UNC releases basketball schedule

North Carolina released its 2008-09 schedule Tuesday. The Tar Heels and Tyler Hansbrough will play at Chicago and at Ford Field in Detroit (home of the Final Four) as well as make a trip to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational, which also includes brother Ben's Notre Dame team (Ben, however, must sit out this year after transferring).

Here's the list with times changed to our time zone and the TV station the game might be on (subject to change). For a PDF version, go to tarheelblue.cstv.com. (direct link is not working for me today).

Sat. Nov. 8 UNC Pembroke (exhibition) at Chapel Hill TBA TarHeelBlue.com

Sat. Nov. 15 Penn at Chapel Hill 3 p.m. FSNS

Tue. Nov. 18 Kentucky at Chapel Hill 8 p.m. ESPN

Fri. Nov. 21 at UC Santa Barbara at Santa Barbara 9 p.m. ESPNU

EA Sports Maui Invitational (Lahaina Civic Center)

Mon. Nov. 24 at Chaminade at Lahaina, Maui 8:30 p.m. ESPNU

Tue. Nov. 25 vs. Alabama or Oregon at Lahaina, Maui 3 or 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 or ESPN

Wed. Nov. 26 TBD at Lahaina, Maui TBD, TBD

Sun. Nov. 30 UNC Asheville at Chapel Hill 5:30 p.m. Fox Net

ACC/Big Ten Challenge

Wed. Dec. 3 at Michigan State at Detroit, Mich. 8:15 p.m. ESPN

Sat. Dec. 13 Oral Roberts at Chapel Hill 5 p.m. ESPN2

Thu. Dec. 18 Evansville at Chapel Hill 6 p.m. ESPN

Sat. Dec. 20 vs. Valparaiso at Chicago, Ill. 1 p.m. ESPNU

Sun. Dec. 28 Rutgers at Chapel Hill 6:45 p.m. Fox Net

Wed. Dec. 31 at Nevada at Reno, Nev. 9 p.m. ESPN2

Sun. Jan. 4 Boston College at Chapel Hill 4:30 p.m. Fox Net

Wed. Jan. 7 College of Charleston at Chapel Hill 8 p.m. FSNS

Sun. Jan. 11 at Wake Forest at Winston-Salem 7 p.m. Fox Net

Thu. Jan. 15 at Virginia at Charlottesville 8 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2

Sat. Jan. 17 Miami at Chapel Hill 8 p.m. ESPN

Wed. Jan. 21 Clemson at Chapel Hill 8 p.m. ESPN

Wed. Jan. 28 at Florida State at Tallahassee 8 p.m.

Sat. Jan. 31 at NC State at Raleigh 2:30 p.m. ABC

Tue. Feb. 3 Maryland at Chapel Hill 7 p.m. ESPN2

Sat. Feb. 7 Virginia at Chapel Hill 3 p.m.

Wed. Feb. 11 at Duke at Durham 8 p.m. ESPN

Sun. Feb. 15 at Miami at Coral Gables 6:45 p.m. Fox Net

Wed. Feb. 18 NC State at Chapel Hill 7 p.m.

Sat. Feb. 21 at Maryland at College Park 2:30 p.m. ABC

Sat. Feb. 28 Georgia Tech at Chapel Hill 11 a.m. CBS

Wed. March 4 at Virginia Tech at Blacksburg 6 p.m. ESPN

Sun. March 8 Duke at Chapel Hill 3 p.m. CBS

ACC Tournament at Georgia Dome, Atlanta

Thu. March 12-15