</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> The official start of the 2002 men's college basketball season is less than one month away, and Carolina strength coach Thomas McKinney has the Tar Heel men's basketball team hitting the weights in preparation for UNC's first practice on Oct. 12.
Check out pictures below from Wednesday's workouts at the Smith Center, including returning lettermen Melvin Scott, Jonathan Holmes and Will Johnson, as well as newcomers Rashad McCants, Raymond Felton, David Noel and Damion Grant.
Carolina's first regular-season game is on Nov. 18 vs. Penn State at the Smith Center in the Preseason NIT. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">
Newcomers Raymond Felton, Rashad McCants and David Noel.
David Noel on the overhanded lat pulldown machine.
Will Johnson does ab work.
Damion Grant gets stretched out by strength coach Thomas McKinney.
Jonathan Holmes and Rashad McCants running.
Melvin Scott works on his flexibility.
<small>[ September 19, 2002, 05:10 AM: Message edited by: tarheelsben1 ]</small>