North Carolina, Virginia Tech Are Facing, Opposing Each Other Once During 2025-2026 Regular Season As They're Facing, Opposing Each Other Saturday Night In Chapel Hill
Atlantic Coast Conference opponents, teams face, oppose each other either once or twice during 2025-2026 regular season!
North Carolina, Virginia Tech are facing, opposing each other once in 2025-2026 regular season as they’re facing, opposing each other Saturday night in Chapel Hill.
Where?
On the hardwood!
North Carolina comes into only regular season match up with Virginia Tech ranked 18th in week 16 AP Top 25 Poll comes into the only regular season match up Virginia Tech with record of 22-6 overall while they’re 10-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference are fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they’ve won two Atlantic Coast Conference games in a row.
North Carolina’s most recent win?
A 77-74 win over Louisville Monday night in Chapel Hill where Seth Trimble who is a senior who is a guard was hot offensively who was 11-16 on field goals 1-3 on 3 pointers , 7-11 from free throw line to go along with 4 rebounds, 4 assists to go along with 30 points. His 30 points helped North Carolina top Louisville 77-74 Monday night in Chapel Hill.
With the win North Carolina improved their record to 22-6 overall 10-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings .
According to https://theacc.com/standings.aspx?path=mbball
Following Seth Trimble being hot offensively on Monday night helping North Carolina top Louisville 77-74 North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis shared his thoughts on Seth Trimble who was 11-16 on field goals 1-3 on 3 pointers , 7-11 from free throw line to go along with 4 rebounds, 4 assists to go along with 30 points by saying “He can impact winning in so many different ways,”And I just challenged him to do it and to do it consistently. He really stepped up in the second half against Syracuse and for us tonight.”
Seth was huge for us tonight on both ends of the floor,
He had the responsibility of guarding Brown, and what a responsibility that is. He’s a fantastic player. Against their defense — they’re long, they’re athletic, very versatile — you have to find ways to be able to break down their defense and be able to consistently score. And Seth was our guy coming off ball screens. The thing that I loved about him was he was thinking, ‘Attack.’”
According to Shelby Swanson’s News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article314804780.html
Virginia Tech comes into the only regular season match up with North Carolina with record of 18-10 overall are 7-8 in the Atlantic Coast Conference are eleventh in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because Virginia Tech unlike North Carolina doesn’t play an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent during the mid week this week and has the opportunity to get better as a team as Virginia Tech previously played an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent on Saturday February 21, 2026 when they beat Wake Forest 82-53 in Blacksburg where they had six players in double figures.
Those six players were Tobi Lawal who is a senior who is a forward who was 7-11 on field goals , 1-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 9 rebounds, 1 assists 17 points. Amani Hansberry who is is a junior who is a forward was 5-7 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds , 2 assists , 13 points . Neoklis Avadalas who is a freshman who is a guard who was 6-14 on field goals , 4-9 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 7 assists , 17 points. Jailen Bedford who is senior who is a guard was 3-10 on field goals, 2-5 on 3 pointers to go along 4 rebounds, 2 assists , 10 points. Ben Hammond who is a sophomore who is a guard was 4-7 on field goals , 2-3 on 3 pointers to go along 1 rebound, 5 assists , 12 points . Christian Gurdak who is a freshman who is a center was 5-5 on field goals to go along 5 rebounds, 10 points.
