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1954–55 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

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1954–55 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record10–11 (8–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBuck Freeman
Home arenaWoollen Gymnasium
Seasons

In the 1954–1955 season, the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team competed in a total of twenty-one games and finished with a record of 10–11. The team finished the season in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule and results

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1954–55 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 NC State 12 2   .857 28 4   .875
Duke 11 3   .786 20 8   .714
Maryland 10 4   .714 17 7   .708
Wake Forest 8 6   .571 17 10   .630
North Carolina 8 6   .571 10 11   .476
Virginia 5 9   .357 14 15   .483
South Carolina 2 12   .143 10 17   .370
Clemson 0 14   .000 2 21   .087
1955 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

December 4 Clemson H W 99–66
December 9 South Carolina H W 88–69
December 11 William & Mary A L 76–79
December 18 Maryland H L 60–70
Dixie Classic
December 27 USC (-/13) RAL W 67–58
December 28 NC State (-/2) RAL L 44–47
December 29 Duke (-/18) RAL W 65–52
January 3 LSU A L 77–84
January 4 Alabama (-/13) A L 55–77
January 8 Wake Forest H W 95–78
January 11 Virginia H W 96–87
January 14 South Carolina A W 73–64
January 15 Clemson A W 95–87
January 18 NC State (-/2) A W 84–80
February 4 Duke H L 68–91
February 11 Virginia GR L 73–98
February 12 Maryland (-/11) A L 61–63
February 16 Wake Forest A W 83–79
February 22 NC State (-/6) H L 75–79
February 25 Duke A L 74–96
ACC Tournament
March 3 Wake Forest RAL L 82–95

Roster

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Name # Height Year Home Town
Buddy Clark 23 6–3 Sophomore Louisville, KY
Frank Goodwin 34 6–1 Sophomore Belleville, NJ
Hilliard Greene 42 6–5 Junior Zebulon, NC
Willis Henderson 15 6–3 Sophomore Charlotte, NC
Al Lifson 21 6–2 Junior Elizabeth, NJ
Paul Likins 41 6–9 Junior Elkhart, IN
Gerry McCabe 31 6–3 Sophomore New York, NY
Tony Radovich 44 6–2 Senior Hoboken, NJ
Lennie Rosenbluth 10 6–5 Sophomore New York, NY
Ed Sutton 22 6–1 Sophomore Cullowhee, NC
Jerry Vayda 43 6–4 Sophomore Bayonne, NJ
Dick Ward 11 6–1 Sophomore Wilson, NC
Bob Young 20 6–6 Sophomore New York, NY

References

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