After back-to-back losses to Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels this week, questions surrounding the future leadership of the Syracuse men’s basketba

The Syracuse Orange basketball program appears set to be back in Las Vegas for the 2026 Players Era tournament. In a social media post this week, Players Era wrote about the 2026 field and specifically mentioned the upcoming tournament would be “powered by all returning programs from 2025.”

SMU brought in Jaron Pierre Jr. from Jacksonville State to star alongside Miller and B.J. Edwards has grown into another strong guard for the Mustangs in his third year with the program. Corey Washington joined from Wichita State and at center, Samet Yiğitoğlu returned for his sophomore campaign.

Teams looking to get back on track meet when the No. 16 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels face the Syracuse Orange in a key Atlantic Coast

ACC rivals clash as the No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels take on the Syracuse Orange in this men’s college basketball showdown. The tip is scheduled for 10 a.m. pt/1 p.m. ET (11 a.m. MST) on Saturday,

Fresh off back-to-back wins over Cal and SMU, Syracuse travels to No. 4 Duke on Monday night to take on the ACC’s top team.

UNC will travel up to the JMA Wireless Dome to face Syracuse Saturday afternoon. The Tar Heels have already beaten the Orange once this year.

Here are three observations from UNC basketball's ACC road victory at Syracuse, highlighting the effort of four Tar Heels.