Skills contest
This year, Late Night With Roy ‘got new’ on us. In addition to having a new host, Late Night With Roy had a new format. There were no prerecorded skits featuring basketball players and coaches.
Although I missed the skits, I really enjoyed the contests between the Blue and White team throughout the event as well as the basketball players and dance team performing together.
Nate Britt won the three-point shooting contest. In the final round, Britt faced freshman guard Brandon Robinson. Since their dual came down to a tie, both players had to shoot five three-pointers from one rack of basketballs at the top of the key (top of three point line). Britt nailed all five of his three-pointers, making him the winner.
Robinson gave Britt a run for his money, though. Do not underestimate North Carolina’s outside shooting this season. There is an array of marksman on the perimeter for the Tar Heels.
The young fella Brandon Robinson with the nice stroke and on to face Britt in the final pic.twitter.com/BFoVoMhhOL
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Nate Britt with the perfect rack to down Brandon Robinson and take home the W for White.
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Freshman center Tony Bradley won the skills competition for the Blue Team. Players had to do a series of tasks then make baskets. Joel Berry II and Bradley went through this part easily.
Bradley flushes it home to take the Skills Comp for Blue Team. Somebody stop these guys @JoelBerryII and @ToBrad1 pic.twitter.com/ho2sN41yEg
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This was the ‘Jesse Relay Race,’ where players ran to end of the basketball court and did whatever Late Night With Roy host Jesse Holley told them to do.
Below, Kanler Coker is running back to his team wearing a UNC football helmet and shoulder pads.
Gotta love Kanler Coker (former QB for the football team) running down the court in pads pic.twitter.com/VDoMrzK9YJ
— Late Night with Roy (@LateNightwRoy) October 15, 2016