HBO show to air segment on 1957 team tonight

Posted Mar 13, 2007

The 1957 North Carolina Tar Heels, who won the first NCAA basketball title in school history, will be the subject of a segment tonight on the HBO program Costas Now. The show will air at 10 p.m. Eastern and re-broadcast throughout the month. The team, led by Coach Frank McGuire and Player of the Year Lennie Rosenbluth, finished the season 32-0 and defeated Wilt Chamberlain and the Kansas Jayhawks in the championship game. (HBO.com)

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