• Carolina is 126-46 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. UNC is second in NCAA history in
appearances (50), wins (126), games (172) and winning percentage (.733).
• Carolina is 29-6 this season. The Tar Heels won a share of the ACC regular-season title for
the ninth time in Roy Williams’ 16 seasons and the 32nd time in school history. Carolina beat
Louisville and lost to Duke in the ACC Tournament, and advanced to the Sweet 16 with NCAA
Tournament wins in Columbus, Ohio, over 16-seed Iona and 9-seed Washington.
• UNC is playing in the Sweet 16 for an NCAA-record 29th time (10th under Roy Williams).
• The Tar Heels are 26-7 in regional semifinals dating back to 1957 and are 21-7 in the Sweet
16 (which the NCAA began designating the round of 16 in 1975).
• Roy Williams is 8-1 in the Sweet 16 at Carolina and 13-5 overall.
• Carolina is a No. 1 seed for an NCAA-record 17th time. This is the best four-year stretch
(2016-19) based on NCAA Tournament seeds in Carolina Basketball history (1,1,2,1). Previous bests were 1981-84 (2,1,2,1); 1982-85 (1,2,1,2); 2005-08 (1,3,1,1) and 2006-09 (3,1,1,1).
• Williams is a No. 1 seed for the 13th time, second most in NCAA Tournament history.
• This is the eighth time in 16 seasons as Carolina’s head coach Williams has led the Tar Heels
to a No. 1 seed (UNC also was a No. 2 seed twice under Williams). UNC had earned a No. 1
seed five times in the 25 years prior to Williams becoming its head coach.
• Carolina is 63-11 as a No. 1 seed, including 13-1 in the round of 16.
• Carolina entered the NCAA Tournament No. 3 in the final Associated Press poll. This is UNC’s
highest finish since 2016, when the Tar Heels also were third. It is UNC’s 38th top-10 finish in
the 71-year history of the AP poll. It is Roy Williams’ 20th top-10 finish (11 at UNC) and 15th
top-five (eight at UNC).
• This is the third season in which the Tar Heels have played in the NCAA Tournament in
Kansas City, winning the 1957 NCAA title here by beating Michigan State and Kansas, and
splitting first- and second-round games against Villanova and KU, respectively, in 2013.
MAYE, WILLIAMS CLIMBING IN ALL-TIME WINS
• Carolina has won 121 games in the last four seasons (including 2018-19). That equals the
2010 class for the third-most wins in any four-year span in UNC Basketball history. The only
classes with more are 2009 (124) and 2008 (123).
• Luke Maye has played in 110 wins in his career.
• Kenny Williams has played in 102 victories.
REBOUNDING
• Carolina has out-rebounded its opponents 30 times in 35 games and is 26-4 in those games.
• Carolina has 40 or more rebounds 23 times, including nine of the last 10 games; UNC is 20-3
when it has 40 or more rebounds.
• The Tar Heels lead nation in rebound margin at plus 10.5 per game. That is the fourth-highest
rebound margin in UNC history and the third-best in the Roy Williams Era.
• UNC has finished in the top 10 in the nation in rebound margin in nine of the previous 15
seasons under Williams, including No. 1 in the country in 2008, 2012 and 2017. The Tar Heels
have finished ninth, ninth, first and third in the nation in the previous four years.
• Carolina leads the nation with 43.9 rebounds per game. UNC also led the nation in rebounds per
game 2016-17 and 2017-18.
CAROLINA VS. AUBURN
• This is the fourth meeting ever between the Tar Heels and Tigers and just the second since
1932.
• This is the first game Roy Williams has ever coached against Auburn as a head coach.
• Carolina is 3-0 vs. Auburn, including 1-0 in NCAA Tournament play (in 1985) and 2-0 in Southern Conference Tournament action (in 1927 and 1932).
• On March 22, 1985, No. 2 seed UNC beat No. 11 seed Auburn in the Southeast Regional semifinal, 62-56, in Birmingham, Ala.
• Kenny Smith, currently Turner Sports' premier basketball analyst, led the Tar Heels with 22 points, six assists, two steals and no turnovers.
