University of North Carolina Athletics
Four Corners: Tar Heels Heading To Las Vegas
December 14, 2016 | Men's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL--It's been a relatively quiet week around the Smith Center since Sunday's win over Rick Barnes and Tennessee, with limited practice time, the annual Kids Club day and six days between games until Saturday's date against Kentucky in Las Vegas in the CBS Sports Classic.
The Tar Heels are preparing for the game against the Wildcats under unusual circumstances, as the team is in the midst of fall semester final exams this week. Players will complete finals on Thursday, then fly to Las Vegas on Thursday night.
On to this week's Four Corners:
1. NEWS & NOTES
♦ The CBS Sports Classic will continue for three more years starting next December in New Orleans. Next year's game will come a week closer to Christmas, thus avoiding potential exam conflicts.
♦ The Tar Heels' annual youth holiday clinic for kids in first through sixth grades will be held on December 29 in the Smith Center.
2. LAST WEEK
♦ The Tar Heels didn't play their best game, but they did overcome a late rally to defeat Davidson last Wednesday. Here are the highlights:
♦ The play of Kenny Williams has surged early in his sophomore season. Here, he talks to GoHeels Productions about what's different this year:
♦ Carolina came from 15 points behind to defeat Tennessee on Sunday afternoon. Roy Williams had praise for the Smith Center crowd in the comeback. Here are the highlights:
♦ Freshman Brandon Robinson played one of his most complete games in the win over the Volunteers, writes Adam Lucas.
♦ GoHeels TV broke down the hot start for fellow freshman Tony Bradley:
3. UP NEXT
♦ After the Kentucky game, Carolina will host Northern Iowa next Wednesday (December 21) in the Smith Center, then take a week off for the Christmas holiday before hosting former Tar Heel King Rice's Monmouth squad on December 28.
4. DON'T MISS IT
♦ The latest Carolina Insider podcast with Adam Lucas and Jones Angell looks back at the win over Tennessee and discuss the performance of the freshman class:
♦ Stilman White is earning more playing time early this season, and the Wilmington Star-News had a nice feature on the senior's long path to this point.
♦ Tickets are now on sale for Carolina's Thanksgiving 2017 tournament, the Phil Knight Invitational.
♦ Tickets are available for individual Tar Heel home games for the rest of this season.
