W 73–56  26–6
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Mar 21, 1997
(1 E) No. 4 (5 E) California
Sweet Sixteen
W 63–57[2]  27–6
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Mar 23, 1997
(1 E) No. 4 (6 E) No. 25 Louisville
Elite Eight
W 97–74[3]  28–6
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Mar 29, 1997*
(1 E) No. 4 vs. (4 SE) No. 15 Arizona
Final Four
L 58–66[4]  28–7
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ U.N.C. basketball blue book. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2000.
  2. ^ "North Carolina and Louisville Move On". The New York Times. March 22, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Mr. Smith Goes To Indianapolis". The Spokesman-Review. March 24, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "Arizona 66, North Carolina 58". The Washington Post. March 30, 1997. p. D1. Retrieved March 10, 2019.