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Smith Center To Host Hornets Training Camp, Exhibition Game
July 16, 2018 | Men's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL—The Charlotte Hornets announced on Monday that the team will hold training camp and host the Boston Celtics in a preseason home game at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill.Â
Former Tar Heel guard Michael Jordan owns the Hornets, and Carolina alum Marvin Williams is a member of the Charlotte roster. Â Carolina's Mitch Kupchak is the new Hornets general manager, and Jackson Simmons is the team's assistant video coordinator.
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The Hornets will conduct training camp from Tuesday, September 25, through Thursday, September 27, before taking on the Celtics on Friday, September 28, at 7:30 p.m. The contest will mark the first time Charlotte's NBA franchise has hosted a preseason game in the Triangle since playing at Raleigh's PNC Arena in 2012 and the first time playing at the Smith Center since 2006.
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Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 19, and can be purchased online through the UNC ticket office at GoHeels.com or by calling 919-962-2296. Tickets also are available online at hornets.com or on the Hornets app. Prices start at $17.50 plus applicable fees.  Tickets for groups of 15 or more are available by calling the Hornets group sales department at 704-688-9047.
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"We are excited to bring Hornets basketball back to the Smith Center for the first time in more than a decade," said Hornets President & Vice Chairman Fred Whitfield. "We look forward to opening the preseason portion of our 30th Anniversary season with the great basketball fans in the Triangle."
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Charlotte's previous preseason games at the Smith Center include 1988, 1990, 1999 and a pair of contests in 2006.
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The remainder of the Hornets preseason schedule will be announced at a later date.
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Former Tar Heel guard Michael Jordan owns the Hornets, and Carolina alum Marvin Williams is a member of the Charlotte roster. Â Carolina's Mitch Kupchak is the new Hornets general manager, and Jackson Simmons is the team's assistant video coordinator.
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The Hornets will conduct training camp from Tuesday, September 25, through Thursday, September 27, before taking on the Celtics on Friday, September 28, at 7:30 p.m. The contest will mark the first time Charlotte's NBA franchise has hosted a preseason game in the Triangle since playing at Raleigh's PNC Arena in 2012 and the first time playing at the Smith Center since 2006.
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Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 19, and can be purchased online through the UNC ticket office at GoHeels.com or by calling 919-962-2296. Tickets also are available online at hornets.com or on the Hornets app. Prices start at $17.50 plus applicable fees.  Tickets for groups of 15 or more are available by calling the Hornets group sales department at 704-688-9047.
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"We are excited to bring Hornets basketball back to the Smith Center for the first time in more than a decade," said Hornets President & Vice Chairman Fred Whitfield. "We look forward to opening the preseason portion of our 30th Anniversary season with the great basketball fans in the Triangle."
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Charlotte's previous preseason games at the Smith Center include 1988, 1990, 1999 and a pair of contests in 2006.
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The remainder of the Hornets preseason schedule will be announced at a later date.
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