The 1953–54 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The head coach was Frank McGuire. The team played its home games at Woollen Gymnasium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
1953–54 Record: 11–10; H: 7–3, A: 4–3, N: 1–4 ACC 5–6, 5th Place
Coach: Frank McGuire
[edit] Schedule and results
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Record |
| December 11* | | William & Mary | | Chapel Hill, NC | | W 71–61 | 1–0 |
| December 12 | | South Carolina | | Chapel Hill, NC | | W 82–56 | 2–0 |
| December 19 | | Clemson | | Chapel Hill, NC | | W 85–48 | 3–0 |
December 19 Clemson H W 85–48
Dixie Classic
December 28 Navy RAL L 62–86
December 29 Seton Hall RAL L 63–73
December 30 Oregon State (-/4) RAL L 53–65
January 8 Citadel H W 83–42
January 9 Wake Forest A W 66–65
January 11 Davidson A W 70–54
January 16 Virginia H W 78–66
January 19 NC State H L 77–84
February 2 Washington and Lee LY W 69–60
February 4 Duke (-/8) A L 47–63
February 8 Virginia A L 69–83
February 11 Wake Forest H L 62–76
February 13 Clemson (-/14) A W 72–56
February 16 Davidson H W 89–69
February 20 Duke (-/14) H L 63–67
February 24 NC State A L 48–57
February 27 Citadel A W 79–52
ACC Tournament
March 4 NC State (-/18) RAL L 51–52
[edit] Roster
- Dick Kocornik
- Al Lifson
- Paul Likins
- Albert Long
- Bud Maddie
- Gerry McCabe
- Tony Radovich
- Cooper Taylor
- Jerry Vayda
- Skippy Winstead.
[edit] References
