UNC fans pack Dean Smith Center to celebrate victory

I’m not a UNC fan. I’m not, not a UNC fan either. Remember, I’m from Illinois. But I can appreciate the excitement fans must feel over the clinching of the NCAA men’s basketball National Championship. I watched scenes from Franklin Street on TV last night and yelled at the TV telling the kids who climbed the utility poles how stupid they were (if that were my kid, I would pull their tuition right then and there).

Today I got to go to the Dean Smith Center to cover the student/community victory celebration. Here are some photos from the event (since I’m sure some of you are UNC fans).

And here’s a video clip I shot of the crowd coaxing senior Danny Green into dancing.