{
  "id": 6453567,
  "title": "UNC Basketball releases full 2026-27 ACC schedule",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/unc-basketball-releases-full-2026-27-acc-schedule",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T18:20:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/unc-basketball-releases-full-2026-182004324.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The North Carolina Tar Heels basketball team has unveiled their complete 2026-27 ACC schedule. This marks the beginning of Michael Malone's first season as head coach, succeeding Hubert Davis. The newly released schedule confirms the Tar Heels' non-conference matchups and ACC games. The season kicks off on December 30th at home against Cal. UNC will also face Duke and Louisville twice this season, both at home and away. They will play NC State twice, with only one of those contests being a conference game. A non-conference game against NC State is scheduled for Greensboro. Other ACC opponents include Georgia Tech, Miami, SMU, Stanford, and Virginia. The Tar Heels head to Boston College, Florida State, Notre Dame, Pitt, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest for away games. Notably, the Tar Heels will not play Clemson during the 2026-27 season. Their regular season opener against Western Carolina is set for November 2nd in Chapel Hill. For the latest Tar Heels news, follow @TarHeelsWire on X and like their Facebook page.",
  "summary": "The full UNC Basketball ACC schedule for the 2026-27 season is out.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}