1970–71 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1970–71 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1970–71 men's college basketball season.

1970–71 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NIT Champions
ACC Regular Season Champions
NIT, Final
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
1970–71 record26–6 (11–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBill Guthridge (4th season)
Home arenaCarmichael Auditorium
1970–71 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 13 North Carolina113 .786  266  .813
No. 6 South Carolina104 .714  236  .793
Duke95 .643  2010  .667
Wake Forest77 .500  1610  .615
Virginia68 .429  1511  .577
NC State59 .357  1314  .481
Maryland59 .357  1412  .538
Clemson311 .214  917  .346
1971 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
East Tennessee State W 109–79 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 5*
at William & Mary W 101–72 
 
 
December 12*
vs. Creighton W 106–86 
 
Charlotte, NC
December 15
Virginia W 80–75 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 18*
No. 20 vs. NC State
Big Four Tournament
L 70–82 
 
Greensboro, NC
December 19*
No. 20 vs. Duke
Big Four Tournament
W 83–81 
 
Greensboro, NC
December 22*
No. 20 at Utah L 86–105 
 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 29*
No. 17 vs. Penn State W 73–57 
 
Greensboro, NC
December 30*
vs. Northwestern W 98–74 
 
Greensboro, NC
January 2*
vs. Tulane W 101–79 
 
Charlotte, NC
January 4
No. 2 South Carolina W 79–64 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 9
No. 20 Duke W 79–74 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 14
No. 15 Clemson W 92–72 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 30
No. 15 at Wake Forest L 84–96 
 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 30
No. 20 Maryland W 105–79 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 8
No. 16 at NC State W 65–63 
 
Raleigh, NC
February 12*
No. 11 vs. Georgia Tech
North-South Doubleheader
W 87–58 
 
Charlotte, NC
February 13
No. 11 vs. Clemson
North-South Doubleheader
W 86–48 
 
Charlotte, NC
February 17
No. 8 at Maryland W 100–76 
 
College Park, MD
February 20
No. 8 at No. 7 South Carolina L 66–72 
 
Columbia, SC
February 22*
No. 8 Florida State W 70–61 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 27
No. 13 at Virginia W 75–74 
 
Charlottesville, VA
March 3
No. 12 NC State W 97–81 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
March 6
No. 12 at Duke L 83–92 
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
March 11*
No. 13 vs. Clemson
ACC Tournament
W 76–41 
 
Greensboro, NC
March 12*
No. 13 vs. Virginia
ACC Tournament
W 78–68 
 
Greensboro, NC
March 13*
No. 13 vs. No. 6 South Carolina
ACC Tournament
L 51–52 
 
Greensboro, NC
March 20*
No. 13 vs. Massachusetts
NIT
W 90–49 
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 22*
No. 13 vs. Providence
NIT
W 86–79 
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 25*
No. 13 vs. Duke
NIT
W 73–67 
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 27*
No. 13 vs. Georgia Tech
NIT
W 84–66 
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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