Keeping It Heel · Jan 4

Lessons Learned from UNC's ugly loss at Southern Methodist

North Carolina v SMU | Sam Hodde/GettyImagesThe UNC basketball program suffered just its second loss of the 2025-2026 season, but, like the defeat against Michigan State, it was pretty heavy. And it feels like a lot of the goodwill generated by big wins over Kentucky, Georgetown, and Ohio State up the stairs went down via the elevator.

This one stings, but let's not cancel the rest of the season just yet. Here are some lessons learned from a tough loss in Dallas to SMU.

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