Sport | Men's basketball |
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First meeting | 1/27/1956 Syracuse 102, Connecticut 82 |
Latest meeting | 11/15/2018 Connecticut 83, Syracuse 76 |
Next meeting | TBD |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 95 |
All-time series | Syracuse leads 56–39 (.589) |
Current win streak | Connecticut, 1 (2018-present) |
The Connecticut–Syracuse men's basketball rivalry is an American college basketball rivalry between the Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team of the University of Connecticut and Syracuse Orange men's basketball team of Syracuse University. [1] [2] Syracuse leads the all-time series 56–39.
College basketball today is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including the United States's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), and the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). Governing bodies in Canada include U Sports and the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). Each of these various organizations are subdivided into from one to three divisions based on the number and level of scholarships that may be provided to the athletes.
Pairs of schools, colleges and universities, especially when they are close to each other either geographically or in their areas of specialization, often establish a college rivalry with each other over the years. This rivalry can extend to both academics and athletics, the latter being typically better known to the general public. These schools place an added emphasis on emerging victorious in any event that includes their rival. This may include the creation of a special trophy or other commemoration of the event. While many of these rivalries have arisen spontaneously, some have been created by college officials in efforts to sell more tickets and support their programs.
The Connecticut Huskies men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball team of the University of Connecticut, in Storrs, Connecticut. They currently play in the American Athletic Conference and are coached by Dan Hurley.
The first game played between the two schools took place on January 27, 1956, in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse won 102–82. [3]
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, in the United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, and Yonkers.
The Syracuse Orange men's basketball program, known traditionally as the "Syracuse Orangemen", is an intercollegiate men's basketball team representing Syracuse University. The program is classified in the Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
The rivalry peaked while both teams were members of the Big East Conference from 1979 to 2013. The rivalry featured two Hall of Fame coaches, Jim Boeheim and Jim Calhoun. One of the highlights was the historic Big East Tournament quarterfinal game in 2009. The game took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City where Syracuse won 127-117 in a game that went to six overtimes, ending at 1:22 AM. [2]
The Big East Conference was a collegiate athletics conference that consisted of as many as 16 universities in the eastern half of the United States from 1979 to 2013. The conference's members participated in 24 NCAA sports. The conference had a history of success at the national level in basketball throughout its history, while its shorter football program, created by inviting one college and four other "associate members" into the conference, resulted in two national championships.
James Arthur Boeheim is the current head coach of the men's basketball team at Syracuse University. Boeheim has guided the Orange to ten Big East regular season championships, five Big East Tournament championships, and 33 NCAA Tournament appearances, including five Final Four appearances and three appearances in the national title game. In those games, the Orange lost to Indiana in 1987 on a last-second jump shot by Keith Smart, and to Kentucky in 1996, before defeating Kansas in 2003 with All-American Carmelo Anthony.
James A. Calhoun is the current men's basketball coach for the University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford, Connecticut. Calhoun is the former head coach of the University of Connecticut men's basketball team. His teams won three NCAA national championships, played in four Final Fours, won the 1988 NIT title, and seven Big East tournament championships. With his team's 2011 NCAA title win, the 68-year-old Calhoun became the oldest coach to win a Division I men's basketball title. He won his 800th game in 2009 and finished his NCAA Division I career with 873 victories, ranking 11th all-time as of Feb. 2019. Calhoun is one of only six coaches in NCAA Division I history to win three or more championships and is widely considered one of the greatest coaches of all time. In 2005, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
In November 2015, after the teams met in the Bahamas, both Kevin Ollie and Jim Boeheim expressed interest in renewing the rivalry. Boeheim said, "It was like an NCAA game early in the year, It's a tremendous atmosphere. A tremendous game. It really was. I think there's a reasonable likelihood that we will play Connecticut again someday soon." Ollie said, "It's something that we're definitely looking at, It would be a great thing. It's a great rivalry." [4]
Kevin Jermaine Ollie is a former American basketball coach and former player. He is the former head coach of the University of Connecticut men's basketball team. Ollie graduated from Connecticut in 1995 with a degree in Communications. He played for twelve National Basketball Association franchises, most prominently in three stints with the Philadelphia 76ers, in thirteen seasons from 1997 to 2010 after beginning his career with the CBA in 1995.
UConn and Syracuse met at the Jimmy V Classic on December 5, 2017. [5]
The Jimmy V Classic is an annual basketball game organized by ESPN Events to raise money and awareness for cancer research. It is named after Jim Valvano and features clips from his speech at the 1993 ESPY Awards.
