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Syracuse Trevor Cooney drives baseline on the Duke defense in the second half of their game at the Carrier Dome on Feb. 1, 2014. Rakeem Christmas (25) and Jerami Grant (3) look on.

(Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com)

Syracuse, N.Y. — A way to a Syracuse basketball fan's heart: Tickets to the Duke game in the Carrier Dome, perhaps?

The ACC released its men's basketball schedule Wednesday afternoon. The notable date on the Orange calendar occurs on Feb. 14, when Duke visits the Dome. The game, slated for 6 p.m., will be televised by ESPN.

Syracuse sold out its allotment of Duke tickets in early December last season and set a record for Carrier Dome attendance, when 35,446 packed the place for that game. The now infamous game at smaller Cameron Indoor Stadium was also a sellout, though Duke routinely exhausts its ticket supply for its basketball venue.

Syracuse's Feb. 14 date with the Blue Devils starts a perilous three-game home slate for the Orange. After Duke, SU faces Louisville (Feb. 18), then Pittsburgh (Feb. 24), the degree of difficulty softened somewhat by the home factor.

SU visits Duke on Feb. 28, then plays defending ACC champion Virginia at home on Big Monday, its next most treacherous stretch.

The Orange opens ACC play with a noon game at Virginia Tech on Jan. 3.

The Orange plays at North Carolina for the first time as a member of the ACC. The Tar Heels visited the Dome last season and were another popular dome attraction. The Jan. 26 date at Chapel Hill had already been released; it's one of two Big Monday games Syracuse will play on ESPN.

In addition to the ACC games, SU highlights for 2014-15 season include the 2K Classic, its semifinals and championship game scheduled for Nov. 20 and 21 in Madison Square Garden. The Orange travels to Michigan as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Dec. 2. And SU will revisit Big East rivals St. John's (home on Dec. 6) and Villanova (in Philadelphia Dec. 20).

The ACC Tournament will be held March 10-14 in Greensboro.

See Syracuse's full schedule.