UNC Wilmington to play Clemson for hurricane relief game

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP/WWAY) — Clemson’s men’s basketball team is heading to one of the areas hit hardest by Hurricane Florence to raise money for those impacted by the storm.

The Tigers will play a benefit game at UNC Wilmington on Oct. 27. Proceeds from the event will go to Good Shepherd Center in Wilmington and UNC Wilmington’s Campus Emergency Fund for Student Hurricane Relief.

Florence, the one-time Category 4 storm, made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and caused significant wind and flood damage.

The storm is blamed for the death of at least 50 people with 39 of those in North Carolina.

Clemson coach Brad Brownell has also been an assistant and head coach UNC Wilmington. He hopes the game can be a “small part of the healing process” for people in Wilmington.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchase starting Monday, Oct. 8 at the UNCW Athletics Ticket Office in Trask Coliseum. The first 1,000 UNCW students will be admitted free with a valid One Card.