Dec. 19, 2011
North Carolina Tar Heels (9-2) vs. Nicholls Colonels (4-7)
Date: Monday, Dec. 19, 2011
Tipoff: 7 p.m.
Site: Smith Center, Chapel Hill
Television: ESPNU - Jon Sciambi (play-by-play), Hubert Davis (analyst)
Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network - Jones Angell (play-by-play), Eric Montross (analyst), Dave Nathan (host)
National Radio: Regular-season games are available nationally on Sirius/XM satellite radio and via subscription on UNC's official athletic website, TarHeelBlue.com
On the Web: TarHeelBlue.com; @UNC_Basketball
Records/Series History
UNC Record: 9-2
(6-0 home, 1-1 away, 2-1 neutral)
Nicholls Record: 4-7
(2-1 home, 1-5 away, 1-1 neutral)
Series History: UNC leads, 1-0
Recently: UNC won the only previous meeting, 88-78, on Dec. 19, 2007, in Chapel Hill.
Roy Williams vs. Nicholls: 1-0
National Rankings
UNC: #5 AP/#6 coaches (last week's polls)
Nicholls: unranked
Coaches
UNC: Roy Williams (UNC `72) is 234-64 in his ninth season at Carolina, 652-165 in his 24th season overall
Nicholls: J.P. Piper is 78-124 in his eighth season at Nicholls, 78-124 in his eighth season overall
TAR HEELS CONTINUE HOMESTAND VS. NICHOLLS ON MONDAY
North Carolina will play its second of three games in five days when it hosts Nicholls on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Smith Center. The Tar Heels beat Appalachian State, 97-82, on Saturday and will host Texas on Wednesday night.
The game will be televised by ESPNU. Jon Sciambi (play-by-play) and Hubert Davis (analyst) will have the call for ESPNU.
After playing five of its first eight games away from home, Carolina is in the midst of a nine-game homestand that will include the final seven non-conference games of the year and the first two Atlantic Coast Conference contests against Boston College and Miami.
Carolina was ranked No. 5 in the Associated Press poll and No. 6 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll last week (updated polls were scheduled to be released on Monday afternoon).
UNC is 9-2 this season after its win over Appalachian State on Saturday.
Nicholls enters Monday's game with a record of 4-7 and is 1-5 on the road this season. The Colonels have won three of their last four games since starting 1-6, however.
UPCOMING: After Monday's game, Carolina will conclude its stretch of three games in five games when it plays Wednesday against Texas. After an eight-day break for Christmas, the Tar Heels will play their final non-conference games of the regular season when they host Elon (Dec. 29) and Monmouth (Jan. 1). UNC's Atlantic Coast Conference opener is Jan. 7 against Boston College.
TOYS FOR TOTS COLLECTION AT NICHOLLS GAME
Tar Heel fans are encouraged to bring new, unwrapped toys to Monday's game against Nicholls. The Carolina Athletics Department and Chapel Hill Transit are joining together to fill a bus with toys at theTar Heel Expresslot at the Friday Center. If you are notusing Tar Heel Express, bring your toys to the game and help to fill the bins located in front ofthe Smith Center.
The Department of Social Services is joining with Toys for Tots to provide gifts for low income children living in Orange County. Last year, over 3200 children received toys and the number of needy children has grown to over 5000 this year.
All toys collected at the Nicholls game will stay in Orange County to brighten the lives of our kids during the holidays. 
