{"id":843529,"date":"2026-09-11T00:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T00:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/843529\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T00:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T00:46:11","slug":"nc-states-2026-27-basketball-schedule-what-are-the-packs-biggest-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/843529\/","title":{"rendered":"NC State’s 2026-27 Basketball Schedule: What Are the Pack’s Biggest Games?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Justin Gainey era officially begins in Raleigh when NC State hosts Campbell on Nov. 2nd. His Wolfpack will play 32 regular-season<\/a> games, including 18 at home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gainey will ease into the new role with four straight home games before the Wolfpack travel to Nassau, Bahamas, to compete in the Baha Mar Championship against Murray State.\u00a0<\/p>\n

SEC Opponents\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Wolfpack will play against three teams from the SEC this season. NC State will host South Carolina in the fourth annual ACC-SEC Challenge on Dec. 1. <\/p>\n

They\u2019ll trek to Nashville to face Tennessee five days later. <\/p>\n

The Wolfpack finish off their SEC roadshow in Jackson against Ole Miss on Dec. 19.\u00a0<\/p>\n

ACC Initiation \u00a0<\/p>\n

Gainey will get his initiation to coaching in the ACC with a trip to Miami on Dec. 29, while fans are still in holiday mode. At least the warm Miami temperatures should be nice during their visit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

NC State will ring in the New Year with back-to-back home games against Clemson (Jan. 2) and Pitt (Jan. 6).\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Justin<\/p>\n

Associate head coach Justin Gainey is seen during an NCAA college basketball game between the Missouri Tigers and the Tennessee Volunteers in Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Saturday Feb. 11, 2023. Missouri defeated Tennessee in the final second of the game, 86-85.<\/p>\n

Tennesseemissouri0211 0961 | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

Rare Non-Conference UNC Matchup\u00a0<\/p>\n

NC State and UNC will meet on Dec. 15 for a non-conference game in the inaugural Tobacco Road Classic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This meeting marks the first regular-season game between these two in-state rivals in Greensboro since they met in the Big 4 Tournament on Nov. 30, 1979. <\/p>\n

Last season was the first time since 1919 that NC State and UNC played only once. Since 1920, these two teams had always met in a home-and-home series. <\/p>\n

The Wolfpack hosted the Tar Heels on Feb. 17. They blew the doors off UNC in that meeting, 82-to-58. It was glorious.<\/p>\n

This season, North Carolina will host NC State on Jan 9. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s a shame that conference expansion stopped home-and-home series in the ACC. With all their shared history, these two teams should meet twice a season in matchups that carry weight in the conference standings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

2026-27 NC State Basketball Schedule\u00a0<\/p>\n

NC State\u2019s entire schedule is listed below. All home games are CAPITALIZED. Tip-off times for these games have not been finalized.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nov. 2 CAMPBELL\u00a0
Nov. 6 ETSU
Nov. 10 PRESBYTERIAN \u00a0
Nov. 13 TROY\u00a0
Nov. 19 Murray State (Baha Mar Championship)\u00a0
Nov. 20 Seton Hall\/Wisconsin (Baha Mar Championship)\u00a0
Nov. 25 NORFOLK STATE\u00a0
Nov. 28 ELON\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dec. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA (ACC\/SEC Challenge)\u00a0
Dec. 6 Tennessee\u00a0
Dec. 11 UNCG (William Neal Reynolds Coliseum)\u00a0
Dec. 15 North Carolina (Tobacco Road Classic)\u00a0
Dec. 19 Ole Miss\u00a0
Dec. 22 ALABAMA A&M\u00a0
Dec. 29 Miami\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jan. 2 CLEMSON\u00a0
Jan 6. PITT\u00a0
Jan. 9 North Carolina\u00a0
Jan. 12 SMU\u00a0
Jan. 19 Georgia Tech\u00a0
Jan. 23 WAKE FOREST\u00a0
Jan. 27 Cal\u00a0
Jan. 30 Stanford\u00a0<\/p>\n

Feb. 3 FLORIDA STATE\u00a0<\/p>\n

Feb. 10 Wake Forest\u00a0<\/p>\n

Feb. 13 BOSTON COLLEGE\u00a0<\/p>\n

Feb. 17 Virginia Tech\u00a0<\/p>\n

Feb. 20 CAL\u00a0<\/p>\n

Feb. 24 NOTRE DAME\u00a0<\/p>\n

Feb. 27 Duke\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mar. 2 LOUISVILLE\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mar. 6 Virginia\u00a0<\/p>\n

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