For the third time in the past 13 years, and sixth time overall, Chapel Hill is celebrating a national championship.
The newly-crowned North Carolina Tar Heels returned home on Tuesday and were greeted by thousands of happy, cheering fans at a celebration at the Dean Smith Center.
A year after a heartbreaking loss to Kris Jenkins and Villanova in the 2016 championship game, the Tar Heels defeated Gonzaga 71-65 in on Monday in Glendale, Arizona for their first championship since 2009. They also won titles in 2005, 1993, 1983 and 1957.
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Here are some of the best scenes from their celebration:
I'm a Tar Heel born, I'm a Tar Heel bred #GetIntoIt #NationalChampions pic.twitter.com/6Ed2aZeGVK
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) April 5, 2017
Does it get any better than this?#GetIntoIt pic.twitter.com/1Ia5F49RAa
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) April 5, 2017
You can watch the full event below:
