Despite one of the most turbulent days in recent memory with the sudden ouster of athletics director Craig Angelos, the University of Hawaii men's basketball team has prepared all week against a showcase game against current No. 10 and college basketball blue blood North Carolina. The Rainbow Warriors hope their 4-0 start to the season has generated interest among fans, where Friday night's 7:30 p.m. tipoff will be televised nationally on ESPN2 and is deemed a Stan Sheriff Center whiteout. All the latest sports news from Hawaii's sports station UH is also dressed for the occasion, where they'll break out special edition uniforms as well. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rob DeMello KHON (@robdemello) "Obviously, we're coming in with a sense of confidence," starting guard Kody Williams said. "We won the Rainbow Classic, we're coming in with some swagger. And I think the jerseys obviously help a little bit with that. But, you know, North Carolina's obviously always been a historic program and just being able to play them and being ranked 10th in the country adds a little bit more motivation. "Now we're gonna try and go out there and make it a dogfight and it's going to be awesome. It's going to be one heck of an experience, something I've never experienced before, a packed house playing against a ranked opponent with pro guards, pro players. It's going to it's going to be a good test to see where we are for sure." Added head coach Eran Ganot: "I'm just really excited, all encompassing for so many reasons. It's great for our program, it's incredible for our university and our athletic department, the state. I think this is maybe our 45th national television game in nine and a half years. That's impressive . ... And you have to earn it with it, whether it's in your league conference tournament, NCAA tournament and marquee games like this. "So, it's going to be a heck of a challenge. This is the blue blood, obviously. Maybe the bluest of the blue bloods in a lot of ways. And so a heck of a challenge. And that's what it's all about."