UNC Basketball: 11 Historical Games and Moments against Duke
Mar 9, 2013; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard/forward Reggie Bullock (35) dribbles as Duke Blue Devils guard Rasheed Sulaimon (14) defends in the first half at the Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Fun Facts
UNC leads series 132-103
First game: January 20th, 1920: UNC 36, Trinity College 25
Dean Smith: 59-35 vs Duke, 24-14 vs Coach K, won 8 of his last 9 games
Coach K: 39-37 vs UNC
Coach Roy: 9-12 vs Duke
Vic Bubas: 14-13 vs UNC
Frank McGuire: 15-11 bs Duke
Since 1977 the two teams have combined to play in 15 national title games, winning 9 national titles
Since 1980 either Carolina or Duke have played in 31 ACC Tournament Finals including the last 17 tournaments with 8 head to head matchups. The expectations were 1983 (N.C. State/Virginia) 1990 (Virginia/Georgia Tech) and 1996 (Wake Forest/Georgia Tech).
Editor’s Note: This post was originally posted on February 12th.