Want to shoot hoops with Brice Johnson and Tar Heels at the Smith Center? Here's how

Only a select few have been able to take the court in the Smith Center to help Carolina knock off Duke.

Thanks to Brice Johnson, everyone will have an opportunity to lift the Tar Heels to victory over the Blue Devils on Saturday morning in the Teen Cancer America Hoop-a-Thon.

For $25, fans will get a t-shirt and two minutes to take the floor in the Smith Center's practice facility to shoot hoops with Johnson along with current and former Tar Heels, while competing to find out who can knock down the most shots.

With Duke's Hoop-a-thon set for Sunday in Durham, the school that raises more money will receive the Hoop-a-thon trophy until next year's event.

Last season, with only one Hoop-a-thon at Duke, the event raised more than $20,000 to go toward treatment and research for adolescent cancer and support for patients and their families.

Nolan Smith, a former Blue Devil and TCA ambassador is happy to have his close friend Johnson involved with the event.

“Brice has supported the TCA Hoop-a-Thon since the beginning, showing a side of the Duke-Carolina rivalry that most folks never see,” Smith said. “I was so excited when he became a TCA ambassador and we started planning these competing events, which will raise even more money for Teen Cancer America and the amazing work they do.”

Click here for more information and how to register for the Hoop-a-Thon.

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