North Carolina Releases Atlantic Coast Conference Schedule For 2019-20

Last season North Carolina opened the regular season at Wofford.

This season however will open up a little bit differently for Roy Williams and North Carolina as they will open the regular season by hosting Mike Brey and Notre Dame.

The UNC-Notre Dame game is the first of 20 ACC contests. This is the first season in which the league's 15 teams will play 20 conference games after seven seasons with an 18-game league schedule. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/12/acc-announces-2019-20-mens-basketball-schedule.aspx

The Irish are one of six ACC opponents the Tar Heels play twice this season, along with Duke, NC State, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest and Virginia. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/12/acc-announces-2019-20-mens-basketball-schedule.aspx

UNC travels to Charlottesville, Va., to play the 2019 NCAA champion Cavaliers on either Friday, Dec. 6 or Saturday, Dec. 7. This is the first time since the 1968-69 season Carolina will play two conference games before the end of December.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/12/acc-announces-2019-20-mens-basketball-schedule.aspx

The Tar Heels will play home games only against four ACC schools (Boston College, Clemson, Georgia Tech and Miami) and away games only against four other ACC teams (Florida State, Louisville, Syracuse and Virginia Tech). “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/12/acc-announces-2019-20-mens-basketball-schedule.aspx

The 2020 ACC Tournament is March 10-14 in Greensboro. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/12/acc-announces-2019-20-mens-basketball-schedule.aspx

Carolina kicks off the season with Late Night with Roy at 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, at the Smith Center. The Tar Heels will play host to Winston-Salem State in an exhibition game on Friday, Nov. 1. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/12/acc-announces-2019-20-mens-basketball-schedule.aspx

After the regular-season opener against Notre Dame, Carolina plays 11 of its next 12 games against non-conference competition, beginning on Nov. 8 when the Tar Heels make their first visit to UNCW. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/12/acc-announces-2019-20-mens-basketball-schedule.aspx

Following a Nov. 15 home game against Gardner-Webb, the Tar Heels begin play in the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis with a Nov. 20 game in Chapel Hill against Elon. The next three games are at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/12/acc-announces-2019-20-mens-basketball-schedule.aspx

Carolina plays Alabama in the first game at Atlantis at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27. UNC will face either Iowa State or Michigan on Thanksgiving and either Gonzaga, Oregon, Seton Hall or Southern Mississippi on Nov. 29.

On Dec. 4, UNC plays host to Ohio State in the 21st ACC-Big Ten Challenge. The Tar Heels are 2-0 against the Buckeyes in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, winning in Chapel Hill in 2006 and in Columbus, Ohio, a season later. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/12/acc-announces-2019-20-mens-basketball-schedule.aspx

Carolina is off for an eight-day exam break following the ACC road opener in Charlottesville, returning to action vs. Wofford at Carmichael Arena on Sunday, Dec. 15. This will be the first regular-season game for UNC men's basketball in Carmichael since a 90-79 win over NC State on Jan. 4, 1986. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/12/acc-announces-2019-20-mens-basketball-schedule.aspx

Carolina heads west for a two-game swing at Gonzaga (Dec. 18) and in Las Vegas (Dec. 21) for the CBS Sports Classic vs. UCLA. The regular-season, non-conference slate concludes at home on Dec. 30 against Yale. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/12/acc-announces-2019-20-mens-basketball-schedule.aspx

Nineteen of Carolina's 20 regular-season ACC games will be televised nationally by an ESPN channel, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or the ACC Network. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/12/acc-announces-2019-20-mens-basketball-schedule.aspx