Butler and North Carolina have agreed to a men's basketball home-and-home series that will feature games during the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons.
 
The teams will play in Chapel Hill in either November or December of 2026 before the Bulldogs host the Tar Heels at Hinkle Fieldhouse in either November or December of 2027.
 
SERIES HISTORY:

• The two programs have split six previous meetings.
• The teams first met during the 1928-29 season with Butler winning 43-20 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The only other contest at Hinkle Fieldhouse was a UNC win Dec. 20, 1992.
• UNC won the only meeting in Chapel Hill, Jan. 24, 1994.
• The three most recent games have all been played on neutral courts and North Carolina has been ranked among the Top 10 nationally in each of the tips.
• Butler posted wins at both the 2012 Maui Invitational and the 2014 Battle 4 Atlantis.
• The most recent tip between the two teams came in the Sweet 16 of the 2017 NCAA Tournament. UNC posted a 92-80 win in Memphis, Tenn.

 
ALSO UPCOMING IN 2026-27: Butler's 2026-27 non-conference schedule will include a road game at Boise State (concluding a home-and-home series that begins this season at Hinkle Fieldhouse) in addition to the road contest at North Carolina.
 
2025-26 TICKET INFORMATION: Men's basketball season tickets remain on sale, providing the best seating locations still available for the upcoming season. Contact the Butler Ticket Office at tickets@butler.edu or 317-940-DOGS (3647) to place your order. Five-game and/or three-game mini-plans as well as single-tickets are currently available at ButlerSports.com/BuyTickets.
 
BUTLER MEN'S BASKETBALL: Butler enters the 2025-26 season off an appearance in the inaugural College Basketball Crown. Coach Thad Matta's Bulldogs have added five impact transfers in Michael Ajayi (Gonzaga), Yame Butler (Drexel), Jalen Jackson (Purdue Fort Wayne), Drayton Jones (South Carolina State), and Yohan Traore (SMU). That group joins returners Finley Bizjack, who averaged 10.3 points per game for the Bulldogs last season; Jamie Kaiser Jr., who missed the entire 2024-25 season with an ankle injury; and Evan Haywood, who started both College Basketball Crown games. Butler also welcomes a Top 25 recruiting class.