1913–14 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

1913–14 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–8
Head coach
CaptainMeb Long
Home arenaBynum Gymnasium
Seasons
1913–14 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California   2 0   1.000
Navy   10 0   1.000
Syracuse   12 0   1.000
Texas   11 0   1.000
Denison   15 1   .938
Virginia   12 1   .923
Grinnell   10 1   .909
Nebraska Wesleyan   19 2   .905
Georgia   9 1   .900
Saint Mary's (Calif.)   16 2   .889
Washington College   8 1   .889
Tennessee   15 2   .882
Oklahoma   7 1   .875
Rochester (N.Y.)   14 2   .875
Mississippi A&M   13 2   .867
Utah   13 2   .867
Kentucky   12 2   .857
Lehigh   12 2   .857
North Dakota Agricultural   12 2   .857
The Citadel   6 1   .857
Washington   12 2   .857
Richmond   5 1   .833
Seton Hall   14 3   .824
Brigham Young   8 2   .800
Central Missouri   15 4   .789
Union (N.Y.)   11 3   .786
Arizona   7 2   .778
Duquesne   7 2   .778
Kent State   7 2   .778
Catholic   13 4   .765
Millikin   12 4   .750
Virginia Tech   14 5   .737
Indiana State   11 4   .733
Kalamazoo   8 3   .727
Roanoke   13 5   .722
Fordham   20 8   .714
Swarthmore   10 4   .714
Texas A&M   5 2   .714
Utah State   10 4   .714
Nevada   7 3   .700
Oberlin   7 3   .700
Washington & Jefferson   7 3   .700
Niagara   9 4   .692
Idaho   11 5   .688
Notre Dame   11 5   .688
Wabash   11 5   .688
Carleton   10 5   .667
Detroit   6 3   .667
Michigan State   8 4   .667
Montana State   10 5   .667
Penn State   8 4   .667
St. Joseph's   10 5   .667
Tulane   8 4   .667
Vanderbilt   6 3   .667
Manhattan   11 6   .647
Augustana (Ill.)   9 5   .643
Canisius   5 3   .625
Georgetown   10 6   .625
Allegheny   8 5   .615
Lake Forest   8 5   .615
Grove City   11 7   .611
Alabama   6 4   .600
Rutgers   3 2   .600
Tulsa   3 2   .600
North Dakota   10 7   .588
Wake Forest   10 7   .588
Beloit   7 5   .583
Louisiana State   7 5   .583
Stanford   7 5   .583
Washington and Lee   7 5   .583
Trinity (N.C.)   12 9   .571
Washington State   13 10   .565
Dayton   5 4   .556
North Carolina   10 8   .556
Oregon Agricultural   10 8   .556
South Carolina   5 4   .556
Tempe Normal   6 5   .545
CCNY   6 5   .545
Mount Union   6 5   .545
Miami (Ohio)   7 6   .538
Southwestern (Kan.)   7 6   .538
Ole Miss   8 7   .533
Fairmount   8 7   .533
Akron   6 6   .500
Bradley   10 10   .500
Gettysburg   9 9   .500
Springfield (Mass.)   6 6   .500
Washburn   8 8   .500
Western State Normal   4 4   .500
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   7 7   .500
Pittsburgh   7 8   .467
North Carolina State   6 7   .462
Franklin   6 8   .429
Army   5 7   .417
Lafayette   5 7   .417
Loyola (Md.)   5 7   .417
Southern California   5 7   .417
Temple   5 7   .417
New York University   6 9   .400
St. Lawrence   6 9   .400
St. John's (N.Y.)   7 11   .389
VMI   4 7   .364
Oregon   6 11   .353
Bucknell   4 8   .333
Delaware   3 6   .333
Marietta   4 8   .333
Northern Colorado   1 2   .333
Santa Clara   2 4   .333
William & Mary   3 6   .333
Muhlenberg   4 10   .286
Clemson   1 3   .250
Louisville   2 6   .250
Wyoming   1 3   .250
Auburn   3 10   .231
Ohio   3 10   .231
George Washington   3 11   .214
Cincinnati   2 8   .200
Colgate   3 12   .200
Montana   2 9   .182
TCU   2 9   .182
Baylor   1 8   .111
Millsaps   0 8   .000
New Mexico   0 1   .000
Wooster   0 13   .000

