Bill Belichick wins over UNC fraternities with free pizza ahead of Duke basketball game

Bill Belichick has recovered a mode to triumph implicit students astatine the University of North Carolina agelong earlier helium makes his debut arsenic the Tar Heels' caller caput shot coach. 

The erstwhile New England Patriots manager is catering a pizza nighttime for UNC fraternities arsenic they ticker the men’s hoops squad instrumentality on second-ranked Duke Saturday night, according to an email shared connected societal media. 

New North Carolina caput shot manager Bill Belichick walks connected the tribunal astatine Dean Smith Center during halftime of a assemblage hoops crippled betwixt LaSalle and North Carolina successful Chapel Hill, N.C., Dec. 14, 2024.  (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

"Coach Belichick wants to get your fraternity pizza for the UNC vs. Duke crippled time astatine 6:30 p.m.," the email, sent by UNC manager of shot operations Alex Kerr, said. "With that being said, our program is to present the pizzas connected behalf of Coach Belichcik to your house." 

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The generous connection by Belichick comes a week aft the former NFL coach signed a declaration to go UNC’s caller shot coach, formalizing past month’s hiring. 

New North Carolina caput shot manager Bill Belichick speaks to the assemblage astatine Dean Smith Center astatine halftime of a assemblage hoops crippled betwixt La Salle and North Carolina successful Chapel Hill, N.C., Dec. 14, 2024.  (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

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Belichick’s declaration is simply a five-year woody that includes $10 cardinal guaranteed for each of his archetypal 3 seasons with different $3.5 cardinal disposable successful bonuses. News of the signing followed rumors Belichick mightiness inactive instrumentality to the NFL. 

But UNC's wide manager, Michael Lombardi, a erstwhile NFL executive, rapidly unopen down speculation successful a station connected X, saying, "His absorption is connected North Carolina football, hiring unit members and processing the team. The NFL isn't an enactment truthful delight halt making it one. Thank you."

North Carolina Tar Heels caput manager Bill Belichick answers questions during a property league astatine Loudermilk Center for Excellence.  (Jim Dedmon/Imagn Images)

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Belichick volition marque his assemblage shot debut erstwhile UNC hosts TCU connected Labor Day astatine 7:30 p.m.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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