KU, UNC to play ‘Blue Bloods’ home-and-home

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJul 24, 2023, 12:04 PM ET

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• Basketball recruiting expert.
• Joined ESPN in 2014.
• Graduate of University of Delaware.In what has actually been deemed the”Fight of

  heaven Bloods, “Kansas and North Carolina announced on Monday morning a two-game, home-and-home series start in 2024. The very first game will happen on Nov. 8

  , 2024, in Lawrence, Kansas, with the return game scheduled for Nov. 14, 2025, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It will mark simply the 2nd time the two groups have actually dealt with each other at Allen Fieldhouse and will be the first meeting in the Dean Smith Center.”These will be two fantastic games from programs whose rich histories are intertwined a lot,” Kansas coach Costs Self stated.”It will be a wedding in both Chapel Hill and Lawrence when we play, and I am eagerly anticipating it. “” These two games must be interesting for players and coaches on both teams and a win for

  fans of college basketball,” North Carolina coach Hubert Davis stated. “It’s a chance for two fantastic programs to play in each other’s home arenas, which are amongst the very best and most historical in our game.”Kansas and North Carolina are two of the most successful programs in the history of college basketball

  , with Kansas the winningest program and North Carolina third in wins. The Tar Heels, on the other hand, are the leader in Final Four appearances, while Kansas ranks fifth.The all-time head-to-head series in between the 2 groups is connected 6-6, with Kansas coming out on top in

  the previous four meetings.Some of the biggest names in the sport are likewise linked with the two programs. 3 Hall of Popularity coaches have represented both schools. Dean Smith played on Kansas ‘1952 national championship team and then coached 36 seasons at North Carolina. Larry Brown bet and was an assistant coach under Smith for the Tar Heels, and he later coached five seasons at Kansas, winning the 1988 national championship.Perhaps the most notable link in between the 2 programs is Roy Williams, who coached for 14 seasons at Kansas before leaving for North Carolina, his alma mater, where he coached for 18 seasons. Williams went to four Last Fours with Kansas and won three national championships with the Tar Heels.