The 2019–20 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach is Roy Williams, who was in his 17th 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.

The Tar Heels finished the season 14–19, and 6–14 in ACC play. They defeated Virginia Tech in the first round of the ACC tournament before losing to Syracuse in the second round. The tournament was cancelled before the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.

Previous season The Tar Heels finished the season 29–7, 16–2 in ACC play to finish tied for the regular season conference championship with eventual NCAA tournament champions Virginia. As the No. 2 seed in the ACC tournament, they advanced to the semifinals before ultimately losing to Duke. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region, where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Auburn.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesSeventh Woods 0 G 6'2" 185 Junior Columbia, South Carolina Transferred to South CarolinaCoby White 2 G 6'5" 185 Freshman Goldsboro, North Carolina Declared for the 2019 NBA draft; selected 7th overall by the Chicago Bulls.Nassir Little 5 G/F 6'6" 220 Freshman Orange Park, Florida Declared for the 2019 NBA draft; selected 25th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers.Cameron Johnson 13 G 6'9" 210 Senior Moon Township, Pennsylvania Graduated; selected 11th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves.Kenny Williams 24 G 6'4" 185 Senior Midlothian, Virginia GraduatedLuke Maye 32 F 6'8" 240 Senior Huntersville, North Carolina Graduated

2019 recruiting class

Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesChristian Keeling G 175 Augusta, GA Graduate Transfer from Charleston Southern UniversityJustin Pierce G/F 215 Glen Ellyn, Ill Graduate Transfer from the College of William & Mary

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament ranking*No Coaches Poll Week 1

References