Part of college life is living an unpredictable schedule. But even by the standards of higher education, Carolina is coming off an unusual week.
The Tar Heels played four straight late games in Brooklyn last week, some starting as late as 9:45 p.m. and none starting earlier than 8:30 p.m. That created some very late nights, because postgame recovery sessions—the Tar Heels stayed at the Barclays Center after the game to take advantage of the facility's cold tubs—meant the team usually didn't return to the hotel until after 1 a.m.
Then, after the earliest game of the four-game set, an 8:30 tipoff against Virginia in the title game, the team flew straight home, arriving at RDU around 2:30 a.