It's almost time for the Will Wade era in Raleigh.

With the announcement of the ACC's schedule on Sept. 9, N.C. State basketball can now fill in the gaps on its 2025-26 schedule. The Wolfpack is scheduled to play 18 conference games in their debut season under Wade, including home games against rivals UNC (Feb. 17 or Feb. 18) and Duke (March 2) at the Lenovo Center.

Sophomore guard Paul McNeil, along with 12 newcomers, will tip things off with an exhibition game against South Carolina on Oct. 26 in Greensboro before opening the regular season against N.C. Central on Nov. 3.

The nonconference schedule includes VCU (Nov. 17), the Maui Invitational (Nov. 24-26), Auburn (Dec. 3), Kansas (Dec. 13) and Ole Miss (Dec. 21). The Wolfpack begins ACC play against Wake Forest on Dec. 30 or Dec. 31

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