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1953–54 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

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1953–54 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record11–10 (5–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBuck Freeman
Home arenaWoollen Gymnasium
Seasons
1953–54 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Duke 9 1   .900 21 6   .778
No. 20 Maryland 7 2   .778 23 7   .767
Wake Forest 8 4   .667 17 12   .586
NC State 5 3   .625 26 7   .788
North Carolina 5 6   .455 11 10   .524
South Carolina 2 8   .200 10 16   .385
Virginia 1 4   .200 16 11   .593
Clemson 0 9   .000 5 18   .217
1954 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Dec 11, 1953*
William & Mary W 71–61  1–0
Woollen Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 12, 1953
South Carolina W 82–56  2–0
Woollen Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 19, 1953
Clemson W 85–48  3–0
Woollen Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 28, 1953*
Navy
Dixie Classic quarterfinal
L 62–86  3–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Dec 29, 1953*
Seton Hall
Dixie Classic consolation semifinals
L 63–73  3–2
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Dec 30, 1953*
No. 4 Oregon State
Dixie Classic seventh place game
L 53–65  3–3
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
Jan 8, 1954
The Citadel W 83–42  4–3
Woollen Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 9, 1954
at Wake Forest W 66–65  5–3
 
 
Jan 11, 1954
at Davidson W 70-54  6-3
 
 

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 The Citadel A W 79–52
ACC Tournament
March 4 NC State (-/18) RAL L 51–52


Roster

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Name # Height Year Home Town
Gene Clancy 20 6–0 Sophomore Belleville, NJ
Dick Kocornik 40 6–5 Senior West Orange, NJ
Al Lifson 21 6–2 Junior Elizabeth, NJ
Paul Likins 41 6–9 Junior Elkhart, IN
Al Long 25 6–0 Junior Durham, NC
Bud Maddie 42 6–4 Senior Bronx, NY
Gerry McCabe 31 6–3 Sophomore New York, NY
Tony Radovich 44 6–2 Senior Hoboken, NJ
Cooper Taylor 35 5–10 Senior Raleigh, NC
Jerry Vayda 43 6–4 Sophomore Bayonne, NJ
Cliff Walker 30 6–4 Sophomore Durham, NC
Skippy Winstead 23 6–2 Senior Roxboro, NC

References

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  1. ^ "1953-1954 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.