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1915–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

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1915–16 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

Conference	Independent
Record	12–6
Head coach	Charles Doak (2nd season)
Captain	John Johnson
Home arena	Bynum Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1914–15 1916–17 →

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

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1915–16 North Carolina Tar Heels roster
Name	Position	Year	Hometown
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]

Schedule^[6]^[8]
Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
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
February 9, 1916*	at Roanoke	L 13–45	4–5
February 10, 1916*	at Randolph–Macon	W 47–18	5–5
February 11, 1916*	at Washington and Lee	L 18–25	5–6
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
February 24, 1916*	at Guilford	W 51–21	9–6
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
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

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Footnotes

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^ 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

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^ 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

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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.

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Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
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