No. 17 Arizona braces for invasion of fourth-ranked Tar Heels

On a hoops-mad campus, this midwinter visit by a fabled Tobacco Road powerhouse has become one of the most anticipated games in McKale Center history. The game pits a pair of Hall-of-Fame coaches - Arizona's Lute Olson and Carolina's Roy Williams - with national championships on their resumes. Williams agreed to the home-and-home series but isn't sure it was a good idea to fly across the country in the middle of the grinding ACC season. (Fayetteville Observer)