The stretch from Jan. 28 to Feb. 15 presents UNC with a formidable challenge, starting with a road game at Pittsburgh. The Panthers and Tar Heels are tied with five wins each through their last 10 games, and playing late at night on ESPN heightens the pressure.

The first Duke-UNC game this season, which will be held at Cameron Indoor Stadium, is on Feb. 1, with the return trip to Chapel Hill on the final day of the conference schedule, March 8. If the Tar Heels and Hubert Davis hope to defend their regular-season conference title, those two contests will be of critical importance.

Cal's ACC men's 2024-25 basketball schedule was announced on Tuesday, but the two biggest names in the ACC, Duke and North Carolina, won't be coming to Berkeley in the Bears' first season in the ACC.