UNC Basketball

The UNC basketball team or the University of North Carolina basketball team is known to be the college team where the super famous Michael Jordan first showed his skills as a superior ballplayer. The UNC basketball program is also well known for being one of the best teams in the Athletic Coast Conference or ACC. They are also strong contenders every year for the NCAA Tournament championships.

The North Carolina basketball team for men has been to sixteen NCAA Final Four competitions, with four of those trips to the Final Four ending in their winning the NCAA National Tournament Championship titles.

The University of North Carolina is located in Chapel Hill, NC and the North Carolina Tarheels basketball teams play at the Dean Smith Center which can accommodate around 21,000 people. The North Carolina Tar heels basketball program has both a men's and a women's team. UNC women's basketball and UNC mens basketball teams are dressed in the team colors of white and Carolina blue.

The men's team is, however, more popular than the North Carolina womens basketball team due to the huge number of male North Carolina basketball players who made quite an impression in the professional basketball arena. According to North Carolina basketball history, the players from the men's team that made it to the big leagues and made a significant contribution there include such NBA greats like James Worthy, Kenny Smith, Rasheed Wallace, Jerry Stackhouse and of course, Michael Jordan.

The current North Carolina basketball team for men is also a strong team like their earlier counterparts, making a good showing in both the NCAA and ACC games. The team made it to the regional finals but lost out to the team from Georgetown. This just shows that the UNC Tarheel basketball program still comes up with quality players to this day. The UNC basketball team hopes to have their name proclaimed as NCAA winner in the coming years and with the present roster of players, this hope can indeed become a reality.

The official website of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels features resources for their fans to find the UNC basketball schedule for the season as well as schedules for the sought after kids' basketball camp North Carolina fans want their children to enroll in. Checking out the site will give you information on recruiting procedures and player backgrounds. The Tar Heel website can also give you access to team news, wallpapers, podcasts and even DVDs of the team's best games.