The North Carolina Tar Heels will play the NC State Wolfpack in a non-conference men’s basketball game in the regular season when the teams meet December 15, 2026, in the Tobacco Road Classic in Greensboro’s First Horizon Coliseum.
Last season was the first time since 1919 the teams played only once. Beginning in 1920, the teams played home-and-home every year through 2025. The teams played once in Raleigh last season and were scheduled to play only in Chapel Hill this coming season in ACC play.
The teams will return to Greensboro for the second Tobacco Road Classic during the 2027-28 season.
General public tickets go on sale Thursday, September 10, at Ticketmaster.com and the First Horizon Coliseum box office.