Syracuse men’s basketball will host Boston University for first time in 23 years on Dec. 10
/ The Daily Orange
Jim Boeheim coached Syracuse the last time it played against BU. The only current Orange player who was born before that game is Dajuan Coleman
Syracuse will play Boston University for the first time in 23 years this upcoming season, SU announced Thursday. The game will be on Dec. 10 in the Carrier Dome.
Boston had a record of 19-15 last season with an 11-7 mark in the Patriot League. The Terriers lost in the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament to NJIT to close out head coach Joe Jones’ fifth season at the helm. BU returns its leading scorer, Eric Fanning, who put up 15.9 points per game last season, along with Chad Mosely (14.2).
The Orange holds a 6-1 edge in the all-time series between the two schools, the last matchup coming in the 1993 Carrier Classic when SU won, 89-70.
Syracuse now has 12 games on its 2016-17 schedule with announced or reported dates. Here they are:
Nov. 11 — vs. Colgate
Nov. 15 — vs. Holy Cross
Nov. 18 — vs. Monmouth
Nov. 22 — vs. South Carolina State
Nov. 26 — vs. South Carolina (Barclays Center)
Nov. 29 — at Wisconsin
Dec. 3 — North Florida
Dec. 5 — UConn (Madison Square Garden)
Dec. 10 – vs. Boston U
Dec. 17 — vs. Georgetown
Dec. 21 — vs. St. John’s
Dec. 27 — vs. Cornell
Bold = Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
Published on July 14, 2016 at 10:46 am
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