COLLEGE PARK, MD – The final non-conference game of the 2024-25 campaign has been officially announced as Maryland will face Syracuse on Saturday, Dec. 21 at Barclays Center in the 2024 Gotham Classic.
Tickets will go on sale to the public on Tuesday, July 30 at 12 PM and can be purchased on Ticketmaster.com. The game time and television assignment will be announced at a later date.
This will be the 10th all-time meeting between the two programs with Maryland holding a 5-4 advantage in the series. The last time they met was Nov. 27, 2017 – a narrow 72-70 win for the Orange in Syracuse. Three of the last four meetings, dating back to 2004, were decided by a single possession.
Maryland won the first five games of the series. The first-ever meeting came in New York at Madison Square Garden as part of Maryland's run to the 1972 NIT Championship title. The series was paused from 1981 through 2004 when Syracuse defeated the Terps 72-70 in the NCAA Tournament in Denver.
Season tickets for the 2024-25 season are now on sale starting at $199. Maryland Young Alumni (those who graduated within the last five years) receive a 48 percent discount on season tickets, while current Maryland Parents who have a student enrolled for the year are eligible for a 20 percent discount on two season tickets.
The Terps' returning players are highlighted by rising senior Julian Reese, rising sophomore DeShawn Harris-Smith, and fifth-year senior Jordan Geronimo. Maryland has one of the top incoming transfer classes in the Big Ten: Ja'Kobi Gillespie (Belmont), Selton Miguel (South Florida), Rodney Rice (Virginia Tech), Tafara Gapare (Georgia Tech), and Jayhlon Young (Memphis). Additionally, the Terps signed five-star McDonald's All-American Derik Queen (Baltimore) and four-star guard Malachi Palmer (Harrisburg, Pa.).
The non-conference slate for the 2024-25 season will officially open on Monday, Nov. 4 against Manhattan at the XFINITY Center. Tip-off times and television assignments, as well as dates for Big Ten games, will be announced later. All games will air on the Maryland Sports Radio Network with legendary Voice of the Terps Johnny Holliday calling the action alongside Chris Knoche and Walt Williams.
