Just got a mailing from Bobcats Arena trying to get me to buy more tix to next week’s college hoops fest in Uptown, featuring the Tar Heels. It is really surprising that the NIT Tipoff games Tuesday and Wednesday night have not already sold out.unc

One, it is the season opener for a very powerful Roy Williams team, a team many have already projected will reach the Final Four. Two, Charlotte is traditionally a great market for UNC. Three, the Uptown arena is not all that big: At 19,000 and change it is smaller than both the Dean Dome and the New Old Coliseum. And 3.5, Winthrop is playing too, and the local Eagles alums typically support their team big time.

So color me a light blue shade of confused. Maybe all that is left are tix that were being held back for Sacred Heart and Iona boosters and they’ll be snapped up quickly. Still, rather odd.

PS — I actually heard of a Heel fanatic who joined the Sacred Heart booster club to get first dibs on some near court-side tix in Charlotte. My kinda fan.