College Basketball

Two North Carolina fans got engaged just minutes after the Tar Heels’ heartbreaking loss

Dan Gartland
Tuesday April 5th, 2016

North Carolina may have lost the national championship in gut-wrenching fashion, but at least two UNC fans are going home happy.

Mere moments after Kris Jenkins drilled a deep three to bury the Tar Heels, one Carolina fan decided he was going to ask his girlfriend to marry him anyway.

What’s the significance of having met seven years ago? That’s the last time UNC won the championship.

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