North Carolina Men's Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

North Carolina Tar Heels

ACC (18-10, 10-6)

 
 
Big Wins: 1/12 Syracuse (81-75), 2/20 Louisville (99-54), 2/27 Florida State (78-70)
Bad Losses: 12/22 at NC State (76-79), 12/30 at Georgia Tech (67-72), 2/24 Marquette (70-83)
Coach:  Roy Williams
 
Probable Starters:
Caleb Love, Freshman, Guard, 10.5 ppg, 3.6 apg
Kerwin Walton, Freshman, Guard, 8.2 ppg, 1.9 apg
Leaky Black, Junior, Forward, 5.7 ppg, 2.5 apg, 5.0 rpg
Garrison Brooks, Senior, Forward, 10.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg
Armando Bacot, Sophomore, Center, 12.2 ppg, 8.0 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Walker Kessler, Freshman, Center, 4.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Day’Ron Sharpe, Freshman, Center, 9.7 ppg, 7.8 rpg
Anthony Harris, Freshman, Guard, 3.0 ppg, 1.3 apg
RJ Davis, Freshman, Guard, 8.6 ppg, 1.9 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.8 (91st in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.7 (154, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.2 (171, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.2 (122, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.4 (320, 14)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.9 (291, 14)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.1 (279, 15)
Rebound Margin: 10.7 (1, 1)
Assists Per Game: 15.7 (42, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.2 (261, 12)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019NCAARound of 64 win over Iona
2019NCAARound of 32 win over Washington
2019NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Auburn
2018NCAARound of 64 win over Lipscomb
2018NCAARound of 32 loss to Texas A&M
2017NCAARound of 64 win over Texas Southern
2017NCAARound of 32 win over Arkansas
2017NCAARegional Semifinal win over Butler
2017NCAARegional Final win over Kentucky
2017NCAANational Semifinal win over Oregon
2017NCAANational Final win over Gonzaga
2016NCAARound of 64 win over Florida Gulf Coast
2016NCAARound of 32 win over Providence
2016NCAARegional Semifinal win over Indiana
2016NCAARegional Final win over Notre Dame
2016NCAANational Semifinal win over Syracuse
2016NCAANational Final loss to Villanova
2015NCAARound of 64 win over Harvard
2015NCAARound of 32 win over Arkansas
2015NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Wisconsin
2014NCAARound of 64 win over Providence
2014NCAARound of 32 loss to Iowa State
2013NCAARound of 64 win over Villanova
2013NCAARound of 32 loss to Kansas
2012NCAARound of 64 win over Vermont
2012NCAARound of 32 win over Creighton
2012NCAARegional Semifinal win over Ohio
2012NCAARegional Final loss to Kansas
2011NCAARound of 64 win over Long Island
2011NCAARound of 32 win over Washington
2011NCAARegional Semifinal win over Marquette
2011NCAARegional Final loss to Kentucky
2010NITFirst Round win over William & Mary
2010NITSecond Round win over Mississippi State
2010NITQuarterfinal win over UAB
2010NITSemifinal win over Rhode Island
2010NITFinal loss to Dayton
2009NCAARound of 64 win over Radford
2009NCAARound of 32 win over LSU
2009NCAARegional Semifinal win over Gonzaga
2009NCAARegional Final win over Oklahoma
2009NCAANational Semifinal win over Villanova
2009NCAANational Final win over Michigan State
2008NCAARound of 64 win over Mount St. Mary's
2008NCAARound of 32 win over Arkansas
2008NCAARegional Semifinal win over Washington State
2008NCAARegional Final win over Louisville
2008NCAANational Semifinal loss to Kansas
2007NCAARound of 64 win over Eastern Kentucky
2007NCAARound of 32 win over Michigan State
2007NCAARegional Semifinal win over USC
2007NCAARegional Final loss to Georgetown
 
*all team stats through 3/7