1972–73 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

1972–73 ACC men's basketball standings
	† ACC Tournament winner; As of March 3, 1973; Rankings from AP Poll

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
1972–73 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NIT
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#11
AP	#12
1972–73 record	25–8 (8–4 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith
Captain	Donn Johnston; George Karl
Home arena	Carmichael Auditorium
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The 1972–73 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1972–73 men's college basketball season.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Site City, State
November 25*		St. Thomas (FL)	W 107–62	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
December 2*		Pittsburgh	W 99–70	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
December 5*		vs. Dartmouth	W 128–86	Greensboro, NC
December 9*	#13	vs. Virginia Tech	W 96–82	Charlotte, NC
December 11*	#13	vs. #8 Kentucky	W 78–70	Louisville, KY
December 15*	#11	vs. Duke Big Four Tournament	W 91–86	Greensboro, NC
December 16*	#11	vs. #6 NC State Big Four Tournament	L 61–68	Greensboro, NC
December 22*	#13	at California	W 64–61	Berkeley, CA
December 28*	#11	vs. Utah Rainbow Classic	W 73–61	Honolulu, HI
December 29*	#11	vs. Washington Rainbow Classic	W 89–72	Honolulu, HI
December 30*	#11	vs. Louisville Rainbow Classic	W 89–86	Honolulu, HI
January 4*	#9	vs. Furman	W 100–67	Charlotte, NC
January 6*	#9	vs. Nebraska	W 79–62	Greensboro, NC
January 10	#7	Clemson	W 92–58	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
January 17	#4	at Wake Forest	W 99–80	Greensboro, NC
January 20	#4	Duke	W 82–71	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
January 25	#3	Virginia	L 78–84	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
January 27	#3	at #4 Maryland	L 88–94	College Park, MD
January 31	#8	Wake Forest	W 69–51	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
February 5	#8	at #2 NC State	L 73–76	Raleigh, NC
February 9*	#6	vs. Georgia Tech North-South Doubleheader	W 107–72	Charlotte, NC
February 10	#6	vs. Clemson North-South Doubleheader	W 84–69	Charlotte, NC
February 14	#6	#10 Maryland	W 95–85	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
February 17*	#6	vs. Florida State	W 91–79	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 21*	#6	Miami (OH)	L 92–102	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
February 24	#6	at Virginia	W 76–68	Charlottesville, VA
February 27	#6	#2 NC State	L 78–82	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
March 3	#7	at Duke	W 72–70	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
March 8*	#8	vs. Wake Forest ACC Tournament	L 52–54 ^OT	Greensboro, NC
March 17*	#11	vs. Oral Roberts NIT	W 82–65	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
March 20*	#11	vs. Massachusetts NIT	W 73–63	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
March 24*	#11	vs. Notre Dame NIT	L 71–78	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
March 25*	#11	vs. Alabama NIT	W 88–69	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

↑ 2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball record book. Retrieved 2015-Jun-09.

[1] 2014–15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball record book. Retrieved 2015-Jun-09.

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v t e North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1910–1923) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)
Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Blue blood status Dixie Classic/Big Four Tobacco Road Scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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1972–73 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 NC State †	12	–	0	1.000	27	–	0	1.000
#11 North Carolina	8	–	4	.667	25	–	8	.758
#8 Maryland	7	–	5	.583	23	–	7	.767
Duke	4	–	8	.333	12	–	14	.462
Virginia	4	–	8	.333	13	–	12	.520
Clemson	4	–	8	.333	12	–	14	.462
Wake Forest	3	–	9	.250	12	–	15	.444

† ACC Tournament winner As of March 3, 1973; Rankings from AP Poll