Another UNC men’s basketball season is in the books, as the Tar Heels finish 2023-24 with a 29-8 record. The team fell short of beating Alabama in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament after earning the ACC regular season title and reaching the ACC Tournament Championship game.
Relive the highs and lows of the 2023-24 Tar Heels with these photos! Click or tap on each to see a detailed caption.
UNC’s season began with another iteration of “Live Action with Hubert Davis” at the Dean Smith Center. Senior guard R.J. Davis clearly enjoyed the festivities. (Image via Todd Melet)
During “Live Action,” the program presented a check to UNC Children’s Hospital in honor of Eric Montross, who was battling cancer. Montross died in December from the illness. (Image via Todd Melet)
Transfers such as Harrison Ingram from Stanford quickly made their presences felt, as the Tar Heels won their first five games. (Image via Todd Melet)
R.J. Davis tied a then-career high with 30 points in a victory against Arkansas in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas. (Image via Tim Aylen/Bahamas Visual Services and Associated Press)
One of UNC’s best performances came in a 100-92 win against No. 10 Tennessee in the ACC-SEC Challenge. The Tar Heels led by 22 points at halftime. (Image via Todd Melet)
Carolina ventured up to Madison Square Garden in New York to take on defending national champions Connecticut in December. Though the Tar Heels played well, the Huskies won, 87-76. (Image via Dakota Moyer)
Another loss followed against Kentucky in the CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta. It was the only time all season the Tar Heels would drop consecutive games. (Image via Associated Press/Brynn Anderson)
The Tar Heels were road warriors in January, winning three straight road games in ACC play, including a 70-57 win at Pittsburgh. (Image via Associated Press/Matt Freed)
R.J. Davis set a new career high with 36 points in a home win against Wake Forest, which was the ninth in UNC’s 10-game winning streak. (Image via Todd Melet)
Inside a thunderous Smith Center, UNC snapped a two-game home losing streak against Duke with a 93-84 win. Harrison Ingram scored 21 points. (Image via Todd Melet)
Clemson dealt Carolina its only home loss on the season, 80-76 on February 6. It was just the second win ever for the Tigers in Chapel Hill. (Image via Todd Melet)
Notre Dame transfer Cormac Ryan knocked down six threes at Virginia to lead the Tar Heels to a 54-44 win, their first in Charlottesville since 2012. (Image via Associated Press/Cal Cary)
R.J. Davis nearly burned the Smith Center down against Miami, drilling seven threes and scoring a career-high 42 points in a 75-71 win against Miami. (Image via Todd Melet)
A late layup from freshman point guard Elliot Cadeau sealed a 79-70 home win against NC State. Carolina overcame a 45-37 halftime deficit in the win. (Image via Todd Melet)
Armando Bacot celebrated an emotional Senior Night in style, making a pair of threes in an 84-51 win against Notre Dame. (Image via Todd Melet)
Cormac Ryan was at it again in the regular-season finale against Duke, hitting six threes and scoring a career-high 31 points in UNC’s 84-79 win. It not only clinched a season sweep of the Blue Devils, but also an ACC regular-season title for the Tar Heels. (Image via Associated Press/Ben McKeown)
After leading the league in scoring, R.J. Davis was named the 2023-24 ACC Player of the Year, the first Tar Heel to win the award since 2017. (Image via Associated Press/Chris Seward)
Hubert Davis was named ACC Coach of the Year. He’s the first UNC coach to win the award since Roy Williams in 2011. (Image via Associated Press/Ben McKeown)
In the ACC Tournament, Carolina defeated Florida State and Pittsburgh to advance to the championship game.(Image via Associated Press/Nick Wass)
But it wasn’t meant to be in the final, as red-hot NC State took down the Tar Heels 84-76. It was the Wolfpack’s fifth win in five days. (Image via Todd Melet)
With a 27-7 record, UNC earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Carolina had little trouble with No. 16 Wagner in the first round, winning 90-62 in Charlotte. (Image via Associated Press/Mike Stewart)
Despite trailing by 12 points early against No. 9 Michigan State in the second round, Carolina pulled away in the second half for an 85-69 win. (Image via Todd Melet)
Unfortunately for the Tar Heels, their season would end at the hands of No. 4 Alabama in the Sweet 16, 89-87. Carolina led by as many as 10 points in the first half but had no answers after a late Alabama run. (Image via Todd Melet)
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