Most experts didn’t expected much of a tournament run from the North Carolina men’s basketball team. After all, they were dubbed a bubble team after a lackluster start to the year.
But after a remarkable run as the eighth seed out of the East region, North Carolina is squaring up to face its Tobacco Road rival in the Final Four, the first time ever the programs will meet during the NCAA tournament.
Hubert Davis is in his first year as the head coach of the Tar Heels, taking over the role after Roy Williams retired last April. And with taking over the Blue Blood program, the former UNC standout kept the players’ eyes set on New Orleans with a tactic from his playing days.