According to ESPN App
Following Virginia Tech beating Wake Forest 82 -53 on Saturday February 21, 2026 Virginia Tech Head Coach Mike Young shared his thoughts in an opening statement on Tobi Lawal performance on senior day on Neo Avdalas on six of his players scoring in double figures on if there was emphasis for Avaldas to play with less hesitation on what he liked about how his team limited turnovers on the teams difference without Nate Calmese on how his team bounced back from back to back losses on what he liked about his teams offensive execution by saying They were playing really good basketball coming in. Won three straight, at Georgia Tech, Clemson most recently. Playing well. We all know how good Clemson is, and [Wake Forest] went up 17 in the first half. We had a great couple of days of practice playing on Tuesday, losing that heartbreaker down there, dadgummit. Gave us a chance to decompress. Wednesday, we didn't do a lot with them and then really prepare. To their credit, our team, that is, they did a masterful job in diving into the scouting report; JD [Byers] and Austin Howard were responsible for that. Did a great job of getting it to them, and I thought they executed quite well. All day, really. Proud of them." Yeah, he did. Just better. He looked like Neo. He was getting downhill. He had seven assists and zero turnovers. He attacked the rim early in the first half. I think he had another one in the second half. His shot selection was very good. He was a big league player today, and it's good to see. Hope that that is a sign of things to come as we move along down the stretchWell, he had a lot of family here. His mom is a delightful lady, his brother. They're great people. Fruit doesn't fall far from the tree. the old saying, they're wonderful people. And Tobi in turn, I've said several times, he's been a great representative of our program. He's been a great representative of Virginia Tech. He's been a model citizen in our college community. He's been a heck of a basketball player, and I have thoroughly enjoyed coaching him. Again, I feel blessed to have the opportunity to work with him [for] what I hope is another month or however long this thing goes. Proud of Tobi."The game is meant to be, the ball is meant to be shared. And when people are turning down good shots and giving it to a teammate who has a great shot. He's more in rhythm than I am, that's a good shot. That's in rhythm and a great shot down here. And we had a number of those. 19 assists and five turnovers. That says it all in how our team played today. We've got to do a better job of rebounding. We did outrebound Wake Forest by five, but such an important part of it next Saturday when we travel to Chapel Hill. We've got to rebound better. We got touched up a little bit in the first half, but they're aware. Our guards have got to do a better job, but [Christian] Gurdak had zero points at the half. He comes back with 10 in the second half. Had a number of them play well. Proud of them."I don't know that I want to get Neo 10 shots. I want to get whoever is open. Let it ride. He was in better spots. Again. He had a better pop about his game off of ball screens. He just creates so many advantages for your team offensively. So, he's going to survey, and he's going to see the two-on-one back there, and he's going to stick it over there. He does a great job in that area. Bottom line, he played a great ball game."We kicked it 19 times down there, and five in here today. They have altered their ball-screen coverage a little bit. And they do a great job. Coach [Steve] Forbes does a great job with this team. When you come off that ball screen, they really play with high hands, and they had a number of deflections in Winston-Salem. But much better job from our team today."I watched the North Carolina game. He had [25] against us and hit the game winner. He had a big game against North Carolina, and they did everything but win that game. They're not as good, and I take nothing away from [Myles] Colvin and [Sebastian] Akins; they figured it out without Calmese. But Calmese is good, and that is disruptive. I talked to him in... the handshake line at the end of the game. I asked him, he said, 'I think I'll be back the next game.' And I hope that's true. I can't stand seeing any young person go down with an injury. Tyler Johnson, we're all geared up. Sat him intentionally in Miami on Tuesday, thinking that today's the day we'll get him back. And he practiced on Thursday and was good. Rusty but good. He didn't reinjure anything. There was a play; he didn't go down. He went back to the locker room in yesterday's practice and talked to Hisham [Ziyout]. He came back, just wasn't ready. Now, we've got a week off. I'm not going to speculate. I hope like heck we can get him geared up and ready to go against the Tar Hills. Time will tell. I'm not misleading anyone. That's as honest as I can be."Well, we're coming down the stretch. We got a lot on the line, Mark. Next game, next game. What's next? Proud of them. Now, three left. We got our bye week. We go to Chapel Hill, we're going to play really hard and find a way to compete, hang in there and hopefully win. And then, they keep clicking by. We're coming up on the ACC tournament, which is really hard to believe. This team has a lot more to look forward to, and I'm happy to be a part of it as their coach."
According to Thomas Hughes Sports Illustrated article ww.si.com/college/virginiatech/basketball/everything-from-virginia-tech-hc-mike-young-after-wake-forest-win-01kj0sdwsh4d
Tip -off is set for 8:30pm from Dean E. Smith Center!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN2 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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