The last at-large team in the NCAA field, UNC couldn’t replicate its wire-to-wire spirited play from its First-Four win. The 11th-seeded Tar Heels fell behind early to No. 6 Ole Miss and never fully recovered.

UNC took some losses to highly ranked competition in nonconference games, but eventually molded into a team that earned an NCAA Tournament spot.

After a fierce bubble debate and First Four win, North Carolina came up short against Ole Miss in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The North Carolina Tar Heels were recently eliminated from the NCAA Tournament, but that hasn't stopped RJ Davis. UNC's star guard recently took to social media, sharing a new NIL deal he's earned after showcasing his talent during the college basketball season. Davis has signed an NIL deal with Triscuit, a brand of snack crackers.

Duke and North Carolina are set to tipoff at 1:30 p.m. CT at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama (ESPN). It is the first meeting between the in-state rivals in the NCAA Tournament. The teams split their regular-season series, North Carolina winning the Jan. 9 matchup, 53-46, in overtime and Duke evening the series with a 68-53 win on Feb. 27.

For the first time since multiple teams from the same conference could even enter the NCAA tournament, the ACC failed to get two into the second round. Time for some soul-searching.

After multiple years in Chapel Hill, UNC staples Elliot Cadeau and Jalen Washington have entered their names into the NCAA basketball transfer portal.

Alabama basketball’s next NCAA Tournament opponent is set. The Crimson Tide will face Duke in the Elite Eight, after the Blue Devils beat Arizona in the Elite Eight on Thursday. The top-seeded Duke squad and Alabama will battle Saturday in Newark with a Final Four bid on the line.