Details and what to expect at Blue-White scrimmage

By R.L. Bynum

Fans will get their first chance to see the new-look Carolina men’s basketball team Saturday at the Blue-White scrimmage at the Smith Center.

What can you expect to see at the scrimmage, which is scheduled to start about an hour after the conclusion of the noon UNC-Clemson football game?

The Blue-White scrimmage replaces the Late Night event that the program staged for years and was revived last season for the first time since the 1970s. Seth Trimble scored a game-high 19 points a year ago to lead his Blue team to a 63–54 victory over the White team.

This year’s scrimmage will not be a full 40-minute game. According to UNC, the plan is to play two 12-minute halves, and the teams may be split one way for the first half and another way for the second half.

If it’s like last year’s scrimmage, Coach Hubert Davis will be sitting at a courtside table taking in the action.

Although the NCAA hasn’t yet cleared junior wing Luca Bogavac to play for Carolina, he can play in this scrimmage, as well as the Oct. 18 scrimmage in Cherokee. He can also play in the exhibition games Oct. 24 against BYU in Salt Lake City and against Winston-Salem State at home on Oct. 29.

There will be no live streaming broadcast of the scrimmage, so the only way to see it is to be there; however, it’s free. The Smith Center doors will open 15 minutes after the conclusion of the football game.

You can purchase a reserved seat, which includes exclusive access to a one-item autograph session after the game, for $150. You can buy that ticket here.

Not going to the football game? The best bet for parking is to use the park-and-ride Tar Heel Express at the Friday Center on N.C. 54. Those shuttles will begin to run at 3 p.m. You can get more information on that here. After the scrimmage, shuttles will be available to Franklin Street, as well as the Friday Center and Southern Village park-and-ride lots.


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No.ClassPlayerPos.HgtWgt
8FreshmanCaleb Wilson (5 star)46–10215
5FreshmanIsaiah Denis (4 star)CG6–4180
3FreshmanDerek Dixon (4 star)CG6–5200
40SophomoreIvan Matlekovic57–0255
11SophomoreJonathan PowellG6–6190
2SophomoreJames Brown 56–10240
1SophomoreZayden High46–10230
44JuniorLuca Bogavac
(BO-guh-VAHTS)
W6–6215
4JuniorJaydon Young26–4200
13RS juniorHenri Veesaar
(VEH-sar)
57–0225
0JuniorKyan Evans16–2175
15JuniorJarin Stevenson46–10215
7SeniorSeth Trimble26–3200
Walk-ons
25SophomoreJohn Holbrook46–8230
32JuniorEvan Smith26–1195
6RS seniorElijah Davis26–3205

Former UNC players who transferred

PlayerClass next seasonPos.HgtWgtNext school
Elliot CadeauJuniorPG6–1180Michigan
Jalen WashingtonSeniorC6–10235Vanderbilt
Ian JacksonSophomoreG6–4190St. John’s
Cade TysonSeniorF6–7200Minnesota
Ven-Allen LubinSeniorC6–8230N.C. State

DateMonth/dayTimeOpponent/event
(current ranks)
TV/
record
October
24FridayL, 78–76vs. No. 11 BYU in SLCExhib.
29WednesdayW, 95–53vs. Winston-Salem St.Exhib.
November
3MondayW, 94–54vs. Central Arkansas1–0
7FridayW, 87–74vs. Kansas2–0
11TuesdayW, 89–74vs. Radford3–0
14FridayW, 97–53vs. N.C. Central4–0
18TuesdayW, 73–61vs. Navy5–0
Fort Myers Tip-Off
25TuesdayW, 85–70vs. St. Bonaventure6–0
27ThursdayL, 74–58vs. No. 12 Michigan State6–1
DecemberACC/SEC
Men’s Challenge
2TuesdayW, 67–64at Kentucky7–1
—————————
7SundayW, 81–61vs. Georgetown8–1
13SaturdayW, 80–62vs. USC Upstate9–1
16TuesdayW, 77–58vs. ETSU10–1
CBS Sports Classic
in Atlanta
20SaturdayW, 71–70vs. Ohio State11–1
—————————
22MondayW, 99–51vs. East Carolina12–1
30TuesdayW, 79–66vs. Florida State13–1,
1–0 ACC
January
3SaturdayL, 97–83at SMU13–2, 1–1
10SaturdayW, 87–84vs. Wake Forest14–2, 2–1
14Wednesday9 p.m.at StanfordACCN
17Saturday4 p.m.at CaliforniaACCN
21Wednesday7 p.m.vs. Notre DameESPN2
24Saturday2 p.m.at No. 16 VirginiaESPN
31Saturday2 p.m.at Georgia TechACCN
February
2Monday7 p.m.vs. SyracuseESPN
7Saturday6:30vs. No. 6 DukeESPN
10Tuesday7 p.m.at MiamiESPN or
ESPN2
14Saturday2 p.m.vs. PittsburghESPN
17Tuesday7 p.m.at N.C. StateESPN or
ESPN2
21Saturday1 p.m.at SyracuseABC
23Monday7 p.m.vs. No. 20 LouisvilleESPN
28Saturday6:30 or 8:30vs. Virginia TechESPN or
ESPN2
March
3Tuesday7 p.m.vs. No. 22 ClemsonESPN or
ESPN2
7Saturday6:30at No. 6 DukeESPN
10–14Tues.-Sat.ACC
tournament
Spectrum Center,
Charlotte

Photo via @UNC_Basketball

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