This Day in the History of the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
March
1,
1956
The men's basketball team won its first Atlantic Coast Conference tournament game, defeating the University of Virginia 81-77 in Raleigh.Top |
December
4,
1956
The men's basketball team beat Furman University 94-66, the first win in what would be a 32-0 season. The Tar Heels completed their perfect season by defeating Wilt Chamberlain and the University of Kansas in the 1957 NCAA Championship.Top |
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