UNC Basketball: Ranking the last ten Tar Heel basketball teams

CHAPEL HILL, NC - FEBRUARY 18: Starters for the North Carolina Tar Heels (L-R) Kendall Marshall #5, Reggie Bullock #35, John Henson #31, Tyler Zeller #44 and Harrison Barnes #40 during a game against the Clemson Tigers on February 18, 2012 at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 52-74. (Photo by Peyton Williams/UNC/Getty Images) /

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KANSAS CITY, MO – MARCH 24: P.J. Hairston #15 of the North Carolina Tar Heels looks on dejected as he returns to the bench in the second half against the Kansas Jayhawks during the third round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Sprint Center on March 24, 2013 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) /

8. 2012-13 (25-11)

Another insanely talented Carolina team led by P.J. Hairston and James Michael McAdoo, who averaged 29 points as a tandem. This UNC team struggled to win big games in the regular season, going 1-5 against ranked teams, but had shined during their run to the ACC Tournament championship game.

The Tar Heels were a 3-seed entering the ACC Tourney, and made it all the way to the championship before falling short to Miami. Postseason play is what defines UNC teams, and this ACC run helps this team’s case.

Their play in the NCAA tournament didn’t match the same success. They defeated Villanova in the first round, but fell short against a Ben McLemore-led Kansas team.

P.J. Hairston was the leading scorer on this team at 14.6 points per game, while Reggie Bullock was the player who was the most well-rounded, averaging 13.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.3 steals.

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