ACC’s new men’s basketball scheduling model produces one NC State-UNC meeting, no Duke-Miami matchup

Instate foes North Carolina and N.C. State will meet just once next year while Duke won't play the Miami team now coached by former Blue Devils assistant Jai Lucas in the Atlantic Coast Conference's reconfigured scheduling model. The ACC announced its second set of home-and-away partners Wednesday after announcing earlier this month that it would cut a 20-game men's basketball schedule to 18 as part of its efforts to boost the sport amid recent years of dwindling NCAA Tournament bids.

Big 12 men’s basketball decision to drop to 18 conference games goes beyond injury prevention

Another college basketball season in the books means another offseason to reset, recruit and reassess the growing needs of the game. Following a yearlong experiment with a 20-game conference schedule, the Big 12 announced its intention to return to 18 games for the upcoming season. Vice President of Big 12 Men's Basketball Brian Thornton said Wednesday there were multiple reasons for the change.

Duke’s ACC slate announced

Blue Devils will play UNC and Louisville twice but miss out on game against Miami USA Today Sports Duke will play North Carolina and Louisville twice in the upcoming men’s basketball season, the ACC announced Wednesday afternoon.