University of North Carolina Athletics
NABC Trophy On Display At Area Verizon Stores
April 8, 2009 | Men's Basketball
April 8, 2009
The NABC Coaches' Trophy, the Waterford® Crystal basketball awarded to the University of North Carolina this week at the NCAA Final Four, will be on display at two area Verizon Wireless stores. Fans are invited to have a free on-line photo taken next to the trophy which was presented to Tar Heels coach Roy Williams late Monday night in Detroit.
WHEN & WHERE:
Friday, April 10
Verizon Wireless
720 West Williams St.
Apex, NC
919-367-9666
Free fan photos from 4 - 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 11 Verizon Wireless 6731 Knightdale Blvd. Knightdale, NC 919-266-0116 Free fan photos from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
MORE:
• The NABC Coaches' Trophy is awarded to the No. 1-ranked team in the final USA TODAY / ESPN Coaches Poll, which is always the winner of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
• Each year, an artisan at Waterford® Crystal in Ireland spends three months hand-crafting the sparkling basketball that sits atop The Coaches' Trophy, which is valued at $30,000.
• This is the 19th year The Coaches' Trophy has been awarded by the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches). It was formerly sponsored by Embraer, Sears and Siemens.
• North Carolina has won the trophy three times, also collecting the crystal in 1992-93 and 2004-05, when it was called The Sears Trophy.
• Verizon Wireless was chosen to host the trophy displays as an official partner of UNC athletics.
