1926–27 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

1926–27 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
1926–27 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	17–7 ( SoCon)
Head coach	James N. Ashmore;
Captain	Bunn Hackney

1926–27 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Carolina	9	–	1	.900	14	–	4	.778
Vanderbilt†	7	–	1	.875	20	–	4	.833
Georgia Tech	8	–	2	.800	17	–	10	.630
Auburn	12	–	4	.750	13	–	6	.684
Washington and Lee	6	–	2	.750	10	–	6	.625
Mississippi	10	–	4	.714	13	–	5	.722
NC State	5	–	2	.714	12	–	5	.706
North Carolina	7	–	3	.700	17	–	7	.708
Maryland	6	–	4	.600	10	–	10	.500
Mississippi State	7	–	5	.583	17	–	7	.708
Tennessee	5	–	4	.556	7	–	12	.368
Alabama	4	–	5	.444	5	–	8	.385
Virginia	5	–	7	.417	9	–	10	.474
Tulane	7	–	10	.412	7	–	10	.412
LSU	3	–	5	.375	7	–	9	.438
Georgia	3	–	6	.333	14	–	8	.636
Virginia Tech	2	–	6	.250	6	–	8	.429
Kentucky	1	–	6	.143	3	–	13	.188
Clemson	1	–	7	.125	2	–	13	.133
Florida	1	–	8	.111	6	–	20	.231
VMI	0	–	7	.000	4	–	11	.267
Sewanee	0	–	10	.000	3	–	11	.214

† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1927 Rankings from none

The 1926–27 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina during the 1926–27 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The team finished the season with a 17–7 record.^[1]

This season was James N. Ashmore's first year as the head coach for this University.^[2] During this time, the team was nicknamed the "White Phantoms," a name that originated in Atlanta by a sportswriter.^[3] This team started off their season by playing 5 games against YMCA teams as a way to prepare themselves for the league games.^[4] Bunn Hackney was a captain of this team and was named to the All-Southern Conference tournament first-team in 1926 and All-Southern Conference second-team in 1927.^[2]

References

↑ "North Carolina Tar Heels season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
1 2 "North Carolina Basketball" (PDF). NMN Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
↑ Graham, Nicholas (January 25, 2017). "The UNC "White Phantoms"". UNC University Library. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
↑ "Records (pages 266-287) (PDF)" (PDF). University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2020.

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[SR-1] "North Carolina Tar Heels season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.

[:0-2] 1 2 "North Carolina Basketball" (PDF). NMN Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2020.

[3] Graham, Nicholas (January 25, 2017). "The UNC "White Phantoms"". UNC University Library. Retrieved March 13, 2020.

[4] "Records (pages 266-287) (PDF)" (PDF). University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2020.

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North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1910–1923) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)
Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Blue blood status Dixie Classic/Big Four Jumpman Invitational Tobacco Road Scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics