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Kaimon Rucker To Perform National Anthem At Final Four
March 31, 2022 | Football
Tar Heel football player Kaimon Rucker is among a quartet of NCAA student-athletes will perform the national anthem prior to the semifinal games at the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Final Four this Saturday.  The athletes will sing the anthem at court level at approximately 4:57 p.m., Central Time in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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The NCAA will have a national recording band and artist who hail from New Orleans perform the anthem prior to the championship game this Monday. The band is slated to perform the anthem at approximately 8:08 p.m., Central Time.
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The first semifinal basketball game between Kansas and Villanova begins at 6:09 p.m. ET, followed by the second game 30 minutes after the conclusion of game 1.  The championship game is set to begin at 9:20 p.m.
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Men's Semifinal Game Anthem Performers
Delany Graham
Duke UniversityÂ
Women's Soccer
Graduate Student
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Hanna Hawks
University of Kansas
Women's Golf
Sophomore
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Charlie Hinckley
Villanova University
Swimming and Diving
Sophomore
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Kaimon Rucker
University of North Carolina
Football
Sophomore
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Men's National Championship Game Anthem Performers
Preservation Hall Jazz Band with TankÂ
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The NCAA will have a national recording band and artist who hail from New Orleans perform the anthem prior to the championship game this Monday. The band is slated to perform the anthem at approximately 8:08 p.m., Central Time.
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The first semifinal basketball game between Kansas and Villanova begins at 6:09 p.m. ET, followed by the second game 30 minutes after the conclusion of game 1.  The championship game is set to begin at 9:20 p.m.
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Men's Semifinal Game Anthem Performers
Delany Graham
Duke UniversityÂ
Women's Soccer
Graduate Student
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Hanna Hawks
University of Kansas
Women's Golf
Sophomore
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Charlie Hinckley
Villanova University
Swimming and Diving
Sophomore
Â
Kaimon Rucker
University of North Carolina
Football
Sophomore
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Men's National Championship Game Anthem Performers
Preservation Hall Jazz Band with TankÂ
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