By Bobby Hundley On Jan. 30, 1957, Western Carolina College dedicated its new basketball facility by welcoming the No. 1 team in college basketball to Cullowhee. Never mind that the Catamounts played in the NAIA's North State Intercollegiate Conference.
Western Carolina (CatamountSports.com)
Location: Cullowhee, N.C.
Rankings: WCU - No. 276 KenPom, NR AP; UNC - No. 8 KenPom, No. 11 AP
Records: WCU - 3-6; UNC - 8-1
Carolina Series History (Last Meeting): Carolina leads 1-0 (UNC 77, WCU 59, Jan. 30, 1957, Reid Gymnasium, Cullowhee)
Know Your Opponent: WCU
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