University of North Carolina Athletics
Late Night Tips Off Season Tonight
October 2, 2014 | Men's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL — Late Night With Roy Williams, the annual kickoff to basketball season at the University of North Carolina, will be held on Friday October 3 with the theme of "A Night With the Stars." The evening will start at 7:30 p.m. in the Smith Center. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and admission is free with general admission seating.
GoHeels TV will stream the event live (click here to watch).
Former Tar Heel guard Bobby Frasor, a senior on the 2009 NCAA championship team, will host the evening's festivities. Don't miss the first opportunity to see the 2014-15 Carolina basketball teams, including the first scrimmage of the fall for the men's team and a chance to welcome back head coach Sylvia Hatchell, who missed all of last season due to leukemia treatment.
Carolina's highly-rated freshman class of Joel Berry II, Justin Jackson and Theo Pinson will make its first public appearance in the Smith Center at Late Night, joining junior All-America guard Marcus Paige and key contributors J.P. Tokoto, Kennedy Meeks, Brice Johnson, Nate Britt and more.
Men's basketball content will include video skits, dances and contests. The UNC women's basketball team also will appear with player introductions, dances and a scrimmage. The next day, the Tar Heel football team will host Virginia Tech at Kenan Stadium at 12:30 p.m.
Parking Information:
• All parking is $10 per automobile.
• No parking for Late Night will be available prior to 3 p.m.
• A limited number of spaces will become available between 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. in the Rams Head Deck.
• Parking will then be on a first-come, first-served basis in the Rams Head Deck as spaces become available toward the end of the work day.
• The Craige and Jackson Decks will open at 4:30 p.m.
• Parking will become available at 5 p.m. in the Manning and Bowles Lots.
• Disability parking will be in the Williamson Lot.
• Here is a campus parking map (.pdf).
Tar Heel Express Shuttle Bus Information:
• Chapel Hill Transit (CHT) will provide Tar Heel Express shuttle service beginning at 5:30 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 Smith Center. The shuttles will operate for 45 minutes following the event.
• Shuttle rides are $5 for a round-trip or $3 for a one-way trip.
• For additional information on Tar Heel Express, please visit CHT's website at www.townofchapelhill.org/tarheelexpress, email chtransit@townofchapelhill.org or call a CHT customer service representative at 919-969-4900 (press 1).
