The Syracuse basketball squad suits up against former Big East foe UConn on Monday night, so naturally it’s a good time to talk about the programs’ clash next year, right?
ESPN announced in a press release that the 2017 Jimmy V Men’s Basketball Classic will feature the Orange against the Huskies, as well as the defending national champions, Villanova, versus Gonzaga.
About a month ago, CBS Sports reported on details of this event, citing its own sources, but ESPN now has made it official.
This is a juicy doubleheader. Villanova, the newly anointed No. 1 team in the country and a long-time Big East rival of SU, hits the court for the first-time ever against No.