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Syracuse basketball and Cole Swider vs. Villanova at MSG – yes, please!

Cole Swider, Syracuse basketball (Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports)

Syracuse basketball and former Big East Conference rival Villanova are planning to battle one another this upcoming season in New York City, according to a report, which means that new Orange commit Cole Swider will have an opportunity to compete against his former team.

CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein sent out a tweet that, per his sources, the ‘Cuse and the Wildcats will play in the 2021 Jimmy V Classic at the famed Madison Square Garden. According to Rothstein, a second game in this event is presently to be determined.