SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse men's basketball team will host Old Dominion on Saturday, December 15, in a non-conference matchup.
Syracuse and Old Dominion have met three times previously, each during the tenure of current Orange head coach Jim Boeheim. Syracuse won the first pairing, 67-64, to claim the 1977 ECAC Upstate-Southern Championship. The Orange went on to the NCAA Tournament that season, Boeheim's first as head coach.
Old Dominion earned a 68-67, home-court victory against Syracuse in 1980-81, one of just two regular-season losses for the Orange that year. Syracuse returned the favor the following campaign, capturing a 71-58 decision.