2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Roy Williams, who was in his 13th season as UNC's men's basketball head coach. The Tar Heels played their home games at the Dean Smith Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. North Carolina finished the season with a 33–7 record, 14–4 to win the ACC regular season championship. The Tar Heels defeated Virginia to win the ACC Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #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 trip to the Final Four. In a matchup against fellow ACC foe, Syracuse, the Tar Heels won easily to advance to the National Championship against Villanova. North Carolina, despite a circus shot by Marcus Paige to tie the game at 74 with less than five seconds remaining, lost on a last second three pointer by Kris Jenkins.

2015–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 3
2015–16 record33–7 (14–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDean E. Smith Center
2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 North Carolina †14–4 .77833–7  .825
No. 4 Virginia13–5 .72229–8  .784
No. 10 Miami (FL)13–5 .72227–8  .771
No. 16 Louisville*12–6 .66723–8  .742
Notre Dame11–7 .61124–12  .667
No. 19 Duke11–7 .61125–11  .694
Virginia Tech10–8 .55620–15  .571
Clemson10–8 .55617–14  .548
Pittsburgh9–9 .50021–12  .636
Syracuse9–9 .50023–14  .622
Georgia Tech8–10 .44421–15  .583
Florida State8–10 .44420–14  .588
NC State5–13 .27816–17  .485
Wake Forest2–16 .11111–20  .355
Boston College0–18 .0007–25  .219
*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC Tournament and the 2016 NCAA Tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.
† 2016 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Tar Heels finished the 2014–15 season 26–12, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Harvard and Arkansas before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to eventual National Runner-Up Wisconsin.

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Luke Davis4G6'0"178RS SeniorRaleigh, NCGraduated
J. P. Tokoto13F6'6"200JuniorMenomonee Falls, WIDeclared for 2015 NBA draft
Desmond Hubert14F6'10"225SeniorCream Ridge, NJGraduated
Jackson Simmons21F6'7"225SeniorWebster, NCGraduated
Sasha Seymore24F6'6"220SeniorNew Bern, NCGraduated

Class of 2015 signees
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kenny Williams
SG		 Chesterfield, VA Lloyd C. Bird High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 2, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Luke Maye
PF		 Huntersville, NC Hough High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Nov 11, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-06-08.

