UNC, Georgia Tech and Tar Heels
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The North Carolina Tar Heels travel to McCamish Pavilion to face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in a Saturday afternoon college basketball matchup.
UNC will visit Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh Monday night for a nationally televised matchup with rival NC State at 6 p.m.
North Carolina will have to shore up its perimeter defense, utilize its size and depth and avoid a slow start or blowing a lead.
Halfway through the NCAA basketball season, Duke, UNC and N.C. State are among the conference leaders in TV viewers per game.
Duke, N.C. State and UNC went a combined 5-0 in ACC play this week, with the Wolfpack and Tar Heels each winning one overtime matchup.
North Carolina has not won the NCAA Tournament since 2016-17, and will be looking to make a run this season, but are they contenders?