UNC’s 2021-22 men’s basketball team will be remembered forever thanks to the transformation they underwent in the final third of the season. Hubert Davis leaned into his starting five, forging the “Iron Five” into a cohesive unit that became extremely efficient on offense and collectively tough on defense. This almost hive-mindset took its final form in the NCAA Tournament, when the Tar Heels ran rampant through the East Region, and culminated as the final nail in Coach K’s coffin during the National Semifinal, before falling just one possession short at a National Championship.
Akil discussed Carolina’s player of the tournament Armando Bacot yesterday, but the Iron Five all deserve full praise and greater understanding of their heroics during March Madness.