Seniors serve as Williams' solace, outlet turns into 'favorite team'

Posted Mar 1, 2016
This is likely Roy Williams' favorite senior class, he said, and this Tar Heel team may well be his favorite ever, too -- the coach took to the mic announcing it to the Dean Dome after the game. The declaration was a little surprising to Marcus Paige -- his guess would've been the 2005 or 2009 NCAA National Championship teams -- but it wasn't too surprising. (WRAL Sports Fan)

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