{"id":2160,"date":"2026-06-07T11:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T11:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2160"},"modified":"2026-06-07T11:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T11:32:07","slug":"providence-syracuse-uconn-michigan-mens-basketball-to-play-at-td-garden-next-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2160","title":{"rendered":"Providence-Syracuse, UConn-Michigan men\u2019s basketball to play at TD Garden next season"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Good news, college basketball fans. The Hall of Fame Series is returning to Boston next season with a pair of men\u2019s matchups at TD Garden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2158\">Endicott blanked by No. 1 Denison in Game 1 of NCAA Div. 3 College World Series final round<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The first game will be a rematch of the 2026 NCAA national championship game between Michigan and UConn on Friday, Nov. 6. The Wolverines won that matchup, 69-63, and lead the series, 3-2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It will be UConn\u2019s third appearance in the Hall of Fame Series. The Huskies defeated Gonzaga at Madison Square Garden in December 2024, then knocked off BYU, 86-84, in last year\u2019s Hall of Fame Series game at TD Garden.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The game also will be UConn\u2019s fourth in four seasons at TD Garden. In March 2024, the Huskies rolled past San Diego State in the Sweet 16 and Illinois in the Elite Eight en route to repeating as national champions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMichigan is a championship program and we\u2019re excited to test ourselves with an early challenge,\u201d UConn coach Dan Hurley said in a statement. \u201cIt will be awesome to return to Boston and see the Husky faithful in \u2018Storrs North,\u2019 a city that has been great to us in recent years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The second game will feature a pair of former Big East foes when Providence and Syracuse meet on Saturday, Dec. 19. Both teams will have first-year coaches, with Providence hiring Bryan Hodgson and Syracuse bringing in Gerry McNamara. It will be the first meeting between the schools since Syracuse left for the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2156\">Bia Zaneratto\u2019s goal helps Brazil beat the US women\u2019s national team in friendly match in Sao Paulo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt has been 20 years since the Friars played in TD Garden,\u201d Hodgson said in a statement. \u201cThis is a unique opportunity that will enable us to play an ACC team and a former Big East rival.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>McNamara played in the building as a freshman on the Syracuse squad that opened the 2003 NCAA Tournament with a pair of wins over Manhattan and Oklahoma State on the way to winning the national championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe appreciate the opportunity to return to New England, an area that includes a large and enthusiastic group of SU alumni and fans,\u201d McNamara said in a statement. \u201cSyracuse has a rivalry with Providence that dates more than 55 years, and we look forward to the challenge of competing against the Friars.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Broadcast details, game times, and ticket information will be announced at a later date. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2154\">It wasn\u2019t Brody Bumila\u2019s finest, but with a boost from his bat Bishop Feehan is on to the D1 semifinals<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first game will be a rematch of the 2026 NCAA national championship on Nov. 6, followed by a former Big East matchup in December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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