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UNC Basketball: The 9 lowest lows of the Roy Williams era

By Blake Cockrum

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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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – MARCH 25: DaJuan Summers #3 of the Georgetown Hoyas celebrates after defeating the University of North Carolina Tar Heels in the NCAA Men’s East Regional Final at the Continental Airlines Arena in the Meadowlands on March 25, 2007 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

7. North Carolina collapses against Georgetown in 2007 East Regional Final

With an absolutely star-studded cast of players that included senior Reyshawn Terry, sophomores Tyler Hansbrough, Danny Green and Marcus Ginyard and freshmen Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington and Brandan Wright, the 2006-07 Tar Heels won 28 regular season games and earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

As one of the tournament’s prohibitive favorites, the Tar Heels sailed through the first three games in their region. Then they sailed through the first 33 minutes of their Elite 8 matchup with the Georgetown Hoyas. But that’s when the wheels fell off.

Leading by 10 points with just a handful of minutes left before earning a berth in the Final Four, North Carolina completely fell apart. Shots missed, turnovers committed, nothing could go right. They eventually ended regulation in a tie, but the poor play continued in overtime, where they lost by an eventual score of 96-84.

To this day, it’s still one of the worst NCAA Tournament collapses in the rich history of North Carolina basketball. It’s been nearly 13 years since it happened, and it’s still the most memorable self-inflicted defeat I’ve ever seen.

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