Nine months ago at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Joel Berry II led North Carolina to a national title on a pair of bad ankles. The heroics of the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four helped Roy Williams capture his third national championship.
At Florida State on Wednesday night, however, Berry’s 28 points couldn’t help the Tar Heels survive on the road.
“We’ve got to get some other guys to step up,” Roy Williams told reporters after his team’s 81-80 defeat. “If [Berry is] going to be able to do that and make shots -- make a lot of them -- then everybody else has to make sure they help him defensively because he’s working awfully hard on both ends.