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To Move Forward, Syracuse is Looking Back
Just when it looked like the roof was caving in on Syracuse, hope sprung anew as the Orange received their second commitment from the transfer portal in former Auburn Tiger Chance Westry. The Orange recruited the 6 ‘6 combo guard/wing out of high school, but he chose to play in the SEC, and after a…
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A 100% Chance: Westry Transfers to Syracuse
Ah yes, the ultimate-play-on-words name is not just back in the picture, but is on next year’s roster portrait for the Orange. After choosing Auburn over Nebraska, Syracuse and LSU last year, and subsequently playing only nine minutes per game, the 6’6 combo guard has transferred to Cuse in year one of Adrian Autry’s head…
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Jesse Edwards Makes His Choice and Spills The Beans At The Same Time
Country roads have taken Jesse Edwards home to West Virginia. After four seasons playing under the Jim Boeheim, the Flying Dutchman will now suit up for another legendary coach in Bob Huggins. Out of the three schools Edwards narrowed his decision down to, it’s hard to argue with the choice he made; Kansas and Gonzaga…
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Adrian Autry’s Youth Movement Has Arrived Earlier Than Expected
When Syracuse’s season ended at the ACC Tournament in March, no one knew how the offseason would unfold. Certainly, no one knew how the next three days would unfold, with Jim Boeheim’s retirement and Adrian Autry taking over as head coach of SU. With continuity in the coaching staff considering the returns of Gerry McNamara…
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What On Earth Does Syracuse’s NIL Future Look Like?
The past 24+ hours have been nothing short of gruesome for SU Athletics. After Jesse Edwards’ intentions to test the transfer portal waters were made public, a bombshell was dropped regarding Adam Weitsman. It may not be the end all be all, but right now Syracuse’s NIL prospects are looking bleak. Weitsman’s support was something…
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Adrian Autry’s First Test
Over the past 48 hours dating back to Monday night, Syracuse has gotten not one, but two uppercuts to the jaw. First, Jesse Edwards entered the transfer portal after failing to come up with an NIL agreement with the university (complicated by the fact that he’s an international player). Then, Tuesday produced the news that…
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Syracuse Hosts 4-Star Donnie Freeman on Official Visit
On the 20th anniversary of Syracuse’s first and only national championship, the Orange are hard at work trying to assemble a roster to go win a second, and with most of its players from last season returning along with bringing in some talented newcomers, SU has the potential to bounce back from two tough seasons…
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Has Syracuse Gotten Better?
A lot has changed in the month since Syracuse went one and done in the ACC tournament. In the case of Jim Boeheim’s retirement and Adrian Autry’s promotion, more has changed than at any point in nearly five decades. However, while there’s a new man in charge and Brenden Straughn was added to the coaching…
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Butterfly Effects From Jesse Edwards Reportedly Returning
Oh snap! These are big news if they’re true. Neither Edwards nor the program has made an official announcement yet, but signs appear to be pointing in the right direction for Orange fans. The Flying Dutchman averaged 14.5 points and over 10 rebounds per game last season and even had a 20-20 game in the…
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Analyzing Syracuse’s National Championship Watch Party
On Tuesday morning, Adrian Autry tweeted a picture of a group of his players gathered for dinner and to watch the national championship game on Monday night between Connecticut and San Diego State. The Huskies ended up winning comfortably, as they did all tournament, but from a Syracuse perspective, maybe the most interesting part of…
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The DMV is the New NYC
For decades, Syracuse basketball was locked into New York City as the epicenter of its recruiting pitch. From Pearl Washington, to Adrian Autry, to Etan Thomas, to plenty of other players from New York City who helped build Syracuse basketball into a national power. Jim Boeheim’s love affair with NYC was always obvious given the…
