Redemption: North Carolina creates new ending to familiar championship path

Posted Apr 4, 2017
Since last April, the screenshot on Theo Pinson’s phone is a photo of him sitting in the locker room of Houston’s Reliant Stadium with his head bowed. “Now I can change the screensaver,” he said after the game. Everyone on the roster had been reminded by players who won championships at UNC that there was a spot at the table waiting for them. Just pull up a chair, they said. (Sports Illustrated)

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