Carolina is playing in the NCAA Tournament for the 55th time, the second-most appearances all-time.
The Tar Heels are the sixth seed in the South Regional. They begin play vs. No. 11 VCU on Thursday, March 19, at 6:50 p.m., in Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.
Carolina is the No. 22 overall seed.
TNT will broadcast the UNC-VCU game. Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and Tracy Wolfson are on the call. Noah Eagle and LaPhonso Ellis will call the action for Westwood One radio.
About UNC
- Carolina has won 20 or more games for the 66th time, including 56 times in the 73-year history of the ACC.
- Carolina defeated four teams ranked higher in the final NET – No. 1 Duke, No. 12 Virginia, No. 16 Louisville and No. 21 Kansas. The Tar Heels also have top-30 NET wins over Kentucky (28) and Ohio State (29) and another over No. 34 Clemson.
- The Tar Heels have played only 15 of their 32 games when all three of their top scorers were in the lineup (Caleb Wilson, Henri Veesaar and Seth Trimble). UNC went 11-4 in those 15 games.
- UNC went 8-1 without Trimble, who missed nine games from November 11- December 16, 1-1 against Pitt and NC State without Veesaar and Wilson and are 4-2 without Wilson.
- Carolina won all 18 games in the Smith Center, setting records for most home wins and best undefeated home record in UNC history.
About VCU
- VCU is 27-7. The Rams have won 16 of their last 17, including three wins in Pittsburgh March 13-15 to win the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
- VCU will be making the 21st NCAA Tournament appearance in program history, and its 15th since 2004. The Black and Gold have reached “The Big Dance” three of the past four seasons via the A-10’s automatic bid.
- Terrence Hill leads the Rams averaging 14.4 points per game. He also leads the team in assists with 2.8 per game.
- VCU is averaging 81.6–85.6 points per game and shooting 46.5% from the field.
- The Rams are known for high-scoring offense (36.7%–36.8% 3FG) and strong bench production – allowing 71.5 points per game.
UNC vs VCU
- The Tar Heels have never played VCU in men’s basketball.
UNC in the NCAA Tournament
- Carolina is playing in BSW Arena for the first time since defeating Texas Southern and Arkansas in the first and second rounds in the 2017 NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels went on to win their next four games to claim their sixth NCAA Tournament title.
- Carolina has the most wins (134) and Final Four appearances (21) in NCAA Tournament history.
- The Tar Heels are second all-time in NCAA Tournament appearances (55) and games (185) behind Kentucky and winning percentage (.724) behind Duke.
- Carolina is 33-3 in the first round, going 2-2 in the last four first-round games. Last year, the Tar Heels defeated San Diego State in the First Four and lost to Ole Miss in the first round.
- This is the second time the Tar Heels have ever played NCAA Tournament games in the state of South Carolina (2017 in Greenville).
- Carolina is 3-3 as a No. 6 seed. The Tar Heels went 1-1 in 1996 in Richmond, 1-1 in 2004 in Denver and 1-1 in 2014 in San Antonio.
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