Seeded No. 1 in the South region and +300 to win it all, the North Carolina Tar Heels’ chances of winning will be even better if point guard Ty Lawson can play.

UNC head coach Roy Williams told radio show host Dan Patrick that if Lawson’s availability will depend on practice.

“He has to practice half the practice Tuesday and all of practice Wednesday or I’m not going to play him on Thursday,” he said.

The Tar Heels begin their 2009 March Madness journey against Radford.