The College Basketball Belt · reign 625
North Carolina
Took the belt from UCLA, 89–76, on December 19, 2015. Lost it to Louisville, 71–65, on February 1, 2016.
10Defenses
44Days
22ndReign for the program
+5Closest call · Jan 24, 2016
16.2Average winning margin
93rdLongest of 744 reigns, by days
33rdMost defenses of 744 reigns
Defended against
App StateUNC GreensboroClemsonGeorgia TechFlorida StateSyracuseNC StateWake ForestVirginia TechBoston College
The season
- 2015–16: North Carolina finished 28–6–0, 10th of 351 by record; Villanova won the national title; 12 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 12 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most points for North Carolina across the 12 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | PTS | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brice Johnson | 222 | 12 |
| 2 | Joel Berry II | 156 | 12 |
| 3 | Isaiah Hicks | 133 | 12 |
| 4 | Marcus Paige | 130 | 12 |
| 5 | Justin Jackson | 123 | 12 |
Every game of the reign
margins from North Carolina’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,126 | Dec 19, 2015 | North Carolina beat UCLA 89–76 Game → | +13 | Title change |
| 2,127 | Dec 21, 2015 | North Carolina beat App State 94–70 | +24 | Defense |
| 2,128 | Dec 28, 2015 | North Carolina beat UNC Greensboro 96–63 | +33 | Defense |
| 2,129 | Dec 30, 2015 | North Carolina beat Clemson 80–69 | +11 | Defense |
| 2,130 | Jan 2, 2016 | North Carolina beat Georgia Tech 86–78 | +8 | Defense |
| 2,131 | Jan 4, 2016 | North Carolina beat Florida State 106–90 | +16 | Defense |
| 2,132 | Jan 9, 2016 | North Carolina beat Syracuse 84–73 | +11 | Defense |
| 2,133 | Jan 16, 2016 | North Carolina beat NC State 67–55 | +12 | Defense |
| 2,134 | Jan 20, 2016 | North Carolina beat Wake Forest 83–68 | +15 | Defense |
| 2,135 | Jan 24, 2016 | North Carolina beat Virginia Tech 75–70 | +5 | Defense |
| 2,136 | Jan 30, 2016 | North Carolina beat Boston College 89–62 | +27 | Defense |
| 2,137 | Feb 1, 2016 | Louisville beat North Carolina 71–65 Game → | −6 | Title change |