UNC, NC State to each get massive payout for December 15 matchup
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Before you know it, the North Carolina Tar Heels will be playing basketball. UNC features a loaded exhibition and non-conference schedule, starting with the USC Trojans on October 9 in Greensboro.
North Carolina knows all its opponents, but not all its tip times. Fans at least know the Tar Heels' first tip-off against archivalDuke, which was revealed on Thursday.
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UNC will play NC State twice, with both rivals' first matchup a "non-conference" tilt on December 15, also at the old Greensboro Coliseum. Both teams have a little extra incentive for playing each other over the holidays.
According to WRAL's Brian Murphy, via TarHeelNation, the Tar Heels and Wolfpack are each guaranteed $1 million in this Tobacco Road Classic battle.
Normally, you don't see major payouts like this unless a Power Four team, like North Carolina, is hosting a smaller school like Colgate University. Regardless of who wins in Greensboro, UNC and State will be returning home happy campers.
UNC and NC State are each guaranteed $1 million per game in Greensboro per @murphsturph.https://t.co/RYXFDzymIr
— Tar Heel Nation (@UNC_TarHeelFan) September 24, 2026
A few weeks later, the Tar Heels will host NC State in Chapel Hill on Saturday, January 9. North Carolina doesn't make the short trip down I-40 to Raleigh, though, but both rivals will play twice after a lone matchup last season.
Michael Malone has Tar Heel Nation buzzing already, thanks to his roster re-construction with a combination of transfer portal, international and high school recruiting additions, while being able to retain Jarin Stevenson, Jaydon Young and Isaiah Denis. If UNC gets Cameron Fens back from his eligibility ruling saga, the boys in Carolina Blue suddenly become even more dangerous.
The countdown to basketball season is on...
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