The 1914–15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team (variously "North Carolina", "Carolina" or "Tar Heels") was the fifth varsity college basketball team to represent the University of North Carolina.[N 1]

Roster and schedule

1914–15 North Carolina Tar Heels roster
Name Position
Ezra Andrews G
Rusty Davis G
William Fuller
Clem Holding C
Roy Homewood G
John Johnson F
Ed Keesler F
Meb Long F
George Loughran
Raby Tennent G
George Tandy C
Reference:[2][3]
Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Schedule[2][4]
Regular season
December 12, 1914*
Durham Y.M.C.A. L 14–22  0–1
Bynum Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 16, 1914*
at Durham Y.M.C.A. L 25–44  0–2
 
Durham, North Carolina
December 19, 1914*
Durham Y.M.C.A. W 25–24  1–2
Bynum Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 11, 1915*
Elon College W 15–9  2–2
Bynum Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 16, 1915*
vs. Wake Forest L 23–26  2–3
 
Raleigh, North Carolina
February 2, 1915*
Wake Forest W 32–20  3–3
Bynum Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 8, 1915*
vs. Virginia L 29–30 OT 3–4
 
Raleigh, North Carolina
February 11, 1915*
at Wake Forest L 25–30  3–5
 
Wake Forest, North Carolina
February 13, 1915*
vs. Guilford College W 45–27  4–5
 
Raleigh, North Carolina
February 15, 1915*
at Roanoke College W 18–17  5–5
 
 
February 16, 1915*
vs. Washington and Lee L 22–29  5–6
 
Raleigh, North Carolina
February 17, 1915*
Virginia Military Institute L 24–28  5–7
Bynum Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 18, 1915*
vs. Virginia L 26–43  5–8
Fayerweather Gymnasium 
Charlottesville, Virginia
February 19, 1915*
at Staunton Military Academy W 28–16  6–8
 
Staunton, Virginia
February 20, 1915*
at Lynchburg Y.M.C.A. L 20–63  6–9
 
 
February 27, 1915*
at Elon College L 15–19  6–10
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ The school was known as the University of North Carolina until February 1963.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ Vance Barron (February 6, 1963). "Pearsall Group Recommends 5-Part Plan For University". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1. Retrieved October 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b Mebane 1915, p. 218.
  3. ^ Kirschner 2018, p. 151.
  4. ^ Kirschner 2018, p. 219.

Bibliography

  • Kirschner, Steve, ed. (2018). Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book (PDF). Chapel Hill, North Carolina: UNC Athletic Communications Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 27, 2019.
  • Mebane, G. A. Jr., ed. (1915). Yackety Yack. Vol. XV. Raleigh, North Carolina: Edwards & Broughton Printing Company. pp. 215–9 – via North Carolina Digital Heritage Center.
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