Tar Heels Confident

Posted Mar 20, 2008

Roy Williams wasn’t sure in early February what kind of team he would have for the NCAA Tournament. He has a pretty firm idea now as UNC prepares to play Mount St. Mary’s in Friday’s first round of the East Regional at the RBC Center in Raleigh. Injuries and sickness had weakened the Tar Heels halfway through the ACC season. Now they have a 32-2 record, an 11-game winning streak and the ACC regular-season and tournament titles. (Winston-Salem Journal)

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