The 2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Roy Williams' 14th season. The Tar Heels played their home games at the Dean Smith Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. In 2017, they earned their 6th NCAA National Championship by defeating Gonzaga in the championship game.
Previous season
The Tar Heels finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 33–7, 14–4 in ACC play to finish in first place, winning their 30th ACC regular season title. The Tar Heels also won their 18th ACC tournament championship by beating Virginia in the finals 61–57. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 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 Final Four. In a matchup against fellow ACC foe, Syracuse, the Tar Heels easily won 83–66 to advance to the National Championship against Villanova. Despite a circus shot by Marcus Paige to tie the game at 74 with less than five seconds remaining, the Tar Heels lost on a three pointer as time expired.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesMarcus Paige 5 G 6'2" 175 Senior Marion, Iowa Graduated/NBA draftBrice Johnson 11 F 6'10" 230 Senior Orangeburg, South Carolina Graduated/NBA DraftJustin Coleman 31 G 6'1" 185 Senior Raleigh, North Carolina GraduatedToby Egbuna 34 F 6'4" 225 Senior Clemmons, North Carolina GraduatedJoel James 42 C 6'11" 280 Senior West Palm Beach, Florida GraduatedSpenser Dalton 43 G 6'3" 215 Senior Asheville, North Carolina Graduated
2016 recruiting class
Roster
Depth chart
Schedule and results
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Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
Players drafted into the NBA Year Round Pick Player NBA club 2017 1 15 Justin Jackson Portland Trail Blazers 2017 1 28 Tony Bradley Los Angeles Lakers
References
External links 2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team schedule