Tar Heel Blog · Jun 3, 2017
UNC Basketball: Post-championship expectations
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesThere are three types of hangovers. First, there is the type where you wake up and know you will feel horrible all day. Second, there is the type where you wake up thinking “this is not too bad” and then slowly realize that the situation is worse than you thought. Finally, there is the type when you wake up, feel good, and start the party again. Basketball Championships are the same way.
The 2005 Tar Heels went 26-3 in the regular season (including an opening loss to Santa Clara without Raymond Felton), lost in the semifinals of the ACC tournament to Georgia Tech, received a 1 seed in the South, and ultimately beat Illinois for the NCAA Championship.