Roy Williams 'Ecstatic' for NCAAs, Expects 'Big-Time Challenge' from Wisconsin

Posted Mar 15, 2021
North Carolina earned a No. 8 seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament and will face No. 9 seed Wisconsin on Friday night at 7:10 p.m. “We are ecstatic to be playing in the NCAA Tournament," UNC head coach Roy Williams said in a statement. "There were a couple of times during the season when we were wondering whether or not we would make the field." (Inside Carolina)

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