The UNC men’s basketball team beat Gonzaga last night to win the team’s sixth national title.
The game was played in Glendale, Arizona, but more than 9,000 Carolina fans watched from the Dean Smith Center on campus in Chapel Hill.Related: Tar Heels Win National Championship
Students, faculty, alumni and fans crowded bars and restaurants along Franklin Street to watch the game. Others traveled from out-of-state to watch the game in the Dean Dome on campus.
And although there was nothing but excitement afterward, the crowd exuded a nervous energy through much of the game.
As the final seconds ticked off the clock, fans rushed the court. They jumped around. Hugged each other. Laughed, shouted, cried as UNC claimed victory in the title game.
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College athletes who were denied the chance to play immediately after transferring a second time can return to competition, for now. A federal judge in West Virginia issued a 14-day temporary restraining order Wednesday against the NCAA. The order comes after seven states, including North Carolina, filed a lawsuit contending the NCAA's transfer rule violates federal antitrust law.
A federal lawsuit filed by a group of states alleges the NCAA’s transfer rule for college athletes violates antitrust law. The lawsuit filed in West Virginia challenges the NCAA’s authority to impose a one-year delay in the eligibility of certain athletes who transfer.
Carson talked about her new role as the ACC's senior associate commissioner for women's basketball, the transfer portal, conference realignment, and Greensboro's future as the conference tournament's home.