This morning, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled a very special, officially licensed North Carolina Tar Heels Men’s Basketball 2017 Game Used Championship Court Bobblehead. The unique bobblehead features North Carolina’s mascot, Rameses, standing on an actual piece of the court that North Carolina played on when it won the 2017 Men’s Basketball National Championship in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 3, 2017. The release is in conjunction with the conclusion of the 2024-25 college basketball season and the anniversary of the National Championship.
The limited edition bobbleheads are being produced by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, an official licensee of the University of North Carolina. Each bobblehead will be standing on a piece of the championship court supplied by Cincinnati based Artsman, a company that creates handcrafted artifacts from game-used elements of sports history including the Men’s and Women’s College Basketball National Championship games.
- The bobbleheads, which are expected to ship in October, are now available exclusively at this link.
- Each bobblehead will be individually numbered to only 317.
- The bobbleheads are $100 each plus an $8 flat-rate shipping charge per order.
- Suited up in the white North Carolina uniform that UNC wore during the 2017 National Championship Game and giving the No. 1 sign while holding a basketball with the school logo, the Rameses bobblehead is standing on an authentic game-used piece of basketball court from the Final Four where the Tar Heels won the 2017 NCAA title. The court base features North Carolina’s logo and details about the game.
- On Monday, April 3rd, 2017, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the Tar Heels won their sixth NCAA title with a 71-65 victory over Gonzaga in the championship game before a crowd of 76,168. It was the eighth title game played between two No. 1 seeds. Joel Berry, the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, scored a game-high 22 points and handed out six assists, while Justin Jackson added 16 points. Led by 14th-year coach Roy Williams, UNC finished 33-7 overall. Making their record-setting 20th appearance in the Final Four, the Tar Heels advanced to the final with a 77-76 victory over Oregon. UNC beat Texas Southern, 103-64, in the first round and Arkansas, 72-65, in the second round. The Tar Heels then outlasted Butler, 92-80, in the Sweet 16, and edged Kentucky, 75-73, on a jump shot by Luke Maye with 0.3 seconds left in the Elite Eight.
- Other schools featured in the first-of-its-kind College Basketball Game Used Championship Court Bobblehead Series are the Baylor Bears, Kansas Jayhawks, Virginia Cavaliers, and LSU Tigers.
- “We’re excited to unveil the North Carolina Tar Heels Game Used Championship Count Bobblehead in conjunction with Artsman,” National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar said. “This bobblehead will be the ultimate way for UNC fans to relive the thrill of victory and commemorate the school’s 2017 Men’s Basketball title. The bobblehead will be a keepsake that fans pass down to future generations.”
- Each bobblehead stands on an authentic piece of the championship court supplied by Cincinnati based Artsman, a company that creates handcrafted artifacts from game-used elements of sports history including the Men’s and Women’s College Basketball National Championship games.
- The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, which is located at 170 S. 1st. St. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, opened to the public on February 1st, 2019. The HOF and Museum also produces high quality, customized bobbleheads for retail sale as well as organizations, individuals, and teams across the country.