Syracuse basketball schedules North Florida for Dec. 21 non-conference game

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball will host the University of North Florida in a non-conference game on Saturday, Dec. 21 at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse University announced Wednesday.

This will be the second-ever meeting between the Orange and the Ospreys, with Syracuse winning the first game, 77-71, in the 2016-2017 season.

North Florida, a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference, won seven of its last eight games last season to finish 16-17. The Ospreys last made the NCAA Tournament in 2015, and they played in the NIT in 2016.

Syracuse posted a 20-14 record last year, advancing to the NCAA Tournament as an 8 seed but losing in the 1st Round to Baylor.

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