Tar Heels hoping Hicks can turn things around in NCAA final

Posted Apr 2, 2017
His shots aren't falling in the NCAA Tournament. His rebounds are down. And UNC's Isaiah Hicks just hasn't looked like the reliable senior starter he's been all year. The Tar Heels can't afford that to continue into the final night of the season, not if they want to beat Gonzaga in Monday's championship game and win the title that slipped away a year earlier. (Associated Press)

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