Lynchburg Elks in 1915 and a 42-point loss against Kentucky in 1950. Despite a winning record at the start of this season, the Tar Heels finished conference play with a 6–10 record. The Tar Heels needed a win in the 2003 ACC men's basketball tournament to advance to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Tar Heels fell short of this goal, defeating Maryland in the quarterfinals but falling to Duke in the semifinals. The Tar Heels' then 17–15 record was good enough for the 2003 National Invitation Tournament. After defeating DePaul and Wyoming, the Tar Heels would fall to Georgetown in the quarterfinals with a 19–16 record. The 16 losses in this season were the second most losses in the program's history at the time. The record would be broken by the 2009-10 season with 17 losses. The losses occurring in the 2009-10 season and this season are second and third, respectfully, to the program's loss record set in the previous season. Days after the end of the Tar Heels' NIT campaign, Doherty resigned as head coach on April 1, 2003. On April 14, 2003, Roy Williams would become the next head coach of the Tar Heels men's basketball team. |- !colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC Tournament |- !colspan=12 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| NIT References North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons North Carolina North Carolina 2002 in sports in North Carolina 2003 in sports in North Carolina