Syracuse’s 2026-27 men’s basketball schedule now comes with the full TV map, and the Orange are set for a season packed with national windows, late nights and a few very friendly start times.
The breakdown is spread across the major networks: Syracuse will appear on one of the ESPN networks 11 times, with one game each on Fox and FS1. The Orange also have eight games on the ACC Network and four on The CW.
The opener is set for Monday, Nov. 2, when Syracuse hosts New Haven at 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra. That game will also be Gerry McNamara’s first as the Orange’s head coach.
For fans who like their basketball before bedtime, there are only four 9 p.m. tipoffs on the slate. Those late starts come at Oklahoma on Dec. 1 and at Virginia Tech on March 3, plus home games against Virginia on Feb. 3 and Stanford on Feb. 17.
There’s one even later start in the mix. Syracuse’s West Coast trip includes a Wednesday, Jan. 27 game at Stanford that will begin at 11 p.m. Eastern.
The schedule also gives early risers a novelty: Syracuse’s game against Rutgers at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Feb. 6 is an 11 a.m. brunch special.
Here’s a look at the full regular season schedule, along with the exhibition slate that leads into it.
The Orange open exhibition play with UConn on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. at Mohegan Sun. That’s followed by Siena on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. at MVP Arena in Albany and Niagara on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. at KeyBank Center in Buffalo.
After the opener against New Haven, Syracuse stays at home for Central Connecticut State on Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. before heading to Indianapolis for Indiana on Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m. on FS1. St. John’s follows on Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. at Madison Square Garden on Peacock.
The Orange return home for Cornell on Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. on ACC Network, then host Lafayette on Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. and Albany on Nov. 25 at 6 p.m., both on ACCNX.
December starts with that trip to Oklahoma on Dec. 1 at 9 p.m. on ESPNU. Syracuse then hosts Colgate on Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. on ACCNX, Mercyhurst on Dec. 12 at 5 p.m. on ACC Network and Canisius on Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. on ACCNX. The Orange also meet Providence on Dec. 19 at noon at TD Garden in Boston on FOX and Binghamton on Dec. 22 at 4 p.m. on ACC Network.
Conference play begins at Florida State on Dec. 29 at 6 p.m. on ACC Network. Georgia Tech visits on Jan. 2 at noon on The CW, followed by Duke at home on Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN2. Syracuse then goes to Miami on Jan. 9 at 3 p.m. on ACC Network and to Pittsburgh on Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPNU.
Louisville comes to town on Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPNU, and Boston College arrives Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. on ACC Network. North Carolina is next on Jan. 23 at noon on ESPN/2/U.
The West Coast stretch opens at Stanford on Jan. 27 at 11 p.m. Eastern on ESPN2/ESPNU, then continues at California on Jan. 30 at 5:30 p.m. on ACC Network.
February brings Virginia to the Dome on Feb. 3 at 9 p.m. on ESPN2, the Rutgers game at Barclays Center on Feb. 6 at 11 a.m. on ESPN2, a trip to Clemson on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPNU, Stanford at home on Feb. 17 at 9 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPNU, a visit to SMU on Feb. 20 at 2:15 p.m. on The CW, Pittsburgh at home on Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. on ACC Network and Notre Dame on Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. on The CW.
The regular season ends with Syracuse at Virginia Tech on Wednesday, March 3 at 9 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPNU.
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