March 29, 1982 , Coach Dean Smith , Starters Michael Jordan, James Worthy, Sam Perkins, Jimmy Black and Matt Doherty and the North Carolina Tar Heels defeated Patrick Ewing, Sleepy Floyd and the Georgetown Hoyas in 1982 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship game held at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Michael Jordan(Wilmington, NC) hit the game-winning shot with 17 seconds to go to put Carolina back on top, 63-62, but the real star of the title game was James Worthy (Gastonia. NC) who scored a game-high 28 points. Georgetown was lead by senior Eric "Sleepy" Floyd (Gastonia, NC) . Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing were both 19-year-old freshmen at the time of this game. Georgetown was lead by Eric "Sleepy" Floyd (Gastonia , NC) During Floyd's junior season at Hunter Huss High, he led his team to win in the 1977 North Carolina state basketball championship over rival Ashbrook High, a team led by James Worthy. Both Hunter Huss and Ashbrook are located in Gastonia, NC. Click Link fanatics.ncw6.net/rAmZQ to Order Your Official UNC and NCAA Gear. Click Link https://amzn.to/2QQrVqj to Order or View A Coach's Life: My 40 Years in College Basketball by Coach Dean Smith Click Link https://amzn.to/39qyFi8 to Order or Review Jimmy Black's Tales from the Tar Heels Like Video and Subscribe to the Today in North Carolina History Youtube Channel https://youtu.be/WohPeMh-l1k