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In Honor of Back to the Future Day: Three What Ifs in UNC History

Today is Back to the Future Day which denotes the day in the movie Back to the Future II, Marty McFly arrives from 30 years in the past. The movie trilogy, assuming you've seen them, deals with how history can be altered by seemingly minor events. In honor of the day here are five "What Ifs" from UNC sports history.

1. The 1998 basketball team wins the NCAA Championship

This may have had a profound impact on the way things eventually turned out in Chapel Hill. According to Roy Williams in his book Hard Work, Guthridge was only going to coach one season in Chapel Hill.