Pickeral: Welcoming The Neighbors

Posted Dec 20, 2013
Roy Williams has no plans to stop playing marquee non-conference opponents, he said during a recent radio show. Another habit he won't give up any time soon: scheduling non-league, in-state schools. This season, for example, the 14-ranked Tar Heels already have beaten UNC Greensboro. Saturday, they face Davidson, and on New Year's Eve they have a date with UNC Wilmington. (GoHeels.com)

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