Syracuse will host Niagara in the Carrier Dome on Saturday, December 28.

The game marks the return to Syracuse of former Le Moyne head coach Patrick Beilein, the son of now-Cleveland Cavaliers head coach John Beilein. Before his departure, he led a Dolphins squad that reached the NCAA Division II men’s basketball tournament in three of his four years at the helm. His 2018 team reached the national quarterfinals, the furthest run in school history.

The Orange haven’t played Niagara since 2000, when SU topped the Purple Eagles, 95-69. The matchup is the eighth game currently on Syracuse’s nonconference schedule.

Here is SU’s schedule that has been released so far.

Oct. 26 – Daemen College (Carrier Dome, exhibition)

Oct. 29 – Carleton College (Carrier Dome, exhibition)

Nov. 6 – Virginia (Carrier Dome)

Nov. 13 – Colgate (Carrier Dome)

Nov. 20 – Cornell, 7 p.m. (Carrier Dome)

Nov. 27 – NIT Season Tipoff vs. Ole Miss/Oklahoma State/Penn State (Barclays Center)

Nov. 29  – NIT Season Tipoff (Barclays Center)

Dec. 3 – Iowa (ACC-Big Ten Challenge, Carrier Dome)

Dec. 14 – Georgetown (Capital One Arena)

Dec. 18 – Oakland (Carrier Dome)

Dec. 21 — North Florida (Carrier Dome)

Dec. 28 — Niagara (Carrier Dome)

ACC home games: Boston College, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Duke, Wake Forest, North Carolina, North Carolina State.

ACC away games: Boston College, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Florida State, Miami, Louisville.

Published on July 2, 2019 at 12:47 pm

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