Forgotten champions from sports history: UNC's not-so-Fab-Five

Posted Jun 3, 2014
Quick, name the starters for UNC's 1993 championship over Michigan? Two? How about one? These Tar Heels won the school's third championship, second under Dean Smith, and yet all anyone remembers is baggy shorts, black socks and one non-existent timeout. These Tar Heels were a relatively unheralded group, content to reside unceremoniously in college basketball lore despite the 77-71 win in New Orleans. (CBS Sports)

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