Tag: adrian autry
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Syracuse vs. Cornell, By the Numbers
Syracuse held off Cornell 81-70 last night. Beyond the final score, here are the top numbers to know from the game. 3 The Orange out-rebounded the Big Red 45-42, with the rebounding margin finishing at just three, in favor of SU. Cornell’s tallest player is just 6’10”, while Syracuse starts 7’4” center Naheem McLeod. That…
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Fizz Instant Reactions | Syracuse Demolishes LSU 80-57
Ethan Frank brings you into Adrian Autry’s postgame press conference and chats with some Syracuse players after the Orange’s dominant win over LSU. Then, Adam Gotkin joins to discuss what the win means and how SU looks moving forward!
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Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Dominates Second Half vs. LSU, runs away with 80-57 win
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Does Last Night’s Game Add Or Take Away Confidence In Syracuse?
Tuesday night was one of the biggest roller coasters we’ve ever seen in a Syracuse Basketball game. Cardiac ‘Cuse is real folks, now more than ever. The Orange upended Colgate 79-75 on Tuesday, snapping a two-game losing skid against the Raiders. There was a lot to like and a lot to dislike. So should this…
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Colgate Presents the First Test of the Adrian Autry Era
Adrian Autry has been Syracuse’s head coach for approximately eight months, and throughout that time frame, he’s been asked a number of questions, had a few light quizzes, and a couple of harder quizzes, and passed them all so far. But now, with Colgate, a team that has beaten Syracuse two years in a row…
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Justin Taylor Has Earned His Place in the Starting Lineup
Through two exhibition and two regular season games, Syracuse is undefeated, a perfect 4-0. There have been plenty of highs, such as Judah Mintz’s scoring prowess, the versatility of lineups, depth playing a role, and more. But, there have also been lows, Benny Williams being unavailable due to a suspension for a violation of team…
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Syracuse Basketball Recruiting Solidifies Class of 2024
Syracuse basketball recruiting has been strong in this cycle. Earlier this year, the Orange received verbal commitments from Donnie Freeman and Elijah Moore, both four-star recruits in 247 Sports’ rankings. This week, SU will confirm those commitments when each player signs their National Letter of Intent. Donnie Freeman, the 28th-ranked recruit, announced that he picked…
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Fizz Report Cards: Syracuse Downs Canisius 89-77
Again, maybe closer than it needed to be, but again, a win over a mid-major opponent for Syracuse, who downed Canisius 89-77 to move to 2-0 on the year. Plenty of good and certainly some bad as well, so let’s hand out some grades: JJ Starling B If you want to talk about physical talent,…
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Benny Williams Must Play Well When (And If) He Returns
The saga that has been Benny Williams’ career at Syracuse University continues to get more and more interesting. Pegged by many as a major impact player heading into his freshman year, the now-junior struggled big time in 2021-22. Last year wasn’t easy by any means either, but there were a few games where Williams was…
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Syracuse’s Win Over New Hampshire Leaves More Questions than Answers
Syracuse opened its season with an 83-72 win over New Hampshire in the first game of the Adrian Autry era. The Orange came out blazing and were up by 23 at one point in the first half on the back of a starting lineup of Judah Mintz, J.J. Starling, Justin Taylor, Chris Bell, and Naheem…
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Fizz Five 11/3: Boston College Preview, Basketball Exhibition Recaps, and Benny Williams’ Suspension
Ethan Frank and Liam Griffin connect to talk about the biggest storylines in Central New York. 1. Boston College Preview (1:00)2. Men’s Basketball Exhibition Recaps (8:45)3. Injury Updates and Benny Williams’ Suspension (15:40)4. Women’s Basketball Season Preview (20:20)5. Football Rest of Season Outlook (25:45)
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Will Syracuse Add to its 2024 Recruiting Class?
Arguably the busiest athletic time of the year is here in Central New York, as the crossover between basketball and football has arrived. Dino Babers’ squad, as is well-documented here on The Fizz, has been on the struggle bus of late, losing four games in a row by over 100 points combined. The Orange are…
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Quadir Copeland Deserves Key Minutes This Year
Judah Mintz beind held out of last Friday’s exhibition contest gave Quadir Copeland a big opportunity to put hit skills on display, and boy did he ever. The Philly native tallied 12 points and 9 assists in 31 minutes off the bench. But it wasn’t just the box score test he passed, the eye test…
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Syracuse Basketball: This Season’s Ideal Rotation
With one exhibition in the books, we got our first look at Syracuse basketball ahead of the 2023-24 season. It was the first time seeing many players in an Orange uniform, like JJ Starling and Naheem McLeod. So how should SU’s rotation shape up based on what we saw and what we already knew from…
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Benny Williams at ACC Tipoff is a Good Sign
With the college basketball season just a couple of weeks away, we’ve reached another of those offseason markers that indicate the approach of the new season. ACC Tipoff, which is just media day with a fancy title, is October 25 for the conference’s men’s squads. Each team brings its head coach and a collection of…
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Judah Mintz is Earning Lots of Preseason Accolades
With Syracuse basketball’s regular season getting underway in less than two weeks, the preseason awards and accolades are coming out, and to the surprise of no one in Central New York, Judah Mintz is heaping praise from people across the country, including the prestigious Bob Cousy Award, where he was one of 20 players named…
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Kiyan Anthony Arrives For Official Visit
As the dust settles on what has been a fairly successful 2024 recruiting cycle, it’s time for Syracuse to start laying the groundwork for the class of 2025. Because Jim Boeheim had a piece in bringing Elijah Moore to Central New York (and to a lesser extent Donnie Freeman), this will be Adrian Autry’s first…
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Syracuse’s Intensity will be at a New Level Under Adrian Autry
