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UNC Basketball: UNC plans special ring ceremony for title team

By Bryson Gordon

GLENDALE, AZ - APRIL 03: Confetti falls as the North Carolina Tar Heels celebrate after defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the 2017 NCAA Men's Final Four National Championship game at University of Phoenix Stadium on April 3, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Tar Heels defeated the Bulldogs 71-65. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ - APRIL 03: Confetti falls as the North Carolina Tar Heels celebrate after defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the 2017 NCAA Men's Final Four National Championship game at University of Phoenix Stadium on April 3, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Tar Heels defeated the Bulldogs 71-65. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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The 2017 title team will get their championship rings on September 9th, but the ring ceremony will be unique.

As first reported by Adam Lucas, UNC is planning on having a different ring ceremony for the 2017 National Championship team.

On September 9th, at halftime of the UNC-Louisville football game, the title team will be presented with their rings.

But the part that makes it unique is the thing that separates UNC from other schools.

GLENDALE, AZ – APRIL 03: The North Carolina Tar Heels celebrate after defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the 2017 NCAA Men’s Final Four National Championship game at University of Phoenix Stadium on April 3, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Tar Heels defeated the Bulldogs 71-65. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ – APRIL 03: The North Carolina Tar Heels celebrate after defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the 2017 NCAA Men’s Final Four National Championship game at University of Phoenix Stadium on April 3, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Tar Heels defeated the Bulldogs 71-65. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

UNC will have its family tradition on full display for the ring ceremony. The national title teams of the past, 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, and 2009, will present this team with their championship rings.

The family aspect of the Tar Heel program has long been its tradition, but this is taking it to another level.

Former Tar Heel players go all over the world to continue their playing career. This will be a great sign of respect for all of the former players that show up.

You can expect Lennie Rosenbluth to be there, and maybe Michael Jordan. You can be assured of Eric Montross and Sean May, and of course, Psycho T should be there.

This will be a reunion of sorts. A reunion of some great Tar Heels to be remembered.

Or maybe, just maybe, it will be the welcoming of the 2017 team into the illustrious fraternity of the past Tar Heel championship teams.

My guess would be the latter.

A welcome party, for this great 2017 team, to the immortal group of Tar Heel legends.

But no matter what you think, you can rest assured this will be a party. Plenty of recruits should be in attendance. There will also be tons of A-list Tar Heel stars.

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And you can bet your bottom dollar Coach Dean Smith will be looking down, smiling, because this is something he built.

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