Friday night was an opportunity for the North Carolina Tar Heels to honor last year's men's national championship basketball team and look ahead to what the 2017-18 season has in store.
Tar Heels alum Kenny Smith got the party started and served as host for the event:
North Carolina's annual "Late Night with Roy" event is the unofficial start of the new year in Chapel Hill. Head coach Roy Williams won his third title with the program last year, and tonight saw them raise the banner inside the Dean Smith Center.
The Tar Heels were also welcoming their new crop of freshman talent featuring Jalek Felton, Andrew Platek, Garrison Brooks, Brandon Huffman and Sterling Manley into the fold.