The University of North Carolina has a rich basketball tradition as one of the oldest public universities in the United States. UNC has won 6 national championships, including titles in 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009 under coaches such as Dean Smith and Roy Williams. Legendary players like Michael Jordan built their legacy at UNC before becoming stars in the NBA.
2. The University of North Carolina first starting enrolling students in 1795 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina History of The University UNC is one of the oldest public schools in The United States and has a rich tradition in sports like Basketball, Baseball and Soccer North Carolinas Mascot is the Tar Heel
3. ACC UNC for most of there sports is part of the Atlantic Coast Conference Other ACC teams- Duke Maryland Wake Forest Virginia Clemson Georgia Tech
5. 2005 National Championship Team In Roy Williams third season as the University of North Carolina Coach he won his first national championship as a head coach With star players like Raymond Felton, Marvin Williams, Sean May and Rashad Mccants UNC ousted Illinois 75-70 in a thrilling game
6. UNC Terrible Lose to Kansas In the 2008 final four UNC faced Kansas and dug there self into a hole UNC was down 40-12 They ended up losing 84-66 Key players like Tyler Hansbrough, Wayne Ellington, Danny Green and Ty Lawson now had a decision to come back or not
8. 2009 National Championship Team After a disappointing lose to Kansas in the 2007 Final Four, with returning players, Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington, Danny Green and Tyler Hansbrough, UNC was ranked 1 number unanimously in the preseason Going in as a Number 1 seed UNC romped there opponents to there 5 th National Championship
9. Famous Alumni Phil Ford James Worthy Stuart Scott Antawn Jamison Rasheed Wallace Vince Carter Julius Peppers
10. Michael Jordan Known to many as the Greatest Basketball Player of all time, MJ played his college basketball career at the University of North Carolina. During his three seasons at North Carolina, he averaged 17.7 points per game After winning the Naismith and the Wooden College Player of the Year awards in 1984 he was then drafted with the 3 rd overall pick
11. Dean Smith Smith has the 9th highest winning percentage of any mens college basketball coach at 77.6 879 wins in 36 years of coaching, 2nd most in men's college Division I basketball history behind Bob Knight Smith has been called a coaching legend by the Basketball Hall of Fame
12. Dean Smith Center /Dean Dome Named after Dean Smith who coached the team from 1961 to 1997 It is now the fifth largest arena in college basketball, and the fourth-largest designed specifically for basketball North Carolina has a record of 279-51 (.845) at the Smith Center
13. Roy Williams Early Years Williams served as an assistant coach from 19781988 under Dean Smith at UNC After leaving UNC he went to Kansas and went 418101 from 1988 to 2003 He had the opportunity to come in to UNC in 2000 but waited
14. Roy Williams UNC Years Williams came to UNC in 2003 and by 2005 he won his first national championship With star talent coming back after the 2008 season UNC won the national title in a landslide over Michigan State Roy Williams was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame on April 1, 2007
15. There is no greater rivalry in college sports than Duke and North Carolina. - Dicky V
16. UNC vs. Duke Rivalry The colleges are only 8 miles away from each other Combine they have 8 National Championships 32 Final Fours UNC leads the series 130-97 Battling each other twice a year there has been numerous great moments