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Syracuse Basketball: Orange will face a short-handed Georgetown squad

The Syracuse basketball squad will resume its lengthy series with former Big East Conference adversary Georgetown on Dec. 14 in Washington, D.C., and a significant development is transpiring prior to this tantalizing tilt.

The Hoyas’ athletics department has issued a brief statement, saying that James Akinjo and Josh LeBlanc are no longer with the program, according to head coach and Big East legend Patrick Ewing.

This news is startling, and a story on the 247Sports Web site says that both guys have also entered the NCAA’s transfer portal.

Per the Georgetown press release, sophomore guard Akinjo had averaged 13.