UNC Basketball vs. Gonzaga: A History

Posted Dec 12, 2018
Gonzaga has arguably the best frontline in America, a terrific senior point guard, and a coach who is a rubber stamp for the Naismith Hall of Fame. The Tar Heels and Zags have met three times this decade, and this fourth meeting will be the first that does not occur on a neutral floor. Here is how Mark Few’s Bulldogs and Roy Williams' Tar Heels have fared against each other in the past: (Tar Heel Blog)

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