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

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.

1972–73 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NIT, 3rd place
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 11
Record	25–8 (8–4 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith (12th season)
Assistant coaches	John Lotz (8th season) Bill Guthridge (6th season) Eddie Fogler (2nd season)
Captains	Donn Johnston George Karl
Home arena	Carmichael Auditorium
Seasons ← 1971–72 1973–74 →

1972–73 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 NC State †	12	–	0		1.000			27	–	0		1.000
No. 11 North Carolina	8	–	4		.667			25	–	8		.758
No. 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
† 1973 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	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*	No. 13	vs. Virginia Tech	W 96–82		Charlotte, NC
December 11*	No. 13	vs. No. 8 Kentucky	W 78–70		Louisville, KY
December 15*	No. 11	vs. Duke Big Four Tournament	W 91–86		Greensboro, NC
December 16*	No. 11	vs. No. 6 NC State Big Four Tournament	L 61–68		Greensboro, NC
December 22*	No. 13	at California	W 64–61		Berkeley, CA
December 28*	No. 11	vs. Utah Rainbow Classic	W 73–61		Honolulu, HI
December 29*	No. 11	vs. Washington Rainbow Classic	W 89–72		Honolulu, HI
December 30*	No. 11	vs. Louisville Rainbow Classic	W 89–86		Honolulu, HI
January 4*	No. 9	vs. Furman	W 100–67		Charlotte, NC
January 6*	No. 9	vs. Nebraska	W 79–62		Greensboro, NC
January 10	No. 7	Clemson	W 92–58		Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
January 17	No. 4	at Wake Forest	W 99–80		Greensboro, NC
January 20	No. 4	Duke	W 82–71		Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
January 25	No. 3	Virginia	L 78–84		Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
January 27	No. 3	at No. 4 Maryland	L 88–94		Cole Field House  College Park, MD
January 31	No. 8	Wake Forest	W 69–51		Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
February 5	No. 8	at No. 2 NC State	L 73–76		Raleigh, NC
February 9*	No. 6	vs. Georgia Tech North-South Doubleheader	W 107–72		Charlotte, NC
February 10	No. 6	vs. Clemson North-South Doubleheader	W 84–69		Charlotte, NC
February 14	No. 6	No. 10 Maryland	W 95–85		Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
February 17*	No. 6	vs. Florida State	W 91–79		Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
February 21*	No. 6	Miami (OH)	L 92–102		Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
February 24	No. 6	at Virginia	W 76–68		Charlottesville, VA
February 27	No. 6	No. 2 NC State	L 78–82		Carmichael Auditorium  Chapel Hill, NC
March 3	No. 7	at Duke	W 72–70		Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
March 8*	(2) No. 8	vs. (7) Wake Forest Quarterfinal	L 52–54 OT		Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
National Invitation Tournament
March 17*	No. 11	vs. Oral Roberts First round	W 82–65		Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
March 20*	No. 11	vs. Massachusetts Quarterfinal	W 73–63		Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
March 24*	No. 11	vs. Notre Dame Semifinal	L 71–78		Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
March 25*	No. 11	vs. Alabama Third Place	W 88–69		Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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