• This is the third consecutive year Carolina has played an SEC team in the NCAA Tournament. In 2017, UNC beat Arkansas in the second round and Kentucky in the regional final. Last year, Texas A&M eliminated the Tar Heels in round two.
• Carolina sophomore forward Garrison Brooks lives in Lafayette, Ala., (pronounced luh-FET), just over 20 miles from Auburn.
CAROLINA IN KANSAS CITY
• The Tar Heels are 5-1 in three previous trips to Kansas City, including 3-1 in the Sprint Center.
• This is UNC's first appearance in Kansas City since November 2015. The Tar Heels beat Northwestern and Kansas State in the Sprint Center in the CBE Hall of Fame Classic.
• In 2013, the Tar Heels were the No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament's South Region. Carolina beat Villanova, 78-71, behind P.J. Hairston's 23 points and 11 Tar Heel three-pointers. No. 1 seed Kansas overcame a 30-21 UNC halftime lead in the second round to secure a 70-58 Jayhawk victory.
• Carolina won the first of its six NCAA titles in 1957 in Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium. The Tar Heels won a pair of triple overtime games in the Final Four, edging Michigan State, 74-70 in the semifinal, and toppling Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas, 54-53, in the championship game.
• Helms Foundation National Player of the Year Lennie Rosenbluth scored 31 in the semifinal and 20 in the title game. Joe Quigg's two free throws with six seconds to play in the third overtime gave UNC the one-point victory and the school's first national title in any sport.
• Carolina junior forward Shea Rush hails from Fairway, Kan., which is approximately eight miles south of Kansas City. He attended the Barstow School in Kansas City.
Roy Williams In The NCAA Tournament
• Won NCAA championships at UNC in 2005, 2009 and 2017 and led KU and Carolina to runner-up finishes in 1991, 2003 and 2016.
• Third all-time with 29 appearances (in 31 seasons as a head coach) behind only Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski and Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim.
• One of six coaches to win three or more NCAA titles with John Wooden (10), Mike Krzyzewski (5), Jim Calhoun (3), Bob Knight (3) and Adolph Rupp (3).
• Is the only coach to win three NCAA titles at his alma mater.
• One of three coaches to take teams to six national championship games with John Wooden (10) and Mike Krzyzewski (9).
• Fourth all-time in Final Fours with nine (four at Kansas and five at UNC) behind John Wooden, Krzyzewski and Dean Smith.
• Second all-time in NCAA Tournament victories with 79 and games with 104.
• Has led his teams at Kansas and North Carolina to 13 No. 1 seeds in 29 NCAA Tournament appearances (five at KU, eight at UNC).
• Carolina’s current four-year run is the best by NCAA Tournament seed in school history (1 in 2016, 1 in 2017, 2 in 2018 and 1 in 2019). That is one value better than 1981-84 and 1982-85 under Dean Smith and 2005-08 and 2006-09 under Williams.
• Is 29-0 in NCAA Tournament first-round games, the best record in opening-round play in NCAA Tournament history.
• Won more NCAA Tournament games (54) in the last 18 years than any coach in the country.
• Carolina’s 45 NCAA Tournament wins in the last 16 years are more than any other school.
• Reached the Elite 8 13 times, including eight times in 15 years at Carolina. Is 9-4 in regional finals – 5-3 at UNC and 4-1 at Kansas.
• Reached the Sweet 16 in 19 of 29 NCAA Tournament appearances – 10 at Carolina (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019) and nine at Kansas (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2003).
• Is 13-5 in the Sweet 16, including 8-1 at Carolina.
• Is 19-10 in the second round, including 10-5 at Carolina.
Williams/NCAA Tournament (combined KU and UNC)
29 appearances in 31 seasons
79-25 (.760)
3 NCAA Titles
6 NCAA Championship Games
9 Final Fours
19 Sweet 16s
13 Elite Eights
13 Number One Seeds
Williams/NCAA Tournament (at North Carolina)
15 appearances in 16 seasons
45-11 (.804)
3 NCAA Titles
4 NCAA Championship Games
5 Final Fours
10 Sweet 16s
8 Elite Eights
8 Number One Seeds
appearances (50), wins (126), games (172) and winning percentage (.733).
