In Williams ' first season , the Tar Heels finished 19 – 11 and were ranked in a final media poll for the first time in three years . They returned to the NCAA tournament and were ousted in the second round by Texas . The following year , the Tar Heels won their fourth NCAA title and Williams ' first as a head coach . After winning the championship , Williams lost his top seven scorers , but the 2005 – 06 season saw the arrival of freshman Tyler Hansbrough and Williams was named Coach of the Year . The Tar Heels swept the ACC regular season and tournament titles in 2007 and 2008 . The 2008 ACC Tournament was the first time North Carolina has ever won the ACC Tournament without defeating at least one in-state rival during the tournament . North Carolina lost in the national semifinals of the 2008 NCAA tournament to Williams ' former program Kansas
2008 ACC Tournament
2008 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball