With the 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket out, some very intriguing first-round matchups are set for Thursday and Friday. Looking ahead, the committee put together some regions that offer interesting matchups with some ties.
A pair of those are in North Carolina’s region.
We’ve already discussed how UNC and Arizona could match up in the Elite 8 with Caleb Love facing his old team to go to the Final Four. Before that, there’s a matchup looming for North Carolina with a family tie.
If North Carolina and Michigan State win their first-round games, Tar Heels guard Paxson Wojcik would face his father, Doug, who is a coach on the Spartans staff:
If UNC and Michigan State meet in the round of 32, UNC wing Paxson Wojcik would face his dad, Doug, who is an assistant with the Spartans. https://t.co/tWnxyXYSc4
— Brendan Marks (@BrendanRMarks) March 17, 2024
Paxson transferred to North Carolina after spending time at Loyola-Chicago and Brown. He’s in his final year of eligibility. As for Doug, he was an assistant on North Carolina’s staff from 2000-03 and has years of experience at the college level as an assistant and a head coach.
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