Bahamas Prep Starts Monday for UNC Basketball Posted Aug 6, 2014 UNC’s basketball team will reconvene at the Smith Center on Monday to prepare for its pair of exhibition games in the Bahamas on Aug. 15-16. UNC is scheduled to practice four days in Chapel Hill next week (Aug. 11-14) before departing Thursday for Nassau, according to a team spokesperson. The NCAA allows its basketball teams to take preseason foreign trips once every four years. (Inside Carolina)