How they were built: North Carolina, the favorites
Posted Mar 16, 2017
As today marks the tip-off of the 2017 NCAA Tournament, we continue our look at some of the top storylines and how those teams were built through recruiting. Up next, we look at No. 1 seed North Carolina and how finding post depth, a decision to wait on the NBA and the development of an unlikely prospect have Roy Williams' team contending to cut down the nets.
(Rivals.com)
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