The history of Tar Heels meeting in the NBA Finals
Posted Jul 9, 2021
Rick Fox’s Los Angeles Lakers won the first of their three-straight NBA titles, beating the Indiana Pacers and Sam Perkins. The next year, Fox and the Lakers repeated, this time beating George Lynch and the Philadelphia 76ers. Fox and the Lakers teams from that era have a third entry on this list. In 2004, they lost to Rasheed Wallace and the Detroit Pistons.
(Tar Heel Blog)
Related: Basketball, Tar Heels in the NBA
Box Score: North Carolina 79, Florida State 66View the complete box score from the No. 12 North Carolina Tar Heels' 79-66 victory over the Florida State Seminoles on Tuesday night at the...
Wed Dec 31, 2025Video: FSU Basketball Coach Luke Loucks Post-UNC Press Conference
Florida State head men's basketball coach Luke Loucks speaks with the media following the Seminoles' 79-66 loss to the No. 12 North Carolina Tar Heels...
Wed Dec 31, 2025
Caleb Wilson makes more history in leading UNC to win over FSU in ACC opener
For much of the first half, No. 12 North Carolina didn’t match Florida State’s pressure and constant defensive changes with the needed intensity. By Coach...
Wed Dec 31, 2025
Video: Caleb Wilson Dominates In UNC's 79-66 Win Over FSU - Highlights
Caleb Wilson dominated with another double-double as 12th-ranked North Carolina pulled away from Florida State for a 79-66 win in the ACC opener for both...
Tue Dec 30, 2025
:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69556534/1173551.0.jpg "The history of Tar Heels meeting in the NBA Finals")