Disaster Relief Jamboree Sunday

CHAPEL HILL—The Dean E. Smith Center will welcome home three head coaches with strong ties to Carolina Basketball in a unique exhibition series on Sunday, November 5, at 3 p.m. to raise money for disaster relief efforts in North Carolina.

Head coach Roy Williams and the Tar Heels will play a series of brief exhibition games against three in-state opponents, each of whom are led by either former UNC players and/or coaches.

Cost of admission is $20 with the proceeds going to the governor's Disaster Relief Fund.

The Tar Heels are joined by ECU, UNCG and UNCW in the four-team jamboree. Each school will play either 13- or 14-minute periods against each of the other three schools. The first 10 minutes of each period will be running time. Each of the four school will play a total of 40 minutes.

"We need a great turnout from our fans, from ECU, UNCG and UNCW, our students, college basketball fans, and just people who want to make a difference," says Roy Williams. "We have a great big building – let's get a great turnout and help out a lot of our fellow North Carolinians who have been devastated by these storms."

The schedule is as follows:

Period 1
North Carolina vs. ECU (13 minutes)

Period 2
UNCG vs. UNCW (13 minutes)

Period 3
ECU vs. UNCW (13 minutes)

Period 4
North Carolina vs. UNCG (13 minutes)

Period 5
ECU vs. UNCW (14 minutes)

Period 6
North Carolina vs. UNCW (14 minutes)

ECU's head coach is former Tar Heel captain Jeff Lebo, who was an outstanding scorer, shooter and passer from 1985-89. Williams was an assistant coach under Dean Smith in Lebo's first three seasons.

UNCG is coached by Wes Miller, who played for Williams at UNC, earned a national championship ring in 2005 and started at shooting guard for the 2007 ACC champions.

UNCW is under the direction of first-year head coach C.B. McGrath, who played for Coach Williams at Kansas and was an assistant coach for the Tar Heels from 2003-17, helping Carolina win three national championships. McGrath's staff includes Joe Wolf and Jackie Manuel. Wolf was a first-team All-ACC performer and first-round NBA selection in 1987; Manuel was a lockdown defender and team captain in 2005 when the Tar Heels won the NCAA title.

"It's just fun to have Coach Lebo, Coach Miller and Coach McGrath bring their teams to Chapel Hill for some basketball," says Williams, "but the best part is we get to help people who really need some assistance. The money we raise will go to people affected by the storms that have hit our country, not just this year, but in the last couple of years. When natural disasters hit like they did with Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and the series of hurricanes that did so much damage in the past two months, the negative effects impact our communities for several years. That's why we are working with the governor's Disaster Relief Fund.

"We're going to play most of the periods on a running clock, because with four teams we don't want fans to think it will be a long scrimmage. But with the start of our seasons so close, this will be a great opportunity for each of our programs to get a good look at what we have."

Carolina students may attend free of charge by showing a valid ID at Gate C. Students are encouraged to make a contribution to the Disaster Relief Fund at that same gate.

TICKETS
Tickets are $20 and are on sale now. Tickets may be purchased at the UNC Athletics Ticket Office at the Williamson Athletics Center next to the Smith Center, at GoHeels.com or by calling 1-800-722-HEEL.

Students from UNC-Chapel Hill will be admitted for free at Gate C with a valid student ID, but are encouraged to make donations to the Disaster Relief Fund at that same gate.

ECU, UNCG and UNCW will also have a limited number of tickets available through their respective athletic ticket offices.

TAR HEEL EXPRESS/PARKING
Chapel Hill Transit will provide Tar Heel Express shuttle service on Sunday, November 5, 2017, for the exhibition games beginning at 1:30 p.m. from the Friday Center park and ride (off Highway 54 East on Friday Center Drive).

The shuttles will provide continuous and fully accessible service, running every 10 to 15 minutes between Friday Center and the Dean E. Smith Center. The shuttles will operate for forty-five (45) minutes following the event. Shuttle rides are $5 for a round-trip or $3 for a one-way trip.

Parking will be available in all lots surrounding the Smith Center for $10.00 per vehicle.

T-SHIRTS
Chapel Hill Sportswear will produce an official North Carolina Disaster Relief Jamboree t-shirt for this event and donate 100 percent of the proceeds of all sales to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund. Shirts can be purchased at Chapel Hill Sportswear starting on Friday November 3 and will be available at the Smith Center on Sunday, Nov. 5.

PROMOTIONS
Chapel Hill Restaurant Group is partnering with Carolina Basketball in support of the Tar Heels and the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund. Bring your Jamboree ticket to Spanky's or 411 West on Franklin Street before or after the game on Sunday for a complimentary appetizer with the purchase of an entrée. Offer good for dine-in only on Sunday, November 5th.

From November 6th through the 15th, show your Disaster Relief Jamboree basketball ticket in the golf shop at UNC's Finley Golf Course to receive the following benefits:

Buy one range token and get one free
10 percent off non-sale merchandise (excluding golf balls)
$5 off your greens fee

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