The 2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Roy Williams, who was in his 12th season. They played their home games at the Dean Smith Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the 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 in the second round and Arkansas in the third round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to eventual runner-up Wisconsin.
Previous season The Tar Heels finished the season 24–10, 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to Pittsburgh. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Providence in the second round before losing in the third round to Iowa State.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure P.J. Hairston 15 G 6'6" 220 Junior Greensboro, NC Dismissed from the team, declared to NBA draft James Michael McAdoo 43 F 6'9" 230 Junior Norfolk, VA Declared to NBA draft James Manor 30 F 6'6" 220 Senior Carrboro, NC Graduated Denzel Robinson 34 F 6'4" 220 Senior Chapel Hill, NC Graduated Wade Moody 55 G 6'0" 175 Senior Mount Airy, NC Graduated Leslie McDonald 2 G 6'5" 215 Senior Memphis, TN Graduated
Pre-season The Tar Heels entered the 2014–15 season losing two starters from the previous season, as James Michael McAdoo and P. J. Hairston declared for the 2014 NBA draft. However, rising juniors and potential draft picks Kennedy Meeks and Isaiah Hicks decided to return to Chapel Hill and UNC brought in a strong recruiting class including McDonald's All-Americans Justin Jackson, Theo Pinson, and Joel Berry.
Class of 2014 signees
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC Tournament
!colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament
Rankings
Players drafted into the NBA Year Round Pick Player NBA club 2015 2 58 J. P. Tokoto Philadelphia 76ers 2016 1 25 Brice Johnson Los Angeles Clippers 2016 2 55 Marcus Paige Brooklyn Nets 2017 1 15 Justin Jackson Portland Trail Blazers
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