The CBS Sports Classic, the non-conference basketball double-header that North Carolina has participated in with fellow Blue Bloods Kentucky and UCLA, plus Ohio State, for the past eight years has been extended through 2026. This event has given CBS prime December matchups, and will both be shown live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
For Tar Heel fans not in close driving distance to Chapel Hill or any regular ACC rivals, the CBS Sports Classic has represented a great opportunity to travel during the holiday season to see UNC play, usually in a fun city. The Heels have been to Las Vegas three times, Chicago twice, New Orleans and New York (Brooklyn) once each, and fans were spared the trip to Cleveland, when that event was played in an empty Gund Arena (or Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, if you must).