University of North Carolina Athletics The Michael Malone Era unofficially gets started tonight, as Carolina Basketball takes the floor in preseason exhibition play against the USC Trojans in Greensboro. This is the first time we’ve seen the Tar Heels since they blew a 19-point lead to VCU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, which ultimately led to the firing of Hubert Davis and the hiring of Malone, a former NBA champion with the Denver Nuggets. As is the case after a