UNC Basketball To Host Blue-White Scrimmage In Chapel Hill on Oct. 4

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina basketball will play its annual Blue-White scrimmage at the Smith Center on Oct. 4, playing the game about 60 minutes after the football team’s home game against Clemson, the school announced Monday. The football game is scheduled to kick off at noon.

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General admission to the game will be free. Befitting the NIL era, the school is selling reserved seats and admission to a one-item autograph session for $150.

Last season, North Carolina played its Blue-White scrimmage game the same weekend it faced Georgia Tech in football. UNC had to reschedule the event from its original date, as the team planned to play at Harrah’s Resort in Cherokee until the area was impacted by damages from Hurricane Helene.

The scrimmage will showcase the slew of new faces North Carolina has on its roster this season, with the combined 10 new scholarship players comprised of transfers, freshmen and an overseas addition.

Hubert Davis and his staff brought in West Virginia wing Jonathan Powell, Arizona center Henri Veesaar, Colorado State guard Kyan Evans, Alabama forward Jarin Stevenson, Virginia Tech guard Jaydon Young and High Point center Ivan Matlekovic through the transfer portal.

The highly touted Caleb Wilson along with guards Derek Dixon and Isaiah Denis are the team’s freshmen. Luka Bogavac, who the team signed out of Montenegro, will play his first season of college basketball.

Seth Trimble and James Brown are the holdovers from last year’s team. Zayden High rejoins the team after not being on the roster last season. High played his freshman season with the Tar Heels during the 2023-24 campaign.

UNC will play two preseason exhibition games: one on the road vs. BYU on Oct. 24th and another against Winston-Salem State at home on Oct. 29. It will open the regular season against Central Arkansas on Nov. 3.

UNC finished the season with a 23-14 record. After sneaking into the NCAA Tournament and winning its First Four game against San Diego State, the team lost to Ole Miss 71-64 in the Round of 64. Hubert Davis is 101-45 in his four seasons as North Carolina’s head coach.

UNC Basketball 2025-26 Schedule
Oct 24 vs. BYU (exhibition in Salt Lake City)
Oct 29 vs. Winston-Salem State (exhibition)
Nov 3 vs. Central Arkansas
Nov 7 vs. Kansas
Nov 11 vs. Radford
Nov 14 vs. NC Central
Nov 18 vs. Navy
Nov 25 vs. St. Bonaventure, Fort Myers, Fla. (Fort Myers Tip-Off)
Nov 27 vs. Michigan State, Fort Myers, Fla. (Fort Myers Tip-Off)
Dec 2 at Kentucky (ACC-SEC Challenge)
Dec 7 vs. Georgetown
Dec 13 vs. USC Upstate
Dec 16 vs. ETSU
Dec 20 vs. Ohio State, Atlanta, Ga. (CBS Sports Classic)
Dec 22 vs. ECU
Dec 30/31 vs. Florida State
Jan 3 at SMU
Jan 10 vs. Wake Forest
Jan 13/14 at Stanford
Jan 17 at Cal
Jan 20/21 vs. Notre Dame
Jan 24 at Virginia
Jan 31 at Georgia Tech
Feb 2 vs. Syracuse
Feb 7 vs. Duke
Feb 10/11 at Miami
Feb 14 vs. Pitt
Feb 17/18 at NC State
Feb 21 at Syracuse
Feb 23 vs. Louisville
Feb 28 vs. Virginia Tech
Mar 3/4 vs. Clemson
Mar 7 at Duke