Auburn basketball learns opponent for 2025 ACC-SEC challenge

The 2024 ACC-SEC Challenge was a huge success for the SEC, who posted a 14-2 record in the event.

Auburn, unfortunately, was not on the winning side of last year's challenge, falling to Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, 84-78.

This year, the Tigers will aim for revenge in front of their home crowd as they will host the NC State Wolfpack at Neville Arena for this year's edition of the ACC-SEC Challenge, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.

This year's matchup is intriguing as it will pit Auburn's Bruce Pearl against former LSU head coach Will Wade, who is set to begin his first season as the Wolfpack's head coach after spending the last two seasons at McNeese State.

Wade is set to take on the challenge of building NC State back into an ACC contender after the program recorded a 38-34 record, with a 14-26 mark in ACC play over the last two seasons under Kevin Keatts.

Wade won 105 games in five seasons at LSU.

Since arriving in Raleigh, Wade has worked tirelessly in his rebuilding efforts through the transfer portal by landing former North Carolina forward Ven-Allen Lubin, former Houston forward Terrance Arceneaux, and ex-Texas Tech forward Darrion Williams.

He also landed the nation's No.

14 recruiting class with four-star guard Matt Able headlining the haul.

Auburn basketball will nearly start from scratch with its roster following last season's Final Four run.

Auburn signed key players, including Mississippi State forward Keshawn Murphy, the Big 12's leading scorer Keyshawn Hall, and a talented wing player in Elyjah Freeman this offseason.

Pearl also landed a top-20 recruiting class that features two JUCO stars and a pair of four-stars from the high school ranks.

This season's matchup with NC State has the makings of a classic.

Here is a look at the complete lineup for this season's ACC-SEC Challenge.

NEWS: Matchups are set for the 2025 ACC/SEC Challenge, per sources.UF @ DukeUNC @ UKUVA @ TexasNC St @ AuburnClemson @ BamaLVille @ ArkOU @ WakeSMU @ VandyA&M @ PittMiss St @ GTMiami @ Ole MissLSU @ BCVT@SCTenn @ CuseMizzou @ NDUGA @ FSUhttps://t.co/SYoZLlz1Fd Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) June 11, 2025Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinions.

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