The team was led by 8th year head coach Dave Odom, and played their home games at LJVM Coliseum.

After a close win over Florida State in the quarterfinals, North Carolina eliminated Wake Forest in the semifinal round.

3 seed in the West region of the NCAA tournament, and earned a victory over Saint Mary's in the opening round before being upended by No.

[1] Wake Forest finished second in the ACC regular season standings, then defeated Virginia, Clemson, and Georgia Tech to capture the ACC tournament crown for the second straight season.

Junior forward/center Tim Duncan was named ACC Player of the Year and a Consensus First-team All-American.