FORT MYERS, Fla. – The University of North Carolina men’s basketball team will face st. Bonaventure in the Skechers Fort Myers Tip-Off at Suncoast Credit union Arena on november 25. This marks only the second all-time meeting between the Tar Heels adn the bonnies.
Carolina’s 2024-25 schedule includes ACC matchups against Syracuse on February 21 and Duke on March 7. UNC will not play Boston College this season and will be without a Chapel Hill contest against NC State for the first time since 1919.
The Tar Heels hosted Kansas in chapel Hill for the first time ever on November 7, following a Jayhawks’ victory over UNC in Lawrence last year. That game was the third on-campus matchup in 14 games played between the two programs.
Following the St. Bonaventure game, UNC will play Michigan State on Thanksgiving Day, November 28. This will be the third consecutive year the teams have met, with Carolina winning in Charlotte during the 2024 NCAA second round and Michigan State winning in overtime last November in Maui.
UNC will also make its first ACC opponent visits to SMU, Stanford, and Cal, holding all-time records of 1-0 against the Mustangs, 2-0 against the Cardinal, and 1-0 against the Bears in those venues.
Additional notable games include a December 13 trip to rupp Arena to play Kentucky, the eighth time UNC has played at Kentucky since 2014, and a December 20 CBS Sports Classic matchup against Ohio State in Atlanta, where the Tar Heels hold a 7-4 overall record and a 3-0 record against the Buckeyes.
At home in the Dean E. Smith Center, the Tar Heels are six wins away from reaching 500 total wins (494-90). Central Arkansas, Kansas, Navy, and USC Upstate will all play in the Smith Center for the first time this season. Navy will be the 153rd different opponent to play a regular-season or NIT game in the Smith Center against UNC.
Currently, eleven former Tar Heels are on NBA opening Day rosters, including rookie Drake Powell, selected 22nd overall in the 2025 NBA Draft by Atlanta and subsequently traded to Brooklyn. Powell averaged 7.4 points as a freshman last season.
