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HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i and the University of North Carolina have agreed to play a men's basketball game, Nov. 20, 2020 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu."We're thrilled to have North Carolina play here once again," head coachsaid. "To be able to compete against a premier program with a Hall of Fame Coach (Roy Williams) is tremendous for our program and for our awesome fans. Our non-conference strength of schedule has improved each year, including this year with a slate of seven nationally-televised games. To have a marque opponent already lined up for 2020 bodes well for us to continue this trend."The game will mark the sixth meeting between the schools with four of the five previous contests coming in Honolulu. The defending national champion Tar Heels defeated UH, 83-68, in their last stop in 2016. The teams also played in 1994 during the inaugural season of the Stan Sheriff Center (then-named the Special Events Arena). The No. 1-ranked Tar Heels defeated the 'Bows, 88-76, on their way to an NCAA Final Four appearance later that season. Both of those previous meetings were arena sellouts.Two other 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, before going on to capture their third NCAA championship later that season.