    Roster
    2015–16 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) JrOak Hill Academy Upper Marlboro, Maryland
    G/F 1 Theo Pinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoWesleyan Christian Academy Greensboro, North Carolina
    G 2 Joel Berry II 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoLake Highland Prep Apopka, Florida
    F 3 Kennedy Meeks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg) JrWest Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina
    F 4 Isaiah Hicks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrJ.F. Webb Oxford, North Carolina
    G 5 Marcus Paige (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrLinn-Mar Marion, Iowa
    F 11 Brice Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrEdisto Orangeburg, South Carolina
    G 13 Kanler Coker (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrNorth/Flowery Branch Gainesville, Florida
    G 24 Kenny Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrL.C. Bird Midlothian, Virginia
    G 30 Stilman White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS JrHoggard Wilmington, North Carolina
    G 31 Justin Coleman (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrBroughton Raleigh, North Carolina
    F 32 Luke Maye 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrHough Huntersville, North Carolina
    F 34 Toby Egbuna (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrWest Forsyth High School Clemmons, North Carolina
    F 42 Joel James 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)280 lb (127 kg) SrDwyer West Palm Beach, Florida
    G 43 Spenser Dalton (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrChrist School Asheville, North Carolina
    G/F 44 Justin Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoHomeschool Christian Youth Ass. Tomball, Texas
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 6, 2015*
    7:30 pm    		 No. 1 Guilford W 99–49 
    		 14 – Tied  7 – Tied  9 – Britt  Dean Smith Center (11,295)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Non-Conference Regular Season
    Nov 13, 2015*
    7:00 pm, CBSSN    		 No. 1 vs. Temple
    Veterans Classic    		 W 91–67  1–0
    		  25 – Meeks  11 – Meeks  5 – Pinson  Alumni Hall (5,710)
    Annapolis, MD
    Nov 15, 2015*
    4:00 pm, ESPNU    		 No. 1 Fairfield
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic    		 W 92–65  2–0
    		  17 – Britt  12 – Meeks  8 – Pinson  Dean Smith Center (13,178)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Nov 18, 2015*
    7:00 pm, RSN    		 No. 1 Wofford
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic    		 W 78–58  3–0
    		  16 – Tied  14 – Johnson  4 – Tied  Dean Smith Center (12,095)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Nov 21, 2015*
    2:00 pm, ESPN3    		 No. 1 at Northern Iowa L 67–71  3–1
    		  22 – Johnson  9 – Johnson  5 – Paige  McLeod Center (7,018)
    Cedar Falls, IA
    Nov 23, 2015*
    9:30 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 9 vs. Northwestern
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic
    Semifinal    		 W 80–69  4–1
    		  21 – Jackson  13 – Jackson  8 – Pinson  Sprint Center (13,598)
    Kansas City, MO
    Nov 24, 2015*
    10:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 9 vs. Kansas State
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic
    Championship    		 W 80–70  5–1
    		  27 – Jackson  7 – Meeks  9 – Paige  Sprint Center (13,198)
    Kansas City, MO
    Dec 1, 2015*
    9:30 pm, ESPN    		 No. 9 No. 2 Maryland
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge    		 W 90–75  6–1
    		  27 – Berry II  6 – Tied  5 – Tied  Dean Smith Center (21,163)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Dec 6, 2015*
    6:00 pm, ESPNU    		 No. 9 Davidson W 98–65  7–1
    		  17 – Britt  10 – Meeks  4 – Tied  Dean Smith Center (14,805)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Dec 12, 2015*
    5:15 pm, ESPN    		 No. 3 at Texas L 82–84  7–2
    		  20 – Paige  6 – Meeks  3 – Paige  Frank Erwin Center (16,540)
    Austin, TX
    Dec 16, 2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 11 Tulane W 96–72  8–2
    		  25 – Johnson  10 – Johnson  9 – Berry II  Dean Smith Center (16,199)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Dec 19, 2015*
    1:00 pm, CBS    		 No. 11 vs. No. 22 UCLA
    CBS Sports Classic    		 W 89–76  9–2
    		  27 – Johnson  9 – Johnson  6 – Paige  Barclays Center (16,311)
    Brooklyn, NY
    Dec 21, 2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 7 Appalachian State W 94–70  10–2
    		  22 – Johnson  10 – Jackson  11 – Berry II  Dean Smith Center (18,336)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Dec 28, 2015*
    6:00 pm, ESPNU    		 No. 7 UNC Greensboro W 96–63  11–2
    		  16 – Johnson  16 – Johnson  5 – Britt  Dean Smith Center (19,246)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    ACC Regular Season
    Dec 30, 2015
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 7 Clemson W 80–69  12–2
    (1–0)    		  18 – Paige  9 – Johnson  4 – Berry II  Dean Smith Center (17,168)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Jan 2, 2016
    12:00 pm, ACCN    		 No. 7 Georgia Tech W 86–78  13–2
    (2–0)    		  19 – Berry II  11 – Johnson  4 – Berry II  Dean Smith Center (17,392)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Jan 4, 2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN    		 No. 6 at Florida State W 106–90  14–2
    (3–0)    		  39 – Johnson  23 – Johnson  5 – Paige  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,095)
    Tallahassee, FL
    Jan 9, 2016
    8:00 pm, ESPN    		 No. 6 at Syracuse W 84–73  15–2
    (4–0)    		  21 – Hicks  8 – Hicks  8 – Tied  Carrier Dome (26,811)
