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Orange, Hoyas Make Dec. 11 Hoop Date
7/27/2021 1:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Syracuse will travel to Washington D.C. to take on former BIG EAST Conference foe Georgetown, on Saturday, December 11 at Capital One Arena.
Series Notes
- The Orange have faced the Hoyas 96 times, making Georgetown the fifth-most familiar opponent in program history. Syracuse leads the series, 52-44.
- The teams first met in 1930, when the Orange defeated the Hoyas, 40-18, in Syracuse's Archbold Gym.
- Syracuse and Georgetown squared off last season on January 9. Â Buddy Boeheim led the Orange to a 74-69 victory inside the Dome with 21 points.
The Hoyas compiled a 13-13 record last season. After finishing conference play with a 7-9 record, Georgetown won four games in a row at Madison Square Garden to win its first BIG EAST Tournament since 2007 and earn an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament. Georgetown suffered a 96-73 defeat at the hands of fifth-seed Colorado in the opening round. Coach Patrick Ewing is entering his fifth year at the helm in the nation's capital, where he owns a 62-59 record.
Syracuse was 18-10 last season and secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The 11th-seeded Orange upset San Diego St. and West Virginia to advance to the Sweet 16 before losing to Final Four-bound Houston.
Syracuse men's basketball season tickets are on sale online at Cuse.Com/Tickets or by phone at 888-DOMETIX (888-366-3849). Season Tickets start as low as $250, and all price levels are available, including a limited number of floor seats. Premium seating options are available in the courtside area, as well as in the Executive Club Suite.
