Carolina Basketball season is officially here.

While college basketball teams have been practices for months to this point leading up to the 2023-24 season, the men’s and women’s UNC basketball programs hosted fans for their annual Live Action! event Friday night. The new teams were introduced to Tar Heel fans in the Dean Smith Center through special player entrances, performances, and then scrimmages.

Check out 97.9 The Hill/Chapelboro’s photos of the event by scrolling and clicking through them below:

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