Tuesday Talking Points

March 10, 2009

Prior to Tyler Hansbrough and Danny Green, the last Tar Heel to play in six wins over Duke was Jeff McInnis.

The current streak of claiming at least a share of three straight ACC regular season titles is the longest for Carolina since winning four straight from 1982-85.

Carolina has won 27 games in a season for three straight years, the longest such stretch since 1993-95. If the Tar Heels win at least two more games, they will have three straight years of at least 29 wins, which would be the first time in program history they have achieved that feat.

The last time Carolina played on a Friday the 13th in the ACC Tournament was an 80-65 win over Wake Forest in 1992.

In two of the last three seasons, Carolina has faced an ACC Tournament quarterfinal opponent that they also played in the final week of the regular season. In 2006, the Tar Heels beat Virginia nine days after beating the Cavaliers in Chapel Hill, and in 2008 the Tar Heels beat Florida State 10 days after defeating the Seminoles at the Smith Center. It could happen again if Virginia Tech beats Miami in Thursday's opening round.

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