Couldn’t make it out to Late Night with Roy? The Daily Tar Heel has you covered with the highlights from Friday night’s festivities.
- A significant number of people came out to the Smith Center for the event, even filling the upper bowl of the arena. The North Carolina men's basketball team's top ranking in numerous preseason polls likely contributed to this, as well as a ceremony held to honor the late Stuart Scott.
- Speaking of Scott, ESPN anchor Sage Steele and Jones Angell — the play-by-play announcer for UNC men's basketball and football — came out to halfcourt to honor the famed ESPN broadcaster and UNC graduate who died in January from cancer.