Ranking the top 2 UNC Basketball Teams in Each Decade: 1950s

Posted May 6, 2025
North Carolina's undefeated national championship team in 1957 didn't have the top-flight collection of stars that led the 1982 team or the dynamic greatness of the 2009 squad, but UNC's 1956-57 basketball roster had one of the greatest Tar Heels of all-time in Lennie Rosenbluth and their share of greats who make them worthy of this spot in the series. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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