Rutgers schedules 2026-27 matchup with former Big East foe
Rutgers has scheduled a non-conference basketball game against Syracuse for the 2026-27 season. The game will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, marking a return to a familiar rivalry. This matchup continues Rutgers' trend of scheduling high-profile opponents as they prepare for the upcoming season.
- ▪Rutgers will face Syracuse at the Barclays Center next season.
- ▪The last meeting between Rutgers and Syracuse was during the 2020-21 season.
- ▪Rutgers has now scheduled seven non-conference games for the upcoming season.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","mainEntityOfPage":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rutgers-schedules-2026-27-matchup-165232282.html","headline":"Rutgers schedules 2026-27 matchup with former Big East foe","datePublished":"2026-05-20T16:52:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-20T16:52:32.000Z","keywords":["Scarlet Knights","Rutgers","Jon Rothstein","Syracuse","Barclays Center"],"description":"The Scarlet Knights will head to NYC to take on Syracuse next season.","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Yahoo Sports","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://s.yimg.com/cv/apiv2/default/icons/favicon_y112_112.png","width":112,"height":112},"url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Greg…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Yahoo Sports.