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Five Non-Conference Foes Syracuse Should Consider Scheduling
The key here is not too tricky, but not super easy to the point where you don’t need to play your starters the entire second half. It’s reasonable to assume Georgetown, Colgate, and Cornell will be on the slate again, in addition to the Maui trip and the new ACC-SEC Challenge. If last season’s scheduling…
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Syracuse’s Offseason Theme: Continuity
It’s been three weeks to the day since Adrian Autry was introduced as Syracuse’s next head coach, and since that day, everything he’s done with his staff and his roster has been deliberate and strategic. First, it was bringing in J.J Starling, a player he recruited throughout high school, and now is maybe the most…
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Syracuse Has a Major Stake in the DMV Recruiting Hotbed
Earlier today, Syracuse announced the addition of assistant coach Brendan Straughn. The former coach at George Washington, Saint Joe’s and Loyola Maryland fills the final coaching spot on the SU staff, which was vacant after Adrian Autry’s promotion. Straughn played his college ball at D3 Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, right near both Baltimore and…
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Quiet on All Fronts = Good Sign for Autry
As the end of March approaches, all is quiet with Syracuse basketball. After the commotion that was the beginning of the month, with Jim Boeheim’s departure, Adrian Autry’s ascent, JJ Starling’s arrival, and announcements from Judah Mintz and Joe Girard III regarding their future, we’ve finally reached a stable point. That’s all to say that…
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Syracuse Athletics Needs to Find The Right Recruiting Strategy and Run With It
College sports as we know them are changing. NIL, player empowerment, and the lack of a redshirt year for transfers have completely reshaped the sport’s landscape. Syracuse has seen it both ways; missing out on top recruits to schools that have more NIL incentives to offer, but picking up a former McDonald’s All-American in the…
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He Was Overhated, But Joe Girard Just Never Fit In
When Joe Girard went on that run of 10 straight games scoring at least 15 points through December and the beginning of January, it was hard to not be happy for him. Alas, the Glens Falls native still drew the malign of many Orange fans throughout his SU career. Let’s put an end to that…
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Which Coach is Primed for More Success in 2023, Autry or Babers?
March 2023 has been one of the busiest months in a long time for Syracuse University Athletics. To begin the month, the men’s basketball season ended and Jim Boeheim was replaced by Adrian Autry after 47 years as head coach. Syracuse women’s basketball narrowly missed the NCAA Tournament and is now dominating the WNIT. Syracuse…
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Judah Mintz Should Do What’s Best for Judah Mintz
With all of the positive momentum that has been going the way of Syracuse, there was always going to be the crash back down, and that was Judah Mintz’s NBA draft announcement. He’s the first major domino of last season’s roster to make a decision on staying or leaving, as there’s been radio silence from…
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What Does Jesse Edwards’ Future Entail?
Syracuse basketball made its first monumental decision shortly after the end of the 2023 season, moving on from Jim Boeheim and progressing into the Red Autry tenure. There are still a couple of key turning points this offseason, and SU fans will have their ears to the ground awaiting these choices. It all comes down…
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SU’s Player Development, Not Gimmick, Will Bring Back Tournament Success
Filling out an NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket without Syracuse somewhere on it is a strange feeling. No matter how old you are, you probably grew up seeing SU featured somewhere in the field every year. These days, the Orange are conspicuously absent from March Madness, but they aren’t the only successful programs to hit…
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What Happens If Judah Mintz Stays or Leaves?
