This Day in Dome History: December 10
12/10/2005 12:29:19 PM | Men's Basketball, Dome 25
Most recently, the Orange defeated UNC Greensboro, 92-67, on this date in 2002. Hakim Warrick led SU with 23 points, while Carmelo Anthony had 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
In 1988, Sherman Douglas and Derrick Coleman combined for 52 points in Syracuse’s 108-73 victory against Kentucky State.
The Orange’s only loss on this date came in 1983. North Carolina visited the Dome for the first time. A season-high crowd of 32,235 watched as the Tar Heels defeated Syracuse, 87-67. Rafael Addison led SU with 18 points. Michael Jordan led UNC with 19 points while Sam Perkins added 16 points.
A crowd of 47,319 gathered at the Dome to watch a performance the Who on this date in 1982.
More than 23.5 million people have passed through the revolving doors of the Carrier Dome since the building’s first public event on September 20, 1980. Throughout the 2005-06 SU athletics seasons the University will celebrate the first 25 years of the Loud House. In the first 25 years of the Dome, more than 1,740 events were staged, including collegiate, professional and high school athletics events, University commencement, concerts, a circus, and community events. These activities are chronicled in the more than 100 photographs that are currently in the concourse of the Dome. Fans who attend events in the Dome can re-live the memories with these photos.
