So here we are. The last 25 years of Tar Heel basketball have brought us an embarrassment of riches the like of which no other college basketball team has enjoyed in that same time period. Ten Final Fours. Four National Championships. Countless brilliant and inspiring performances. However, no Tar Heel has played a better game since 1993 than Sean May did on Senior Night in 2005.
To fully appreciate the significance (and brilliance) of May’s signature performance, one has to consider the world that Carolina basketball confronted in 2005. Roy Williams, in his second year as head coach, had molded the Tar Heels just two years removed from the NIT into a championship contender.