As North Carolina, California Are Matching Up Once During 2025-2026 Regular Season As They're Matching Up Saturday In Berkeley California They're Looking To Rebound From Losses To Stanford, Duke
Atlantic Coast Conference opponents, teams either match up once or twice during the 2025-2026 regular season!
North Carolina, California are matching up once during 2025-2026 regular season as they’re matching up Saturday afternoon in Berkely California.
Where?
On the hardwood!
As North Carolina, California are matching up once during 2025-2026 regular season as they’re matching up Saturday in Berkely California they’re looking to rebound from losses to Stanford, Duke.
North Carolina comes into the only regular season match up with Stanford ranked 14th in week 10 AP Top 25 Poll with record of 14-3 overall is 2-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is eighth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they lost their previous Atlantic Coast Conference game to Stanford on Wednesday night in Stanford California by score of 95-90 though Henri Veesaar who is a junior a center was 9-12 on field goals , 2-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 6 rebounds , 1 assists, 26 points. Caleb Wilson who is a freshman a forward was 11-16 on field goals , 4-7 on free throws to go along 9 rebounds , 2 assists, 26 points.
Though, Henri Veesaar, Caleb Wilson scored 26 points each Wednesday night North Carolina was topped by Stanford because Ebuka Okorie who is freshman who is a guard scored 36 points. As Ebuka Okorie scored 36 points he was 12-20 on field goals , 3-5 on 3 pointers , 9-11 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds, 9 assists.
Where?
On the hardwood in Stanford California at Maples Pavilion!
According to ESPN App
Following Henri Veesaar, Caleb Wilson scoring 26 each in the 95 -90 loss North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis shared his thoughts on his teams loss to Stanford by sharing his thoughts on Stanford freshman guard Ebuka Okorie who was scored 36 points by saying “Obviously, he’s a really gifted player... he’s an elite and a willing passer as well,”
“So it’s not just, he can get fouled and get to the free throw line. We put a number of different defenders, our best one-on-one defenders [on him].”
He had a big night,“but there were others that stepped up and did the job.”
Though,
Head Coach Hubert Davis wasn’t the only one to share his thoughts follows North Carolina’s 95-90 loss to Stanford as Henri Veesaar who is a center a junior Caleb Wilson who is a freshman a forward did as well by saying I feel like we just have to take pride in playing defense and playing one-on-one.
“I’m frustrated,”
According to Shelby Swanson ‘s News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article314291264.html
California comes into the only regular season match up with North Carolina with record of 13-5 overall 1-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is fifteenth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they’ve lost three straight Atlantic Coast Conference games including their most recent game a 71-56 loss to North Carolina’s tobacco road rival Duke Wednesday night in Berkely California As California lost to North Carolina’s tobacco road rival Duke Wednesday night John Camden a forward a senior was 4-6 on field goals , 3-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds , 1 assists, 11 points. Lee Dort a forward a senior was 5-8 on field goals to go along with 9 rebounds , 1 steal , 14 points. Justin Pippen a guard a sophomore was 2-11 on field goals , 1-5 on 3 pointers , 5-7 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds, 3 assists , 10 points.
Following California’s 71 -56 loss to Duke on Wednesday in Berkely California John Camden who is a forward a senior was 4-6 on field goals , 3-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds , 1 assists, 11 points shared his thoughts by saying I thought we had a really good start,Definitely was proud of that. That’s been an emphasis. We came out with aggression, caused a couple turnovers. The challenge for us is can we do that for 40 minutes. I think it got away from us in the second half a little bit.”
Following California’s 71 -56 loss to Duke on Wednesday in Berkely California Head Coach Mark Madsen shared his thoughts on his team the atmosphere by saying I thought we battled and fought for probably 30 to 32 minutes,”“When we were going on our runs, you could feel the energy in the arena. I’m so grateful to all the fans who came out and made it an unbelievable atmosphere for us.”
According to Jeff Faraudo Sports Illustrated article https://www.si.com/college/cal/basketball/no-6-duke-pulls-away-from-cal-in-front-of-haas-pavilion-sellout-01kezdgy4v01
Tip -off is set for 4:00pm Eastern Time 1:00pm Pacific Time from Haas Pavilion!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network with Wes Durham, Dennis Scott commentating!
Wes Durham is a play-by-play commentator for ESPN and ACC Network, ESPN’s network devoted to Atlantic Coast Conference sports. Durham, a highly respected and accomplished broadcaster who has been around college sports and the ACC his entire life, calls college football and basketball games on ESPN platforms in addition to contributing to ACCN studio shows.
One of the original hires when ACC Network launched in 2019, Durham previously co-hosted the Packer and Durham morning show alongside Mark Packer – a program they started in 2018 as ACC This Morning on SiriusXM ACC Radio. After three years on ACCN, Durham shifted to a play-by-play-centric role for the network.
In 2023, Durham was named the play-by-play voice for ACC Primetime Football, where he calls weekly high-profile ACC games with Tom Luginbill and Dana Boyle. During the men’s college basketball season, Durham is also one of the network’s lead game-callers.
Durham’s name has been synonymous with the ACC for years. He was the radio voice for Georgia Tech from 1995-2013 before joining Fox Sports South/Raycom Sports to handle play-by-play duties for ACC football, basketball and baseball games. Durham’s family also has a special history in the conference. His father, Woody, was the legendary “Voice of the Tar Heels” for 40 years.
Since 2020, Durham has contributed to ESPN’s coverage of the PGA Championship as a play-by-play commentator on Featured Group streams on ESPN+
In addition to working in the ACC, Durham had stints early in his career as the radio announcer of athletic teams at Marshall, Radford and Vanderbilt.
Beyond his ESPN roles, Durham has been the radio play-by-play voice for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons since 2004.
A native of Cary, N.C., Durham graduated from Elon University with a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications.
Durham learned about broadcasting while working at Elon’s WSOE student radio, where he called 150 football and basketball games in four years as an undergraduate.
Durham was inducted into the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2015, while Elon’s School of Communications honored him as its Distinguished Alumnus in April 2013. An 11-time winner of the Georgia Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association (NSMA), Durham is a longtime member of the NSMA board and in 2022 he became president of the board.
Dennis Scott serves as a college basketball analyst for ESPN and ACC Network, bringing his sharp insights and trademark energy to both live game telecasts and studio programming.
Scott contributes across ESPN and ACC Network’s extensive college basketball coverage, including men’s regular season games, ACCN and ESPN studio coverage and more.
Before joining ESPN and ACC Network, Scott built a respected broadcasting career with Turner Sports and NBA TV, where he appeared on NBA GameTime and other studio programs.
A standout at Georgia Tech under coach Bobby Cremins, Scott was a three-time All-ACC selection and the 1990 ACC Player of the Year. He led the Yellow Jackets to the 1990 NCAA Final Four as part of the legendary “Lethal Weapon 3” trio alongside Kenny Anderson and Brian Oliver, before being selected No. 4 overall by the Orlando Magic in the 1990 NBA Draft.
Over a 10-year NBA career (1990–2000), Scott became one of the league’s most prolific three-point shooters, setting a then-NBA record with 267 three-pointers made during the 1995–96 season and helping lead the Magic to the 1995 NBA Finals.
Off the air, Scott remains active in grassroots basketball, youth mentorship, and player development programs nationwide. A native of Hagerstown, Maryland, he continues to reside in the Atlanta area. Known affectionately as “3D,” Scott brings the same enthusiasm and authenticity that defined his playing days to every broadcast he calls.
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