Frank McGuire Basketball News & Bio

Name: Frank McGuire Hometown: New York, NY High School: Xavier Born: November 8, 1914 Died: October 11, 1994 Notes: Men's Basketball Coach

UNC’s All-New York City team could play with anybody
For UNC, the ties to New York perhaps run deeper than any other ACC school. There's the connection to the city through Frank McGuire, who...
Wed Mar 8, 2017

ACC to visit the city that helped fuel its rise
“Frank McGuire, he’s the key guy,” former Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins said. “We all know Everett Case is the godfather of the ACC, but...
Sun Mar 5, 2017

Video: Frank McGuire's New York City Pipeline Led To 1957 Undefeated Season
Frank McGuire brought players from New York to North Carolina and changed the culture of basketball at UNC. Hear Lennie Rosenbluth, Tony Konchalski and Joe...
Thu Mar 2, 2017

Joe Quigg, '57 Tar Heels to relive perfect season
Joe Quigg says he still gets goose pumps anytime the '57 champions are recognized for their season under Frank McGuire, the New Yorker who brought...
Fri Feb 3, 2017

Remembering a perfect team of Tar Heels
UNC's Dec. 4 meeting with Radford coincides with the date 60 years ago that the 1956-57 UNC basketball season began with a decisive Tar Heels...
Tue Nov 29, 2016

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