North Carolina (32-4), the champion and top seed of the South Regional, will
make its NCAA-record 18th trip to the Final Four when it faces East Regional
champion Villanova on Saturday night at Ford Field in Detroit. The Tar Heels are in
the Final Four for the second year in a row and the third time in the last five years.
The Tar Heels and Wildcats will play in the second of Saturday’s two national semifinals, slated to
tipoff at aproximately 8:47 p.m. (40 minutes after the conclusion of the Michigan State-Connecticut
game, which will begin at 6:07 p.m.)
The game will be televised nationally by CBS. Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg will have the call.
Carolina advanced to the Final Four after wins last weekend over Gonzaga (in the Sweet 16) and
Oklahoma (regional final) in Memphis.
The Tar Heels are 12-2 in NCAA Tournament play in the last three seasons, advancing to the Elite
Eight in 2007 and the Final Four in each of the last two years. UNC’s senior class is 12-3 in NCAA
Tournament games in its four seasons and the Tar Heels are 19-4 in the NCAA Tournament under
head coach Roy Williams in his six seasons in Chapel Hill.
Third-seeded Villanova advanced to the Final Four with a 78-76 win over top-seeded Pittsburgh in
the East Regional championship game in Boston last Saturday.
UNC was ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press poll and No. 3 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches
poll prior to the NCAA Tournament. Villanova was No. 11 in the AP poll and No. 12 in the coaches poll
2008-09 North Carolina Roster
No. Player Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School
1 Marcus Ginyard Sr. G/F 6-5 220 Alexandria, Va. Bishop O’Connell
2 Marc Campbell Jr. G 5-11 175 Wilmington, N.C. Ravenscroft
4 Bobby Frasor Sr. G 6-3 210 Blue Island, Ill. Brother Rice
5 Ty Lawson Jr. G 5-11 195 Clinton, Md. Oak Hill Academy (Va.)
11 Larry Drew II Fr. G 6-1 180 Encino, Calif. Woodland Hills Taft
13 Will Graves So. F/G 6-6 245 Greensboro, N.C. Dudley
14 Danny Green Sr. F/G 6-6 210 North Babylon, N.Y. St. Mary’s
15 J.B. Tanner Sr. G 6-0 185 Hendersonville, N.C. West Henderson
21 Deon Thompson Jr. F 6-8 245 Torrance, Calif. Torrance
22 Wayne Ellington Jr. G 6-4 200 Wynnewood, Pa. The Episcopal Academy
24 Justin Watts Fr. G 6-4 205 Durham, N.C. Jordan
30 Jack Wooten Sr. G 6-2 190 Burlington, N.C. Williams
32 Ed Davis Fr. F 6-10 215 Richmond, Va. Benedictine
35 Patrick Moody Sr. F 6-4 195 Asheville, N.C. T.C. Roberson
40 Mike Copeland Sr. F 6-7 235 Winston-Salem, N.C. R.J. Reynolds
44 Tyler Zeller Fr. F 7-0 220 Washington, Ind. Washington
50 Tyler Hansbrough Sr. F 6-9 250 Poplar Bluff, Mo. Poplar Bluff
Head Coach: Roy Williams (21st year, sixth at Carolina)
Assistant Coaches: Joe Holladay, Steve Robinson, C.B. McGrath
Director of Basketball Operations: Jerod Haase
Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Jonas Sahratian
Head Athletic Trainer: Chris Hirth
Video Coordinator & Director of Player Relations: Eric Hoots
