Top 30 UNC Basketball Teams Of All-Time: No. 27 - 1973-74
Posted Jun 3, 2020
UNC enjoyed its most memorable moment of the 1973-74 basketball season when it overcame an 8-point deficit with 17 seconds left to beat Duke thanks to a Walter Davis 28-footer that sent the game to overtime. Until Luke Maye’s 2017 heroics and Michael Jordan’s jumper in the 1982 NCAA title game, that may have been the most famous shot in UNC history.
(Tar Heel Illustrated)
Related: Basketball, Basketball Recruiting
Video: TarHeel247 Podcast - John Henson On UNC vs. Duke, Miami PreviewKyle Tucker from 247Sports joins UNC Basketball legend John Henson to discuss the Tar Heels’ signature win over Duke, the court-storming fallout, the latest NCAA...
Tue Feb 10, 2026UNC Basketball Battles Emotional Toll Of Beating Duke With Trip To Miami
UNC's game Tuesday at Miami is important, because how do they respond off that Duke game in one of the biggest wins Smith Center history?...
Tue Feb 10, 2026
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball On Letdown Alert Tuesday
Fresh off a huge win over Duke, UNC Basketball faces letdown danger as they battle Miami in ACC play. Can Caleb Wilson, Seth Trimble, and...
Tue Feb 10, 2026
Chansky’s Notebook: The Hangover
The Tar Heels will need to avoid a common pitfall tonight in Coral Gables. Who among us hasn’t crashed back to earth after a night...
Tue Feb 10, 2026