Syracuse, N.Y. ― The ACC released its complete conference schedule for the 2025-26 men’s basketball season on Tuesday, and the Syracuse Orange appears to have been dealt a favorable hand.

Syracuse will open ACC play on either Dec. 30 or 31 with a home game against Clemson. The Orange’s regular-season finale will also be at the JMA Wireless Dome as SU hosts Pittsburgh on Saturday, March 7.

In between, the highlight of the Orange’s home slate is undoubtedly a game against North Carolina on Saturday, Feb. 21. Is there a slim chance of that game marking the return of ESPN’s GameDay crew to the JMA Dome?

Neither Duke nor Louisville, the ACC’s two highest-ranked teams ahead of the 2025-26 season, will come to the dome this year.

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