1968–69 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
| sport = basketball
| year = 1968–69
| team = North Carolina Tar Heels
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| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
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| short_conf = ACC
| CoachRank = 2
| APRank = 4
| record = 27–5
| conf_record = 12–2
| wins_vacated =
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| head_coach = Dean Smith
| hc_year = 8th
| asst_coach1 = Bill Guthridge
| ac1_year = 2nd
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| arena = Carmichael Auditorium
| champion = ACC Tournament Champions
ACC Regular Season Champions
| tourney = NCAA tournament
| tourney_result = National Consolation Game
}}
{{1968–69 ACC men's basketball standings}}
The 1968–69 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1968–69 men's college basketball season.
Schedule
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 2
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| rank = 2
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| opponent = Oregon
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| score = 89–78
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| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 3
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| rank = 2
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| opponent = Oregon
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| score = 106–73
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| site_stadium = Carmichael Auditorium
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| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 7
| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 2
| away = yes
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| opprank = 3
| opponent = Kentucky
| gamename = Rivalry
| score = 87–77
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| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 9
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| rank = 2
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| opprank = 12
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| gamename =
| score = 100–78
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| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 16
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| rank = 2
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| opponent = Clemson
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| score = 90–69
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| site_stadium = Carmichael Auditorium
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| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 17
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| rank = 2
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| opponent = Virginia
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| score = 94–67
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| site_stadium = Carmichael Auditorium
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| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 27
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| rank = 2
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| opprank = 8
| opponent = Villanova
| gamename = ECAC Holiday Festival
| score = 69–61
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| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
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| site_cityst = New York, NY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 28
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| rank = 2
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| opponent = St. John's
| gamename = ECAC Holiday Festival
| score = 70–72
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| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
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| site_cityst = New York, NY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 30
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| rank = 2
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| opponent = Princeton
| gamename = ECAC Holiday Festival
| score = 103–76
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| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
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| site_cityst = New York, NY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 4
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| rank = 4
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| opponent = Duke
| gamename = Rivalry
| score = 94–70
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| site_stadium = Carmichael Auditorium
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| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 8
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| rank = 2
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| opponent = NC State
| gamename = Rivalry
| score = 83–63
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| site_stadium = Carmichael Auditorium
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| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 11
| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 2
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| opponent = Virginia Tech
| gamename =
| score = 99–77
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| site_stadium = Carmichael Auditorium
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| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 14
| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 2
| away = yes
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| opponent = Georgia Tech
| gamename =
| score = 101–70
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| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 1
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| rank = 2
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| opponent = Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 107–87
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| site_stadium = Carmichael Auditorium
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| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 18
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| rank = 2
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| opponent = Wake Forest
| gamename =
| score = 94–89
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| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 1
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| rank = 2
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| opponent = Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 107–87
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| site_stadium = Carmichael Auditorium
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| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 4
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| rank = 2
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| opponent = Virginia
| gamename =
| score = 99–76
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| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6
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| rank = 2
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| opponent = Wake Forest
| gamename =
| score = 84–76
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| site_stadium = Carmichael Auditorium
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| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 8
| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = Florida State
| gamename =
| score = 100–82
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| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 10
| nonconf =
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| rank = 2
| away = yes
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| opponent = NC State
| gamename =
| score = 85–62
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| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 14
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| rank = 2
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| opponent = South Carolina
| gamename = North-South Doubleheader
| score = 66–68
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| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 15
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| rank = 2
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = Clemson
| gamename = North-South Doubleheader
| score = 107–81
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| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 19
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| rank = 3
| away = yes
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| opponent = Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 88–86
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| site_cityst = College Park, MD
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22
| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 3
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| opponent = The Citadel
| gamename =
| score = 106–59
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| site_stadium = Carmichael Auditorium
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| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 26
| nonconf =
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| rank = 2
| away = yes
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| oppseed =
| opprank = 8
| opponent = South Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 68–62
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| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 1
| nonconf =
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| rank = 2
| away = yes
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| opponent = Duke
| gamename =
| score = 81–87
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| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
| attend =
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 6
| nonconf = yes
| time =
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| seed =
| rank = 4
| away =
| neutral = yes
| oppseed =
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| opponent = Clemson
| gamename = ACC tournament
| score = 94–70
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| site_stadium =
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| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 7
| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 4
| away =
| neutral = yes
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| opponent = Wake Forest
| gamename = ACC Tournament
| score = 80–72
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| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 8
| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 4
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = Duke
| gamename = ACC Tournament
| score = 85–74
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| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 13
| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 4
| away =
| neutral = yes
| oppseed =
| opprank = 9
| opponent = Duquesne
| gamename = NCAA tournament
| score = 79–78
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| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = College Park, MD
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 15
| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 4
| away =
| neutral = yes
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| opprank = 5
| opponent = Davidson
| gamename = NCAA Tournament
| score = 87–85
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| site_stadium = Cole Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = College Park, MD
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 20
| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 4
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| neutral = yes
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| opprank = 6
| opponent = Purdue
| gamename = NCAA Tournament
| score = 65–92
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| site_stadium =
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| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 22
| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 4
| away =
| neutral = yes
| oppseed =
| opprank = 11
| opponent = Drake
| gamename = NCAA Tournament
| score = 84–104
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| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
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{{CBB schedule end
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| region = E
| regionname = East
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Rankings
{{main|1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings}}
References
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