North Carolina head men’s basketball coach Michael Malone and N.C. State head men’s basketball coach Justin Gainey laugh following an announcement of the Tobacco Road Classic on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro. The Tobacco Road Classic will feature a nonconference basketball game between N.C. State and North Carolina at First Horizon Coliseum on Dec. 15.
First-year NC State head coach Justin Gainey discusses the December matchup between the Wolfpack and Tar Heels. Both teams will meet in a nonconference game on Dec. 15 in Greensboro's First Horizon Coliseum.
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North Carolina head men’s basketball coach Michael Malone and N.C. State head men’s basketball coach Justin Gainey laugh following an announcement of the Tobacco Road Classic on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro. The Tobacco Road Classic will feature a nonconference basketball game between N.C. State and North Carolina at First Horizon Coliseum on Dec. 15.
