Repeating past season success is tough, but the Tar Heels became the first team in the 64-team tournament era to miss the tournament after being preseason number one. Pat Welter explains that sometimes returning starters isn't always a good thing.
AGAIN. IT'S THE STATE IS GOING TO REPEAT THIS SEASON. SUCCESS. >> WELL, WE FOUND OUT REPEATING SEASON SUCCESSES DIFFICULT THE MOST SHOCKING AND DISAPPOINTING SEASON CAME FROM NORTH CAROLINA WHO BECAME THE FIRST TEAM IN THE MODERN TOURNAMENT ERA TO BE RANKED PRE-SEASON NUMBER ONE. >> AND NOT EVEN MAKE THE TOURNAMENT FIELD THAT WELL TO TAKE OVER FROM THERE. >> CAROLINA SHOW THIS SEASON THAT SOMETIMES RETURNING STARTERS ISN'T ALWAYS A POSITIVE. THE GROUP TO LET THE HEEL FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OAKHURST BY THE EXPECTATIONS THEY SAID WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE FUNNY THING IS ONE OF A KIND CALEB LOVE AND RJ DAVIS CAN ALL TECHNICALLY COME BACK AND GET IT HARD TO IMAGINE THAT HAPPENING GIVEN THE BUYS OF THE SEASON, BUT YOU CAN'T RULE ANYTHING OUT. YOU'RE A DAVIS LEAN SO HEAVILY ON THE STARTING 5, THE LAST 2 SEASONS HE'S DEVELOPED VIRTUALLY NO DEATH. IT ALREADY LOST OUR INTERESTS AISLES AND POLLARD NICKEL TO THE TRANSFER PORTAL. HIS BEST RECRUITS ARE PART OF THE 2024 CLASS RIGHT NOW, JIM, IN WASHINGTON, THEY MAY HAVE PROBABLY THE MOST HEALTHY YOUNG PLAYER OF THE TAR HEELS ROSTER. NOW. BUT BEHIND BIG GOT YES AND GOT MUCH CHANCE TO PLAY. SO WE SEE THE TRANSFER PORTAL TO REPAY NC STATE. NOT TO MENTION MY EVERY COUNT WAS HE WAS RIGHT NOW THE NCAA
