Redemption Excerpt: NCAA Preparation

Posted Oct 23, 2017
Today's excerpt from the book "Redemption" details the aftermath of UNC basketball's loss to Duke in the ACC Tournament, and how the Tar Heels used it as fuel for the NCAA Tournament. "I was mad," Roy Williams said. "I didn't think we played as hard or as intelligently as Duke did, I think we were still feeling good about beating them in the Smith Center." (GoHeels.com)

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