UNC, Duke could be on Final 4 collision course

Posted Mar 17, 2011
Could UNC and Duke be destined to finally meet each other for the first time ever in the NCAA Tournament in 2011? The scenario didn’t even seem worth contemplating two months ago. Now all that’s changed. Carolina’s one of the hottest teams around with Kendall Marshall directing traffic and Duke may be the favorite to repeat if Kyrie Irving can re-mesh with his teammates. (Morganton News Herald)

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