Tar Heels vs. Portland Thursday To Start PK80

Posted Nov 22, 2017
UNC plays the University of Portland in the first round of PK80 on Thanksgiving Day at the Moda Center, the NBA home of the Portland Trailblazers and former Tar Heel national champion Ed Davis. This is the first time UNC and Portland have played in men's basketball. The Tar Heels will play Arkansas or Oklahoma on Nov. 24 and Connecticut, DePaul, Michigan State or Oregon on Nov. 26. (GoHeels.com)

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