After a historically disappointing season, North Carolina is passing on the NIT.
"All season, our focus and goal have been on being the best team we can possibly become and reaching our full potential to give us another opportunity to compete, play for and win an NCAA championship. ...
North Carolina returned the core of last season's roster and entered 2022-23 as the nation's No. 1 team. Five weeks into the season, it tumbled out of the top 25 thanks to a four-game losing streak culminated by a loss to Virginia Tech on Dec. 4. It briefly returned to the top 25 after December wins over Ohio State and Michigan, but was knocked out of the rankings for good following a Dec. 30 loss to Pitt.
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