1978–79 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1978–79 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Schedule
!colspan=12 style=| Regular season

!colspan=9 style=| ACC Tournament

!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament

Rankings
^Coaches did not release Week 1 or Week 2 polls.