UNC to play in '09 Coaches vs. Cancer

Posted Mar 13, 2009
UNC will join California, Syracuse and Ohio State, plus eight other schools, in next season’s Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. The event will begin Nov. 9-13 at four regional sites: Carolina, Cal, Ohio State and Syracuse. Championship round games will be on Nov. 19 and 20 in New York’s Madison Square Garden. The four regional hosts will play two games at home and then automatically advance to the championship rounds in New York. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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