When we think about North Carolina men’s basketball participating in mid-season tournaments nowadays, there’s a couple that typically come to mind. The Maui Invitation and the Battle 4 Atlantis are the normal ones in the rotation. There’s been a couple trips up to Portland, Oregon for Nike’s PK80/85 tournaments, and then there’s a couple other appearances in the Preseason NIT or other such tourneys.
However back in the day, there was an even wider swath of tournaments. The most famous was probably the “Dixie Classic” which was held annually in Raleigh, featuring the four ACC teams in North Carolina plus guest teams.