COLUMBIA — The ACC-SEC Challenge started just three years ago but for the second time, South Carolina women’s basketball and Duke are paired up.
South Carolina will travel to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Dec. 3 as part of the cross-conference challenge, the program announced June 5. Game times and TV channels will be announced at a later date.
The challenge was introduced for the 2023-24 season. South Carolina played UNC on the road the first year, Duke at home the second, Louisville on the road last year and now will play Duke on the road.
This also marks the fourth straight season South Carolina is playing Duke. Coach Dawn Staley is currently 8-1 against the Blue Devils, which includes the last six straight. Her lone loss to the program was in 2016.
South Carolina women’s basketball 2026-27 schedule
Schedule news is slowly rolling out for the 2026-27 season but it was announced last fall that the Gamecocks will open the season against Maryland on Nov. 2 in Paris.
They will also play North Carolina in the Ally Tipoff in November in Charlotte but the exact date hasn’t been announced. On the same note, they are also set to return to the Players Era Championships Tournament but the date is unknown as of June.
- Nov. 2: vs. Maryland in Paris, France (neutral site)
- Nov. 15: vs. Southern Cal in Greenville, South Carolina (neutral site)
- Nov. 24: vs. UConn at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut (neutral site)
- Dec. 3: at Duke
South Carolina men’s basketball ACC-SEC Challenge 2026
The men will play NC State on Dec. 1 in the Lenovo Center for its ACC-SEC Challenge. Last season, coach Lamont Paris and the Gamecocks hosted Virginia Tech.
Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at LKesin@usatodayco.com. Follow her on X@Lulukesin and Bluesky@bylulukesin.bsky.social
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