NCAA Tournament: Midwest Region Preview

Harrison Barnes and preseason No. 1 North Carolina aims to end the year on top.

2012 NCAA Tournament

MIDWEST REGION
St. Louis

Top Two – North Carolina (1), Kansas (2)

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College Basketball: Players of the Year

Athlon takes a conference-by-conference look at the top players

By Mitch Light

Athlon Sports is in the business of preseason prognostications, so let’s look back at who we tabbed as the preseason Player of the Year in the nation’s top conferences and who deserves the award in the postseason.

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College Basketball 2011 Preview: North Carolina Tar Heels

How far will Roy Williams and his Tar Heels go this season?

After the North Carolina Tar Heels fell one step short of the Final Four, Roy Williams entered the offseason uncertain about what his team might look like for 2011-12. Now, he couldn’t be more pleased. Each member of Williams’ starting frontcourt — Harrison Barnes, John Henson and Tyler Zeller — passed up a chance to enter the NBA Draft.