The 1992–93 team was led by George Lynch, Eric Montross, Brian Reese, Donald Williams, and Derrick Phelps.

North Carolina bounced back with nine straight wins before losing back-to-back road games against unranked Wake Forest and #5 Duke.

North Carolina beat #14 Wake Forest and #6 Duke to close out the regular season and clinch the top seed in the ACC tournament.

The national title game was a see-saw battle throughout, but is remembered best for Chris Webber's time out call with seconds left when Michigan didn't have any.

Michigan was assessed a technical foul and North Carolina ended up winning 77–71, giving Smith his second national championship.