Don't tell Hubert Davis it's only the first day of September.
The Carolina head coach was in midseason form this week as his Tar Heels went through a couple of the NCAA-allowed preseason practices. Official practice for the 2022-23 season will begin in late September.
With no opponent to prepare for, this week's two sessions were focused on two aspects of the game: individual skills and refining some of the offensive and defensive principles that form the core of Davis' system.
That doesn't mean, however, that they were easy workouts.