Chansky’s Notebook: The Blooming Posted Mar 1, 2022 So, is this basketball team growing on you yet? On Dean Smith’s 91st birthday, the Tar Heels engaged in a game so similar to those Smith used to coach when his teams took the opponent's best punch and still survived. They won it by relying on Brady Manek on his UNC “Senior” night until Armando Bacot came to life and notched his 23rd double-double. (Chapelboro.com)