Where UNC ranks in Dick Vitale's early men's basketball Sweet 16 teams for 2024-25

Posted Jul 11, 2024
6. North Carolina Tar Heels: With fifth-year senior and national player of the year hopeful R.J. Davis returning, Hubert Davis likes the foundation for this Tar Heels team. And once highly touted freshmen Ian Jackson and Drake Powell jell in the preseason, Carolina will be the front-runner in the ACC. The Tar Heels return five of their top 8 scorers. (ESPN.com)

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