• Carolina is 29-6 this season. The Tar Heels won a share of the ACC regular-season title for
the ninth time in Roy Williams’ 16 seasons and the 32nd time in school history. Carolina beat
Louisville and lost to Duke in the ACC Tournament, and advanced to the Sweet 16 with NCAA
Tournament wins in Columbus, Ohio, over 16-seed Iona and 9-seed Washington.
• UNC is playing in the Sweet 16 for an NCAA-record 29th time (10th under Roy Williams).
• The Tar Heels are 26-7 in regional semifinals dating back to 1957 and are 21-7 in the Sweet
16 (which the NCAA began designating the round of 16 in 1975).
• Roy Williams is 8-1 in the Sweet 16 at Carolina and 13-5 overall.
• Carolina is a No. 1 seed for an NCAA-record 17th time. This is the best four-year stretch
(2016-19) based on NCAA Tournament seeds in Carolina Basketball history (1,1,2,1). Previous bests were 1981-84 (2,1,2,1); 1982-85 (1,2,1,2); 2005-08 (1,3,1,1) and 2006-09 (3,1,1,1).
• Williams is a No. 1 seed for the 13th time, second most in NCAA Tournament history.
• This is the eighth time in 16 seasons as Carolina’s head coach Williams has led the Tar Heels
to a No. 1 seed (UNC also was a No. 2 seed twice under Williams). UNC had earned a No. 1
seed five times in the 25 years prior to Williams becoming its head coach.
• Carolina is 63-11 as a No. 1 seed, including 13-1 in the round of 16.
• Carolina entered the NCAA Tournament No. 3 in the final Associated Press poll. This is UNC’s
highest finish since 2016, when the Tar Heels also were third. It is UNC’s 38th top-10 finish in
the 71-year history of the AP poll. It is Roy Williams’ 20th top-10 finish (11 at UNC) and 15th
top-five (eight at UNC).
• This is the third season in which the Tar Heels have played in the NCAA Tournament in
Kansas City, winning the 1957 NCAA title here by beating Michigan State and Kansas, and
splitting first- and second-round games against Villanova and KU, respectively, in 2013.
MAYE, WILLIAMS CLIMBING IN ALL-TIME WINS
• Carolina has won 121 games in the last four seasons (including 2018-19). That equals the
2010 class for the third-most wins in any four-year span in UNC Basketball history. The only
classes with more are 2009 (124) and 2008 (123).
• Luke Maye has played in 110 wins in his career.
• Kenny Williams has played in 102 victories.
REBOUNDING
• Carolina has out-rebounded its opponents 30 times in 35 games and is 26-4 in those games.
• Carolina has 40 or more rebounds 23 times, including nine of the last 10 games; UNC is 20-3
when it has 40 or more rebounds.
• The Tar Heels lead nation in rebound margin at plus 10.5 per game. That is the fourth-highest
rebound margin in UNC history and the third-best in the Roy Williams Era.
• UNC has finished in the top 10 in the nation in rebound margin in nine of the previous 15
seasons under Williams, including No. 1 in the country in 2008, 2012 and 2017. The Tar Heels
have finished ninth, ninth, first and third in the nation in the previous four years.
• Carolina leads the nation with 43.9 rebounds per game. UNC also led the nation in rebounds per
game 2016-17 and 2017-18.
CAROLINA VS. AUBURN
• This is the fourth meeting ever between the Tar Heels and Tigers and just the second since
1932.
• This is the first game Roy Williams has ever coached against Auburn as a head coach.
• Carolina is 3-0 vs. Auburn, including 1-0 in NCAA Tournament play (in 1985) and 2-0 in Southern Conference Tournament action (in 1927 and 1932).
• On March 22, 1985, No. 2 seed UNC beat No. 11 seed Auburn in the Southeast Regional semifinal, 62-56, in Birmingham, Ala.
• Kenny Smith, currently Turner Sports' premier basketball analyst, led the Tar Heels with 22 points, six assists, two steals and no turnovers.
• This is the third consecutive year Carolina has played an SEC team in the NCAA Tournament. In 2017, UNC beat Arkansas in the second round and Kentucky in the regional final. Last year, Texas A&M eliminated the Tar Heels in round two.
• Carolina sophomore forward Garrison Brooks lives in Lafayette, Ala., (pronounced luh-FET), just over 20 miles from Auburn.
CAROLINA IN KANSAS CITY
• The Tar Heels are 5-1 in three previous trips to Kansas City, including 3-1 in the Sprint Center.
• This is UNC's first appearance in Kansas City since November 2015. The Tar Heels beat Northwestern and Kansas State in the Sprint Center in the CBE Hall of Fame Classic.
• In 2013, the Tar Heels were the No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament's South Region. Carolina beat Villanova, 78-71, behind P.J. Hairston's 23 points and 11 Tar Heel three-pointers. No. 1 seed Kansas overcame a 30-21 UNC halftime lead in the second round to secure a 70-58 Jayhawk victory.
• Carolina won the first of its six NCAA titles in 1957 in Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium. The Tar Heels won a pair of triple overtime games in the Final Four, edging Michigan State, 74-70 in the semifinal, and toppling Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas, 54-53, in the championship game.
• Helms Foundation National Player of the Year Lennie Rosenbluth scored 31 in the semifinal and 20 in the title game. Joe Quigg's two free throws with six seconds to play in the third overtime gave UNC the one-point victory and the school's first national title in any sport.
• Carolina junior forward Shea Rush hails from Fairway, Kan., which is approximately eight miles south of Kansas City. He attended the Barstow School in Kansas City.
Roy Williams In The NCAA Tournament
• Won NCAA championships at UNC in 2005, 2009 and 2017 and led KU and Carolina to runner-up finishes in 1991, 2003 and 2016.
• Third all-time with 29 appearances (in 31 seasons as a head coach) behind only Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski and Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim.
• One of six coaches to win three or more NCAA titles with John Wooden (10), Mike Krzyzewski (5), Jim Calhoun (3), Bob Knight (3) and Adolph Rupp (3).
• Is the only coach to win three NCAA titles at his alma mater.
• One of three coaches to take teams to six national championship games with John Wooden (10) and Mike Krzyzewski (9).
• Fourth all-time in Final Fours with nine (four at Kansas and five at UNC) behind John Wooden, Krzyzewski and Dean Smith.
• Second all-time in NCAA Tournament victories with 79 and games with 104.
• Has led his teams at Kansas and North Carolina to 13 No. 1 seeds in 29 NCAA Tournament appearances (five at KU, eight at UNC).
• Carolina’s current four-year run is the best by NCAA Tournament seed in school history (1 in 2016, 1 in 2017, 2 in 2018 and 1 in 2019). That is one value better than 1981-84 and 1982-85 under Dean Smith and 2005-08 and 2006-09 under Williams.
• Is 29-0 in NCAA Tournament first-round games, the best record in opening-round play in NCAA Tournament history.
• Won more NCAA Tournament games (54) in the last 18 years than any coach in the country.
• Carolina’s 45 NCAA Tournament wins in the last 16 years are more than any other school.
• Reached the Elite 8 13 times, including eight times in 15 years at Carolina. Is 9-4 in regional finals – 5-3 at UNC and 4-1 at Kansas.
• Reached the Sweet 16 in 19 of 29 NCAA Tournament appearances – 10 at Carolina (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019) and nine at Kansas (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2003).
• Is 13-5 in the Sweet 16, including 8-1 at Carolina.
• Is 19-10 in the second round, including 10-5 at Carolina.
Williams/NCAA Tournament (combined KU and UNC)
29 appearances in 31 seasons
79-25 (.760)
3 NCAA Titles
6 NCAA Championship Games
9 Final Fours
19 Sweet 16s
13 Elite Eights
13 Number One Seeds
Williams/NCAA Tournament (at North Carolina)
15 appearances in 16 seasons
45-11 (.804)
3 NCAA Titles
4 NCAA Championship Games
5 Final Fours
10 Sweet 16s
8 Elite Eights
8 Number One Seeds
