24 Mar 2000: Ed Cota #5 and Joseph Forte #40 of the North Carolina Tar Heels look on from the court during the NCAA South Regional Game against the Tennessee Volunteers at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. The Tar Heels defeated the Volunteeres 74-69. Mandatory Credit: Elsa Hasch /Allsport
The UNC Basketball program is set to open up their 2021 NCAA Tournament run on Friday night taking on No. 9 Wisconsin in the South Region.
After an up and down regular season, the Tar Heels built some momentum over the final month of the year to secure their spot.