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Saturday / November 23.

The ESPN College GameDay schedule was released and is highlighted by a Duke-Syracuse matchup Feb. 1 at the Carrier Dome.

That is also the same day the Knicks host the defending NBA champion Miami Heat at MSG.

The 6:30 p.m. matchup will mark the first time Syracuse and Duke will meet as ACC members. The overall series is tied, 2-2.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim are close friends and both coach the U.S. Olympic team.

Here’s the full schedule courtesy ESPN:

Craig Victor, a 6-foot-8 power forward from New Orleans Elite and Findlay Prep, will announce his college choice Saturday.

Victor is down to Arizona, LSU, Oklahoma State and Louisville, with most experts expecting him to land at either Arizona or LSU.

“As of [Tuesday] night I think he had [decided],” New Orleans Elite coach Greg Holmes told SNY.tv Wednesday. “He’s 90-95 percent sure. He asked me my opinion on what I think on his finalists and I told him what I think on each school. I think that’s why he called me.

By MARK BAIROS & ADAM ZAGORIA

Trey Lyles, one of the top frontcourt players in the Class of 2014, is planning to visit Louisville, Kentucky and Florida in the coming weeks, his father told SNY.tv.

Lyles has a final four of those three schools as well as Butler.

The 6-foot-10 power forward from Indianapolis Arsenal Tech is planning an official to Louisville Aug. 31, he confirmed to NextCats.

“As of right now the first visit will be to Louisville,” Tom Lyles told SNY.tv. “it’s actually going to take place at the end of this month for an official visit down there. And then after it hasn’t been confirmed … but we are trying to get down to Florida pretty soon. Nothing confirmed just in conversation.”

By JACK LeGWIN & ADAM ZAGORIA

Huntington (W.V.) Prep point guard Josh Perkins has shifted his college announcement date to Aug. 24 from Aug. 25 and will announce near his home in Colorado, his father told NextCats.com.

“The favorites are still the same,” Randy Perkins told SNY.tv on Monday.

“Its still Gonzaga, UCLA, Minnesota for Josh, and UConn is a favorite as well. We’re just trying to coordinate the visit and all, and it’s just getting really close to crunch time, because Josh is still sticking to his date. If he didn’t have a date, it wouldn’t be such a rush to get this visit in.”

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