INDIANA, Pa. – Coming off a third straight conference title and a run to the Division II national semifinals, the IUP men's basketball program will open up its 2022-23 season with an exhibition game at Syracuse. The Crimson Hawks will face the Orange on Tuesday, October 25 at the JMA Wireless Dome. 

Under head coach Joe Lombardi, the Crimson Hawks annually challenge top Division I opponents for exhibition games, including Syracuse in a previous meeting before the 2016-17 season. IUP took on Illinois prior to the 2021-22 season and has also played at Kentucky, Villanova, Michigan State, Maryland, Pitt, Florida State, South Florida, La Salle, Elon, and Sienna in past years. 

The Orange are coming off a 2021-22 season where they went 16-17 and finished ninth in the ACC with 9-11 league record under head coach Jim Boeheim. 
 
The Crimson Hawks' 2022-23 regular season schedule can be found here. 
 
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