1912–13 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
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The 1912–13 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team (variously "North Carolina", "Carolina" or "Tar Heels") was the third varsity college basketball team to represent the University of North Carolina.[N 2] In September, Lenoir Chambers was announced team captain. North Carolina, along with several other schools from the state, met in Raleigh, North Carolina and formed the North Carolina Intercollegiate Basketball Association that would establish a state championship where each school in the league would play two games against all other members and the team with the best record was the champion. However, the league did not come to fruition partially because Trinity College's professors did not want to have athletic contests with North Carolina. Student–run newspaper The Tar Heel published several pieces where they stated the prior season's poor performance was because the team did not start practicing until after Christmas. Try-outs started in early December, but over time participating students dwindled and scrimmaging became difficult, which prompted Chambers to publish in ad in the student newspaper asking for taller players to come by regardless of their experience.
1912–13 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 4–7 |
Head coach |
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Captain | Lenoir Chambers[N 1] |
Home arena | Bynum Gymnasium |
Seasons |
In January, after exams, the season opened with a four–game home stand. Following an opening one–point loss to the Durham Y.M.C.A., the Tar Heels won back–to–back games by large margins against Davidson College and Elon College. With Redmon out due to an ankle injury, the team faced Emory and Henry College and lost 20–17. The Tar Heels played their next three games on the road, two of which took place at the Raleigh Auditorium, and lost all three games. In one of those losses, the Tar Heels took Wake Forest to overtime, but were outscored 2–1 and lost the match. Carolina snapped their four-game losing streak against Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (V.P.I.) in a game where Carolina won handily 29–9. The Tar Heels dropped their next two against Guilford College, who was regarded as the state's premier team that season, and a rematch against Elon where The Tar Heel commented the team played its "weakest game." Carolina ended their season with a rematch against Wake Forest where the Tar Heels led for the entire game and won 19–15.