There is late-night ACC basketball taking place on Thursday, Jan. 30 that pits a couple of top 20 teams against each other with the No. 19 California Golden Bears hosting the No. 15 UNC Tar Heels at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif.
The game is scheduled to start at 10 p.m. EST and will be available to stream on ESPN+. ESPN+ plans are currently at $11.99 a month or $16.99 a month if you bundle with Hulu and Disney+.
Fans looking to watch this college basketball game will need access to the ACC Network, which they can get by using FuboTV, which offers a free trial and $30 off your first month, or DirecTV Stream, which also offers a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.
The Tar Heels are 6-3 in ACC play and 18-4 overall. They come into this contest fresh off a 2-point loss to Florida State that disrupted a five-game win streak.
Cal is 18-3 on the year and 5-2 since the calendar changed to 2025. The Golden Bears are 6-2 in conference and are sixth, just ahead of North Carolina in the standings.
Who: No. 15 UNC Tar Heels vs. No. 19 California Golden Bears
When: Thursday, Jan. 30 at 10 p.m. EST
Where: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif.
Stream: ESPN+. ESPN+ plans are $11.99 a month or $16.99 a month if you bundle with Hulu and Disney+.
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The women allege the abuse occurred during the 2023-24 season and caused lasting damage for some players, including eating disorders and panic attacks.
The lawsuit claims coaches Jessica Peatross and Demetrius Marlow “physically abused plaintiffs through using excessive and unreasonable amounts of exercise as punishment,” in violation of NCAA guidelines. It says the coaches also made disparaging remarks about the players.
After a group of players complained, they were dismissed from the Division II team, the lawsuit said. That prompted the university to cancel the season with six games remaining.
“I met with the coaches and they said that nobody’s welcome back, that we’re not tough enough, that we’re not good for their culture,” said former Western Oregon player Jodi Noyes, who lost her scholarship. “It was truly heartbreaking and devastating.”
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“We received the lawsuit and are currently in the process of reviewing its contents,” the university said in a statement.
The coaches named in the lawsuit could not be reached for comment.
The Associated Press contributed to this article