Connecticut victories | Syracuse victories |
No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score | Series | Notes | |
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UC | SU | ||||||
1 | January 27, 1956 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 82 | 102 | Syracuse 1–0 | |
2 | January 7, 1957 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 78 | 79 | Syracuse 2–0 | |
3 | March 12, 1957 | New York, NY | Syracuse | 76 | 82 | Syracuse 3–0 | NCAA First Round |
4 | March 8, 1958 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 70 | 75 | Syracuse 4–0 | |
5 | February 18, 1959 | Storrs, CT | Syracuse | 64 | 72 | Syracuse 5–0 | |
6 | February 2, 1960 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 64 | 65 | Syracuse 6–0 | |
7 | March 5, 1962 | Storrs, CT | Syracuse | 67 | 72 | Syracuse 7–0 | |
8 | March 7, 1963 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 92 | 74 | Syracuse 7–1 | |
9 | March 6, 1964 | Storrs, CT | Syracuse | 49 | 58 | Syracuse 8–1 | |
10 | December 18, 1965 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 62 | 87 | Syracuse 9–1 | |
11 | February 6, 1967 | Storrs, CT | Syracuse | 79 | 90 | Syracuse 10–1 | |
12 | January 27, 1968 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 89 | 84 | Syracuse 10–2 | |
13 | January 8, 1969 | Storrs, CT | Connecticut | 103 | 84 | Syracuse 10–3 | |
14 | February 11, 1970 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 80 | 101 | Syracuse 11–3 | |
15 | December 20, 1970 | Storrs, CT | Syracuse | 76 | 97 | Syracuse 12–3 | |
16 | February 19, 1972 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 69 | 98 | Syracuse 13–3 | |
17 | December 23, 1972 | Storrs, CT | Syracuse | 73 | 104 | Syracuse 14–3 | |
18 | January 10, 1974 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 61 | 60 | Syracuse 14–4 | |
19 | November 30, 1977 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 61 | 101 | Syracuse 15–4 | |
20 | January 13, 1979 | New Haven, CT | Syracuse | 60 | 74 | Syracuse 16–4 | |
21 | March 10, 1979 | Providence, RI | Syracuse | 81 | 89 | Syracuse 17–4 | NCAA Second Round |
22 | January 26, 1980 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 89 | 99 | Syracuse 18–4 | |
23 | February 29, 1980 | Providence, RI | Syracuse | 61 | 92 | Syracuse 19–4 | Big East Tournament |
24 | January 5, 1981 | New Haven, CT | Connecticut | 78 | 59 | Syracuse 19–5 | |
25 | February 14, 1981 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 65 | 63 | Syracuse 19–6 | |
26 | January 6, 1982 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 69 | 72 | Syracuse 20–6 | |
27 | February 13, 1982 | Hartford, CT | Syracuse | 71 | 78 | Syracuse 21–6 | |
28 | February 2, 1983 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 69 | 89 | Syracuse 22–6 | |
29 | February 5, 1983 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 55 | 54 | Syracuse 22–7 | |
30 | January 18, 1984 | Hartford, CT | Syracuse | 68 | 95 | Syracuse 23–7 | |
31 | February 18, 1984 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 85 | 873OT | Syracuse 24–7 | |
32 | March 8, 1984 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 58 | 73 | Syracuse 25–7 | |
33 | January 19, 1985 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 70 | 68 | Syracuse 25–8 | |
34 | February 20, 1985 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 71 | 69 | Syracuse 25–9 | |
35 | January 25, 1986 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 67 | 80 | Syracuse 26–9 | |
36 | March 1, 1986 | Hartford, CT | Syracuse | 58 | 75 | Syracuse 27–9 | |
37 | January 3, 1987 | New Haven, CT | Syracuse | 71 | 88 | Syracuse 28–9 | |
38 | February 7, 1987 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 53 | 59 | Syracuse 29–9 | |
39 | January 16, 1988 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 51 | 50 | Syracuse 29–10 | |
40 | February 20, 1988 | Hartford, CT | Syracuse | 71 | 73 | Syracuse 30–10 | |
41 | January 16, 1989 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 68 | 62 | Syracuse 30–11 | |
42 | February 28, 1989 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 72 | 88 | Syracuse 31–11 | |
43 | January 15, 1990 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 70 | 59 | Syracuse 31–12 | |
44 | February 10, 1990 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 86 | 90 | Syracuse 32–12 | |
45 | March 11, 1990 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 78 | 75 | Syracuse 32–13 | Big East Tournament |
46 | January 16, 1991 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 79 | 81OT | Syracuse 33–13 | |
47 | January 28, 1991 | Hartford, CT | Syracuse | 66 | 68 | Syracuse 34–13 | |
48 | February 3, 1992 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 83 | 84 | Syracuse 35–13 | |
49 | March 4, 1992 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 85 | 78 | Syracuse 35–14 | |
