Four Corners: Media Day

CHAPEL HILL—The Tar Heels held their annual media day in the Smith Center on Tuesday afternoon. Head coach Roy Williams held his preseason press conference before a packed audience in the arena's media room, then moved to the adjacent practice gym for posed photos with the 2017-18 team.

Eight newcomers appeared in Carolina uniforms for the first time before the media: graduate student guard Cameron Johnson, sophomore K.J. Smith (who will sit out the season after transferring from Pacific) and freshmen Garrison Brooks, Jalek Felton, Brandon Huffman, Sterling Manley, Walker Miller and Andrew Platek.

Later in the afternoon, the media was invited to attend practice, making for an unusual workout…