Tar Heel Times
UNC Sports & Recruiting News
Menu

Remembering when Michael Jordan hit the title-winning shot for UNC in 1982

Posted Mar 18, 2019
North Carolina trailed 62-61 in the 1982 NCAA National Championship Game with 32 seconds remaining, and the final shot was only going to one person: . Even on a team with , , and , Jordan, a freshman, buried it. Moments later, Georgetown turned the ball over. Game over. UNC, your 1982 champions. (CBS Sports)

Related: , Basketball Recruiting

Being cut by Team USA fueled Caleb Wilson, who has Chicago Bulls convinced he 'has all the tools'
When Caleb Wilson was cut from a USA Basketball junior national roster in 2024, his father Jerry Jerry said, it "was a tough moment for...
Mon Jul 13, 2026

Top five highest-paid former UNC basketball players in NBA history
Who are the five highest-paid former UNC Basketball players based on NBA career salaries (adjusted for inflation)? It isn’t Michael Jordan — he doesn’t even...
Mon Jul 13, 2026

Video: TarHeel247 Podcast - What impact will the new 5-in-5 rule have on UNC Basketball?
What impact will the NCAA's new 5-in-5 rule have on recruiting and roster building for North Carolina and across college basketball moving forward? Basketball recruiting...
Mon Jul 13, 2026

R.J. Davis has best game of summer ahead of Wilson’s battle Monday with Peterson
Tar Heels posted mixed results over the weekend in Las Vegas at the NBA Summer League following Caleb Wilson’s sensational debut Friday. After a quiet...
Mon Jul 13, 2026