Tigers Complete Non-Conference Schedule
9/3/2009 9:48:01 AM | Men's Basketball
SYRACUSE, NY – Part two of the home-and-home men's basketball series between Syracuse and Memphis is scheduled for January 6, 2010 in the Carrier Dome. The two teams squared off in Memphis last December.
Syracuse has a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series with Memphis. The two teams first met in the 2002 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Memphis emerged with a 70-63 victory in what was Carmelo Anthony's debut with the Orange. Syracuse claimed the two most recent encounters, a 77-62 triumph in the 2004 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Championship and a 72-65 win at Memphis a year ago.
The Tigers were 33-4 overall and 16-0 in Conference USA a season ago and reached the NCAA Tournament's “Sweet 16” before losing to Missouri, 102-91. Memphis features first-year head coach Josh Pastner, who took over when John Calipari was hired by Kentucky. Pastner was an assistant on Calipari's Memphis staff last season.
Season ticket renewal information is available on-line at www.suathletics.com. New season tickets are scheduled to go on sale September 16.
