The moment Caleb Love announced his return to North Carolina last spring, which gave the Tar Heels four starters back from a team fresh off a NCAA national title game appearance, it led UNC fans to start making travel arrangements for the 2023 Final Four.
Some of those plans for this year’s NCAA Tournament finish in Houston have probably been canceled after watching the Heels drop from preseason No. 1 in the polls down to a bubble team — and on the cusp of not making the NCAA Tournament at all.
The question the players and those wanting to avoid postseason hotel cancellation fees is asking is, how did Carolina (17-11, 9-8 ACC) get here?
