Syracuse, N.Y. — In the 2015-16 season, the Syracuse basketball team will play in the Bahamas, rekindle an old rivalry and return to the Madison Square Garden all before the start of ACC play.
In Jim Boeheim’s 40th season as Syracuse’s head coach, the Orange will play one of the most challenging schedules in school history.
The Orange will participate in the Battle 4 Atlantis over the Thanksgiving holiday. The tournament includes the likes of Connecticut, Michigan, Texas and Gonzaga.
Syracuse will face 2015 Final Four participant Wisconsin at the Carrier Dome on Dec. 2. Then the Orange will travel to Washington, D.C., to face arch-rival Georgetown at the Verizon Center on Dec. 5.
The Orange will visit its home away from home on Dec. 13 when it plays St. John’s at Madison Square Garden.
Syracuse opens ACC play on Dec. 30 at Pittsburgh. The Orange will host ACC foes North Carolina, Notre Dame and Pittsburgh at the Carrier Dome while the road schedule includes trips to Duke, North Carolina, Virginia, Miami and Louisville.
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