The offseason has nearly trumped the end of season storylines that continue to surface for ‘Cuse men’s hoops. A four-game losing stretch, plus an early exit in the ACC tournament didn’t make as many headlines as Jim Boehiem’s retirement, Adrian Autry’s promotion, JJ Starling transferring to the Orange and Symir Torrence entering the transfer portal.…
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Specialization Has Hurt Syracuse for Too Long
The Adrian Autry era is off to a roaring start for Syracuse. He’s brought back his assistant coaches and is in the process of hiring another one, and he hasn’t lost any significant contributors so far. Yes, Symir Torrence and John Bol Ajak are in the portal and were valuable members of SU during their…
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Syracuse Basketball Has Momentum Again
It’s been a long week for the Syracuse men’s basketball program. Just seven days ago, the Orange were taking on Wake Forest in round two of the ACC Tournament, and despite losing on a buzzer-beating three for the second time in three years, it doesn’t matter. Jim Boeheim then gave a very cryptic postgame press…
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SU Hoops Officially Cashing In On “Autry Effect”, Transfer Portal
Nearly a week after Jim Boeheim’s departure, things look just a little bit peachier for the Orange. Boeheim recently clarified that his departure had some logistical tangles, but otherwise was what he wanted. If you take Boeheim at his word, his press conference on March 10th cleared up some of the fraught feelings that had…
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Jackpot! JJ Starling Transfers to Syracuse
The post-Jim Boeheim era is less than a week fresh, but it has already delivered in a monumental way. Former five-star recruit and McDonald’s All American JJ Starling is heading home, where he grew up in Baldwinsville, to join SU after one season at Notre Dame. In other words, the Adrian Autry reign is here.…
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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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Red Is The New Orange: Autry Officially Succeeds Boeheim
As real and weird as it may or may not feel, now it’s official. On Friday morning, the torch was officially passed from Jim Boeheim to Adrian Autry. A very large media contingent was present for probably the biggest moment in SU Athletics since the national championship 20 years ago. Dino Babers, women’s basketball coach…
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What Happens to Gerry McNamara?
The bombshell that Jim Boeheim will not be returning as Syracuse’s head coach and associate head coach Adrian Autry is taking over, has dominated the headlines in Central New York, and the entire sports landscape for the last 36 hours. But, with all the conversation about why Boeheim is out, how things ended, looking at…
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Where Were You When… Team Fizz Recalls The Moment Boeheim Retired
IAN: I and the rest of the WAER Sports contingent had just returned to our hotel from the Greensboro Coliseum. I was getting ready for a quick workout in the hotel gym when the news broke. It took about a triple take before I realized what happened. Then we had to hit the Twitter Space.…
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Syracuse’s Top 2 Outside Coaching Candidates
After the season ended last year, we did a multi-week series profiling who Syracuse’s next coach could be. It started with current assistants Adrian Autry and Gerry McNamara, moved to Mike Hopkins, and even had a little splash of Rick Pitino. But, currently, none of those options seem to be looking like the best to…
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Competitiveness is Jim Boeheim’s Best Quality. It’s Driven Syracuse to the Brink
After another demoralizing performance by Syracuse against Georgia Tech on Tuesday night, it’s time for everyone to look in the mirror. Players, coaches. Administrators, and even fans for why they continue supporting this team. Without the celebration of the 2003 team on Saturday, there is absolutely no reason why anyone should go to the Dome…
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Elijah Moore can be the Start of a Recruiting Wave
Syracuse and Adam Weitsman are in hot pursuit of 2024 4-star shooting guard Elijah Moore, who’s making his college decision on Saturday. Experts around the recruiting world have predicted Moore will take his talents to SU, but nothing is certain until he announces it. Moore visited Syracuse with Weitsman on Tuesday for the North Carolina…
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What Position Group Should Syracuse be Recruiting Hardest?
It’s been well-documented that Syracuse has no future recruits committed to playing for the program beyond this season. Yes, the Orange have a bevy of young players on the team right now, but there’s always turnover in the offseason. Whether through the transfer portal, NBA Draft, or graduation, SU will lose players. So, as the…
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Fast-Rising Class of ’23 PG “Absolutely” Wants To Visit SU
The summer recruiting season has all but come and gone, and Syracuse men‚Äôs hoops‚Äô recruiting haul is conspicuous by its absence. A year after assembling a nationally ranked Top 25 class, the Orange have been quiet this year. We‚Äôve talked before about how a quality-over-quantity Class of ‚Äò23 would benefit both newcomers and the soon-arriving…
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