University of North Carolina Athletics
Double The Fun: Both Basketball Teams Are Sweet-16 Bound
March 22, 2022 | Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL—The University of North Carolina is one of just three schools in the nation whose men's and women's basketball teams both earned spots in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Â
UNC, Michigan and Iowa State are the three schools nationwide to send both of their basketball programs to the regional semifinal round of the tournament.
The Tar Heel men, seeded eighth in the East Region, dominated ninth-seeded Marquette, 95-63, in the first round in Fort Worth, Texas, last Thursday. Â On Saturday, Carolina upset top-seeded Baylor, 93-86, in overtime. UNC built a lead as large as 25 points before the Bears chipped away and forced the extra period. RJ Davis scored 30 points and Brady Manek had 26 to lead the way offensively.
On the women's side, fifth-seeded Carolina beat Stephen F. Austin, 79-66, in the first round and then dominated host Arizona, 63-45, in the second round in Tucson, Ariz. Â Kennedy Todd-Williams tied her career high with 19 points to lead UNC.
The women will be making their 18th appearance in the Sweet 16 and first since 2015. Part of the Greensboro Regional, UNC (25-6) is headed back to North Carolina to take on top-seeded South Carolina on Friday March 25. Tipoff at the Greensboro Coliseum is 7 p.m.
The men's team will be returning to the Sweet 16 for an NCAA-record 30th time since 1975 and as a No. 8 seed for the third time when the Tar Heels face No. 4 seed UCLA in the East Region semifinals on Friday at 9:30 p.m. in Philadelphia.
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UNC, Michigan and Iowa State are the three schools nationwide to send both of their basketball programs to the regional semifinal round of the tournament.
The Tar Heel men, seeded eighth in the East Region, dominated ninth-seeded Marquette, 95-63, in the first round in Fort Worth, Texas, last Thursday. Â On Saturday, Carolina upset top-seeded Baylor, 93-86, in overtime. UNC built a lead as large as 25 points before the Bears chipped away and forced the extra period. RJ Davis scored 30 points and Brady Manek had 26 to lead the way offensively.
On the women's side, fifth-seeded Carolina beat Stephen F. Austin, 79-66, in the first round and then dominated host Arizona, 63-45, in the second round in Tucson, Ariz. Â Kennedy Todd-Williams tied her career high with 19 points to lead UNC.
The women will be making their 18th appearance in the Sweet 16 and first since 2015. Part of the Greensboro Regional, UNC (25-6) is headed back to North Carolina to take on top-seeded South Carolina on Friday March 25. Tipoff at the Greensboro Coliseum is 7 p.m.
The men's team will be returning to the Sweet 16 for an NCAA-record 30th time since 1975 and as a No. 8 seed for the third time when the Tar Heels face No. 4 seed UCLA in the East Region semifinals on Friday at 9:30 p.m. in Philadelphia.
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