Butler finalizes game at North Carolina for December 6
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 11, 2026, 8:20 PM
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
Butler basketball will play a road game against North Carolina on December 6, part of a home-and-home series. The game will mark the first matchup for Butler under new head coach Ronald Nored. North Carolina is preparing for a new season with NBA championship-winning coach Mike Malone, who succeeds Hubert Davis. Butler has a record of 3-3 against the Tar Heels and lost their last meeting in the 2017 Sweet 16.
- •Butler scheduled to face North Carolina on December 6.
- •Game is part of a previously announced home-and-home series.
- •Ronald Nored is Butler's first-year head coach.
- •Mike Malone begins his tenure as UNC's head coach.
- •Both teams are making adjustments for the upcoming season.
- 8:20 PMYahoo Sports — Butler to visit blueblood North Carolina and its NBA championship-winning coach
"It will be a meeting of first-year coaches after the Bulldogs hired Ronald Nored to lead the program forward. He gets a marquee game to his slate.
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