During his first press conference after being named the new head coach at Syracuse, Adrian Autry spoke about how he wanted to maintain the program of the culture that Jim Boeheim had built over 47 years as head coach but put his own spin on things. The biggest spin is likely to be more man-defense…
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Syracuse Needs Big Jumps From Its Wings
As Syracuse basketball has officially completed its media day and first preseason event with another on the docket for Saturday, it’s a perfect time to analyze the Orange’s roster in full and come away with what needs to happen for SU to have a successful season this year. So, let’s start with the fact that…
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Syracuse Basketball Predictions Are All Over the Place
It seems like every year in recent memory, nobody has known quite how to make Syracuse basketball predictions. However, none of that uncertainty compares to endless possibilities of this season for the Orange. The possibilities range from an upper seed in the NCAA Tournament to missing even the NIT. Let’s take a look at SU’s…
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Fizz Five 10/6: Syracuse vs. North Carolina, Receiving Questions, Basketball Recruiting Roundup
Francesco Simone and Adam Gotkin connect for another edition of Fizz 5 to break down all the headlines within SU Athletics: 1. Previewing Tomorrow’s Football Game vs North Carolina (1:05)2. What do the Receiving Options Look Like Now? (9:37)3. How Does Syracuse Football Avoid a Late Season Collapse? (17:12)4. What do we Think of Syracuse’s…
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Kiyan Anthony Schedules Official Visit to Syracuse
After a good long while with no recruiting news for Syracuse basketball, visits are starting to pick up again, as Donnie Freeman and a couple of 2025 prospects were on campus for the Clemson game, where Freeman among other things said that he would be signing in the early period (November), good news for SU…
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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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Five Games To Circle On Your Calendar
Amidst Syracuse Football’s 4-0 start and gearing up for the biggest game of the season this weekend, the Men’s Basketball conference schedule dropped on Tuesday night. Now that the 31-game slate is public, let’s have a look at the can’t miss matchups this year. NOVEMBER 14: COLGATE It’s unbelievable that this game has made the…
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Syracuse’s Guards Set the Scene for 2023-24 Season
Heading into the first season of the Adrian Autry era at Syracuse, there are a decent number of changes with the roster, but none that shook the foundation and caused major concern. Jesse Edwards leaving for West Virginia for NIL reasons was the biggest loss, but the Orange snagged Naheem McLeod from Florida State out…
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Syracuse Basketball Recruiting Update Post-Elite Camp
While the start of football season and conference realignment are all the rage right now, Syracuse basketball is quietly flying under the radar of priorities when it comes to their recruiting endeavors in recent weeks. While there have been no commitments or scheduling of visits, there have been prospects on campus recently, with the Orange’s…
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Syracuse Offer 2026 Recruit Anthony Brown
The connections between Syracuse basketball and the DMV have been strong for a few years now, and Adrian Autry is trying to solidify them further. With a top 10 class early in the 2024 cycle and plenty of offers already pouring in for 2025, SU has thrown its hat into the 2026 ring. Syracuse has…
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Fizz Five 8/25: Conference Realignment, Donnie Freeman’s Transfer, and Dino’s Future
With both the school year and football season around the corner, Liam Griffin and Ethan Frank connect to discuss the biggest preseason headlines and give a hoops recruiting update. 1. Conference Realignment (1:18-7:23)2. Gadsden’s Accolades and The Rest of the Receivers (7:23-13:14)3. Donnie Freeman Transferring to IMG (13:14-18:41)4. Dino Babers’ Future (18:41-24:30)5. Training Camp Observations…
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What Is The Impact of Donnie Freeman’s Transfer?
IMG Academy is one of the top athletic prep schools in the country. It has produced numerous top-tier recruits over the years, including four of the top 43 players in the class of 2022. Among Syracuse players, Justin Taylor, Quadir Copeland, and Benny Williams are all products of the school. Two of those recruits were…
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Could Syracuse Make A Run At Cooper Flagg?
Here on August 12, 2023, Syracuse currently ranks 11th in 247 Sports’ Class of 2024 recruiting class rankings. That’s good for fourth-best in the ACC behind North Carolina, Duke, and NC State. While Elijah Moore and Donnie Freeman are both fantastic additions, your fishing net can never be too narrow. Add in both Judah Mintz…
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The Donnie Freeman Hype is Growing
When Donnie Freeman committed to Syracuse back in the Spring, it was a sign that Adrian Autry was going to waste no time changing the way things were done under Jim Boeheim at SU. Freeman’s commitment was a sign that Autry’s vision was already put into play just months after he had taken over as…
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How High Are Expectations for Adrian Autry in Year One?
Adrian Autry seemingly has the weight of the world on his shoulders as the new head coach of Syracuse basketball for a number of reasons. He’s following one of the most legendary coaches in the history of college basketball and has a program to somewhat rebuild, all in an ever-changing landscape of college athletics. Not…
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Syracuse Not Among Four-Star Mikey Lewis’ Top 6
The momentum around Syracuse recruiting has been high over the last six months, but it took a bit of a hit this weekend. Mikey Lewis, a 2024 four star guard who SU offered, released his top six options, and the Orange are not one of them. Lewis is a 6’3 170 pound combo guard from…
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Syracuse Basketball Summer Practice Updates
As July comes to an end and August is about to begin, football is all the rage right now. But, the Syracuse basketball team has been hard at work over the last few weeks getting ready for preseason practices, with hard work ongoing at the Melo Center. So, let’s take a look at what SU…
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Syracuse Offers 2025 Four-Star DeMarco Johnson
There’s still plenty of work to do for Syracuse when it comes to recruiting for the class of 2024, but why not look ahead to 2025 as well? The Orange have offered four-star guard DeMarco Johnson, listed at 6’2 155, from Castaic, California. Johnson is 247Sports’ 97th best player in the class of 2025 and…
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