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The Greatest UNC Tar Heels Basketball Players of All Time

Updated April 25, 2020 28.7k votes 4.0k voters 73.4k views51 items

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Many colleges have long traditions of NCAA basketball that breed great talent for the NBA. When thinking of some of the best college basketball players of all time, the North Carolina Tar Heels are one of the best. Here is a list of the best North Carolina Tar Heels of all time! Take a look at this list of UNC Tar Heels basketball players and vote up your favorites!

From famous all time North Carolina greats like Michael Jordan and James Worthy, to other lesser known players, this a great list of the top UNC Chapel Hill Tar Heels basketball players. So, take a look at these greatest Tar Heels basketball players and vote up the ones you like the best! Who are the greatest University of North Carolina basketball players of all time? The best basketball players ever in North Carolina history? Be sure to vote up your favorites!

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Michael Jordan
Shooting guard
1981 - 1984

NCAA Champion (1982)

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James Worthy
Small forward
1979 - 1982

NCAA Champion (1982)

NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1982)

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Vince Carter
Small forward
1995 - 1998

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Bob McAdoo
Power forward, Center
1971 - 1972

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Antawn Jamison
Small forward, Power forward
1995 - 1998

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Phil Ford
Point guard
1974 - 1978

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Sam Perkins
Power forward, Center
1980 - 1984

NCAA Champion (1982)

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Jerry Stackhouse
Shooting guard, Small forward
1993 - 1995

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Kenny Smith
Point guard
1983 - 1987

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Tyler Hansbrough
Power forward, Center
2005 - 2009

NCAA Champion (2009)

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Brad Daugherty
Center
1982 - 1986

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Walter Davis
Shooting guard, Small forward
1973 - 1977

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Charlie Scott
Shooting guard
1967 - 1970

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Billy Cunningham
Shooting guard, Small forward
1962 - 1965

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Rasheed Wallace
Small forward, Power forward
1993 - 1995

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Ty Lawson
Point guard
2006 - 2009

NCAA Champion (2009)

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Danny Green
Shooting guard
2005 - 2009

NCAA Champion (2009)

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George Lynch
Small forward, Power forward
1989 - 1993

NCAA Champion (1993)
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Joel Berry
Point Guard
2014 - 2018

NCAA Champion (2017)

NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (2017)
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Hubert Davis
Shooting guard
1988 - 1992

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Wayne Ellington
Shooting guard
2006 - 2009

NCAA Champion (2009)

NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (2009)

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Marcus Paige
Guard
2012 - 2016

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Bobby Jones
Small forward
1971 - 1974

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Harrison Barnes
Small forward, Power forward
2010 - 2012

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Luke Maye
Forward
2015 - present

NCAA Champion (2017)

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