The way UNC won will inspire hope this is the year the roller-coaster ride of Hubert Davis' tenure will slow down.

Moving forward, UNC needs to be mindful of how many players they are losing. With such a large Class of '26, they allowed themselves room to lose a player from time to time. If this bad stretch continues, all of their hard work will have been for nothing.

In Kansas’ first game at UNC, freshman point guard Darryn Peterson scored 22 points and grabbed three rebounds. But just two other KU players recorded double-digit points: Tre White with 10 and Bryson Tiller with 12. KU’s starting lineup for this blueblood hoops battle was Peterson, Kohl Rosario, Melvin Council Jr., White and Flory Bidunga.