One of the Best Teams to Never Win It: The 2012 Tar Heels

Posted Apr 17, 2020
The 2012 NCAA Tournament round of 32 was the last time we saw Kendall Marshall in a Carolina uniform, and it’s all because of (expletive) Creighton. Stilman White stepped in and performed valiantly for Marshall after he broke his wrist, and the result was an overtime win against Ohio in the Sweet 16, and a convincing loss to Kansas in the Elite Eight. (Tar Heel Blog)

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