‘Is This Really Happening?’

NC State's DJ Burns Jr. dumps confetti on head coach Kevin Keatts after beating Duke to advance to the Final Four. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

With both the men’s and women’s teams in the Final Four, N.C. State’s improbable run has given a new generation something to aspire to. 

N.C. State’s Band of Brothers

Fifty years ago, as the number of Black athletes began to grow rapidly at Southern universities, a group of young men joined forces in Raleigh in a quest for a national college basketball championship. Now, after the death of an irrepressible teammate, they look back on the bond they still share.