UNC men’s basketball will go on the road for the first time during the regular season and take on St. Bonaventure and No. 17 Michigan State during the Fort Myers Tip-Off event — these games will go on during college basketball’s annual feast week, where teams across the country go up against each other during the time of Thanksgiving. Freshman Caleb Wilson and the Tar Heels will be tested.
North Carolina pushed forward without its senior leader Seth Trimble, who is out for some time with an injury on his non-shooting arm. However, despite the bad in the situation, head coach Hubert Davis and the staff will get to see who steps up in Trimble’s absence — beyond Luka Bogavac, who is now a starter. What can Jonathan Powell do? Derek Dixon? Can perhaps Isaiah Denis play more?
Both the Bonnies and the Spartans are undefeated (Michigan State has two games before playing UNC on November 27, so this could change). St. Bonaventure, head coached by Mark Schmidt, are 5-0 with wins over Bradley, Cansisius, Siena, Youngstown St and Robert Morris…