End of an Era

Posted Mar 24, 2018
This one hurt. Not quite as bad as April 4th, 2016 — no game can ever hurt like that—but pretty close. As I read the post-game analysis and the inevitable, absolutely deserved, tributes to Joel Berry II and Theo Pinson, only one thought ran through my mind. This is the end of a golden era of UNC basketball that spanned from the fall of 2012 to the spring of 2018. (Tar Heel Blog)

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