In our Champions Rewind series, we'll look at the seasons of past National Champions, breaking down both their offensive and defensive systems.
This week, we'll look at the 2016-17 North Carolina Tar Heels, Roy Williams' last championship of his career.
Season Recap
After losing in the National Championship to Villanova the year prior, North Carolina came into the season ready to go on another run. Despite losing two key players in Brice Johnson and Marcus Paige, North Carolina still returned a lot of production and upperclassmen for the season.
Starters
- Joel Berry - 6'0 - Junior - Point Guard
- Theo Pinson - 6'6 - Junior - Wing
- Justin Jackson - 6'8 - Junior - Small Forward
- Isaiah Hicks - 6'9 - Senior - Power Forward
- Kennedy Meeks - 6'10 - Senior - Center
Bench
- Nate Britt - 6'1 - Senior - Point Guard
- Tony Bradley - 6'11 - Freshman - Center
- Luke Maye - 6'8 - Sophomore - Forward
- Kenny Williams - 6'4 - Sophomore - Shooting Guard
