The 2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Roy Williams, who was in his 15th season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. The Tar Heels played their home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 26–11, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. As the No. 6 seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Syracuse, Miami, and Duke before losing to Virginia in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the West region where they defeated Lipscomb before losing to Texas A&M in the Second Round.
Previous season
The Tar Heels finished the 2016–17 season with a record of 33–7, 14–4 in ACC play to finish in first place, winning their 31st ACC regular season title. After beating Miami in the ACC tournament, they lost to Duke in the semifinals. Despite the loss to Duke, the Tar Heels received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 1 seed in the South region. There they defeated No. 16 Texas Southern, No. 8 Arkansas, No. 4 Butler, and No. 2 Kentucky to earn a trip to their 20th Final Four. In a matchup against the Midwest Region's No. 3 seed Oregon in the Final Four, the Tar Heels won 77–76 to advance to the National Championship. In the championship against the West Region's No. 1 seed Gonzaga, the Tar Heels won 71–65, winning the school's sixth national championship.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesNate Britt 0 G 6'1" 175 Senior Upper Marlboro, Maryland GraduatedKennedy Meeks 3 F 6'10" 260 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina GraduatedIsaiah Hicks 4 F 6'9" 235 Senior Oxford, North Carolina GraduatedKanler Coker 13 G 6'4" 200 Senior Gainesville, Georgia GraduatedStilman White 30 G 6'1" 175 Senior Wilmington, North Carolina GraduatedJustin Jackson 44 F 6'8" 200 Junior Tomball, Texas Declared for 2017 NBA draftTony Bradley 5 C 6'11" 240 Freshman Bartow, Florida Declared for 2017 NBA draft
2017 recruiting class
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes F 210 Junior Moon Township, PA Graduate Transfer from the University of Pittsburgh. Will play immediately in the 2017–18 season under NCAA transfer rules and has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References