UNC Basketball: 5 reasons the Tar Heels will be better in 2020

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 21: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts after his players turned the ball over against the UCLA Bruins during the CBS Sports Classic at T-Mobile Arena on December 21, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Tar Heels defeated the Bruins 74-64. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 21: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts after his players turned the ball over against the UCLA Bruins during the CBS Sports Classic at T-Mobile Arena on December 21, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Tar Heels defeated the Bruins 74-64. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 15: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts following a play against the Wofford Terriers during their game at Carmichael Arena on December 15, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /

It’s been a tough season for Roy Williams and the Tar Heels, but we’ve got five reasons that the UNC basketball program will be better in 2020.

The North Carolina Tar Heels are 8-9 on the season, and dead last in the ACC; that hasn’t been the case in a very long time. The last occasion in which the Tar Heels were under .500 they ended up winning the National Championship. That was during the 2004-05 season, and with a team that had a completely different make-up than this one. Nobody thinks that is going to be the result of this year’s team; not even the most ardent of fan.

After all, nothing is going right for current Tar Heels. They’ve battled adversity at every turn this year. They’ve battled injuries, inconsistency, inexperience, youth, even a car accident over the past three months. And although things may be ugly in Chapel Hill right now, but there are brighter days on the horizon.

It’s never too early to think about next year — particularly when that’s seemingly all you have to look forward to — so we’ve compiled a list of five reasons that the Tar Heels will be better in 2020