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2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule Released
 
Tar Heels face 13 teams that participated in the 2007 NCAA Tournament.

Aug. 23, 2007

The University of North Carolina men's basketball team will play at least 13 opponents this year that participated in the 2007 NCAA Tournament, including Davidson in the Tar Heels' regular-season opener on Wednesday, November 14, at Charlotte Bobcats Arena.

The Atlantic Cast Conference released the full schedule today.

Six of the 13 opponents that played in last year's NCAA Tournament are ACC rivals, including Boston College and Duke, whom the Tar Heels play both home and away this season. UNC travels to Georgia Tech and Virginia and faces Maryland and Virginia Tech one time each in Chapel Hill.

Carolina also travels to national runnerup Ohio State on November 28 in a rematch of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge that UNC won last year, 98-89, in the Smith Center. That contest in Columbus, Ohio, is the mid-point of a five-game stretch in which UNC faces teams that played in the NCAA Tournament last year, and all five are on the road.

The Tar Heels will play Old Dominion in the Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational on Friday, November 23, and either BYU or Louisville in Las Vegas the next evening. After Ohio State on the 29th, Carolina also travels to Kentucky on December 1 and Penn in the historic Palestra in Philadelphia, Pa., on December 4.

Carolina will play host to two exhibition and 16 regular-season games at the Smith Center. The Tar Heels will face Shaw (Nov. 3) and Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 9) in preseason action and Iona (Nov. 18), South Carolina State (Nov. 20), Nicholls State (Dec. 19), UC Santa Barbara (Dec. 22), Nevada (Dec. 27), Valparaiso (Dec. 30), Kent State (Jan. 2) and UNC Asheville (Jan. 9) in non-conference home games.

Times have not been set yet for the Nov. 18 home opener vs. Iona or the Dec. 19 game against Nicholls State.

The University of North Carolina men's basketball team will play at least 13 opponents this year that participated in the 2007 NCAA Tournament, including Davidson in the Tar Heels' regular-season opener on Wednesday, November 14, at Charlotte Bobcats Arena.

The Atlantic Cast Conference released the full schedule today.

Six of the 13 opponents that played in last year's NCAA Tournament are ACC rivals, including Boston College and Duke, whom the Tar Heels play both home and away this season. UNC travels to Georgia Tech and Virginia and faces Maryland and Virginia Tech one time each in Chapel Hill.

Carolina also travels to national runnerup Ohio State on November 28 in a rematch of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge that UNC won last year, 98-89, in the Smith Center. That contest in Columbus, Ohio, is the mid-point of a five-game stretch in which UNC faces teams that played in the NCAA Tournament last year, and all five are on the road.

The Tar Heels will play Old Dominion in the Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational on Friday, November 23, and either BYU or Louisville in Las Vegas the next evening. After Ohio State on the 29th, Carolina also travels to Kentucky on December 1 and Penn in the historic Palestra in Philadelphia, Pa., on December 4.

Carolina will play host to two exhibition and 16 regular-season games at the Smith Center. The Tar Heels will face Shaw (Nov. 3) and Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 9) in preseason action and Iona (Nov. 18), South Carolina State (Nov. 20), Nicholls State (Dec. 19), UC Santa Barbara (Dec. 22), Nevada (Dec. 27), Valparaiso (Dec. 30), Kent State (Jan. 2) and UNC Asheville (Jan. 9) in non-conference home games.

Times have not been set yet for the Nov. 18 home opener vs. Iona or the Dec. 19 game against Nicholls State.

University of North Carolina

2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule

DAY DATE OPPONENT/EVENT SITE TIME TV

Fri. Oct. 12 Late Night with Roy Williams Chapel Hill 8 p.m.

