UNC No. 1 in Dick Vitale's 'elite eight' teams for the 2022-23 college basketball preseason

Posted Apr 19, 2022
1. North Carolina Tar Heels: Hubert Davis was 20 minutes from the national title as his Tar Heels had a 15-point halftime lead on Kansas. UNC will learn from that. Davis was thrilled when Armando Bacot and Leaky Black announced their plans to return to Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels also welcome 6-9 recruit Jalen Washington and point guard Seth Trimble. (ESPN.com)

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