UK renews rivalry with North Carolina next year

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The rivalry between two of the most tradition-laden basketball programs will renew next season as Kentucky and North Carolina have agreed to a two-year, home-and-home series beginning in the 2013-14 season.

The Wildcats will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C., in 2013-14 to take on the Tar Heels, and the series will return to Rupp Arena during the 2014-15 season.

Kentucky has won three of the last four meetings between the schools, while North Carolina holds a 22-13 edge in the all-time series.