HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i and the University of North Carolina have agreed to play a men's basketball game, Nov. 18, 2016 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu.
 
"This is a tremendous opportunity and honor to compete with one of the premier programs in all of college basketball," head coach Eran Ganot said. "Can't say enough about the efforts of so many to make this happen as its not too often you can schedule an opponent of this caliber on your homecourt.  We are thrilled to be able to bring North Carolina and their terrific, Hall of Fame Coach, Roy Williams, to the Stan Sheriff Center in front of our wonderful fans!"
 
The game will be the fifth between the two schools with UNC winning the previous four contests. The teams last played in 1994 at the then-Special Events Arena (later renamed Stan Sheriff Center), the building's first men's basketball sell-out. The No. 1-ranked Tar Heels defeated the 'Bows, 88-76, on their way to an NCAA Final Four appearance later that season.
 
Three of the four games in the series have been played in Honolulu including in 1986 and '92 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center. In 1986, the teams opened the season with the No. 1-ranked Tar Heels winning 98-78 in the Thanksgiving Festival. The Tar Heels returned in 1992 for the Rainbow Classic and defeated UH, 101-84, in the third place game en route to their third NCAA championship.
 
The 'Bows have squared off against an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent four of the last five seasons, most recently a 74-70 victory over Pittsburgh last season in Wailuku, Maui. UH is 2-2 over that stretch and 9-24 all-time against the current ACC member teams.
 
 
                                
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