It’s kind of hard to believe that the Syracuse Orange and Duke Blue Devils have only met 18 times. Yes, their rivalry didn’t truly kick in until Syracuse joined the ACC in 2013, but that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been a lot of history between the two programs already. We took a look at some of the best Orange moments in Cameron already, but before Jim Boeheim and Mike Krzyzewski coach against each other one final time, let’s take a look back at how this showdown came to be.
The Early Days
The first matchup between Syracuse and Duke was all the way back in 1966, during the Elite Eight.