Sat. Nov. 3 Shaw (exhibition) Chapel Hill TBA TarHeelBlue.com

Fri. Nov. 9 Lenoir-Rhyne (exhibition) Chapel Hill 7:30 p.m. TarHeelBlue.com

Wed. Nov. 14 at Davidson (Charlotte Bobcats Arena) Charlotte, N.C. 7 p.m. ESPN

Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational

Sun. Nov. 18 Iona Chapel Hill TBA TBA

Tue. Nov. 20 South Carolina State Chapel Hill 7:30 p.m. TBA

Fri. Nov. 23 vs. Old Dominion (Orleans Arena) Las Vegas, Nev. 11:55 p.m. ESPNU

Sat. Nov. 24 vs. BYU or Louisville (Orleans Arena) Las Vegas, Nev. TBA ESPN

ACC/Big Ten Challenge

Wed. Nov. 28 at Ohio State (Schottenstein Center) Columbus, Ohio 9 p.m. ESPN

Sat. Dec. 1 at Kentucky (Rupp Arena) Lexington, Ky. 2 p.m. ESPN2

Tue. Dec. 4 at Penn (Palestra) Philadelphia, Pa. 7 p.m. ESPN2

Sun. Dec. 16 at Rutgers (Louis Brown Athletic Center) Piscataway, N.J. 8 p.m. ESPN

Wed. Dec. 19 Nicholls State Chapel Hill TBA TBA

Sat. Dec. 22 UC Santa Barbara Chapel Hill 1 p.m. FSNS

Thu. Dec. 27 Nevada Chapel Hill 7 p.m. ESPN2

Sun. Dec. 30 Valparaiso Chapel Hill 7:30 p.m. FSN

Wed. Jan. 2 Kent State Chapel Hill 8 p.m. ESPN

Sun. Jan. 6 at Clemson (Littlejohn Coliseum) Clemson, S.C. 7:30 p.m. FSN

Wed. Jan. 9 UNC Asheville Chapel Hill 7 p.m. ESPNU

Sat. Jan. 12 NC State Chapel Hill Noon ESPN

Wed. Jan. 16 at Georgia Tech (Alexander Memorial Coliseum) Atlanta, Ga. 9 p.m. ESPN

Sat. Jan. 19 Maryland Chapel Hill 3:30 p.m. ABC

Wed. Jan. 23 at Miami (BankUnited Center) Coral Gables, Fla. 9 p.m. Raycom/LF

Thu. Jan. 31 Boston College Chapel Hill 7 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2

Sun. Feb. 3 at Florida State (Donald Tucker Civic Center) Tallahassee, Fla. 2 p.m. FSN

Wed. Feb. 6 Duke Chapel Hill 9 p.m. RLF/ESPN

Sun. Feb. 10 Clemson Chapel Hill 6:30 p.m. FSN

Tue. Feb. 12 at Virginia (John Paul Jones Arena) Charlottesville, Va. 8 p.m. Raycom/LF

Sat. Feb. 16 Virginia Tech Chapel Hill 1 p.m. CBS

Wed. Feb. 20 at NC State (RBC Center) Raleigh, N.C. 7 p.m. ESPN

Sun. Feb. 24 Wake Forest Chapel Hill 7:30 p.m. FSN

Sat. March 1 at Boston College (Conte Forum) Chestnut Hill, Mass. 3:30 p.m. ABC

Tue. March 4 Florida State Chapel Hill 8 p.m. Raycom/LF

Sat. March 8 at Duke (Cameron Indoor Stadium) Durham, N.C. 9 p.m. ESPN

2008 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, CHARLOTTE BOBCATS ARENA, CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Thu. March 13 #8 seed vs. #9 seed Noon

#5 seed vs. #12 seed 2:30 p.m.

#7 seed vs. #10 seed 7 p.m.

#6 seed vs. #11 seed 9:30 p.m.

Fri. March 14 #1 seed vs. 8/9 winner Noon

#4 seed vs. 5/12 winner 2:30 p.m.

#2 seed vs. 7/10 winner 7 p.m.

#3 seed vs. 6/11 winner 9:30 p.m.

Sat. March 15 Semifinals 1:30 & 4 p.m.

Sun. March 16 Championship 1 p.m.

2008 NCAA TOURNAMENT SITES

First & Second Rounds: March 20 & 22- Washington, D.C.; Omaha, Neb.; Denver, Colo.; Anaheim, Calif.; March 21 & 23-

Birmingham, Ala.; Little Rock, Ark.; Raleigh, N.C.; Tampa, Fla.

Regionals: March 27 & 29- Charlotte, N.C.; Phoenix, Ariz.; March 28 & 30- Detroit, Mich.; Houston, Texas

Final Four: April 5 & 7- San Antonio, Texas

all times are Eastern Standard Time

LF- Lincoln-Financial; FSN- Fox Sports Net; FSNS- Fox Sports South

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