SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball on Tuesday announced it will next face its former Big East rival, the Georgetown Hoyas on Saturday, Dec. 11, at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
The 2021-2022 season will be the seventh straight in which the Orange and Georgetown will play, with the teams splitting the prior six contests. Syracuse won last season’s game 74-69 on Jan. 9 in an empty Carrier Dome as no fans were allowed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Both teams went on to make the 2021 NCAA Tournament, with the Orange advancing to the Sweet 16, while the Hoyas lost in the first round.
All time, Syracuse and Georgetown have met 96 times on the hardwood with the Orange leading the series 52-44.
Game time and TV information for the next meeting in this rivalry has not been set yet.