Men's Basketball Announces 2025-26 Non-Conference Schedule

Nine home games in the Dean E. Smith Center, including a first-ever matchup in Chapel Hill against Kansas, highlight the non-conference portion of the 2025-26 University of North Carolina men's basketball schedule.

The Tar Heels open regular-season play at home against Central Arkansas on November 3.

On November 7, the Tar Heels play host to the KU Jayhawks. This will be the 14th game all-time between the teams that have the second- and third-most wins in college basketball history. The Tar Heels and Jayhawks previously played in the state of North Carolina in Raleigh in 1959 and Charlotte in 1981 (in Michael Jordan's first college game), but never in Chapel Hill.

UNC will also play host to Radford (November 11), NC Central (November 14), Navy (November 18), Georgetown (December 7), USC Upstate (December 13), ETSU (December 16) and ECU (Dec 22).

Carolina plays St. Bonaventure on November 25 and Michigan State on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, in Fort Myers, Fla., in the Skechers Fort Myers Tip-Off.

The Tar Heels play at Kentucky on December 2 in the ACC-SEC Challenge. It will be UNC's first game against the Wildcats in Rupp Arena since Dec. 13, 2014.

The 12th edition of the CBS Sports Classic pairs UNC against Ohio State in Atlanta's State Farm Arena on December 20. The Tar Heels are 7-4 in the CBS Sports Classic, including 3-0 vs. the Buckeyes.

The Tar Heels host Winston-Salem State in a preseason exhibition game on October 29. Information on another preseason game will be announced once details are finalized.

UNC's 2025-26 Non-Conference Schedule
Oct 29 vs. Winston-Salem State (exhibition)
Nov 3 vs. Central Arkansas
Nov 7 vs. Kansas
Nov 11 vs. Radford
Nov 14 vs. NC Central
Nov 18 vs. Navy
Nov 25 vs. St. Bonaventure, Fort Myers, Fla. (Skechers Fort Myers Tip-Off)
Nov 27 vs. Michigan State, Fort Myers, Fla. (Skechers Fort Myers Tip-Off)
Dec 2 at Kentucky (ACC-SEC Challenge)
Dec 7 vs. Georgetown
Dec 13 vs. USC Upstate
Dec 16 vs. ETSU
Dec 20 vs. Ohio State, Atlanta, Ga. (CBS Sports Classic)
Dec 22 vs. ECU

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