The 1983-84 North Carolina Tar Heels, led by Hall of Famer Michael Jordan and coach Dean Smith, rolled to an 14-0 undefeated ACC regular season and had only two losses heading into the NCAA tournament. The Tar Heels only loss during the regular season was a one-point defeat to Arkansas and the other loss came in the ACC Tournament Final when they fell 77-75 to arch-rival Duke. Jordan and the Tar Heels advanced to the Sweet 16 before they were upset by Indiana. This would be Jordan’s final season in Chapel Hill as he declared for the NBA Draft and was taken with the third overall pick by the Chicago Bulls. Presented here is a Spalding basketball signed by 14 members of the 1983-84 North Carolina Tar Heels basketball team. The basketball features “SPALDING OFFICIAL” stamped in black on one of the brown leather panels. “TRU-CHANNEL” and “PERMALITE COVER NYWEAVE” stamped in black on another panel. 14 signatures in black marker cover the basketball and include those of Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, Brad Daugherty, Joe Wolf, Cecil Exum, Cliff Morris, Dave Popson, Steve Hale, Timo Makkonen, Sam Perkins, Kenny Smith, Buzz Peterson, Curtis Hunter, Matt Doherty and Warren Martin. The signatures are bold, and the basketball features a large deflation indentation, wear on the leather, and cracking of the leather around the basketball. The Official Spalding basketball signed by 14 members of the 1983-84 North Carolina Tar Heels Men’s basketball team comes with an LOA from Beckett Authentication (AA08645) for the signatures.

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