50 | February 2, 1993 | Hartford, CT | Syracuse | 57 | 60 | Syracuse 36–14 | |
51 | February 15, 1993 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 80 | 76 | Syracuse 36–15 | |
52 | January 10, 1994 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 75 | 67 | Syracuse 36–16 | |
53 | February 1, 1994 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 95 | 108 | Syracuse 37–16 | |
54 | January 23, 1995 | Storrs, CT | Connecticut | 86 | 75 | Syracuse 37–17 | |
55 | February 12, 1995 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 77 | 70 | Syracuse 37–18 | |
56 | January 21, 1996 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 79 | 70 | Syracuse 37–19 | |
57 | March 8, 1996 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 85 | 67 | Syracuse 37–20 | Big East Tournament |
58 | January 26, 1997 | Hartford, CT | Syracuse | 53 | 65 | Syracuse 38–20 | |
59 | February 17, 1997 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 66 | 71OT | Syracuse 39–20 | |
60 | January 24, 1998 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 63 | 54 | Syracuse 39–21 | |
61 | March 7, 1998 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 69 | 64 | Syracuse 39–22 | Big East Tournament |
62 | February 1, 1999 | Hartford, CT | Syracuse | 42 | 59 | Syracuse 40–22 | |
63 | February 28, 1999 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 70 | 58 | Syracuse 40–23 | |
64 | March 5, 1999 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 71 | 50 | Syracuse 40–24 | Big East Tournament |
65 | January 24, 2000 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 74 | 88 | Syracuse 41–24 | |
66 | March 4, 2000 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 69 | 54 | Syracuse 41–25 | |
67 | February 19, 2001 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 60 | 65 | Syracuse 42–25 | |
68 | March 7, 2001 | New York, NY | Syracuse | 75 | 86 | Syracuse 43–25 | Big East Tournament |
69 | February 10, 2003 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 75 | 61 | Syracuse 43–26 | |
70 | March 14, 2003 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 80 | 67 | Syracuse 43–27 | Big East Tournament |
71 | February 2, 2004 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 84 | 56 | Syracuse 43–28 | |
72 | March 7, 2004 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 56 | 67 | Syracuse 44–28 | |
73 | February 7, 2005 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 74 | 66 | Syracuse 44–29 | |
74 | March 5, 2005 | Storrs, CT | Connecticut | 88 | 70 | Syracuse 44–30 | |
75 | March 11, 2005 | New York, NY | Syracuse | 63 | 67 | Syracuse 45–30 | Big East Tournament |
76 | January 16, 2006 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 88 | 80 | Syracuse 45–31 | |
77 | February 8, 2006 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 73 | 50 | Syracuse 45–32 | |
78 | March 9, 2006 | New York, NY | Syracuse | 84 | 86OT | Syracuse 46–32 | Big East Tournament |
79 | February 5, 2007 | Storrs, CT | Connecticut | 67 | 60 | Syracuse 46–33 | |
80 | February 17, 2007 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 63 | 73 | Syracuse 47–33 | |
81 | March 7, 2007 | New York, NY | Syracuse | 65 | 78 | Syracuse 48–33 | Big East Tournament |
82 | February 6, 2008 | Syracuse, NY | Connecticut | 63 | 61 | Syracuse 48–34 | |
83 | February 11, 2009 | Storrs, CT | Connecticut | 63 | 49 | Syracuse 48–35 | |
84 | March 12, 2009 | New York, NY | Syracuse | 117 | 127 6OT | Syracuse 49–35 | Big East Tournament |
85 | February 10, 2010 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 67 | 72 | Syracuse 50–35 | |
86 | February 2, 2011 | Hartford, CT | Syracuse | 58 | 66 | Syracuse 51–35 | |
87 | March 11, 2011 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 76OT | 71 | Syracuse 51–36 | Big East Tournament |
88 | February 11, 2012 | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 67 | 85 | Syracuse 52–36 | |
89 | February 25, 2012 | Storrs, CT | Syracuse | 69 | 71 | Syracuse 53–36 | |
90 | March 8, 2012 | New York, NY | Syracuse | 55 | 58 | Syracuse 54–36 | Big East Tournament |
91 | February 13, 2013 | Hartford, CT | Connecticut | 66 | 58 | Syracuse 54–37 | |
92 | November 26, 2015 | Nassau, Bahamas | Syracuse | 76 | 79 | Syracuse 55–37 | Battle 4 Atlantis |
93 | December 5, 2016 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 52 | 50 | Syracuse 55–38 | Tire Pro Classic |
94 | December 5, 2017 | New York, NY | Syracuse | 63 | 72 | Syracuse 56–38 | Jimmy V Classic |
95 | November 15, 2018 | New York, NY | Connecticut | 83 | 76 | Syracuse 56–39 | 2K Empire Classic |
The Big East Conference, founded in 2013, features many ongoing rivalries among its members. Many deal with the basketball teams, the primary focus of the conference.
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