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

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	1954–55
team	North Carolina Tar Heels
sport	Basketball
image	North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
image_size	97
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	10–11
conf_record	8–6
head_coach	Frank McGuire
asst_coach1	Buck Freeman
stadium	Woollen Gymnasium

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

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

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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