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Syracuse And Georgetown Getting Ready To Reignite An Old Big East Basketball Rivalry

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Syracuse is scheduled to play long-time rival Georgetown for the 100th time when the two teams meet on Saturday, Dec. 14, in the JMA Wireless Dome.

Series Notes

  • The Orange have faced the Hoyas 99 times and lead the series, 54-45.
  • Syracuse and Georgetown squared off the last nine straight seasons. The Orange won five of those encounters.
  • The teams first met in 1930, when the Orange defeated the Hoyas, 40-18, in Syracuse's Archbold Gym.
  • Syracuse won last year's encounter in Washington, D.C., 80-68.

The Orange were 20-12 a year ago in Adrian Autry's first campaign at the helm. Syracuse returns guard J.J. Starling (13.3 ppg) and forward Chris Bell (12.0 ppg.) from last season's squad. Both head into their junior campaigns as returning starters. Key incoming transfers include guard Jaquan Carlos (10.4 ppg., 6.3 apg. at Hofstra), forward Jyáre Davis (17.1 ppg., 7.5 rpg. at Delaware), center Eddie Lampkin (10.6 ppg., 7.0 rpg. at Colorado), and swingman Lucas Taylor (14.5 ppg. at Georgia State).

Georgetown was 9-23 overall and 2-18 in the BIG EAST Conference under first-year head coach Ed Cooley last year. Guard Jayden Epps finished third among BIG EAST scorers with an 18.5 average.