Syracuse basketball vs. Duke 1/18/16 - Pregame

The Cameron crazies watch Syracuse and Duke warm up before a game on Jan. 18, 2016, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.

(Stephen D. Cannerelli | scannerelli@syracuse.com)

Syracuse, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's stance against North Carolina House Bill 2 law has forced the cancellation of a basketball game between Albany and Duke.

Steve Wiseman of the Durham Herald-Sun reported Wednesday that Duke's previously-scheduled home game against Albany on Nov. 12 had been removed from the Blue Devils' schedule.

The Albany-Duke game at Cameron Indoor Stadium was scheduled as part of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Tip Off Tournament.

However, in March of 2016, the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 2, which is a law that stipulates that transgender people must use the bathroom corresponding with their birth gender, in government buildings, schools and universities, while also not allowing lesbian, gay and transgendered people to sue for discrimination in state courts.

After the law was passed, Gov. Cuomo responded with an executive order, banning any state-sponsored, non-essential travel to North Carolina.

Albany, as a member school in the State University of New York (SUNY) system, is subject to Cuomo's travel ban.

In addition to Albany's basketball game at Duke, the school's field hockey team will not play games at North Carolina and Duke that had been previously scheduled.

On Wednesday, SUNY spokeswoman Holly Liapis emailed a statement to The Herald-Sun explaining the decision.

"The State University of New York supports Governor Cuomo's executive order banning all non-essential travel to the state of North Carolina,'' SUNY spokesperson Holly Liapsis said. "We instructed our campuses to immediately review any existing travel plans by faculty and staff. SUNY and its campuses continue to support the Governor on taking this stand."

There are four members of the SUNY system that play Division I basketball. They are Albany, Stony Brook, Binghamton and Buffalo. Buffalo is the only school in college football's FBS division.

As a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Syracuse plays regular-season games against the ACC's four North Carolina schools, including Duke, North Carolina, Wake Forest and North Carolina State.

The Syracuse men's basketball team has road games against North Carolina and North Carolina State during the 2016-17 season.

As a private institution, Syracuse is not subject to Cuomo's travel ban.

However, another private school from New York might be honoring the ban against travel to North Carolina.

According to the Herald-Sun, when Duke released its complete nonconference schedule Wednesday morning, there was a game listed between the Blue Devils and Marist on Nov. 12. Less than an hour later, Duke released a revised schedule saying the opponent for the Nov. 12 game is still to be determined.

In addition to Gov. Cuomo's executive order, NBA owners have threatened to remove the NBA All-Star Game from Charlotte, where it is scheduled to be played this February.