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The North Carolina men’s basketball program has won six national championships — guided by legendary coaches like Frank McGuire, Dean Smith, and Roy Williams. It’s probably the stable of ultra-talented athletes that the school is best known for producing. Here are our 20 best players in Tar Heels history — listed in chronological order.
Cobb was the first true basketball star at North Carolina. In 1924, he helped the Tar Heels to their first undefeated season. Cobb was part of three Southern Conference championship teams and was North Carolina’s first three-time All-American, and the national player of the year in 1926. According to Tar Heel Illustrated, Cobb averaged 15 points per game, and in 1923-24, totaled 353 points. He is one of eight North Carolina men’s basketball players to have their jerseys retired.
The 6-foot-5 Glamack was another Tar Heel to have his jersey retired by the school. Glamack was known as the “The/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69510409/usa_today_15292170.0.jpg)
Blind Bomber” because despite having poor eyesight, he was one of college basketball’s better shooters at the time. He was an All-American and the national player of the year in both 1940 and ’41, and his 45 points scored against Clemson on Feb. 10, 1941, are tied for fourth-most in a single game by any Tar Heels player.
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