Feb 26, 2012; Coral Gables, FL, USA; Miami Hurricanes guard Rion Brown (15) celebrates his basket against the Florida State Seminoles in the second half. The Hurricanes defeated the Seminoles 78-62 at the BankUnited Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Mayer-US PRESSWIRE
Miami will play 18 ACC games for the first time in league history.
Miami will kick off the ACC basketball season on the road against Georgia Tech on January 5. Its the first of 18 ACC games the Hurricanes will play this year, according to its athletic department. The ACC released its conference basketball schedule Wednesday. The league will play an 18-game schedule for the first time in it history as it prepares for the arrival of Pittsburgh and Syracuse in 2013.
The Hurricanes have home and away games against perennial conference heavyweights Duke and North Carolina. Miami also has home and away games against Boston College, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Florida State, and Virginia Tech. The Seminoles are the defending ACC champions. N.C. State, considered by some to be the preseason favorite, hosts Miami in Raleigh on February 2.
ESPN will televise both of Miami's games against the Blue Devils, and either ESPN or ESPN2 will pick up the contests against the Tar Heels, and their away match-up against the Seminoles.
For more on the Hurricanes, check out The 7th Floor.
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