On March 9, 2023, the final horn sounded on a 68-59 loss to Virginia in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. It was the ending of a season that was a massive disappointment, where the Tar Heels started at number one in the country and finished not even making the NCAA Tournament. The team decided not to go after the NIT, many questions were asked, and there was a lot of unrest in the Tar Heel fanbase.
Exactly one year later, on March 9, 2024, the Tar Heels partied on the floor of Cameron Indoor Stadium, the locker room, the team bus, and Franklin Street as they finished up a 17-3 regular season in the ACC and took down their first sole regular season title since 2019.