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Syracuse basketball will visit Pittsburgh for ‘ACC Tip-Off’ on Dec. 30

Logan Reidsma | Photo Editor

Syracuse went winless in two games against Pittsburgh last year, and will have an early chance in 2015 to break its losing streak against the Panthers.

With Jim Boeheim set to serve a nine-game suspension at the start of conference play this season, Mike Hopkins will make his head coaching debut in a familiar environment.

Syracuse will travel to face Pittsburgh at the Petersen Events Center at 9 p.m. on Dec. 30, the conference announced in a release Wednesday. The game will be the second leg of the “ACC Tip-Off” doubleheader, with Clemson and North Carolina squaring off in Chapel Hill at 7 p.m. Both games will be televised on ESPN2.

It will be the 107th meeting between the Orange and Panthers, a rivalry that dates back to 1914 and took flight when the teams regularly met as members of the Big East. Syracuse went 0-2 against Pitt last season, falling 83-77 on the road and on Feb. 7 and 65-61 in the Carrier Dome on Feb. 21.

Here’s how the Orange’s 2015-16 schedule looks with what’s been announced:

Nov. 2 — Le Moyne. time TBD, Carrier Dome*
Nov. 8 — Florida Southern, time TBD, Carrier Dome*
Nov. 25 — Charlotte, 7:15 p.m. at Paradise Island, Bahamas
Nov. 26 — Connecticut/Michigan, time TBD, Paradise Island, Bahamas
Nov. 27 — Opponent TBD time TBD, Paradise Island, Bahamas
Dec. 2 — Wisconsin (Big 10/ACC Challenge), 7:15 p.m., Carrier Dome
Dec. 30 — At Pittsburgh, 9 p.m., Peterson Events Center
Jan. 18 — At Duke, 7 p.m., Cameron Indoor Stadium
Feb. 29 — At North Carolina, 7 p.m., Dean E Smith Center



* = Exhibition game
Bold = Battle for Atlantis





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