Confident Tar Heels balance fun, focus at Sweet 16

Posted Mar 24, 2016
North Carolina showed off personality and poise Tuesday with two-for-one press conferences -- much of the discussion made Theo Pinson's playfulness public. The Tar Heels kept the spirit going on site in Philadelphia in their Sweet 16 open practice, too. “If anybody’s having a bad day, I’m going to change that,” Pinson said. “I’ve been like that my whole life." (WRAL Sports Fan)

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