Michigan’s win had to be especially painful for North Carolina, which still needs a new coach

INDIANAPOLIS — Sorry, Tar Heels.

As painful as Saturday’s late game was for Arizona fans hoping to see their team play for its first national title since 1997, the runners-up in terms of anguish had to be North Carolina fans.

They already knew Wildcats coach Tommy Lloyd was off the table Friday when Lloyd announced he’d agreed to a new deal to stay in Tucson. But the hope heading into the game was an Arizona win that would allow North Carolina to make a run at Michigan coach Dusty May before moving on to other candidates…

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