UNC's Derek Dixon and High School Best Friend Nyk Lewis To Meet in NCAA Tournament

Posted Mar 19, 2026
Derek Dixon and Nyk Lewis have been best friends since high school. They spoke every week this season, keeping up across separate college paths—Dixon at UNC, Lewis at VCU. But this week? Silence. No calls. No words. Selection Sunday had thrown them into a scenario neither could have imagined. Lewis texted a photo of the bracket on his TV to Dixon. (TarHeel247)

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