Just how did WSSU get an exhibition basketball game with UNC? Roy Williams kept his word, that's how

Posted Oct 7, 2019
Tickets for Winston-Salem State’s preseason basketball game at North Carolina on Nov. 1 will be available starting Wednesday. The game, which will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Smith Center, is something officials, coaches and players are looking forward to. It’s a game that has been two years in the works, according to Chancellor Elwood Robinson of WSSU. (Winston-Salem Journal)

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