Tar Heels Earn No. 1 Seed In NCAA Tournament South Regional

Posted Mar 16, 2009
The UNC men's basketball team has earned a No. 1 seed in the 2009 NCAA Tournament and will open play on Thursday against No. 16 seed Radford (21-11) in Greensboro, N.C. The Tar Heels (28-4) are a top seed for the 13th time, an NCAA record. Carolina and Radford will play on Thursday in Greensboro, with the winner set to play on Saturday against the winner of the game between No. 8 seed LSU (26-7) and No. 9 seed Butler (26-5). (Tar Heel Blue)

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