No. 1 Tar Heels chasing final step after NCAA title-game run

FILE - North Carolina coach Hubert Davis reacts during the second half of a college basketball game against Kansas in the finals of the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, April 4, 2022, in New Orleans. Four starters return from a team that showed off its best-case potential, while Davis has restocked a roster that was largely down to relying on an “Iron Five” starting lineup to close last year. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

FILE - North Carolina's Armando Bacot reacts during the second half of the team's game against UCLA in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament March 25, 2022, in Philadelphia. The 6-foot-11, 235-pound Bacot led the team last season in scoring, rebounding, shooting percentage and blocks. He is the preseason pick for ACC player of the year for the league favorite Tar Heels.(AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File)

FILE - North Carolina's Caleb Love goes up for a shot past St. Peter's Clarence Rupert during the first half of a game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament March 27, 2022, in Philadelphia. “We kind of want to write our own story,” Love said. “This is a new team. This is a new age. For us to go out this year and do what we've got to do, knowing what happened last year, we're more motivated than ever.” (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File)