CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WBTV) – A former University of North Carolina basketball player died, the school confirmed on Monday.
Bill Chamberlain, who played for the Tar Heels from 1969-1972, was 75 years old.
In three seasons at UNC, the 6-foot-6 forward averaged 12.4 points per game on 54% shooting. During Chamberlain’s three years — all of which came under legendary coach Dean Smith — Carolina went 70-20 and won the ACC Tournament and reached the Final Four in 1972.
Chamberlain’s best statistical season came in the 1970-1971 campaign when he averaged 14.4 and seven rebounds per game. UNC was the ACC regular-season champion that season and the next.
Following his time with the Tar Heels, Chamberlain played professionally for two seasons. His first came in the now-defunct American Basketball Association before he played one year with the Phoenix Suns.
Chamberlain went to high school on Long Island before he joined Smith and the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill.
When UNC announced his death on social media, it called him “a Tar Heel forever.” It is unclear how he died.
Bill Chamberlain played for UNC from 1969-1972.(AP)
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