Tag: ACC Basketball
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ACC Basketball is the Best in the Country
After years of decline, a low point during this regular season, and an embarrassing loss by Virginia in a First Four game, ACC basketball is back on top of the hoops world. After the First Four, teams from the conference are a perfect 8-0 in the NCAA Tournament. North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, and NC State…
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How Many ACC Teams Will Make the NCAA Tournament?
With under three weeks remaining until Selection Sunday, it’s time to reevaluate where the ACC stands. It’s been a divisive year for the conference. ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi is very down on the ACC this year, with just four teams in his current projected field: North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, and Virginia. If that prediction holds…
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ACC Basketball Deserves More Respect
ACC basketball has been on a decline recently. There’s no denying it. Historic coaches like Jim Boeheim, Mike Krzyzewski, and Roy Williams have retired. That’s just part of the issue. Every year since 2017, the conference has either had the same or fewer teams get an NCAA Tournament bit compared to the year before. Here’s…
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Syracuse’s Most Likely Path to March Madness
Syracuse basketball is taking care of business so far. The Orange have won every game they should have, but haven’t picked up a marquee win yet. As a result, SU isn’t even on the bubble yet. But let’s get ahead of ourselves and map out the team’s most likely path to March Madness anyways. First,…
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Syracuse’s Win Over Pittsburgh Means (Almost) Nothing
Syracuse basketball just picked up its first road conference win of the season, a 69-58 victory over Pittsburgh on Tuesday. On face value, this seems like a huge win for the Orange. For a few key reasons, that isn’t the case. The first thing many SU fans pointed out after the game was that it…
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Where Does The ACC Sit In College Basketball?
Amidst an era where anything and everything can happen regarding conference realignment, college hoops’ role in it all often flies under the radar. In the wake of Florida State’s recent lawsuit against the ACC, rumors have been flying about the Seminoles, among other ACC powers, relocating. The talk around realignment has centered around the gridiron,…
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Syracuse Basketball Will Be Battle Tested Early Under Autry
In his first season as head coach of the Orange, Adrian Autry has built a schedule that will test his team more than most in the country. Last year, the non-conference schedule was easy. Outside of the ACC-B1G challenge, and the annual Georgetown game, the best team SU played was St Johns. The Red Storm…
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Could JJ Starling Find His Way Back Home?
Two years ago, it made too much sense. JJ Starling is a highly athletic guard with elite ball handling and a solid shooting stroke. He was a top-30 recruit for a reason, the fact that he is originally from Baldwinsville, NY made it feel like a match made in heaven for him and the Orange.…
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The Next Three Games Will Make or Break Syracuse’s Season
It’s been a very weird year for Syracuse Men’s Basketball so far. The 13-7 record including a 6-3 mark in conference play look solid, but then you remember losses to Colgate and Bryant and you start to cringe. Those two defeats among others are the primary reasons why Jim Boeheim’s bunch is currently on the…
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Fizz Instant Reactions: Syracuse 78, Notre Dame 73
Liam Griffin dissects Syracuse’s 78-73 win over Notre Dame Saturday night.
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This is Syracuse’s Biggest Problem
We know what you’re thinking. How can there possibly be one that trumps the rest? Syracuse is flawed on both the offensive and defensive ends, and Virginia exposed that on Saturday. But if one particular problem is solved, it would go a long way towards resolving the issues on both sides of the ball. So,…
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Who’s the Best Team in the ACC?
Even though Tallahassee is the westernmost point of any ACC school, the Atlantic Coast Conference is the Wild West. In the metaphorical sense. The top four teams in the league right now are Pitt (4-0), Clemson (4-0), Miami (3-1) and Syracuse (3-1). Florida State is 4-11, and has a better conference record than 11-4 Virginia…
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Time To Admit It: We All Underestimated The ACC
With the calendar about ready to flip over to April, Syracuse pulled a trick on us all and dumped roughly six inches of snow on the city during a time when most of the country is already wearing shorts. Locals might‚Äôve expected this, but trust an outsider to tell you that we weren‚Äôt at all…
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ACC *Rightfully* Reverses Stance On Forfeit Policy Due To COVID
Syracuse Men‚Äôs Basketball is in the midst of a two game postponement period. The Orange pushed back, and probably will eventually cancel, their dates with Lehigh and Cornell. To make up for it, SU has added a matchup with Brown on December 27. In a recent appearance on the ‚ÄúGomez & Company Morning Show‚Äù on…
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SU Hoops Still Has A Big Reason For Optimism
In case you missed it, this past week has not been kind to Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball. COVID issues have forced the Orange off the court and shoved winnable non-conference games into uncertain makeup territory. The disruptions come at a bad time for a team lacking confidence and for fans all around New York searching for…
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ACC Watch: Where the Rest of the ACC Ranks in the Class of 2022
Syracuse‚Äôs recruiting class of 2022 has been a rollercoaster of emotions. First, the Orange got No. 14 Dior Johnson, but then he decommitted. Then, SU brought in four-star Kamari Lands, however, he too left the program. Throughout all of that, Jim Boeheim and company were still able to lure in five recruits, being labeled as…
