Carolina rose to national prominence in the late 1970s under Hall of Fame coach and former Johns Hopkins Blue Jay Willie Scroggs.

The UNC lacrosse program won its fifth national title in 2016, beating Maryland 14-13 in an overtime thriller.

In 1949, the university conferred varsity status on the team, and in 1950, North Carolina became a member of the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA).

The following season, goalie Nick Sowell became the Tar Heels' first All-American when he was named to the USILA Honorable Mention team.

[5] In 1954, after compiling a combined 14-43-1 record in its first six seasons, the varsity team was disbanded by the administration to focus on other sports.

In 1991, first-year head coach Dave Klarmann replaced Willie Scroggs and led the Tar Heels through an undefeated regular season.

Klarmann's teams repeated as ACC tournament champions in 1992 before advancing to the NCAA Championship semifinal, where they fell to third-seeded Princeton, 16-14.

One player died of a gunshot wound, another from asphyxiation, another was injured from a stabbing in a nightclub and a fourth had a serious illness.

In Breschi's first season in 2009, North Carolina surprised many observers when the team returned to the NCAA quarterfinals, before losing to rival Duke 12-11.

The lackluster performance as head coach from John Haus had brought many questions from fans on if UNC men's lacrosse could recover.

Joe Breschi, Ryan Wade, Marcus Holman, Frank Riggs, Tommy Sears.

Joey Sievold, Randy Cox, and Mac Ford are the only UNC players to play for the USA National Team.

In 2010, The Baltimore Sun commented that "it's no longer a question whether Breschi can rebuild North Carolina, but when the Tar Heels will arrive.

The Ohio Machine selected current senior Marcus Holman in the second round of the last MLL draft.