ASHEVILLE—Welcome to Maui.
Once every four years, Roy Williams indoctrinates another Carolina team by taking them to one of his favorite locations in the world for the Maui Invitational.
The 2004-05 season didn't actually begin with a loss to Santa Clara in Oakland. It started with three impressive performances on the islands, with the Tar Heels putting up 106 points in the championship game against Iowa.
The 2008-09 campaign wasn't officially underway until Tyler Hansbrough came back from injury and goading by Bobby Frasor to outplay Luke Harangody in a Maui title win over Notre Dame.