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If The Big 12 Falls, The ACC Should Welcome SU’s Former Big East Rival
We‚Äôre approaching the end of a typical Syracuse sports-less summer, but you‚Äôd be forgiven if you aren’t suffering Carrier Dome atmosphere withdrawals. There‚Äôs plenty of SU sports headlines to go around: we‚Äôve got ‚ÄòCuse athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics, ACC Kickoff going on, and Boeheim‚Äôs Army getting TBT play under way. With that in…
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The Transfer Portal is Hurting SU’s Conference Opponents
Syracuse has had its fair share of ups and downs in the transfer portal. The quick reaction to grab Symir Torrence and Cole Swider to replace the likes of Kadary Richmond, Robert Braswell and Woody Newton showed that Jim Boeheim still has a strong reputation among players in the college basketball world. Program departures are…
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The Fizz’s Men’s Basketball ACC Preseason Awards
There is good news and there‚Äôs bad news. Let‚Äôs start with the bad– Syracuse Football lost again this weekend and is off to its worst start since 2005. But here‚Äôs the good news– Syracuse Men‚Äôs Basketball is gearing up for its season that is just around the corner. As everyone gets ready for the college…
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Syracuse Basketball is Without a Schedule
The Dome (can we still call it that?) goalposts were taken down yesterday. Orange nation, you know what that means. Jim Boeheim‚Äôs squad is back on the hardwood in less than three weeks. It‚Äôs obviously going to be a unique season. The Dome will probably be without fans. There won‚Äôt be a non-conference tournament, or…
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Chaz Owens, Son of Billy Owens to Join Syracuse this Season
Chaz Owens, son of SU basketball great, Billy Owens will join the Orange for the upcoming basketball season, on scholarship. The 6‚Äô5‚Äô‚Äô wing out of Pennsylvania could provide some depth to the Orange roster. He‚Äôs coming off a post-graduate season at Scotland Campus after playing for two seasons each at Wissahickon High School and The…
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SU Top 100: #61 Alexis Peterson
Our list of the Top 100 SU athletes continues with a woman who could flat out score. You can find the Fizz‚Äôs SU Top 100 list here. Make sure you keep checking in to see who made the list and where they are ranked! From Columbus, Ohio, Alexis Peterson became one of the most gifted…
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Three Hidden Gems Playing for Boeheim’s Army
It‚Äôs that time of year again, The Basketball Tournament is underway, the Syracuse alumni play today at 4:00 P.M. This year, like every other, Boeheim‚Äôs Army, a band of SU basketball alums will battle it out with 23 other teams for basketball glory. These are some players on this year‚Äôs roster that might surprise you.…
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The Improvement Syracuse Basketball Needs
Last season Joe Girard III started for the majority of the year. Some fans called him overrated, others described him as the second coming of Orange great and now coach, Gerry McNamara. While Girard isn‚Äôt quite at Gmac‚Äôs level just yet, he could be what spurs the Orange to up around the 20 win mark…
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Way Too Early ACC Basketball Preseason Rankings: 2018-19
Welp May 30th was certainly a rollercoaster of emotions but the NBA draft deadline day has come and gone. We now know who is coming back for at least one more season of ACC basketball and who is taking their talents to the NBA. With all that in mind, let‚Äôs try to decipher what this…
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Why SU’s 2018 class is the Most Impactful in Program History
So you guys have probably heard by now but this Jalen Carey guy committed to Syracuse on Thursday and he‚Äôs pretty good at basketball. The four-star point guard from New Jersey now joins Darius Bazley (who is pretty excited about it) and the prodigal son Buddy Boeheim in SU‚Äôs strong class of 2018. And Syracuse…
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5 games to circle on the SU Basketball calendar
5: vs Virginia on Saturday, Feb. 3: Our lists begins with a Tony Bennett-Jim Boeheim showdown in the Carrier Dome. Last year, on an eerily similar date Syracuse got the last laugh and kinda, sorta gave Jim Boeheim his 1,000th win. And before that Malachi Richardson and Boeheim‚Äôs beautifully timed press carried the Orange past…
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What Syracuse Fans Should Know Ahead of the ACC Basketball Schedule Release
The complete ACC schedule is set to be released Thursday but we already know who Syracuse will play and where.
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Notable Names Not Returning To The ACC Next Year
Next season, Syracuse will be down three of its top four scorers from last year. However, the Orange is not alone in the ACC in terms of key absences come 2017. Here are the most notable departures for each team in the conference for next season. (Note: Some of these players have not declared for…
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ACC Tournament Update: Syracuse Playing for a Bye in Brooklyn
Syracuse has a lot to play for on Saturday.
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ACC Seeding Update: Who Should Syracuse Fans Root for This Week?
How the Orange can still fight their way up the ACC standings.
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What Does Syracuse Basketball Needs to Do the Rest of the Way
Syracuse basketball has no margin for error.
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Does Jim Boeheim Have a Legit Complaint with ACC Scheduling?
Following last Thursday’s win over Notre Dame, Jim Boeheim called out the ACC and their scheduling. Many may have thought it was just a coach looking for an excuse during a stretch of unknown games. But is there a legitimate claim here? Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Probably not. Why the difference? Well, let’s jump…
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Syracuse’s Season Back From the Dead
Syracuse’s season is very much alive after winning two straight road games.
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