Freshmen lead North Carolina's charge into tournament

Posted Mar 17, 2006

Sitting at the back of North Carolina's team bus with his iPod on Wednesday, senior David Noel burst into a wild impression of rapper DMX on the ride from the airport to the hotel. The rest of the players roared with cathartic laughter. The third-seeded Tar Heels probably need comic relief more than any other team in the NCAA tournament. (San Jose Mercury News)

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