BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech will hit the road to face South Carolina in the third annual ACC/SEC Challenge as announced by ESPN, Thursday afternoon. The 34th all-time meeting between the two programs will take place Tuesday, Dec. 2 at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C.
Tip times and coverage details, including platform designations and commentator information, will be announced in the fall.
December's matchup will be the third straight season Tech and South Carolina are set to compete on the hardwood. The Hokies have dropped three in a row in the series, which the Gamecocks lead 20-13. Tech's last visit to Columbia, S.C., to face South Carolina was on Jan. 16, 1991.
South Carolina, led by Lamont Paris, finished the 2024-25 season at 12-20 overall and 2-16 in SEC play. One of the Gamecocks' wins came in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Nov. 27 against Virginia Tech, 70-60.
The Hokies' full nonconference schedule will be released in the coming weeks.
2025 ACC/SEC Men's Challenge
Tuesday, Dec. 2
Florida at Duke
Georgia at Florida State
Miami at Ole Miss
North Carolina at Kentucky
Missouri at Notre Dame
Texas A&M at Pitt
Tennessee at Syracuse
Virginia Tech at South Carolina
Oklahoma at Wake Forest
Wednesday, Dec. 3
LSU at Boston College
Clemson at Alabama
Mississippi State at Georgia Tech
Louisville at Arkansas
NC State at Auburn
SMU at Vanderbilt
Virginia at Texas
Tech, South Carolina to square off in ACC/SEC Challenge
Hokies and Gamecocks set to meet for third straight season