| Day | Date | Opponent | Site | Time | Results/TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri. | Oct. 31 | Blue-White Game (exh.) | Chapel Hill | 7 p.m. | W, 100-98 |
| Sat. | Nov. 8 | Athletes in Action (exh.) | Chapel Hill | 3:30 p.m. | Win, 105-78 |
| Sun. | Nov. 9 | Foreign Team (exh.) | Chapel Hill | 2 p.m. | Win, 128-65 |
| Fri. | Nov. 14 | Middle Tennessee State | Chapel Hill | 7 p.m. | Win, 84-56 |
| Wed. | Nov. 19 | at Richmond | Richmond, Va. | 7:30 p.m. | Win, 84-65 |
| Sat. | Nov. 22 | California | Chapel Hill | 7:30 p.m. | Win, 71-47 |
| Carrs Great Alaska Shootout | |||||
| Thu. | Nov. 27 | vs. UCLA | Anchorage, Alaska | 9 p.m. | Win, 109-68 |
| Fri. | Nov. 28 | Seton Hall | Anchorage, Alaska | Midnight | Win, 95-65 |
| Sat. | Nov. 29 | Purdue | Anchorage, Alaska | Midnight | Win, 73-69 |
| Great Eight Classic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed. | Dec. 3 | vs. Louisville | Chicago, Ill. | 7:30 p.m. | Win, 81-72 |
| Harris Teeter Diet Pepsi Challenge | |||||
| Fri. | Dec. 5 | vs. Tenn.-Chattanooga | Charlotte, N.C. | 9 p.m. | Win, 68-38 |
| Sat. | Dec. 6 | vs. Virginia Tech | Charlotte, N.C. | 9 p.m. | Win, 78-57 |
| Regular Season Begins | |||||
| Sat. | Dec. 13 | Princeton | Chapel Hill | 8:30 p.m. | Win, 50-42 |
| Tue. | Dec. 16 | Hampton | Chapel Hill | 7 p.m. | Win, 92-69 |
| Sat. | Dec. 20 | at Florida State | Tallahassee, Fla. | 2 p.m. | Win, 81-73 |
| Sat. | Dec. 27 | at Georgia | Athens, Ga. | Noon | Win, 82-80 |
| Mon. | Dec. 29 | at Bethune-Cookman | Daytona Beach, Fla. | 7 p.m. | Win, 97-46 |
| Sat. | Jan. 3 | at Clemson | Clemson, S.C. | 4 p.m. | Win, 73-70 |
| Thu. | Jan. 8 | Georgia Tech | Chapel Hill | 8 p.m. | Win, 96-75 |
| Sat. | Jan. 10 | Virginia | Chapel Hill | 1:30 p.m. | Win, 81-73 |
| Wed. | Jan. 14 | at Maryland | College Park, Md. | 9 p.m. | Loss, 83-89 OT |
| Sat. | Jan. 17 | Appalachian State | Chapel Hill | 4 p.m. | Win, 96-63 |
| Wed. | Jan. 21 | at N.C. State | Raleigh, N.C. | 7 p.m. | Win, 74-60 |
| Sat. | Jan. 24 | Florida State | Chapel Hill | 8 p.m. | Win, 103-55 |
| Wed. | Jan. 28 | Clemson | Chapel Hill | 9 p.m. | Win, 88-79 |
| Sat. | Jan. 31 | at Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, N.C. | 1 p.m. | Win, 79-73 |
| Thu. | Feb. 5 | Duke | Chapel Hill | 9 p.m. | Win, 97-73 |
| Sun. | Feb. 8 | at Georgia Tech | Atlanta, Ga. | 1 p.m. | Win, 107-100 2OT |
| Wed. | Feb. 11 | at Virginia | Charlottesville, Va. | 9 p.m. | Win, 60-45 |
| Sat. | Feb. 14 | Maryland | Chapel Hill | 1:30 p.m. | Win, 85-67 |
| Sat. | Feb. 21 | N.C. State | Chapel Hill | 4 p.m. | Loss, 72-86 |
| Tue. | Feb. 24 | Wake Forest | Chapel Hill | 9 p.m. | Win, 72-53 |
| Sat. | Feb. 28 | at Duke | Durham, N.C. | 2 p.m. | Loss, 75-77 |
| ACC Tournament | |||||
| Fri. | Mar. 6 | N.C. State | Greensboro, N.C. | 2:30 p.m. | Win, 73-46 |
| Sat. | Mar. 7 | Maryland | Greensboro, N.C. | 1:30 p.m. | Win, 83-73 OT |
| Sun. | Mar. 8 | Duke | Greensboro, N.C. | 1:00 p.m. | Win, 83-68 |
| NCAA Tournament | |||||
| Thu. | Mar. 12 | Navy | Hartford, Conn. | 12:30 p.m. | Win, 88-52 |
| Sat. | Mar. 14 | UNC-Charlotte | Hartford, Conn. | 12:10 p.m. | Win, 93-83 OT |
| Thu. | Mar. 19 | Michigan State | Greensboro, N.C. | 7:39 p.m. | Win, 73-58 |
| Sat. | Mar. 21 | Connecticut | Greensboro, N.C. | 6:00 p.m. | Win, 75-64 |
| Sat. | Mar. 28 | Utah | San Antonio, TX | 8:13 p.m. | Loss, 59-65 |