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1980–81 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | Basketball |
| year | 1980–81 |
| team | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| logo | North Carolina Tar Heels interlocking blue logo.png |
| logo_size | 100px |
| conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| short_conf | ACC |
| CoachRank | 6 |
| APRank | 6 |
| record | 29–8 |
| conf_record | 10–4 |
| head_coach | Dean Smith |
| hc_year | 20th |
| asst_coach1 | Bill Guthridge |
| ac1_year | 14th |
| asst_coach2 | Eddie Fogler |
| ac2_year | 10th |
| asst_coach3 | Roy Williams |
| ac3_year | 3rd |
| stadium | Carmichael Auditorium |
| champion | [NCAA tournament](1981-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament), Runner-up |
| ACC tournament champions | |
| bowl | [National Championship Game](1981-ncaa-division-i-basketball-championship-game) |
| bowl_result | |
| L 50-63 vs. [Indiana](1980-81-indiana-hoosiers-men-s-basketball-team) |
ACC tournament champions L 50-63 vs. Indiana The 1980–81 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented University of North Carolina. Led by senior guard-forward Al Wood, it won the 1981 ACC Tournament and reached the championship of the NCAA Tournament, falling to Indiana 63–50. The head coach was Dean Smith. The team played its home games at Carmichael Auditorium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Roster
- Dean Smith ()
- Bill Guthridge ()
- Eddie Fogler ()
- Roy Williams ()
Schedule and results
|- !colspan=9 style=| Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style=| ACC Tournament |- !colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament
NCAA basketball tournament
- West
- North Carolina 74, Pittsburgh 57
- North Carolina 61, Utah 56
- North Carolina 82, Kansas State 68
- Final Four
- North Carolina 78, Virginia 65
- Indiana 63, North Carolina 50
Rankings
Main article: 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Awards and honors
- Sam Perkins, ACC Rookie of the Year
Team players drafted into the NBA
References
References
- . (March 1981). "1981 NCAA Final Four program".
- (March 20, 1981). "B.Y.U. Defeats Irish, 51-50; North Carolina Ousts Utah". [[The New York Times]].
- (March 22, 1981). "VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA REACH N.C.A.A. FINAL FOUR". [[The New York Times]].
- "UNC Basketball Schedule 1980-81".
- "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
- (2009). "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game". [[Random House]].
- "1981 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com".
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