NCAA Mascots To Wear Armbands In Memory Of Jason Ray

Posted Mar 31, 2007

In memory of Jason Ray, the student from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill who portrayed the university's mascot, the Men's and Women's Final Four participating mascots will wear armbands displaying his name throughout the duration of the Final Four events in Atlanta and Cleveland. The elastic armbands will be distributed to the mascots on Thursday, March 29. (Tar Heel Blue)

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