Welcome to another edition of Tracking the Tar Heels.
Here’s what the Tar Heels have been up to:
- UNC fell to Miami for the third time this season in the ACC tournament title game, but coach Roy Williams wasn’t displeased with his team’s effort, Senior Writer Kelly Parsons writes.
- As P.J. Hairston returned home to play in front of a Greensboro crowd, he emerged as UNC’s main threat, Sports Editor Brandon Moree writes.
- Despite the loss, Brooke Pryor writes that UNC showed improvement against a Miami team that had beaten UNC twice already.
- After the game, UNC was awarded a No. 8 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Tar Heels will open against Villanova and, if they win, will likely play No. 1-seed Kansas after that. You can view the full bracket here.
- UNC coach Roy Williams was disappointed in the NCAA tournament selection committee for only picking four ACC teams, Raleigh’s Andrew Carter writes. Miami and Duke each earned No. 2 seeds while UNC and N.C. State earned No. 8 seeds.
- (Raleigh) News & Observer columnist Luke DeCock writes that moving forward, the Tar Heels remain a mystery.
- In baseball, UNC found more success against Miami, winning the series 2-1 this weekend, Carlos Collazo writes.
- Max Miceli writes that face-off results were key for the men’s lacrosse team in its last few games.
- Assistant Sports Editor Henry Gargan writes that the women’s lacrosse team extended its winning streak to seven.
- The gymnastics team won its final event of the regular season, Grace Raynor writes.
- Lastly, Aaron Dodson writes about the men’s golf team’s trip south during spring break.
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