Redemption, the book on Carolina's 2017 national title by Adam Lucas, Steve Kirschner and Matt Bowers, is available through UNC Press. The following excerpt covers Luke Maye's shot to beat Kentucky on March 26, 2017, to send the Tar Heels to the Final Four.
Championships are often best remembered for a winning shot or iconic moment in the title game. One needs to look no further than Michael Jordan's jumper 'from out on the left wing' to beat Georgetown in 1982. That is, undoubtedly, the most famous shot in Carolina Basketball history and one of the truly indelible images in sports, a shot that launched the career of the transformative player ESPN called the Greatest Athlete of the 20th Century.