Shanna Rose | WV Sports Chat
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.- The West Virginia University men’s basketball team will face North Carolina in the Dick Vitale Invitational on Friday, Nov. 27, at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, marking the first meeting between the programs in 61 years.
The last meeting was on Dec. 31, 1965 when the Mountaineers topped the Tar Heels 102-97. WVU has won all five meetings in the series.
The series began on Dec. 28, 1949, when the Mountaineers earned a 58-50 victory in Raleigh, North Carolina. WVU followed with a 62-49 win on Jan. 15, 1951.
The only meeting in Morgantown was on Feb. 6, 1952, with the Mountaineers defeated UNC 80-65. On Dec. 21, 1957, the Mountaineers upset a top-ranked Tar Heels squad, 75-64, to win the prestigious Kentucky Invitational Tournament in Lexington, Kentucky. That win was WVU’s first victory over an Associated Press No. 1-ranked team in school history.
The remainder of the Mountaineers’ nonconference schedule will be announced in the coming weeks.
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