Tar Heels Announce Late Night Details

CHAPEL HILL—Late Night With Roy, the 16th annual ceremonial season tipoff for Carolina Basketball presented by Utz, will be the first opportunity to see the Tar Heels open their 2018-19 season in style. Fans are invited to come watch the Tar Heels on Friday October 12 in the Smith Center as they compete in basketball skills challenges and dances while having a little fun, capped off by the team's Blue/White intrasquad scrimmage.

Antawn Jamison (UNC '99) and Molly Sullivan (UNC '02) will host the evening's festivities. Jamison was the 1998 National Player of the Year as a junior at Carolina, a two-time All-America and two-time NBA All-Star. Sullivan was an Atlantic Coast Conference champion and NCAA qualifying swimmer as a Tar Heel who was an NBA sideline reporter for seven seasons and now is a gameday host and reporter for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles.

Doors will open at 4 p.m., and admission is free. The volleyball team will face Pittsburgh in the Smith Center at 5 p.m., followed by Late Night with Roy featuring the men's and women's basketball teams. Women's basketball is expected to begin at approximately 7 p.m., followed by men's basketball at 7:30 p.m.

The event will be the first public Carolina Basketball event on the newly named Roy Williams Court at the Dean Smith Center.

The volleyball match and Late Night 2018 will be streamed live by ACC Network Extra.

The first 3,500 fans in attendance will receive a Roy Williams Court towel.

The GoHeelsGameDay Fan Text Service will be available which allows staff and fans to share concerns and questions and can expect to receive a timely response (919-887-9910).

Carolina Athletics is excited to expand its Tar Heel Ambassador Program to strategic locations throughout campus to offer customer experience support. Look for the pink shirts!

Follow @GoHeelsGameDay on Twitter for key gameday information, promotions and features.

Be mindful of the active construction around the Dean E. Smith Center. Staff and signage will be in place to help fans navigate the construction.

TAR HEEL EXPRESS SHUTTLES
Tar Heel Express shuttle bus service will operate from the Friday Center (located off Highway 54 on Friday Center Drive) beginning at 5 p.m. for a $5 fare (round-trip). The shuttles will provide continuous and fully accessible service, running every 10-15 minutes between the Friday Center and the Smith Center. The shuttles will operate for 45 minutes following the end of Late Night. One-way trips are $3. Click here for more information.

PARKING

Limited public parking will be available in the Rams Head Parking Deck beginning at 3 p.m.

Public Parking Lots officially open at 5 p.m. Parking is $10 and exact change is appreciated to facilitate traffic flow into the lots.

$0 Bell Tower Deck – South Road, Chapel Hill, NC
$10 Bowles Lot – Skipper Bowles, Chapel Hill, NC
$10 Craige Deck – Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC
$10 Manning Lot – Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC
$10 Jackson Deck – New East Drive, Chapel Hill, NC
$10 Rams Head Deck – Ridge Road, Chapel Hill, NC

LIMOUSINE PARKING
Limo parking is available on Blythe Drive only at $20 per vehicle. Limos are not allowed to drop off or pick up passengers in front of the Smith Center. These areas are reserved to accommodate Tar Heel Express shuttle busses.

CHARTER BUS PARKING
Charter Bus accommodations should be submitted at least 72 hours in advance by completing the Basketball Request Form.

Charter Bus parking is $40 per game.
On-Campus Charter Bus accommodations are limited and space is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Buses are parked and staged on Blythe Drive between Craige Drive and Hibbard Drive.

ACCESSIBILITY PARKING & SHUTTLES
Accessibility Parking is reserved in the Williamson Lot located off of Bowles Drive.

Accessibility Parking is $10 per vehicle.
Patrons with a state (any state) disability permit or license plate may park in this location.
Patrons with a temporary mobility issue that do not have a state issued accessibility permit or plate may arrange for a game day disability parking permit by contacting Transportation and Parking Services at 919-962-3951 or submit requests by completing the Basketball Request Form.

Williamson Lot golf cart shuttles provides service from the Williamson Lot to the front of the Smith Center.

The Golf Cart Shuttles are provided on a first-come, first-served basis and only pick-up and drop-off at doors "A" and "B" of the Smith Center.

Check back with GoHeels.com and @GoHeelsGameday for parking updates.

CLEAR BAG POLICY
The Smith Center's clear bag policy will be in effect at Late Night. More details available here.

Carolina Athletics encourages fans to leave all bags at home, but the following items will be allowed into the Dean E. Smith Center:

• Any clear plastic or vinyl bag no larger than 12" x 12" x 20", including gallon freezer bags
• Small clutch purses no larger than 4.5" x 6.5"
• Necessary medical items following inspection at entry gates
• All prohibited items must be returned to your vehicles or discarded at the gates.
• No weapons of any kind are allowed to enter Dean E. Smith Center

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