Andy Wittry | NCAA.com | September 4, 2017 Michael Jordan to be UNC's honorary captain for Louisville game Michael Jordan will serve as an honorary game captain for North Carolina's football team. Share Michael Jordan last played for North Carolina during the 1984 college basketball season but on Saturday, Jordan will be suiting up for the Tar Heels again. Well, kind of. He'll be an honorary game captain for the UNC football team this Saturday as the Tar Heels host Louisville in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for a 12 p.m. ET kickoff. The announcement was made via the UNC football team's Twitter account. RELATED: The best point guards of the last 30 years The announcement includes an 11-second video with audio that says, "Please help me welcome home the greatest to ever play the game, Michael Jordan!" Jordan's last major public appearance at a North Carolina event was at a UNC-Duke basketball game in March, when he announced that the school's football team would wear Jordan Brand uniforms. He infamously spoke at halftime and told the Tar Heel faithful, "The ceiling is the roof." You can see North Carolina's announcement below: The returns on Saturday #CeilingIsTheRoof#OriginOfFlight pic.twitter.com/oq2XB8c6c7 — Carolina Football (@TarHeelFootball) September 4, 2017 10 players who have an NBA draft decision to make, ranked by Andy Katz Andy Katz ranks 10 big-time players who have left the door open for a potential return to college basketball. READ MORE Colleges with most players in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame UCLA leads all schools with seven basketball players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. READ MORE Men's lacrosse: No. 4 North Carolina knocks off No. 2 Notre Dame 12-10 Behind balanced scoring and standout defense, the fourth-ranked North Carolina men's lacrosse team earned a 12-10 win over No. 2 Notre Dame Sunday afternoon on Senior Day at Kenan Stadium. READ MORE