North Carolina assistant Scott Jackson (Aaron Fitt)

Sorenson: Q&A With UNC’s Scott Jackson

LONG BEACH, Calif. — It was almost weird to not hear the name “North Carolina” called out during the NCAA tournament selection show this year. We’ve become so accustomed to the Tar Heels being in Omaha, let alone just making the field of 64.

But there they were during the first round of regionals, sitting at home with a rather odd-looking 34-24 record, a losing mark in the ACC and an RPI in the 20s.

I ran into UNC assistant Scott Jackson on day two of the Area Code Games and wanted to get his gauge on[…]