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FINAL Mar 23 vs Michigan St. W85 - 69Recap - Michael Jordan. Age: 61. 2,629 votes. UNC Tar Heels: 1981 - 1984. Widely regarded as the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan was an unstoppable force during his time with the UNC Tar Heels.
- James Worthy. Age: 63. 1,782 votes. UNC Tar Heels: 1979 - 1982. A versatile and dominant forward, James Worthy's unique combination of size and agility made him a lethal weapon on both ends of the court for the Tar Heels.
- Vince Carter. Age: 47. 1,968 votes. UNC Tar Heels: 1995 - 1998. Known for his incredible athleticism and jaw-dropping dunks, Vince Carter electrified the UNC fan base throughout his time with the Tar Heels.
- Tyler Hansbrough. Age: 38. 1,711 votes. UNC Tar Heels: 2005 - 2009. Arguably one of the hardest working players in UNC history, Tyler Hansbrough's relentless energy and physicality led to a storied career with the Tar Heels.
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- Sean May. Center. 2002-05. NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player, 2005. May showed during his last NCAA Tournament that he ought to have delivered a first-team All-America performance during the regular season, because he was clearly one of the best players in a middling year.
- Sam Perkins. Center. 1980-84. Consensus All-American: 1983, 1984. It was Perkins’ good fortune and misfortune to always have at least one teammate who was better than him.
- Billy Cunningham. Forward. 1962-65. USBWA All-American, 1964. The player called “The Kangaroo Kid” remains North Carolina’s per-game rebounding leader, with an average of 15.4 – though he stood only 6-7 and weighed 210 pounds.
- Charlie Scott. Guard. 1967-70. USBWA All-American: 1969, 1970. Let’s be honest here: When I wrote my book on the top 100 college players of all time, I included North Carolina’s Billy Cunningham at No. 99.
The North Carolina Tar Heels Men's basketball program is a college basketball team of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels have won six NCAA championships (1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, and 2017) in addition to a 1924 Helms Athletic Foundation title (retroactive).
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This category is for men's basketball players at the University of North Carolina. For the school's women's basketball players, see Category:North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball players .