Tar Heels chat with Obama before game

Posted Nov 12, 2011
If North Carolina's players were nervous about meeting President Obama before Friday's inaugural Carrier Classic, it didn't last long. Obama met with both teams in their locker rooms before tipoff, then mingled with many of them after the game, a 67-55 North Carolina win over Michigan State. "I shook the President's hand," UNC forward John Henson said. "That's a once-in-a-lifetime experience." (Charlotte Observer)

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