North Carolina basketball scheduled 2024 to2 games versus Alabama Kansas among top nine conference contests North Carolina opens the 2024 to 25 season on November 4 at home against Elon before an early season test against Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse on November 8th the UNC early season matchup Against The Jayhawks is part of a loaded non-conference slate heading into year for of the Hubert Davis era the Tar Heels head to the Ala State during Thanksgiving week for the Maui Invitational UNC opens up the Marquee mte against Dayton and could have a date with two-time reigning National Champion Yukon if both squads run the table and reach the championship game UNC is coming off a lost in the sweet 16 to Alabama and will have to replace three starters including one of the most accomplished players in program history arando blacka the Tar Heels returned All American Guard RJ Davis who enters the season as one of the favorites to win nouth Player of the Year five star recruits Ian Jackson and Drake Powell are expected to play a significant role in the rotation due to Harrison Ingram and corck Ryan the party the program sophomore guard Elliot CAU a for five star in the 2023 recruiting cycle is also expected to open the season as a starter in the back court alongside Davis North Carolina is ranked no four in Gary parish's latest top 25 and one here are the top five North Carolina nonconference games to watch this season there is nothing like a good rematch and if this game is anything like what happened at the sweet 16 it should be a treat for college basketball fans the Crimson Tide should open the season as one of the top teams in the country due to the return of All American Guard Mark seers Alabama loaded up in the transfer portal while Landing former ruggers big man Clifford Omari who was expected to Anchor the defense in the middle best part this game will be played in Chapel Hill instead of a neutral site Kansas enters the season as the preseason note one ranked team and checked in as Gary parish's top ranked team in the latest top 25 and one expectations for Bill self and Company will be as high as ever after a disappointing exit in the NC double a tournament last spring after following to Gonzaga in the second round Kansas loaded up in the transfer portal by Landing forward Wisconsin and Street John's forward AG Store Al Mama forward reing Griffin and South Dakota State guard zek Mayo alongside Blue Chip incing freshman Flo done that no 14 overall and raiki is pass war no 49 overall the J Hawks also returned veterans Hunter Dickinson KJ avans Jr and DN Harris Jr