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Syracuse to Face Villanova in 2021 Jimmy V Classic

Syracuse will play against its old Big East rival.
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Syracuse to Face Villanova in 2021 Jimmy V Classic
Syracuse to Face Villanova in 2021 Jimmy V Classic

Syracuse basketball will face Villanova in the 2021 Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden, Jon Rothstein reported on Thursday. Official dates have not been decided yet, according to the report, but the game is expected to take place in early December. There will be a second game as part of the event, but the teams have yet to be decided.

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Syracuse and Villanova have met 72 times in their history, with the Orange owning a 39-33 series advantage. The last game was in 2014, when Syracuse fell 82-77 in overtime at Villanova. The last game in the Dome was in 2013 when Trevor Cooney and Tyler Ennis each scored over 20 points as the Orange topped the Wildcats 78-62. Syracuse has not beaten Villanova on a neutral court under Jay Wright, with the Wildcats winning both Big East Tournament games by double digits.

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The first meeting between the two schools was in 1946. Syracuse won that matchup 44-33. The two regional rivals battled annually as members of the Big East, with many of college basketball’s all-time greats participating in the rivalry.

Adding another layer to the 2021 matchup is transfer Cole Swider. Swider left Villanova after this past season and picked Syracuse as his transfer destination. Now he will face his former team as a member of his new team.

Syracuse finished the 2020-21 season with a run to the Sweet-16 before falling to Houston.

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Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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