UNC vs. Elon: Three Things to Watch

After nearly eight months of one of the longest offseasons in sports, college basketball is back, and on Monday, the North Carolina Tar Heels will open their 2024-25 season against Elon.

Despite the way last season ended, it was a pretty good one on the whole for the Heels, as they won the ACC regular season title and got a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. That has expectations for this year’s squad somewhat high. Their journey will begin tonight as Elon comes to the Smith Center.

The Phoenix come into this year off a 13-19 campaign last year. As is the case with every team in this era, Elon has added and subtracted some players via the transfer portal, but you’d still think the Tar Heels will…