    Syracuse, NY
    Jan 16, 2016
    12:00 pm, ESPN    		 No. 5 NC State
    Carolina–State Game    		 W 67–55  16–2
    (5–0)    		  23 – Meeks  6 – Tied  4 – Tied  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Jan 20, 2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 2 Wake Forest W 83–68  17–2
    (6–0)    		  27 – Johnson  11 – Johnson  3 – Tied  Dean Smith Center (19,053)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Jan 24, 2016
    6:30 pm, ESPNU    		 No. 2 at Virginia Tech W 75–70  18–2
    (7–0)    		  19 – Johnson  17 – Johnson  7 – Paige  Lane Stadium (9,567)
    Blacksburg, VA
    Jan 30, 2016
    4:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 2 Boston College W 89–62  19–2
    (8–0)    		  17 – Johnson  11 – Johnson  6 – Tied  Dean Smith Center (20,208)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Feb 1, 2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN    		 No. 2 at No. 19 Louisville L 65–71  19–3
    (8–1)    		  16 – Jackson  11 – Johnson  4 – Paige  KFC Yum! Center (22,781)
    Louisville, KY
    Feb 6, 2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN    		 No. 2 at Notre Dame
    ESPN College GameDay    		 L 76–80  19–4
    (8–2)    		  21 – Paige  14 – Johnson  5 – Berry II  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
    South Bend, IN
    Feb 9, 2016
    8:00 pm, ACCN    		 No. 9 at Boston College W 68–65  20–4
    (9–2)    		  20 – Jackson  7 – Meeks  6 – Berry II  Conte Forum (5,126)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    Feb 14, 2016
    1:00 pm, ACCN    		 No. 9 Pittsburgh W 85–64  21–4
    (10–2)    		  19 – Johnson  7 – Johnson  6 – Tied  Dean Smith Center (20,011)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Feb 17, 2016
    9:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN    		 No. 5 No. 20 Duke
    Rivalry    		 L 73–74  21–5
    (10–3)    		  29 – Johnson  19 – Johnson  6 – Britt  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Feb 20, 2016
    1:00 pm, CBS    		 No. 5 No. 11 Miami (FL) W 96–71  22–5
    (11–3)    		  16 – Johnson  15 – Johnson  8 – Jackson  Dean Smith Center (20,151)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Feb 24, 2016
    8:00 pm, ACCN    		 No. 7 at NC State
    Carolina–State Game    		 W 80–68  23–5
    (12–3)    		  22 – Johnson  11 – Johnson  3 – Tied  PNC Arena (19,500)
    Raleigh, NC
    Feb 27, 2016
    6:30 pm, ESPN    		 No. 7 at No. 3 Virginia
    ESPN College GameDay    		 L 74–79  23–6
    (12–4)    		  21 – Berry II  7 – Johnson  4 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
    Charlottesville, VA
    Feb 29, 2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN    		 No. 8 Syracuse W 75–70  24–6
    (13–4)    		  14 – Johnson  10 – Johnson  8 – Paige  Dean Smith Center (20,714)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Mar 5, 2016
    6:30 pm, ESPN    		 No. 8 at No. 17 Duke
    Rivalry/ESPN College GameDay    		 W 76–72  25–6
    (14–4)    		  18 – Johnson  21 – Johnson  4 – Pinson  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, NC
    ACC Tournament
    March 10, 2016
    12:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN    		 (1) No. 7 vs. (8) Pittsburgh
    Quarterfinals    		 W 88–71  26–6
    		  20 – Berry II  10 – Johnson  7 – Pinson  Verizon Center (18,561)
    Washington, D.C.
    March 11, 2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN    		 (1) No. 7 vs. (4) Notre Dame
    Semifinals    		 W 78–47  27–6
    		  16 – Paige  15 – Hicks  7 – Paige  Verizon Center (20,719)
    Washington, D.C.
    March 12, 2016
    9:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN    		 (1) No. 7 vs. (2) No. 4 Virginia
    Championship    		 W 61–57  28–6
    		  19 – Berry II  9 – Johnson  5 – Johnson  Verizon Center (20,719)
    Washington, D.C.
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 17, 2016*
    7:20 pm, TBS    		 (1 E) No. 3 vs. (16 E) Florida Gulf Coast
    First Round    		 W 83–67  29–6
    		  18 – Johnson  7 – Johnson  5 – Paige  PNC Arena (17,387)
    Raleigh, NC
    Mar 19, 2016*
    9:40 pm, TBS    		 (1 E) No. 3 vs. (9 E) Providence
    Second Round    		 W 85–66  30–6
    		  21 – Johnson  10 – Johnson  3 – Tied  PNC Arena (19,433)
    Raleigh, NC
    Mar 25, 2016*
    9:57 pm, TBS    		 (1 E) No. 3 vs. (5 E) No. 14 Indiana
    Sweet Sixteen    		 W 101–86  31–6
    		  21 – Paige  10 – Johnson  6 – Paige  Wells Fargo Center (20,686)
    Philadelphia, PA
    Mar 27, 2016
    8:49 pm, TBS    		 (1 E) No. 3 vs. (6 E) Notre Dame
    Elite Eight    		 W 88–74  32–6
    		  25 – Johnson  12 – Johnson  8 – Berry II  Wells Fargo Center (20,743)
    Philadelphia, PA
    April 2, 2016
    8:49 pm, TBS    		 (1 E) No. 3 vs. (10 MW) Syracuse
    Final Four    		 W 83–66  33–6
    		  16 – Tied  9 – Johnson  10 – Berry II  NRG Stadium (75,505)
    Houston, TX
    April 4, 2016*
    9:19 pm, TBS    		 (1 E) No. 3 vs. (2 S) No. 6 Villanova
    National Championship    		 L 74–77  33–7
    		  21 – Paige  8 – Johnson  6 – Paige  NRG Stadium (74,340)
    Houston, TX
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East region.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Rankings
    See also: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    т = Tied with team above or below.
    Week
    PollPre2345678910111213141516171819Final
    AP11993117765222957873N/A
    Coaches1-T18931178752118468732

    Players drafted into the NBA
    YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
    2016125Brice JohnsonLos Angeles Clippers
    2016255Marcus PaigeBrooklyn Nets
    2017115Justin JacksonPortland Trail Blazers

    References
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