2010-2011 UNC team autographed basketball

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2010-2011 UNC team autographed basketball.
UNC took part in the 2010 Puerto Rico Tip-Off and the ACC – Big Ten Challenge. The following schools will compete in 2010 Puerto Rico Tip-Off: Davidson, Hofstra, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, Vanderbilt, West Virginia and Western Kentucky[4]
UNC had already scheduled non-conference games against Kentucky, Texas (in Greensboro), Charleston, Long Beach State, at Illinois, at UNC-Asheville, at Evansville, and at Rutgers (Madison Square Garden).[5]
UNC beat Lipscomb 84–66 in their first game of the season. In their second game, which was their first game in the Puerto Rico tip-off, they beat Hofstra 108–63. In their third game, they lost to the University of Minnesota 72–67. In their fourth game, they lost to Vanderbilt 72–65. The two losses caused UNC to fall in the rankings to #25. The 2–2 start was their worst since the 2001–02 season. After closer-than-expected wins against UNC Asheville and College of Charleston, UNC dropped out of the rankings.
In their ACC-Big Ten Challenge game, the Tar Heels were throttled on the road against Illinois. However, they followed up that loss with an epic win over then 11th-ranked Kentucky. They had a chance to jump back into the rankings with a win over Texas in what was essentially a home game at the Greensboro Coliseum, but lost on a last-second shot by the Longhorns' Cory Joseph.
The Tar Heels opened ACC play with close wins over the league's two Virginia teams. However, they came out decidedly flat against Georgia Tech, losing by 20 points. They wouldn't lose again for almost a month, with the only really close game in that stretch being against Miami. That game was only decided on a last-second three-pointer by Harrison Barnes. The month-long winning streak catapulted them back into the rankings for the first time since December.
On February 4, the Tar Heels were broadsided when point guard Larry Drew II abruptly left the team. It didn't seem to have any effect at first, as the Tar Heels blew out Florida State in their first game without Drew. However, after dominating Duke all of the first half, a second-half swoon doomed them to a 79–73 loss. They wouldn't lose again for over a month, despite nail-biters against Clemson and Florida State.
This set up a regular-season finale against Duke with the winner clinching the ACC regular-season title and the top seed in the 2011 ACC Tournament—only the fifth winner-take-all game in the series' 92-season history. The Tar Heels won with relative ease, 81–67, to win their 28th ACC regular-season title and fifth outright title in seven years. It also completed the Tar Heels' fourth undefeated season in the Smith Center.
The Tar Heels did not have an easy time of it in the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, despite being the top seed. In their first-round game against Miami, they trailed for the entire game before going on a 27–6 run in the final 10 minutes, capped by a Tyler Zeller tip-in with 0.2 seconds left to win the game 61–59. It was the biggest postseason comeback in school history. Against Clemson, they trailed by as much as 11 before rallying to force overtime, then dominated the extra session to win 92–87.
This set up their third matchup of the season against Duke. However, the Tar Heels' luck finally ran out, as they were easily swept aside by the Blue Devils 75–58.