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UNC Basketball opens up the 2025-2026 season against Central Arkansas

We all waited patiently. Now 227 days since their last game, the UNC basketball program is ready to begin a new season, hosting Central Arkansas on Monday night to open up the 2025-2026 campaign.

While the roster looks a lot different this go-around, hearing "Jump Around" blasting through the Dean Smith Center loudspeakers will always feel the same!

Year 5 of the Hubert Davis era is set to begin, a season that feels like a very important one for the UNC basketball program. After barely making the NCAA Tournament a season ago, this new-look Tar Heels team, loaded with transfer and incoming freshman additions, look to get Carolina Basketball on the right track, and appear to have all the pieces in order to do it.