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UNC Tar Heels: Keeping It Heel’s 2016 UNC Sportsmen of the Year Awards

By Horran Cameron

Apr 4, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Brice Johnson (11) walks to the court before the game against the Villanova Wildcats in the championship game of the 2016 NCAA Men
Apr 4, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Brice Johnson (11) walks to the court before the game against the Villanova Wildcats in the championship game of the 2016 NCAA Men /
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May 30, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Joe Breschi (C) dabs with his team after winning the national championship against the Maryland Terrapins at Lincoln Financial Field. The Tar Heels won 14-13 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
May 30, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Joe Breschi (C) dabs with his team after winning the national championship against the Maryland Terrapins at Lincoln Financial Field. The Tar Heels won 14-13 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

UNC Coach Of The Year – Jenny Levy (Women’s Lacrosse) and Joe Breschi (Men’s Lacrosse)

Honorable Mentions: Roy Williams

Both Levy and Breschi coached their teams to national championships in 2016. In addition, both coaches were Laxies’ coaches of the year; Levy for women’s coaches and Breschi for men’s coaches. The Laxies are awards for Inside Lacrosse.

UNC’s women’s lacrosse won their second national championship in the past four years. Their first championship came in 2013. The Lady Tar Heels lost the national title game in 2015. In three of the last four seasons, UNC’s women’s lacrosse team was in the Final Four.

UNC’s men’s lacrosse won their first national championship since 1991. 2016 marked their fifth title (1981, 1982, 1986, 1991, 2016).

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