New column: Michael Malone is the new @UNC_Basketball coach, coming full circle after once writing blind letters to Dean Smith hoping for a job offer. And now Malone arrives with credentials lauded by numerous Tar Heel pro alums.
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Seventeen years ago today, Tyler Hansbrough and the Tar Heels won the 2009 NCAA title with a dominant, 89-72 win over Michigan State in Detroit.
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Thirty-three years ago today, Donald Williams scored 25 points & was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player as Carolina won Dean Smith's second NCAA title over Michigan, 77-71.
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Twenty-one years ago today, Sean May was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player as Carolina beat Illinois, 75-70, to win Roy Williams' first NCAA title.
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Nine years ago today, @JoelBerryII scored 22 points to lead Carolina past Gonzaga, 71-65, and win the Tar Heels' sixth NCAA title.
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Four years ago today, the Tar Heels beat Duke, 81-77, in the NCAA Final Four in the first-ever NCAA Tournament meeting between the schools.
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Five years ago today, Roy Williams retired as Carolina's head coach with 903 career wins.
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Nine years ago today, Kennedy Meeks tied his career high with 25 points & grabbed 14 rebounds in Carolina's 77-76 win over Oregon in the NCAA semifinals.
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Forty-four years ago today, freshman Michael Jordan hit this jumper with 17 seconds left to beat Georgetown, 63-62, in New Orleans & win Dean Smith's first NCAA title.
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