North Carolina Men’s Basketball 2025 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 8, 2025 · CSM Staff
 
North Carolina Tar Heels
 
ACC (22-13, 13-7)
 
 
Big Wins: 12/21 at UCLA (76-74), 3/13 vs Wake Forest (68-59)
Bad Losses: 1/18 Stanford (71-72), 1/28 at Pittsburgh (65-73)
Coach: Hubert Davis
 
Probable Starters:
Ven-Allen Lubin, Junior, Forward, 8.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg
Jae’Lyn Withers, Senior, Forward, 6.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Drake Powell, Freshman, Guard, 7.5 ppg, 1.0 apg
Elliot Cadeau, Sophomore, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 6.0 apg
RJ Davis, Senior, Guard, 17.0 ppg, 3.7 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Jalen Washington, Junior, Forward, 5.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg
Ian Jackson, Freshman, Guard, 12.4 ppg
Seth Trimble, Junior, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 1.4 apg, 5.1 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 81.7 (23rd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 76.1 (288, 15)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.0 (33, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.7 (174, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.9 (155, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.3 (100, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.0 (113, 11)
Rebound Margin: 2.8 (110, 6)
Assists Per Game: 14.7 (101, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.8 (83, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2024 NCAA Round of 64 win over Wagner
2024 NCAA Round of 32 win over Michigan State
2024 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Alabama
2022 NCAA Round of 64 win over Marquette
2022 NCAA Round of 32 win over Baylor
2022 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over UCLA
2022 NCAA Regional Final win over Saint Peter’s
2022 NCAA National Semifinal win over Duke
2022 NCAA National Final loss to Kansas
2021 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Wisconsin
2019 NCAA Round of 64 win over Iona
2019 NCAA Round of 32 win over Washington
2019 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Auburn
2018 NCAA Round of 64 win over Lipscomb
2018 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Texas A&M
2017 NCAA Round of 64 win over Texas Southern
2017 NCAA Round of 32 win over Arkansas
2017 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Butler
2017 NCAA Regional Final win over Kentucky
2017 NCAA National Semifinal win over Oregon
2017 NCAA National Final win over Gonzaga
2016 NCAA Round of 64 win over Florida Gulf Coast
2016 NCAA Round of 32 win over Providence
2016 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Indiana
2016 NCAA Regional Final win over Notre Dame
2016 NCAA National Semifinal win over Syracuse
2016 NCAA National Final loss to Villanova
2015 NCAA Round of 64 win over Harvard
2015 NCAA Round of 32 win over Arkansas
2015 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Wisconsin
2014 NCAA Round of 64 win over Providence
2014 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Iowa State
2013 NCAA Round of 64 win over Villanova
2013 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Kansas
2012 NCAA Round of 64 win over Vermont
2012 NCAA Round of 32 win over Creighton
2012 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Ohio
2012 NCAA Regional Final loss to Kansas
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over Long Island
2011 NCAA Round of 32 win over Washington
2011 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Marquette
2011 NCAA Regional Final loss to Kentucky
2010 NIT First Round win over William & Mary
2010 NIT Second Round win over Mississippi State
2010 NIT Quarterfinal win over UAB
2010 NIT Semifinal win over Rhode Island
2010 NIT Final loss to Dayton
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Radford
2009 NCAA Round of 32 win over LSU
2009 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Gonzaga
2009 NCAA Regional Final win over Oklahoma
2009 NCAA National Semifinal win over Villanova
2009 NCAA National Final win over Michigan State
2008 NCAA Round of 64 win over Mount St. Mary’s
2008 NCAA Round of 32 win over Arkansas
2008 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Washington State
2008 NCAA Regional Final win over Louisville
2008 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Kansas
2007 NCAA Round of 64 win over Eastern Kentucky
2007 NCAA Round of 32 win over Michigan State
2007 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over USC
2007 NCAA Regional Final loss to Georgetown
 
*all team stats through 3/9