Top 3 Basketball Tar Heels From Before 1940
Pre-1940Every offseason, we have fun at Tar Heel Illustrated diving into the past history of North Carolina’s football
New Series: Top 3 Basketball Tar Heels From Each Decade (5/19: 1960s Added)
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Top 3 Basketball Tar Heels From the 1940s
Every offseason, we have fun at Tar Heel Illustrated diving into the past history of North Carolina’s football and baske
Top 3 Basketball Tar Heels from the 1950s
1950sEvery offseason, we have fun at Tar Heel Illustrated diving into the past history of North Carolina’s football and
Top 3 Basketball Tar Heels from the 1960s
Every offseason, we have fun at Tar Heel Illustrated diving into the past history of North Carolina’s football and
Taking AJ's top 3 and rounding them into a starting 5 with 2 more from the 60s. On the short side compared to today's top teams, but look at their best single-year numbers. Don't forget that this was before the 3pt shot AND before the shot clock.
| Player | Hgt | Best PPG | Best RPG |
| Charlie Scott | 6'5 | 27.1 | 8.6 |
| Bobby Lewis | 6'3 | 27.4 | 8.0 |
| Larry Miller | 6'5 | 22.4 | 10.3 |
| Billy Cunningham | 6'6 | 26.0 | 15.8 |
| Rusty Clark | 6'10 | 15.8 | 11.0 |
| Totals | 118.7 | 53.7 |
