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Big finish followed bad start


Former North Carolina basketball walk-on can't help but feel a bit of deja vu. Twelve years ago, he was part of another highly heralded Tar Heel team, one that left Charlottesville, Va., a shocking 0-3 in the ACC for the first time in school history. That 1996-97 squad eventually turned it around, capping legendary coach 's final season with 16 consecutive wins to advance to the Final Four. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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