| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Team: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 14–19 |
| Conf Record: | 6–14 |
| Head Coach: | Roy Williams |
| Hc Year: | 17th |
| Asst Coach1: | Steve Robinson |
| Ac1 Year: | 17th |
| Asst Coach2: | Hubert Davis |
| Ac2 Year: | 8th |
| Asst Coach3: | Brad Frederick |
| Ac3 Year: | 3rd |
| Arena: | Dean E. Smith Center |
The 2019–20 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach is Roy Williams, who was in his 17th season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. The Tar Heels played their home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Tar Heels finished the season 14–19, and 6–14 in ACC play. They defeated Virginia Tech in the first round of the ACC tournament before losing to Syracuse in the second round. The tournament was cancelled before the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.[2]
The Tar Heels finished the season 29–7, 16–2 in ACC play to finish tied for the regular season conference championship with eventual NCAA tournament champions Virginia. As the No. 2 seed in the ACC tournament, they advanced to the semifinals before ultimately losing to Duke. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region, where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Auburn.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sortname | Seventh Woods | 0 | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Transferred to South Carolina[3] [4] | |||
| sortname | Coby White | 2 | 6'5" | 185 | Freshman | Declared for the 2019 NBA draft; selected 7th overall by the Chicago Bulls.[5] | |||
| sortname | Nassir Little | 5 | 6'6" | 220 | Freshman | Declared for the 2019 NBA draft; selected 25th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers.[6] | |||
| sortname | Cameron Johnson | 13 | 6'9" | 210 | Senior | Graduated; selected 11th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves. | |||
| sortname | Kenny Williams | 24 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | Luke Maye | 32 | 6'8" | 240 | Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sortname | Christian Keeling | G | 175 | Augusta, GA | Graduate Transfer from Charleston Southern University | |||
| sortname | Justin Pierce | G/F | 215 | Glen Ellyn, Ill | Graduate Transfer from the College of William & Mary |
See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament ranking
*No Coaches Poll Week 1