Pack Basketball ACC Opponents Announced

The NC State men’s basketball team will host Duke, North Carolina, Syracuse and 2014 ACC champion Virginia at PNC Arena during the 2014-15 season. The ACC office released men’s basketball conference opponents for the next two seasons on Tuesday.

The Wolfpack, which has played in the NCAA Tournament in each of the past three seasons, will also host Wake Forest, Clemson, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame and Virginia Tech next season. The nine-game road schedule for 2014-15 includes a date at new member and 2013 national champion Louisville.

Similar to the 2013-14 season, NC State will play four conference opponents at home and on the road. Those four opponents for 2014-15 are North Carolina, Wake Forest, Clemson and Virginia. In 2015-16, the Wolfpack will play UNC, Wake Forest, Duke and Florida State both at home and on the road.

ACC home games for the 2015-16 season include North Carolina, Duke, Louisville and Wake Forest. NC State will play UNC and Wake Forest twice in each of the next two seasons.

Dates and times for the Wolfpack’s ACC contests will be announced at a later date. Fans interested in purchasing NC State men’s basketball season tickets can CLICK HERE.

2014-15 Season
Home/Road: North Carolina, Wake Forest, Clemson, Virginia
Home: Duke, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Notre Dame
Road: Florida State, Miami, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Boston College

2015-16 Season
Home/Road: North Carolina, Wake Forest, Florida State, Duke
Home: Miami, Georgia Tech, Clemson, Louisville, Boston College
Road: Virginia, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Notre Dame

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Our Take:  Not so bad really for  next season. The thing that sticks out to me is the road schedule. It’s not too tough with State going to FSU, Miami, GT and BC. Sure, we could’ve done without the road game to Louisville, but 3 out of 4 isn’t too bad. For the Home/Road matchups you really can’t complain either. Of course you want (and get) UNC 2 times, Wake and Clemson both of whom shouldn’t be all that dangerous and then Virginia, who is losing a lot next season. All in all, State has a real chance to be finish in the top half of the league due to it’s talent and arguably weak schedule they just were handed. Now, Looking ahead 2015/16 it look a lot tougher, but we’ll hold off in breaking that for now.