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March Madness: Five reasons why North Carolina will win it all

By Michael Foy

Mar 4, 2017; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Theo Pinson (1) celebrates at the end of the game. The Tar Heels defeated the Blue Devils 90-83 at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 4, 2017; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Theo Pinson (1) celebrates at the end of the game. The Tar Heels defeated the Blue Devils 90-83 at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 26, 2017; Memphis, TN, USA; Mar 26, 2017; Memphis, TN, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Luke Maye (32) makes a basket with .3 seconds left over Kentucky Wildcats guard Isaiah Briscoe (13) in the second half during the finals of the South Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at FedExForum. North Carolina won 75-73. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 26, 2017; Memphis, TN, USA; Mar 26, 2017; Memphis, TN, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Luke Maye (32) makes a basket with .3 seconds left over Kentucky Wildcats guard Isaiah Briscoe (13) in the second half during the finals of the South Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at FedExForum. North Carolina won 75-73. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Luke Maye

What can you say about Luke Maye? Maye has been Carolina’s dark horse playmaker this tournament and is a huge reason for the Tar Heels’ tournament success.

Maye went from averaging 5.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game this season to exploding onto the national scene with his NCAA Tournament performance. Just how good has Maye been? He has scored in double figures in three of four games, averaging 12.5 points and 7.0 rebounds while shooting 55.8 percent from the floor and 63.4 percent from three-point range.

In his last two games, against Butler and Kentucky, Maye averaged 16.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, and shot 63.4% from the field and beyond the arc. All of this has earned him the Most Valuable Player title of the loaded South Region.

If Maye continues to add another element to Carolina’s team, they will continue to be that much harder to beat.

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