1945–46 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1945–46 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1945–46 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Ben Carnevale, and the team played its home games at Woollen Gymnasium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

North Carolina finished with a 13–1 conference record to capture the SoCon regular season title. The Tar Heels received a bid to the NCAA tournament where they made the first Final Four appearance in their program's storied history.

Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season

!colspan=9 style=| SoCon tournament

!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament