Inexperienced UNC reaches round of 16 again

Posted Mar 21, 2011
None of the scholarship players knows what it feels like to lose in the NCAA tournament; they were in either high school or at other colleges when the Tar Heels lost - in the 2008 Final Four. "The kids have really done some nice things, and with each and every week during the course of the season I think we've gotten better,'' coach Roy Williams said following the 86-83 win over Washington in Charlotte. (Sports Illustrated)

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