March Madness disappointment

The TarHeels are done! After their heartbreaking loss to Duke in the ACC tournament, there was some question as to whether they would even make it into the NCAA Tournament. They did not get into it right off- they became a bubble team that had to play a "first four" game to be seeded in the regular brackett. They were given an 11th-seed and played 11th seeded San Diego State for their slot. They played brilliantly against SDS - one of their best games ever! So they made it into the brackett and then played Ole Miss, a 6-seed team, in Round 1. They were behind 21 (or something like that) at the half, fought back to within 2 points late in the second half, but couldn't make it into the lead and lost in the end by 7 points. Sigh! Many teams would have been thrilled to have a 23-win season, which they did, and get to play even one game in March Madness, but the Heels were hoping for better than that for sure. It was the last game as a "Heel" for R.J. Davis, their award-winning player who broke a lot of records in his career. At least he had the SDS game to go out on a high point. He's only 6'1", so he may not be big enough for the Pros. They'll have a good team to field next year, I think. They had 2-3 outstanding freshmen this year. Duke may well win the championship this year. We'll see.

UNC TarHeels Men's Basketball team, 2024-2025.