UNC fans gathered outside of the Dean E. Smith Center on Wednesday evening to wish the Tar Heels luck as they prepare to take on the No. 10 Syracuse Orange in the Final Four in Houston this weekend.

The North Carolina Tar Heels are the only No. 1 seed remaining in the NCAA Tournament.

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Carolina is heading to the Final Four for a record 19th time.

The Tar Heels have been led by one of the best seasons in UNC history from Brice Johnson; the senior forward has been named first-team All-America by the Associated Press, US Basketball Writers Association and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Johnson is also one of five players who have been invited to Los Angeles for the Wooden Award presentation on April 8; the award is given annually to the nation’s most outstanding basketball player.

UNC will face Syracuse in the second game on Saturday night after the festivities get started with a matchup of two No. 2 seeds, Villanova and Oklahoma.

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