Tar Heels Being Overlooked Offers Motivation

Posted Mar 13, 2018
Defending national champions North Carolina, winners of 11 of their last 12 NCAA Tournament games, are not receiving much love from March Madness prognosticators in the days ahead of their repeat bid. Never mind that Joel Berry, the 2017 Final Four Most Outstanding Player, earned 2018 first-team All-ACC honors or that Roy Williams is a postseason magician. (Inside Carolina)

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