North Carolina among nation's most intriguing college basketball teams

Posted Jul 7, 2020
The Tar Heels, preseason top 20, ended up going 14-19, but they bring back Garrison Brooks and Armando Bacot. They enroll the No. 2 recruiting class in America. They’ve got three 5-star recruits in that class, including Walker Kessler. If you were gonna get your UNC jokes in, you should’ve done it last season, because they’re gonna bounce back really strong. (247 Sports)

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