The 25 Greatest Games in UNC Basketball History: No. 17 - The 1975 ACC Tournament Championship
Posted Jun 12, 2019
The 1975 Tournament was perhaps the greatest in ACC history. UNC was a young team led by junior Mitch Kupchak, sophomores Walter Davis, Tommy LaGarde, and John Kuester, and a freshman phenom named Phil Ford. The Tar Heels ended their losing streak to NC State in Carmichael two weeks earlier, but had dropped the first two meetings to the Wolfpack.
(Tar Heel Blog)
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