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NEW ORLEANS — Even after all the renovations at Cameron Indoor Stadium, there's a door on the east side of the building that has been there for a long time, probably forever. Twenty-three years later I remember that door. It was a beigish-gray. More important, it was cracked open, barely.

The country music star is a lifelong North Carolina basketball fan, and on Saturday, his beloved Tar Heels will face Duke in the Final Four.

NEW ORLEANS — Hubert Davis has a smile that comes easily, the kind that's contagious, and in moments here on Thursday it was difficult for him to hide it. Perhaps he didn't want to. North Carolina is in the Final Four in his first year as Roy Williams' successor, and…

The stakes have never been this high for these bitter rivals … but 31 years ago, they almost were even bigger.

NEW YORK — Given the breadth of basketball talent to come out of New York City, the most from anywhere since James Naismith repurposed his peach baskets, it is, in many ways, a travesty that universities within the five boroughs have just one NCAA title.

What could prove to be their downfall?The Final Four is just two days away! With four of the sport’s biggest brands convening in New Orleans and story lines galore around these outstanding matchups, it’s hard to wait until Saturday evening. Here are four big questions heading into those two games…

NEW ORLEANS — It was a mostly quiet and gray Wednesday afternoon along Bourbon Street, the calm before the storm. No crowds packing the street between the sidewalks, at least not yet. No lines to get into the music joints or the bars, and plenty of room in the places…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jay Bilas is a former Duke player, a current Charlotte resident and ESPN’s leading college basketball voice.

Before these two meet in the Final Four, we’re looking back at their unmatched history.