The Richmond Spiders men's basketball team will face Syracuse of the ACC in the opening round of the Empire Classic, the Gazelle Group announced Wednesday.
The Spiders and Orange will meet at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Monday, November 21 at 7:00 PM and be followed by St. John's vs Temple. The winners of Monday's semifinals will meet in the championship game on Tuesday, November 22 at 9:00 PM, following the consolation game at 7:00 PM. Both the championship and consolation game will be broadcast on ESPN2. ESPNU will carry Richmond's matchup vs Syracuse.
Tickets for the 2022 Empire Classic are on sale now and available at https://spides.us/EmpireClassic.
This will be the fifth meeting between Richmond and Syracuse and first since November 18, 2008, a 76-71 Orange win at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse has won three straight in the series following the 1991 NCAA Tournament, when the 15th-seeded Spiders upset 2nd-seeded Syracuse 73-69, capturing the first win by a 15 seed in NCAA Tournament history.
Richmond, the 2022 Atlantic 10 Champions, will be led by head coach Chris Mooney for the 18th straight season in 2022-23. Mooney has won a school-record 312 games, including 27 wins over power-conference opponents (at least one in 15 of his first 17 seasons).
The Spiders will feature senior forward Tyler Burton, Richmond's leading scorer and rebounder last season. Burton earned All-Conference and All-State honors after 16.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per game in 2021-22.
The remainder of Richmond's 2022-23 schedule will be announced at a later date.
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