GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference will have a league-record 189 national television appearances this season, including all 96 league games.
The league released its 2011-12 basketball schedules Wednesday. It begins a 12-year agreement with ESPN with likely preseason No. 1 North Carolina facing Michigan State on Nov. 11 aboard the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in San Diego.
Some other notable nonconference games include: Duke and Michigan State in New York on Nov. 15, Duke at Ohio State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Nov. 30, North Carolina at Kentucky on Dec. 3 and Texas at North Carolina on Dec. 21.
Conference games will appear on an ESPN channel or online platform, as well as on regional broadcasts.