Filed under: UNC Basketball Our Long Autumn Nightmare is Almost Over... By Brian Barbour Sep 19, 2006, 1:10pm EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share this on Reddit Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: Our Long Autumn Nightmare is Almost Over... Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email Basketball practice opens up in 24 days. Tyler Hansbrough and Josh McRoberts pose for USA Today. Source: Tar Heel Blue More From Tar Heel Blog UNC’s season ends after cold second half dooms them against Alabama UNC Basketball: Alabama Game Thread RJ Davis named finalist for Naismith Player of the Year Why UNC will make it to the Final Four (and why they won’t) UNC vs. Alabama: Game time, TV schedule, online streaming and more UNC Basketball: Stepping on Necks