Villanova and Syracuse have announced a home-and-home men’s basketball series that will feature a game in Philadelphia and a contest in the Carrier Dome over the next two seasons.
Syracuse will play Villanova in the Carrier Dome on December 28, 2013. The Wildcats will host the Orange at the Wells Fargo Center the following year.
“We are excited to announce the continuation of the Villanova-Syracuse rivalry,” said Villanova AD Vince Nicastro. “Our annual games against Syracuse were an integral part of our basketball schedule over the past 30 plus years, and included some of the greatest college basketball experiences in the nation. We are thrilled to be able to continue that for the next two years.”
“The Villanova rivalry has given us some of our best moments,” said Dr. Daryl Gross, the Syracuse AD. “It has traditionally been one of the top matchups in college basketball and we look forward to continuing the series.
Syracuse will also play a game against former Big East rival St. John’s Dec. 14 at Madison Square Garden, as well as home games against Indiana in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge Dec. 3 and against North Carolina and Duke in the ACC regular season. Those dates have yet to be set.
