Remember when Syracuse basketball crushed UNC in the ACC tourney?

Roy Williams, Syracuse basketball (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Roy Williams, Syracuse basketball (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /
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Syracuse basketball won the last game of the 2020 ACC Tournament, an event whose cancelation is chronicled in a series this week.

Syracuse basketball, in somewhat of a surprise, absolutely destroyed North Carolina in the second round of this past March’s Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

As we all know, the novel coronavirus pandemic ultimately halted the ACC tourney, every other conference tournament, and March Madness.

Since the Orange’s destruction of the Tar Heels proved the last game of the ACC Tournament, many ‘Cuse fanatics, myself included, appropriately declared Syracuse as the champion of the league’s 2020 post-season tourney.

All kidding aside, if you’re in the mood to relive the Orange’s victory against UNC, as well as the rest of the abruptly halted ACC Tournament, the conference has got something in store for you.

The ACC announced on Monday a four-part series that details the 2020 tourney, entitled “The Tournament That Wasn’t.”

According to the conference’s press release, the series will commence on Monday, June 22, and go through Thursday, June 25. Each episode will start at 9 pm, via the league’s Twitter page (@ACCMBB). The entire program will also air at 9 pm on Thursday, June 25, on the league’s Facebook and YouTube pages.

Syracuse basketball and the rest of the ACC are highlighted in a new series, called “The Tournament That Wasn’t.”

"More from the ACC announcement. “The series gives viewers an all-access look at the unprecedented tournament that was canceled after two days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The series features accounts from nearly two dozen individuals who were involved in the event, including ACC Commissioner John Swofford, the league’s student-athletes, coaches and administrators, ESPN and ACC Network talent and long-time members of the media.”"

Hopefully, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim and some of the ‘Cuse players are featured in the four-part series. After losing by double digits at the Carrier Dome to North Carolina earlier in the 2019-20 term, the Orange totally clamped down on the Tar Heels in the ACC Tournament’s second round.

In perhaps its best output of the entire year, Syracuse defeated UNC, 81-53, as the ‘Cuse performed extremely well on both the offensive and defensive ends of the court.

The Orange, after snapping a nine-affair skid to the Tar Heels, was supposed to suit up versus Louisville. Oh, what could have been for Syracuse.