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:

During “Live Action,” the program presented a check to UNC Children’s Hospital in honor of Eric Montross, who was battling cancer. Montross died in December from the illness. (Image via Todd Melet)
UNC’s season began with another iteration of “Live Action with Hubert Davis” at the Dean Smith Center. Senior guard R.J. Davis clearly enjoyed the festivities. (Image via Todd Melet)
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