Syracuse men’s basketball released the Big East portion of its 2006-07 schedule on Thursday, completing the upcoming 30-game slate.

Of the 16 Big East games on SU’s schedule, nine will be nationally televised, with the possibility of more being added at a later date.

SU student season ticket holders will be disappointed to learn the home dates vs. Pittsburgh (Jan. 4) and Villanova (Jan. 13) occur during winter break and will not be included in the package.

The Orange plays Villanova, Connecticut and St. John’s twice. They will not face West Virginia nor Seton Hall in 2006-07. It is the first time since the start of Big East play in 1979 that Seton Hall and SU will not meet.

This is the final year teams in the Big East will not play every other school. Starting in 2007-08, the conference will expand from a 16-game schedule to an 18-game to facilitate at least one match-up between each squad.

UConn visits the Carrier Dome on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 3:30, a game televised nationally on ABC. Georgetown is SU’s final home opponent on Feb. 26, a Big Monday game on ESPN.

The highlight of the non-conference schedule is the Jimmy V Classic on Dec. 5 at Madison Square Garden. SU will take on Oklahoma State at 7 p.m.

Published on September 7, 2006 at 12:00 pm