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2021–22 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

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The 2021–22 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Hubert Davis, in his first season as UNC's head coach after the retirement of longtime coach Roy Williams. The Tar Heels played their home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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2021–22 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
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ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
Record29–10 (15–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDean E. Smith Center
Seasons
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2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Duke164 .800327  .821
North Carolina155 .7502910  .744
Notre Dame155 .7502411  .686
Miami (FL)146 .7002611  .703
Wake Forest137 .6502510  .714
Virginia128 .6002114  .600
Virginia Tech119 .5502313  .639
Florida State1010 .5001714  .548
Syracuse911 .4501617  .485
Clemson812 .4001716  .515
Louisville614 .3001319  .406
Boston College614 .3001320  .394
Pittsburgh614 .3001121  .344
Georgia Tech515 .2501220  .375
NC State416 .2001121  .344
2022 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 29–10 overall and 15–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated sixth seed Virginia in the Quarterfinals before losing to seventh seed and eventual champions Virginia Tech in the Semifinals. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the eighth seed in the East Region. In the Final Four, Carolina beat Duke in the first and only rivalry meeting in the NCAA tournament. This game would be the final game of Coach K's career. In the National Championship game they lost to Kansas to end their run despite leading by as many as 16 before halftime.