The ACC announced its full slate of men’s basketball games for the 2021-22 season on a special ACC Network presentation on Thursday night. Syracuse’s path through the league begins on December 4 when the Orange play at Florida State.
Double Dipping
Each ACC program will face six league foes in home-and-home series. Two of them are annual rivalry series, which for SU feature:
- Boston College: Feb. 8 in Boston; Feb. 19 in Syracuse
- Pittsburgh: Jan. 11 in Syracuse; Jan. 25 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
The four other league opponents who Syracuse will see twice are:
- Duke: Jan. 22 in Durham, N.C.; Feb. 26 in Syracuse
- Florida State: Dec. 4 in Tallahassee, Fla; Jan. 15 in Syracuse
- Miami: Jan 5 in Miami; Mar. 5 in Syracuse
- Wake Forest: Jan. 8 in Winston-Salem; Jan 29 in Syracuse
Saturday Night’s Alright
Syracuse has 11 conference games that fall on a Saturday. The following seven are Dome games:
- Jan. 1: Virginia
- Jan. 15: Florida State
- Jan. 29: Wake Forest
- Feb. 5: Louisville
- Feb. 19: Boston College
- Feb. 26: Duke
- March 5: Miami
The Worldwide Leader
Twelve Syracuse ACC games are scheduled to be televised by the ESPN Family of networks. The Orange are locked in for an ESPN Big Monday matchup at North Carolina (Feb. 28). Syracuse’s conference season starter at Florida State (Dec. 4) is slated for ESPN2 and the home pairing with Pittsburgh (Jan. 11) will be available on ESPNU. The home game with Duke (Feb. 26) and away encounters at Duke (Jan. 22) and at Notre Dame (Feb. 22) have been designated for ESPN or ESPN2.
Dome matchups with Florida State (Jan. 15) and Boston College (Feb. 19) and contests at NC State (Feb. 2) and at Virginia Tech (Feb. 12) will be shown on ESPN 2 or ESPNU. When Syracuse hosts Louisville (Feb. 5), it will be televised by ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. The final regular season game at home versus Miami (March 5) is scheduled for ESPN2, ESPNU or ACCN.
The ACC Network
Six Syracuse league games will be televised by the ACC Network, including home games with Virginia (Jan. 1), Clemson (Jan. 18), and Wake Forest (Jan. 29), and road dates at Miami (Jan. 5), at Pittsburgh (Jan. 25), and at Boston College (Feb. 8).
RSN
The other two Orange league contests will be shown by RSN (Regional Sports Network). Those game are home against Georgia Tech (Dec. 29) and at Wake Forest (Jan. 8).
