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From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80–75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.

2008-09 North Carolina Tar Heels

NCAA · Atlantic Coast Conference · 34–4 (13–3 conference) · NCAA champion · AdjEM +31.1 (1st)

2 × 20 min, 35-second clock, arc 20 ft 9 in

◀ 2007-08 2009-10 ▶

Points per game

89.8

Allowed per game

72.0

FG% / 3P% / FT%

.480 / .387 / .752

Rebounds per game

45.1

Assists per game

18.0

Team leaders

Points per game

1. 20.7Tyler Hansbrough
2. 16.6Ty Lawson
3. 15.8Wayne Ellington

Rebounds per game

1. 8.1Tyler Hansbrough
2. 6.6Ed Davis
3. 5.7Deon Thompson

Assists per game

1. 6.6Ty Lawson
2. 2.7Danny Green
3. 2.7Wayne Ellington

Steals per game

1. 2.1Ty Lawson
2. 1.8Danny Green
3. 1.2Tyler Hansbrough

Blocks per game

1. 1.7Ed Davis
2. 1.3Danny Green
3. 1.1Deon Thompson

Threes

1. 85Wayne Ellington
2. 77Danny Green
3. 51Ty Lawson

Roster and season stats (17)

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	G	GS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	USG%	FG% ±
50	Tyler Hansbrough	F		6′9″	34	34	30.3	20.7	8.1	1.0	1.2	0.4	1.9	.514	.391	.841	.613	.272
5	Ty Lawson	G		5′11″	35	35	29.9	16.6	3.0	6.6	2.1	0.1	1.9	.532	.472	.798	.659	.213
22	Wayne Ellington	G		6′4″	38	37	30.4	15.8	4.9	2.7	0.9	0.2	1.6	.483	.417	.777	.604	.215
14	Danny Green	G-F		6′6″	38	37	27.4	13.1	4.7	2.7	1.8	1.3	1.7	.471	.418	.852	.592	.207
21	Deon Thompson	F		6′8″	38	37	24.8	10.6	5.7	0.7	0.9	1.1	1.3	.492		.646	.519	.204
32	Ed Davis	F		6′10″	38	2	18.8	6.7	6.6	0.6	0.4	1.7	1.1	.518		.573	.535	.171
13	Will Graves	G-F		6′6″	20	1	11.2	4.0	2.5	0.8	0.3	0.1	1.1	.437	.278	.889	.531	.195
44	Tyler Zeller	F		7′0″	15	2	7.8	3.1	2.0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.5	.472		.765	.533	.197
4	Bobby Frasor	G		6′3″	38	4	17.4	2.6	2.0	1.4	0.6	0.1	0.7	.333	.274	.462	.427	.096
10	Larry Drew II	G		6′2″	38	0	9.6	1.4	1.1	1.9	0.4	0.0	1.2	.351	.231	.412	.407	.134
1	Marcus Ginyard	G-F		6′5″	3	0	12.3	1.3	2.7	1.3	0.7	0.0	1.0	.250		.500	.339	.106
15	J.B. Tanner	G		6′0″	21	0	2.1	1.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.421	.357	.333	.526	.225
35	Patrick Moody	F		6′4″	21	0	2.1	1.0	0.7	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	.583		.615	.605	.210
40	Mike Copeland	F		6′7″	17	1	2.5	0.8	0.8	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	.250	.000	1.000	.354	.215
24	Justin Watts	G		6′5″	27	0	3.1	0.7	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.3	.242	.000	.429	.262	.237
30	Jack Wooten	G		6′2″	19	0	1.9	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	.364	.200	.250	.388	.178
2	Marc Campbell	G		6′0″	20	0	1.9	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.3	.333	.000	1.000	.506	.131

Schedule and results (38 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Type	Venue
2008-11-15	vs Pennsylvania	W 86–71	1–0		Dean E. Smith Center
2008-11-18	vs Kentucky	W 77–58	2–0		Dean E. Smith Center
2008-11-21	@ UC Santa Barbara	W 84–67	3–0		The Thunderdome
2008-11-24	@ Chaminade	W 115–70	4–0		Lahaina Civic Center
2008-11-25	@ Oregon	W 98–69	5–0		Lahaina Civic Center
2008-11-26	vs Notre Dame	W 102–87	6–0		Lahaina Civic Center
2008-11-30	vs UNC Asheville	W 116–48	7–0		Dean E. Smith Center
2008-12-03	vs Michigan State	W 98–63	8–0
2008-12-13	vs Oral Roberts	W 100–84	9–0		Dean E. Smith Center
2008-12-18	vs Evansville	W 91–73	10–0		Dean E. Smith Center
2008-12-20	vs Valparaiso	W 85–63	11–0		United Center
2008-12-28	vs Rutgers	W 97–75	12–0		Dean E. Smith Center
2008-12-31	@ Nevada	W 84–61	13–0		Lawlor Events Center
2009-01-04	vs Boston College	L 78–85	13–1		Dean E. Smith Center
2009-01-07	vs Charleston	W 108–70	14–1		Dean E. Smith Center
2009-01-11	@ Wake Forest	L 89–92	14–2		Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2009-01-15	@ Virginia	W 83–61	15–2		John Paul Jones Arena
2009-01-17	vs Miami	W 82–65	16–2		Dean E. Smith Center
2009-01-21	vs Clemson	W 94–70	17–2		Dean E. Smith Center
2009-01-28	@ Florida State	W 80–77	18–2		Donald L. Tucker Center
2009-01-31	@ NC State	W 93–76	19–2		PNC Arena
2009-02-03	vs Maryland	W 108–91	20–2		Dean E. Smith Center
2009-02-07	vs Virginia	W 76–61	21–2		Dean E. Smith Center
2009-02-11	@ Duke	W 101–87	22–2		Cameron Indoor Stadium
2009-02-15	@ Miami	W 69–65	23–2		Watsco Center
2009-02-18	vs NC State	W 89–80	24–2		Dean E. Smith Center
2009-02-21	@ Maryland	L 85–88 OT	24–3		XFINITY Center
2009-02-28	vs Georgia Tech	W 104–74	25–3		Dean E. Smith Center
2009-03-04	@ Virginia Tech	W 86–78	26–3		Cassell Coliseum
2009-03-08	vs Duke	W 79–71	27–3		Dean E. Smith Center
2009-03-13	vs Virginia Tech	W 79–76	28–3	ACC MEN'S TOURNAMENT	Georgia Dome
2009-03-14	vs Florida State	L 70–73	28–4	ACC MEN'S TOURNAMENT	Georgia Dome
2009-03-19	vs Radford	W 101–58	29–4	NCAA · 1ST ROUND AT GREENSBORO NC	Greensboro Coliseum
2009-03-21	vs LSU	W 84–70	30–4	NCAA · 2ND ROUND AT GREENSBORO NC	Greensboro Coliseum
2009-03-27	vs Gonzaga	W 98–77	31–4	NCAA · SWEET 16 AT MEMPHIS TN	FedExForum
2009-03-29	vs Oklahoma	W 72–60	32–4	NCAA · ELITE 8 AT MEMPHIS TN	FedExForum
2009-04-04	vs Villanova	W 83–69	33–4	NCAA · FINAL FOUR AT DETROIT MI
2009-04-06	vs Michigan State	W 89–72	34–4	NCAA · NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT DETROIT MI	Ford Field