1978–79 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

1978–79 ACC men's basketball standings
	† ACC Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
1978–79 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ACC Tournament Champions; ACC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1978–79 record	23–6 (9–3 ACC)
Head coach	Dean Smith
Assistant coach	Bill Guthridge
Home arena	Carmichael Auditorium
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The 1978–79 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Site City, State
November 29*		at Northwestern	W 97–67	Evanston, IL
December 1*	#14	vs. Wake Forest Big Four Tournament	W 73–55	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
December 2*	#14	vs. #1 Duke Big Four Tournament	L 68–78	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
December 4*	#14	Detroit Mercy	W 93–76	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
December 9*	#14	Jacksonville	W 85–56	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
December 16*	#13	#3 Michigan State	W 70–69	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
December 22*	#6	at Cincinnati	W 62–59	Cincinnati, OH
December 29*	#5	vs. Dartmouth Kodak Classic	W 86–67	War Memorial Coliseum Rochester, NY
December 50*	#5	vs. Niagara Kodak Classic	W 121–69	War Memorial Coliseum Rochester, NY
January 3	#5	vs. Clemson	W 90–68	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
January 6	#3	Virginia	W 86–74 ^2OT	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
January 10	#3	at Wake Forest	L 56–59	Winston-Salem, NC
January 13	#3	#7 Duke	W 74–68	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
January 14*	#3	vs. #10 Arkansas	W 63–57	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
January 17	#2	at #14 NC State	W 70–69	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
January 20	#2	at #19 Maryland	W 54–53	College Park, MD
January 25	#2	Wake Forest	W 76–69	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
January 27	#2	at Clemson	L 61–66	Clemson, SC
February 2*	#4	vs. Furman North-South Doubleheader	L 70–83	Charlotte, NC
February 3*	#4	vs. Virginia Tech North-South Doubleheader	W 92–80 ^OT	Charlotte, NC
February 7	#6	Maryland	W 76–67	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
February 10*	#6	vs. Providence	W 89–55	Charlotte, NC
February 14*	#4	William & Mary	W 85–60	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
February 17	#4	at Virginia	W 66–57	Charlottesville, VA
February 22	#4	NC State	W 71–56	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
February 24	#4	at #6 Duke	L 40–47	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
March 2*	#7	vs. Maryland ACC Tournament	W 102–79	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 3*	#7	vs. #5 Duke ACC Tournament	W 71–63	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 11*	#3	Pennsylvania NCAA Tournament	L 71–72	Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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References

↑ 2014-15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball record book. Retrieved 2015-Jun-14.

[1] 2014-15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball record book. Retrieved 2015-Jun-14.

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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 Tobacco Road 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

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1978–79 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#9 North Carolina †	9	–	3	.750	23	–	6	.793
#11 Duke	9	–	3	.750	22	–	8	.733
Virginia	7	–	5	.583	19	–	10	.655
Maryland	6	–	6	.500	19	–	11	.633
Clemson	5	–	7	.417	19	–	10	.655
NC State	3	–	9	.250	18	–	12	.600
Wake Forest	3	–	9	.250	12	–	15	.444

† ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll