After a breather to get back from Hawaii and presumably to enjoy Thanksgiving, the Tar Heels get back to action tonight as they welcome last year’s NCAA Sweet 16 opponent Alabama to the Smith Center as part of the ACC/SEC challenge.
Carolina has already had an ACC/SEC challenge facing the buzzsaw in Auburn last week at the Maui Invitational. Now, they face an Alabama squad that is coming off a visit to Las Vegas while the Tar Heels were in Hawaii. Alabama’s week was also challenging, as they went 2-0 to start the Players’ Era Festival, knocking off Houston and Rutgers—both within five points—and then losing in the Championship against Oregon.