The 1913–14 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team (variously "North Carolina", "Carolina" or "Tar Heels") was the fourth varsity college basketball team to represent the University of North Carolina.[N 1]

Roster and schedule

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Practice for the upcoming season, along with try-outs, was scheduled to start in November.[2] Meb Long was announced as captain for the team.[2] The Tar Heel reported that practices typically last around two hours, including time for dressing and showering.[2] Long put together a preliminary schedule that was published by The Tar Heel on December 11.[3] The schedule included fourteen games, three of which were to happen before the new year.[3][4] The schedule included a game in Raleigh against University of Georgia, Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (V.P.I.), and the University of Virginia, among others.[3][4] In advance of the first game, the team was practicing every day.[3] A writer for The Tar Heel that the talent for the upcoming season was the best there had been since basketball started in 1910–11.[3] Coach Nathaniel Cartmell felt that the team would "clean up everybody" the team faced.[3]

1913–14 North Carolina Tar Heels roster
Name Position
Ezra Andrews
Lenoir Chambers G
Rusty Davis
Carey Dowd
Ben Edwards C
Charles Fleming
Robert Goodson
Roy Homewood
John Johnson C, G
Cy Long
Meb Long F
James Pou
Raby Tennent
George Tandy C
Reference:[5][6]
Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Schedule[7][8]
Regular season
December 13, 1913*
Elon College L 15–21  0–1
Bynum Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 16, 1913*
Durham Y.M.C.A. W 37–24  1–1
Bynum Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 29, 1913*
at Charlotte Y.M.C.A. W 43–32  2–1
 
Charlotte, North Carolina
December 30, 1913*
at Charlotte Y.M.C.A. W 53–29  3–1
 
Charlotte, North Carolina
January 14, 1914*
at Durham Y.M.C.A. L 37–42  3–2
 
Raleigh, North Carolina
January 30, 1914*
at Guilford College W 23–22 OT 4–2
 
 
January 31, 1914*
at Elon College W 29–16  5–2
 
 
February 6, 1914*
Wake Forest W 29–9  6–2
Bynum Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 9, 1914*
vs. Virginia L 27–67  6–3
 
Raleigh, North Carolina
February 13, 1914*
at Wake Forest L 30–39  6–4
 
Wake Forest, North Carolina
February 16, 1914*
vs. Durham Y.M.C.A. W 44–28  7–4
 
Raleigh, North Carolina
February 19, 1914*
Guilford College W 38–13  8–4
Bynum Gymnasium 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 23, 1914*
vs. Wake Forest L 29–32  8–5
 
Raleigh, North Carolina
February 27, 1914*
at Woodberry Forest W 25–21  9–5
 
Orange, Virginia
February 28, 1914*
at Virginia Military Institute L 29–37  9–6
 
Lexington, Virginia
March 2, 1914*
at Staunton Military Academy W 41–10  10–6
 
Staunton, Virginia
March 3, 1914*
at Lynchburg Y.M.C.A. L 34–42  10–7
 
 
March 4, 1914*
at Virginia L 23–56  10–8
Fayerweather Gymnasium 
Charlottesville, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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Footnotes

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

Citations

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  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 c "Class Basketball". The Tar Heel. November 13, 1913. p. 2. Retrieved October 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Basketball Begins". The Tar Heel. November 13, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved October 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ a b "Basketball Begins". The Tar Heel. December 11, 1913. p. 3. Retrieved October 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Whiting 1914, p. 198.
  6. ^ Kirschner 2018, p. 151.
  7. ^ Whiting 1914, p. 200.
  8. ^ Kirschner 2018, p. 219.

Bibliography

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