Syracuse basketball will visit Pittsburgh for ‘ACC Tip-Off’ on Dec. 30
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With Jim Boeheim set to serve a nine-game suspension at the start of conference play this season, Mike Hopkins will make his head coaching debut in a familiar environment.
Syracuse will travel to face Pittsburgh at the Petersen Events Center at 9 p.m. on Dec. 30, the conference announced in a release Wednesday. The game will be the second leg of the “ACC Tip-Off” doubleheader, with Clemson and North Carolina squaring off in Chapel Hill at 7 p.m. Both games will be televised on ESPN2.
It will be the 107th meeting between the Orange and Panthers, a rivalry that dates back to 1914 and took flight when the teams regularly met as members of the Big East. Syracuse went 0-2 against Pitt last season, falling 83-77 on the road and on Feb. 7 and 65-61 in the Carrier Dome on Feb. 21.
Here’s how the Orange’s 2015-16 schedule looks with what’s been announced:
Nov. 2 — Le Moyne. time TBD, Carrier Dome*
Nov. 8 — Florida Southern, time TBD, Carrier Dome*
Nov. 25 — Charlotte, 7:15 p.m. at Paradise Island, Bahamas
Nov. 26 — Connecticut/Michigan, time TBD, Paradise Island, Bahamas
Nov. 27 — Opponent TBD time TBD, Paradise Island, Bahamas
Dec. 2 — Wisconsin (Big 10/ACC Challenge), 7:15 p.m., Carrier Dome
Dec. 30 — At Pittsburgh, 9 p.m., Peterson Events Center
Jan. 18 — At Duke, 7 p.m., Cameron Indoor Stadium
Feb. 29 — At North Carolina, 7 p.m., Dean E Smith Center
* = Exhibition game
Bold = Battle for Atlantis
Published on August 19, 2015 at 3:11 pm
Contact Jesse: jcdoug01@syr.edu | @dougherty_jesse