2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Virginia †	17	–	1	.944	31	–	3	.912
No. 9 Duke	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
No. 22 Miami (FL)	11	–	7	.611	22	–	10	.688
No. 20 Clemson	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
NC State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
No. 10 North Carolina	11	–	7	.611	26	–	11	.703
Virginia Tech	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Florida State	9	–	9	.500	23	–	12	.657
Louisville	9	–	9	.500	22	–	14	.611
Notre Dame	8	–	10	.444	21	–	15	.583
Syracuse	8	–	10	.444	23	–	14	.622
Boston College	7	–	11	.389	19	–	16	.543
Georgia Tech	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Wake Forest	4	–	14	.222	11	–	20	.355
Pittsburgh	0	–	18	.000	8	–	24	.250

† 2018 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach will be Roy Williams, who will be in his 15th season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. The Tar Heels will play their home games at the Dean Smith Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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. Despite losing to Duke in the ACC Tournament semifinals, they received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed in the South region. There they defeated Texas Southern, Arkansas, Butler, and Kentucky to earn a trip to their 20th Final Four. In a matchup against Oregon in the Final Four, the Tar Heels won 77–76 to advance to the National Championship. In the championship against Gonzaga, the Tar Heels won 71–65, winning the school's sixth national championship.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Nate Britt	0	G	6'1"	175	Senior	Upper Marlboro, Maryland	Graduated
Kennedy Meeks	3	F	6'10"	260	Senior	Charlotte, North Carolina	Graduated
Isaiah Hicks	4	F	6'9"	235	Senior	Oxford, North Carolina	Graduated
Kanler Coker	13	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Gainesville, Georgia	Graduated
Stilman White	30	G	6'1"	175	Senior	Wilmington, North Carolina	Graduated
Justin Jackson	44	F	6'8"	200	Junior	Tomball, Texas	Declared for 2017 NBA Draft^[1]

Tony Bradley has declared for the 2017 NBA Draft. Bradley has not yet hired an agent, giving him the option to return.

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Garrison Brooks PF	Lafayette, AL	Auburn High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Apr 21, 2017
Garrison Brooks PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jalek Felton SG	Mullins, SC	Gray Collegiate Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 30, 2014
Jalek Felton SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brandon Huffman C	Anchorage, AK	Word of God Christian Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Sep 26, 2016
Brandon Huffman C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Andrew Platek SG	Guilderland, NY	Northfield Mount Hermon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 18, 2016
Andrew Platek SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Sterling Manley C	Pickerington, OH	Pickerington Central High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 16, 2016
Sterling Manley C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #21 Rivals: #28 247Sports: #14 ESPN: #22
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	--	Garrison Brooks	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Auburn High School	Lafayette, Alabama
G	--	Jalek Felton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Gray Collegiate Academy	Mullins, South Carolina
C	--	Brandon Huffman	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Word of God Christian Academy	Anchorage, Alaska
G	--	Andrew Platek	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Northfield Mount Hermon	Guilderland, New York
C	--	Sterling Manley	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Pickerington Central High School	Pickerington, Ohio
G/F	1	Theo Pinson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Wesleyan Christian Academy	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	2	Joel Berry II	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Lake Highland Prep	Apopka, Florida
C	5	Tony Bradley	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Bartow High School	Bartow, Florida
SF	11	Shea Rush (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	The Barstow School	Kansas City, Missouri
G	14	Brandon Robinson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Douglas County High School	Douglasville, Georgia
G	21	Seventh Woods	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Hammond School	Columbia, South Carolina
G	24	Kenny Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	L.C. Bird	Midlothian, Virginia
F	25	Aaron Rohlman (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Hunter Huss	Gastonia, North Carolina
F	32	Luke Maye	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Hough	Huntersville, North Carolina

Head coach

Roy Williams (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Seaspm
December 25 2017* 5:00 Pm MT	Virginia Tech H O K I E S	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
regular season
Nov 23–26, 2017* 7:00 Pm MT	vs. Utah State Aggie"s PK80 Tournament	Moda Center Portland, OR
Nov 27–29, 2017* 9:00 Pm	Utah Utes Big Ten-ACC Challenge	Jon M H U N T S M A N Center Salt Lake City Utah
Dec 23, 2017* 6:00 Pm	Ohio State CBS Sports Classic	Smoothie King Center New Orleans, LA
ACC Tournament
Mar 6–10, 2018 4:00 Pm	vs. Boise State Broncos Mountain West Conference	{Taco Bell Arena} {Boise }Idaho
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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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 Jumpman Invitational Tobacco Road Academic-athletic scandal Gambling 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