July 6, 2006

CHAPEL HILL -- The University of North Carolina and the Dean E. Smith Center will play host to two NBA preseason games in October featuring former Tar Heels Raymond Felton, Brendan Haywood, Antawn Jamison, Sean May and Marvin Williams.

Felton and May's Charlotte Bobcats are involved in both exhibition games, including an October 17 match-up against Haywood and Jamison's Washington Wizards, and an October 27 game against Williams and the Atlanta Hawks.

Felton, May and Williams were members of the 2005 NCAA champion Tar Heels. Jamison led Carolina to back-to-back Atlantic Coast Conference championships and Final Fours in 1997 and 1998 and was the 1998 National Player of the Year. Haywood is one of three UNC players to ever record a triple-double in a game and is Carolina's all-time leader in field goal percentage and blocked shots.

Tickets are available at the UNC Athletic Box Office located at the Smith Center, by phone at 1-800-722-HEEL (4335), or online at www.TarHeelBlue.com.

Ticket prices for the October 17 Bobcats-Wizards game are $90 for floor level, $35-55 for lower level and $20-25 for upper level seats.

Ticket prices for the October 27 Bobcats-Hawks game are $125 for floor level, $45-55 for lower level and $25-45 for upper level.