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4
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
North Carolina's basketball glory goes way back BY LARRY KEITH

10
THEY NAMED THE BUILDING AFTER HIM
The Dean Smith philosophy has bred huge success BY
ALEXANDER WOLFF

20
THE STAR HEELS
The alltime Tar Heel team is a 10-deep powerhouse BY TIM
CROTHERS

28
NOO YAWK BALL
The 1957 NCAA champion Heels had a Big Apple flavor BY
FRANK DEFORD

36
END OF THE MONKEY BUSINESS
In 1982 Dean Smith finally won the national title BY WILLIAM
F. REED

44
THE WHOLE STORY
Carolina's team of 1992-93 had the full package BY HANK HERSCH

52
A SUDDEN SCARE
The Heels and Derrick Phelps fell in the ACC tournament BY HANK
HERSCH

54
TAR HEELS '92-93
Here are the players who became NCAA champs

64
CLEAN SWEEP
Two tidy victories put Carolina in the Sweet 16 BY
MICHAEL JAFFE

66
OFF TO THE RACES
The Tar Heels took the fast track to the Final Four BY
MICHAEL JAFFE

72
BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG EASY
In the NCAA semis, Carolina outdid a look-alike foe BY
ALEXANDER WOLFF

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THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
North Carolina beat Michigan in a classic finale BY
ALEXANDER WOLFF

COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY RICH CLARKSON

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