The last time UNC didn't have a single player reach double figures in a game, a hot young band called The Beatles was gaining steam. Nobody knew what a Super Bowl was. The moon was just a light in the night sky, not a new frontier that humans could reach and set foot on.
North Carolina's offensive struggles plagued the Tar Heels from the opening tip, digging them into a hole too deep to climb out of for the entire evening. UNC trailed the Cavaliers for over 90 percent of the game.
The North Carolina men's basketball head coach said that the team will be "full personnel" for Saturday's game against Virginia.
This postponement follows a meeting between personnel from both schools, "who mutually concluded the game could not move forward today," the ACC said.
With the UNC-Duke men's basketball game right around the corner, all bets will be off in the first matchup between these two teams since the COVID-19 pandemic halted sports last year. Ahead of the rivalry contest, check out these three facets of the game that could play a huge role in deciding a winner.
With North Carolina's towering frontcourt of Garrison Brooks, Armando Bacot, Day'Ron Sharpe and Walker Kessler, it's likely the Duke men's basketball team will seek success in the form of a small ball lineup. And with that smaller lineup comes the potential for the Blue Devils to expose the Tar Heels out on the wing.
The team is looking to row competitively against other schools for the first time since March 7, 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic stifled the Tar Heels' season. Interim co-head coaches Emilie Gross and Thomas Revelle will lead UNC for the 2021 campaign.
The Tar Heels' 86-76 home win over N.C. State was the first time this season that head coach Roy Williams' squad has faced a team more than once this year. It's a litmus test to see how much his group has improved over the last month of ACC competition since that 79-76 defeat to the Wolfpack.
With so many elements of this game up in the air due to how COVID-19 is affecting the Wolfpack, here are three of the key aspects of the action on the court to keep an eye on for UNC.
With UNC's spring sports seasons gearing up in Chapel Hill, these three athletes could be poised to solidify themselves as leaders over the next few months.
