North Carolina Tar Heels junior varsity basketball
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The Junior Varsity Basketball Team at the University of North Carolina
is a two year program that gives non scholarship students the opportunity to continue their basketball
careers at the collegiate level. Tryouts for the J.V. team occur every year prior to the beginning of basketball season in October. Players are only allowed to play on the J.V. team for two years and then they are given a chance to try out for the North Carolina Tar Heels Men's Basketball
Team as a walk-on. With a valid physical any student that attends the University
can try out for the J.V. team. The Junior Varsity team is coached by assistant varsity coaches
who are given the opportunity to gain head coaching experience while still fulfilling their assistant duties on the varsity levels. C.B. McGrath and Jerod Haase, two assistants for the Varsity team, alternate every year as the Head Coach of the J.V. team.
three hours before the Varsity games take place. The schedule consists of between 14-18 regular season games. The J.V. team plays against area Division II and Division III teams as well as junior colleges, prep schools
, and Community Colleges. No other Men's Basketball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
field a JV team. The game is played per NCAA rules. The biggest rivals for the J.V. team are Hargrave Military Academy
and Fork Union Military Academy
. There is no NCAA Tournament
or National Invitational Tournament for the J.V. Team. They only play regular season games.
, head coach of the Men's Varsity Basketball team at the University of North Carolina, coached the J.V. team for 8 years when he was serving as an assistant for Dean Smith
. Phil Ford, the second leading scorer in North Carolina history , also served as a coach for the Junior Varsity team. The current Head Coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels Baseball Team, Mike Fox
, played for the J.V. team in the mid 1975 and 1976. The current Head Coach of the Tulsa Men's Basketball Team Doug Wojcik
also served a stint as the J.V. Coach. Three of the walk-ons for the 2008-2009 National Championship team, J.B. Tanner, Jack Wooten, and Patrick Moody, were all graduates of the J.V. program.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
is a two year program that gives non scholarship students the opportunity to continue their basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
careers at the collegiate level. Tryouts for the J.V. team occur every year prior to the beginning of basketball season in October. Players are only allowed to play on the J.V. team for two years and then they are given a chance to try out for the North Carolina Tar Heels Men's Basketball
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
The North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is considered one of the most successful programs in NCAA history...
Team as a walk-on. With a valid physical any student that attends the University
University
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can try out for the J.V. team. The Junior Varsity team is coached by assistant varsity coaches
Coach (basketball)
Basketball coaching is the act of directing and strategizing the behaviour of a basketball team or individual basketball player. Basketball coaching typically encompasses the improvement of individual and team offensive and defensive skills, as well as overall physical conditioning.Coaching is...
who are given the opportunity to gain head coaching experience while still fulfilling their assistant duties on the varsity levels. C.B. McGrath and Jerod Haase, two assistants for the Varsity team, alternate every year as the Head Coach of the J.V. team.
History of the J.V. Program
The J.V. team originated as a Freshmen Team when scholarship freshmen were not allowed to play their first year as a student per NCAA rules. Following the 1972 NCAA rule change that made freshmen eligible for varsity action, the University of North Carolina kept their Junior Varsity Team in place while a majority of other schools across the nation disbanded their Freshmen teams.Competition
The Junior Varsity team plays all of their games in the Dean Smith CenterDean Smith Center
The Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, usually called simply the Smith Center and popularly referred to as the Dean Dome is a multi-purpose arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The arena is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels men's basketball team, and temporary...
three hours before the Varsity games take place. The schedule consists of between 14-18 regular season games. The J.V. team plays against area Division II and Division III teams as well as junior colleges, prep schools
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
, and Community Colleges. No other Men's Basketball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
field a JV team. The game is played per NCAA rules. The biggest rivals for the J.V. team are Hargrave Military Academy
Hargrave Military Academy
Hargrave Military Academy is a private American boarding school located in the town of Chatham, Virginia.Hargrave is a school affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia emphasizing Christian values that focuses on a college and military preparatory program...
and Fork Union Military Academy
Fork Union Military Academy
Fork Union Military Academy is a private, military boarding school located in the town of Fork Union, Virginia. The school is more commonly known by its acronym FUMA ....
. There is no NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
or National Invitational Tournament for the J.V. Team. They only play regular season games.
Notable coaches and alumni
Roy WilliamsRoy Williams (coach)
Roy Williams is head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of North Carolina. After averaging nearly an 80% win percentage in 15 seasons at the University of Kansas, he became the eighteenth head coach at North Carolina when he replaced Matt Doherty in 2003...
, head coach of the Men's Varsity Basketball team at the University of North Carolina, coached the J.V. team for 8 years when he was serving as an assistant for Dean Smith
Dean Smith
Dean Edwards Smith is a retired American head coach of men's college basketball. Originally from Emporia, Kansas, Smith has been called a “coaching legend” by the Basketball Hall of Fame. Smith is best known for his successful 36-year coaching tenure at the University of North Carolina at Chapel...
. Phil Ford, the second leading scorer in North Carolina history , also served as a coach for the Junior Varsity team. The current Head Coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels Baseball Team, Mike Fox
Mike Fox (baseball coach)
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, played for the J.V. team in the mid 1975 and 1976. The current Head Coach of the Tulsa Men's Basketball Team Doug Wojcik
Doug Wojcik
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also served a stint as the J.V. Coach. Three of the walk-ons for the 2008-2009 National Championship team, J.B. Tanner, Jack Wooten, and Patrick Moody, were all graduates of the J.V. program.