UNC guard RJ Davis insists Tar Heels’ play down the stretch and showing in ACC Tournament warrants spot in the NCAA field.

The North Carolina men’s basketball team believes it is an NCAA Tournament team. The Tar Heels (22-12) have won six of their last seven games and moved onto the right side of the bubble in most projections.

So there's no great reason for Cooper Flagg to play Friday against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament semifinals one day after spraining his left ankle in a win over Georgia Tech. A potential Flagg absence would be good for a UNC team desperately in need of a Q1 win,

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg appeared to injure his left ankle after slipping under the basket and was helped to the locker room by two teammates late in the first half. He did not return.

A big reason why expectations were so high for this team was star freshman Cooper Flagg. Flagg is one of the best NBA prospects that the game has ever seen, and he was viewed as the #1 2025 draft pick before he even started his Duke career. He is a special player, and he is having a special season.