Syracuse men’s basketball: ACC opponent previews part three

There is officially less than one month until the college basketball season tips off, that means it’s time for another block of conference opponent previews for the Orange.

If you missed the first two parts go check them out if you would like to see: Boston College, California, Clemson, Duke (part one), Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami, and Louisville (part two). Let’s dive straight into it.

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North Carolina Tar Heels

2025-26 record: 24-9 (12-6, 4th in conference)

Incoming Transfers: Angelo Brizzi (Gr. G from Buffalo), Cameron Fens (5th year C from South Dakota), Terrence Brown (Sr. G from Utah), Alex Samodurov (Jr. F from Greece), Matt Able (So. G from NC State), Neoklis Avdalas (So. G from Virginia Tech), Cade Bennerman (RS-Fr. C from Northwestern)

Incoming Freshmen: Sayon Keita (five-star C), Maximo Adams (four-star F), Kevin Thomas (four-star F), Malloy Smith (three-star G)

Departures: Caleb Wilson (19.8 PPG), Henri Veesar (17.0 PPG), Luka Bogavac (9.8 PPG), Derek Dixon (6.5 PPG), Jonathan Powell (4.8 PPG), Kyan Evans (4.0 PPG), Zayden High (3.4 PPG), James Brown (1.2 PPG), Ivan Matlekovic (0.5 PPG)

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Returners: Jarin Stevenson (8.1 PPG), Isaiah Denis (1.9 PPG), Jaydon Young (1.8 PPG)

Player to look out for: Neoklis Avdalas. Michael Malone is bringing his NBA champion level coaching to the college level with the Tar Heels, and Neoklis Avdalas is going to be a real talent under him. Avdalas showed lots of promise in his freshman year with Virginia Tech, so he already has the ACC experience. Going to North Carolina will give him more spotlight and he will be a dominant player this season.

Cameron Fens is in the 5-in-5 case in Nashville, Tennessee (Ineligible as of 8/26/26)

NC State Wolfpack

2025-26 record: 20-14 (10-8, 7th in conference)

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Incoming Transfers: Kyle Evans (Gr. F from UC Irvine), RJ Keene II (Gr. G from Boise State), Shah Hall (Sr. F from JUCO Hillcrest), Robert Jurkovic (Sr. F from Slovenia), Comeh Emuobor (Sr. F from New…

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Publish date : 2026-10-07 17:00:00

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