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Jalek Felton and the Tar Heel newcomers will make their official debuts on Friday.
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Four Corners: Game Week
November 7, 2017 | Men's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL—The 2017-18 regular season tips off on Friday night in the Smith Center, and Tar Heel fans will get their first official look at the defending NCAA champions when Carolina hosts Northern Iowa.
Catch up on the latest news from the Smith Center with Four Corners.
1. NEWS & NOTES
• It's game week!
• Roy Williams Live, the head coach's weekly radio show, debuted this week. Fans can listen online, and past episodes will be archived during the season.
• The official 2017-18 Tar Heel media guide is available now for free download (or to purchase a hard copy). The team's exhaustive record book is a free download here.
• Carolina starts the season ranked No. 9 in both major national polls.
• Single-game tickets for the 2017-18 season are on sale now, and five-game mini-packs and the Tar Heel Package of tickets are still available.
2. THIS WEEK
• Joel Berry II is one of 32 candidates for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, given by the USBWA to the national player of the year:
• ESPN ranked the top 50 players in college basketball entering the 2017-18 season. Berry was No. 13 on the list.
• Sports Illustrated rated the Tar Heel offense among the best in the nation.
• Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News talked with Roy Williams about the relief of entering the 2017-18 season.
3. LAST WEEK
• Berry updated the status of his injured hand.
• The Tar Heels joined old friends C.B. McGrath, Jeff Lebo and Wes Miller in raising money for Governor Roy Cooper's Disaster Relief Fund with a unique hoops jamboree in the Smith Center last weekend.
• Watch some of the best plays from Carolina's three scrimmages:
• Tuesday's Carolina Insider podcast with Jones Angell & Adam Lucas reviews Sunday's jamboree for disaster relief while also looking ahead to Friday's season opener a bit:
4. TAR HEELS IN THE PROS & FORMER TAR HEELS
• Wayne Ellington continues to be an important cog for the Miami Heat.
• Bobby Frasor, Ellington's teammate on the 2009 national championship team, is entering his third year as head coach at his prep alma mater in the Chicago area.
• Jawad Williams, a 2005 NCAA champion Tar Heel, continues to blog interestingly about life as a pro player in Japan.
• Marcus Paige, who has a two-way contract with the Charlotte Hornets, made his G-League debut with the Greensboro Swarm last week.
• Sad news to report that former Tar Heel Ed Stahl has passed away in an auto accident.
Catch up on the latest news from the Smith Center with Four Corners.
1. NEWS & NOTES
• It's game week!
Yah! It's Game Week!#CarolinaSZN pic.twitter.com/aTkdO7grub
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) November 6, 2017
• Roy Williams Live, the head coach's weekly radio show, debuted this week. Fans can listen online, and past episodes will be archived during the season.
• The official 2017-18 Tar Heel media guide is available now for free download (or to purchase a hard copy). The team's exhaustive record book is a free download here.
• Carolina starts the season ranked No. 9 in both major national polls.
• Single-game tickets for the 2017-18 season are on sale now, and five-game mini-packs and the Tar Heel Package of tickets are still available.
2. THIS WEEK
• Joel Berry II is one of 32 candidates for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, given by the USBWA to the national player of the year:
Congrats to @JoelBerryII, who is among 32 nominees for the Oscar Robertson Trophy: https://t.co/sxCyOs9Mk9#CarolinaSZN pic.twitter.com/QsMFJdpOLD
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) November 6, 2017
• ESPN ranked the top 50 players in college basketball entering the 2017-18 season. Berry was No. 13 on the list.
• Sports Illustrated rated the Tar Heel offense among the best in the nation.
• Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News talked with Roy Williams about the relief of entering the 2017-18 season.
3. LAST WEEK
• Berry updated the status of his injured hand.
• The Tar Heels joined old friends C.B. McGrath, Jeff Lebo and Wes Miller in raising money for Governor Roy Cooper's Disaster Relief Fund with a unique hoops jamboree in the Smith Center last weekend.
• Watch some of the best plays from Carolina's three scrimmages:
Couldn't make it out to the Smith Center? Check out a handful of the best plays from today's scrimmages!#CarolinaSZN pic.twitter.com/6kXJ976lC9
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) November 6, 2017
• Tuesday's Carolina Insider podcast with Jones Angell & Adam Lucas reviews Sunday's jamboree for disaster relief while also looking ahead to Friday's season opener a bit:
4. TAR HEELS IN THE PROS & FORMER TAR HEELS
• Wayne Ellington continues to be an important cog for the Miami Heat.
• Bobby Frasor, Ellington's teammate on the 2009 national championship team, is entering his third year as head coach at his prep alma mater in the Chicago area.
• Jawad Williams, a 2005 NCAA champion Tar Heel, continues to blog interestingly about life as a pro player in Japan.
• Marcus Paige, who has a two-way contract with the Charlotte Hornets, made his G-League debut with the Greensboro Swarm last week.
• Sad news to report that former Tar Heel Ed Stahl has passed away in an auto accident.
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