The Dean Dome gets a new guest, as a blue blood program visits UNC at last

We're not even a full week into the 2025-2026 season and already have a marquee matchup on the slate in Chapel Hill on Friday night.

For the first time, the No. 19-ranked Kansas Jayhawks will visit the Dean Smith Center to take on the No. 25 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels. Both teams cruised to victory in their respective season openers and now face a tough early season test to wrap up the first week of action.

The two programs met essentially a year ago in Lawrence, a thrilling game that resulted in a Kansas victory at home.