The Golden Bulls and Tar Heels will tip off just after 2 p.m. in the Smith Center in Chapel Hill. Tickets are available here. A live stream will be available on ACC Network Extra (ACCNX).
Carolina is ranked ninth in the preseason Associated Press poll and 10th in the preseason coaches poll, released this week.
UNC began its preseason with its Blue-White Scrimmage on October 12, then won at Memphis, 84-76, in the St. Jude Tip Off Classic.
Last season, Carolina went 29-8, extending its NCAA-record number of 25-win seasons to 41. The Tar Heels were the No. 1 seed in the NCAA West Regional, the 18th time UNC earned a top seed, the most in NCAA Tournament history. Carolina defeated No. 16 Wagner and No. 9 Michigan State in Charlotte and lost to No. 4 seed Alabama in Los Angeles in the Sweet 16.
The Tar Heels return 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year and 2024-25 preseason first-team All-America guard RJ Davis to this year’s lineup, alongside returning starting point guard Elliot Cadeau. Three scholarship freshmen and a trio of additions from the transfer portal have bolstered the UNC squad.
Davis was voted the preseason ACC Player of the Year and a preseason first-team All-America in recent weeks.
The Tar Heels’ regular season opener will come on Monday November 4 against Elon in Chapel Hill.
