Well this is odd

Wilmington:

... none of the state’s mid-major and low-major schools have thrived. Outside Davidson’s Elite 8 run in 2008, UNCW (2002) and Charlotte (2001) are the only ones to win a NCAA tournament game since 2000.

Except for, you know, the GIANT exception, as mentioned, in northern Mecklenburg County. And not just in ’08.