UConn basketball teams set Hall of Fame Series exhibition against Syracuse; tickets on sale Aug. 12

UConn’s men’s and women’s basketball programs are scheduled to face Syracuse in a 2026 Basketball Hall of Fame Series exhibition at Mohegan Sun Arena, giving Connecticut fans an early opportunity to see both Huskies programs against the Orange.

Tickets for the exhibition are scheduled to go on sale Wednesday, Aug. 12, through Ticketmaster and the Mohegan Sun Arena box office. UConn Athletics announced the matchup June 25.

The games are exhibitions, not regular-season contests, and will not count toward the programs’ all-time records. The announcement does not provide an exact game date, tipoff time or ticket prices.

Two UConn programs scheduled to play Syracuse i

The event includes both of UConn’s Division I basketball programs: the men’s team and the women’s team. Each is scheduled to compete against its Syracuse counterpart as part of the Basketball Hall of Fame Series exhibition.

UConn Athletics is based in Storrs, while the exhibition is scheduled for Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. The event places both programs on the same exhibition slate rather than announcing a single men’s or women’s matchup.

No score, record or standings implication is attached to the event because the games have not been played and are designated exhibitions. UConn’s announcement specifically says the results will not be included in either program’s all-time record.

Ticket sale is the next confirmed public date i

Aug. 12 is the next confirmed public deadline connected to the basketball event. Fans will be able to purchase tickets through Ticketmaster or directly through the Mohegan Sun Arena box office once sales begin.

UConn has not listed final ticket prices in the information provided with the announcement. It also has not provided a start time or the specific date on which the basketball exhibition will be played.

Those details matter for fans planning to attend because the ticket-sale date is known, while the on-court schedule details remain unannounced in the available release. The confirmed information establishes the opponent, the exhibition designation, the Connecticut venue and the sales channels, but not a full game-day itinerary.

Exhibition status separates event from season records i

The designation is significant for how the games will be recorded. UConn Athletics says the Syracuse matchups will not count toward the men’s or women’s basketball programs’ all-time records.

That means the event should not be treated as a regular-season game or an NCAA tournament game. The announcement describes it as a Basketball Hall of Fame Series exhibition, with Syracuse identified as the opponent for both UConn programs.

The available announcement does not include roster information, coaching decisions, player eligibility details or projected lineups. It also does not identify any score or result, since the exhibition remains scheduled rather than completed.

Other UConn events on the August calendar i

UConn Athletics’ official schedule also lists women’s soccer and men’s soccer exhibitions in Connecticut before the basketball ticket-sale date. The women’s soccer exhibition is listed for Aug. 5, followed by a men’s soccer exhibition on Aug. 7.

For basketball fans, however, Aug. 12 remains the confirmed next date for public action: ticket sales for the UConn-Syracuse Hall of Fame Series exhibition are scheduled to open through the two announced purchasing options.

Sources

• UConn Basketball Programs to Compete in Hall of Fame Series Exhibition, UConn Athletics
• University of Connecticut Athletics, UConn Athletics

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