As many expected, the No. 1 seed Wisconsin and No. 4 seed North Carolina are set for a Sweet 16 matchup. Sam Dekker, who led the Badgers with 17 points in the round of 32 win over Oregon, announced after the game that his favorite team growing up was North Carolina.
Wisconsin forward Sam Dekker just said UNC was his favorite team growing up and he is friends with UNC wing J.P. Tokoto (a Wisconsin native)
— Ross Martin (@RossMartin_IC) March 23, 2015
Dekker also said that UNC’s J.P. Tokoto is one of his best friends (both are from Wisconsin).