The 2017–18 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the

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during the

2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2017. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season ended with the Final Four at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on April 2, 2018. Practices offici ...

. The team's

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was Roy Williams, who was in his 15th season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. The Tar Heels played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 26–11, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. As the No. 6 seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated

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, and

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before losing to

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in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the West region where they defeated Lipscomb before losing to

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in the Second Round.

Previous season

The Tar Heels finished the 2016–17 season with a record of 33–7, 14–4 in ACC play to finish in first place, winning their 31st ACC regular season title. After beating

in the ACC tournament, they lost to

in the semifinals. Despite the loss to Duke, the Tar Heels received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 1 seed in the South region. There they defeated No. 16 Texas Southern, No. 8

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, No. 4

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, and No. 2

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to earn a trip to their 20th Final Four. In a matchup against the Midwest Region's No. 3 seed

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in the Final Four, the Tar Heels won 77–76 to advance to the

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. In the championship against the West Region's No. 1 seed Gonzaga, the Tar Heels won 71–65, winning the school's sixth national championship.

Offseason

Departures

2017 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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