• High-profile preseason exhibition games are growing in popularity for major college basketball programs. • UNC coach Hubert Davis affirmed his commitment to playing in-state North Carolina schools in the preseason. • Winston-Salem State will receive a $25,000 payment for its upcoming exhibition game against UNC. • Since 2003, UNC has played 25 exhibition games against 14 different in-state opponents.

UNC vs. BYU , Duke vs. Tennessee , Purdue vs. Kentucky, Louisville vs. Kansas.

Those are just a few of the March Madness-like exhibitions that were played in October as college basketball teams across the nation prepare to tip off the regular season in November. Public, high-profile preseason games ramp up the excitement for hoop heads, but they also present the possibility of smalle

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