UM men’s ACC basketball schedule announced, includes Big Monday trips to Duke, UNC

The University of Miami men’s basketball program and the Atlantic Coast Conference announced the Hurricanes’ full 18-game conference schedule for the 2026-27 season.

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The Hurricanes, coming off a successful first season under coach Jai Lucas, have a pair of high-profile games on ESPN’s Big Monday in February, traveling to Duke on Feb. 1 and North Carolina on Feb. 22. The Duke game will be a homecoming for Lucas, who was the associate head coach of the Blue Devils before taking the Miami job.

Miami opens ACC play at the Watsco Center against NC State on Dec. 29, before starting the new year with back-to-back road games at Pitt (Jan. 2) and Georgia Tech (Jan. 5).

Miami then returns to Coral Gables for home matchups against Syracuse (Jan. 9) and Virginia (Jan. 16), followed by road trips to Louisville (Jan. 19) and Virginia Tech (Jan. 23) before closing the month with home games against Clemson (Jan. 27) and Wake Forest (Jan. 30).

Following the trip to Duke, the Hurricanes host Florida State on Feb. 6 before heading west to face Stanford (Feb. 10) and California (Feb. 13). Miami returns to the Watsco Center to play Notre Dame (Feb. 20) before closing the regular season against Pitt (Feb. 27), SMU (March 2) and at Florida State on March 6.

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The ACC tournament is March 9-13 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The Hurricanes tip off the nonconference season Nov. 2 against state rival University of Florida in Tampa. The Gators, who won the national championship in 2025, have four players back from last season’s SEC championship team. UM then plays five home games the rest of November before traveling to Las Vegas to participate in the Players Era 16 tournament.

The Players Era 16 event features 13 teams who made the 2026 NCAA Tournament. In addition to the past two national champions, Florida and Michigan, the fields include Alabama, Tennessee, Houston, Louisville, Iowa State, St. John’s, Miami, Gonzaga, Kansas, TCU and Texas Tech.

The Players Era 16 field will be divided into two eight-team brackets with the teams emerging from each side meeting for the Championship Game Saturday, Nov. 28. UM plays TCU in the first round.

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December begins at home with a game against Alabama in the SEC/ACC Challenge.

2026-27 Miami Men’s Basketball Schedule

Monday, Nov. 2: vs. Florida (Tampa)

Friday, Nov. 6: Home vs. Wagner

Monday, Nov. 9: Home vs. North Florida

Friday, Nov. 13: Home vs North Alabama

Tuesday, Nov. 17: Home vs. Rider

Friday, Nov. 20: Home vs. Manhattan

Nov. 24–28: Players Era 16 tournament (Las Vegas)

Wednesday, Dec. 2: SEC/ACC Challenge at home vs. Alabama

Saturday, Dec. 5: Home vs. Stetson

Saturday, Dec. 12: at Texas (Houston — Toyota Center)

Wednesday, Dec. 16: Home vs. Alcorn State

Monday, Dec. 21: Home vs. USC Upstate

Tuesday, Dec. 29: Home vs. NC State

Saturday, Jan. 2: at Pitt

Tuesday, Jan. 5: at Georgia Tech

Saturday, Jan. 9: Home vs. Syracuse

Saturday, Jan. 16: Home vs. Virginia

Tuesday, Jan. 19: at Louisville

Saturday, Jan. 23: at Virginia Tech

Wednesday, Jan. 27: Home vs. Clemson

Saturday, Jan. 30: Home vs. Wake Forest

Monday, Feb. 1: at Duke

Saturday, Feb. 6: Home vs. Florida State

Wednesday, Feb. 10: at Stanford

Saturday, Feb. 13: at California

Saturday, Feb. 20: Home vs. Notre Dame

Monday, Feb. 22: at North Carolina

Saturday, Feb. 27: Home vs. Pitt

Tuesday, March 2: Home vs. SMU

Saturday, March 6: at Florida State

This story was originally published September 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM.