This year, the North Carolina Tar Heels are set to play a slate of powerhouse programs as they prepare for their usually highly competitive conference schedule.
Now, fresh off hosting the Arkansas Razorbacks in the ACC/SEC Men’s Basketball Challenge, the Heels will face the NC State Wolfpack in a game that, while between two ACC programs, won’t actually count toward conference standings.
UNC and NC State are now slated to play on Dec. 15, nearly a month before actual conference play tips off, at Greensboro Coliseum…