1915–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Appearance
1915–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 12–6 |
Head coach |
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Captain | John Johnson |
Home arena | Bynum Gymnasium |
The 1915–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team (variously "North Carolina", "Carolina" or "Tar Heels") was the sixth varsity college basketball team to represent the University of North Carolina.[N 1]
Roster and schedule
[edit]Name | Position | Year | Hometown |
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Ezra Andrews | G | Sophomore | Charlotte, North Carolina |
James "Zeke" Cowan | C | Senior | Asheville, North Carolina |
Robert "Rusty" Davis | G | Junior | Wilmington, North Carolina |
Owen Fitzsimmons | C | Freshman | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Clement "Clem" Holding | C | Sophomore | Raleigh, North Carolina |
Roy Homewood | G | Senior | Burlington, North Carolina |
John Johnson | F | Junior | Lynchburg, Virginia |
Frank Kendrick | Junior | Dillon, South Carolina[N 2] | |
Giles Mebane "Meb" Long | F | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Moulton Massey | Princeton, North Carolina | ||
Fred Patterson | Pharmacy[N 3] | Concord, North Carolina | |
Boyce Scruggs | 1st Year Pharmacy[N 4] | Rutherfordton, North Carolina | |
Carlyle Shepard | F | Freshman | Wilmington, North Carolina |
George "Yank" Tandy | C | Junior | Jacksonville, Illinois |
Charles Gaillard "Buzz" Tennent | F | Sophomore | Asheville, North Carolina |
George "Raby" Tennent | G | Junior | Asheville, North Carolina |
Reference:[6][7] |
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
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Regular season | |||||||||||
December 15, 1915* |
Durham Y.M.C.A. | L 16–26 | 0–1 |
Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
December 17, 1915* |
at Durham Y.M.C.A. | W 18–14 | 1–1 |
Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
January 10, 1916* |
Elon | W 31–10 | 2–1 |
Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
January 13, 1916* |
Statesville Y.M.C.A.[N 5] | W 51–14 | 3–1 |
Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
January 15, 1916* |
vs. Wake Forest | L 22–27 | 3–2 |
Raleigh, North Carolina | |||||||
February 3, 1916* |
Maryville | W 39–24 | 4–2 |
Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
February 7, 1916* |
vs. Virginia | L 24–30[N 6] | 4–3 |
Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
February 8, 1916* |
at Virginia Tech | L 27–44 | 4–4 |
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February 9, 1916* |
at Roanoke | L 13–45 | 4–5 |
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February 10, 1916* |
at Randolph–Macon | W 47–18 | 5–5 |
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February 11, 1916* |
at Washington and Lee | L 18–25 | 5–6 |
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February 12, 1916* |
at VMI | W 25–23 OT | 6–6 |
Lexington, Virginia | |||||||
February 16, 1916* |
Davidson | W 20–14 | 7–6 |
Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
February 19, 1916* |
at Elon | W 19–15 | 8–6 |
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February 24, 1916* |
at Guilford | W 51–21 | 9–6 |
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February 25, 1916* |
vs. Davidson | W 31–21 | 10–6 |
Statesville, North Carolina | |||||||
February 26, 1915* |
at Statesville Y.M.C.A.[N 5] | W 34–30 | 11–6 |
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March 2, 1916* |
Guilford | W 40–26 | 12–6 |
Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
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References
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ The school was known as the University of North Carolina until February 1963.[1]
- ^ Kendrick's hometown is listed as Charlotte, North Carolina in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book,[2] while the Yackety Yack lists it as Dillon, South Carolina.[3]
- ^ Fred Marion Patterson is listed as a "Special Pharmacy Student" in the Yackety Yack.[4]
- ^ The Yackety Yack lists Boyce Pickney Scruggs as a member of the first year Pharmacy class.[5]
- ^ a b The team is listed as the "Statesville YMCA" in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book,[8] while the Yackety Yack lists it as "Statesville A.C."[6]
- ^ The score is listed as 24–30 in the Carolina Basketball 2018-19 Facts & Records Book,[8] while the Yackety Yack lists score as 25–29.[6]
Citations
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Kirschner 2018, p. 212.
- ^ Clarkson 1916, p. 85.
- ^ Clarkson 1916, p. 147.
- ^ Clarkson 1916, pp. 145–6.
- ^ a b c d Clarkson 1916, p. 202.
- ^ Kirschner 2018, p. 152.
- ^ a b c Kirschner 2018, p. 219.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
- Clarkson, Francis O., ed. (1916). Yackety Yack. Vol. XVI. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Dill & Collins Co. pp. 186–7 & 201–3 – via North Carolina Digital Heritage Center.