2018 – 19 North Carolina Tar Heels men 's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2018 – 19 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The team 's head coach was Roy Williams , who was in his 16th season as UNC 's head men 's basketball coach . The Tar Heels played their home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill , North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They finished the season 29 – 7 , 16 – 2 in ACC play to finish tied for the regular season conference championship with Virginia . As the No. 2 seed in the ACC Tournament , they advanced to the semifinals before ultimately losing to Duke . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region , where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Auburn
ACC Tournament
2019 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team