Tar Heels Will Open NCAA Play Friday Vs. Iona

GAME 34: NCAA FIRST ROUND NOTEBOOK

• North Carolina is the No. 1 seed in the 2019 NCAA Midwest Regional and will play Iona on Friday at 9:20 PM in Columbus, Ohio.

• Carolina is a No. 1 seed for a record 17th time. This is the best four-year stretch (2016-19) based on NCAA Tournament seeds in Carolina Basketball history (1,1,2,1). Previous bests were 1981-84 (2,1,2,1); 1982-85 (1,2,1,2); 2005-08 (1,3,1,1) and 2006-09 (3,1,1,1).

• Carolina is 27-6 overall. The Tar Heels won a share of the ACC regular season title for the ninth time in Roy Williams' 16 seasons and the 32nd time in school history.

• The Tar Heels were the No. 2 seed in the ACC Tournament and went 1-1, defeating Louisville, 83-70,…