Counting the days

Posted Oct 2, 2006

“Late Night,” the annual team debut, will be Oct. 13, and practice begins in earnest the next day. The first exhibition game will be Nov. 1 against St. Augustine’s at 7:30 p.m. at the Smith Center. The regular season opens in Charlotte on Nov. 14 against Sacred Heart at 7 p.m. in the Preseason NIT. Not only will All-American Tyler Hansbrough and the other exciting newcomers from a year ago be on the court, a gifted class of freshmen will join those sophomores. (Chapel Hill News)

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