Tag: buddy boeheim
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Is Quincy Guerrier Ready for a Starting Role?
Quincy Guerrier will likely slide into the starting lineup with Elijah Hughes leaving for the NBA. The sixth man showed promise under the rim last season, and often gave Jim Boeheim‚Äôs squad a much needed spark off the bench. However, there are a few hurdles the Quebec native needs to leap in order to become…
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Syracuse Basketball Top 5 Series: Surprises
The 2019-2020 Syracuse basketball season was a rollercoaster of emotions for all parties involved. Players, fans, and coaches alike were riding high after SU‚Äôs five-game ACC win streak, only to be severely let down after the Orange dropped five out of their next six games and fell out of NCAA Tournament contention. In a season…
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Syracuse Basketball Top 5 Series: Player Performances
Basketball is a team sport, there‚Äôs no doubt about it, but quite often what makes the game so much fun to watch and be a part of are the individual athletes. It‚Äôs the guys who give their everything on the floor every single night not only for the love of the game but for the…
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Syracuse Has One More Shot for Tournament Push
Tuesday‚Äôs game against Louisville marks SU‚Äôs last opportunity for a statement win. If the Orange falter ‚Äì like they did against Duke and Florida State ‚Äì then the season is over.¬† The Cardinals were ranked as the No. 5 team in the country before dropping the last two games to Georgia Tech and Clemson. That‚Äôs…
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Buddy Boeheim is Too Important to Disappear
In an absolutely critical game against NC State ‚Äì with star Elijah Hughes sitting injured on the bench ‚Äì Buddy Boeheim delivered one of his worst games of the season. Boeheim‚Äôs 10 points was his lowest scoring game since SU‚Äôs win over Notre Dame.¬† Instead, freshmen Joe Girard and Quincy Guerrier led the way for…
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The Next Step in The Evolution of Buddy Boeheim’s Game
Syracuse basketball lives and dies by how well Buddy Boeheim plays on a particular night. He will clearly be the ‚Äúgo-to guy‚Äù next season if Elijah Hughes declares for the draft, and at times Boeheim is the one his teammates look to for a bucket. He‚Äôs shown his ability to go on double-digit runs by…
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Syracuse Pushes Win Streak to Five with Win Over Pitt
It‚Äôs become something of a trend this season. After a dominating first half, Syracuse has consistently let ACC opponents back into games. Then the Orange will regroup and shut the door, as it did today to extend it win streak to five games. Once again Buddy Boeheim was electric in the first half, before cooling…
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Syracuse: The New Home of 3-and-D Basketball
Heading into this season, Jim Boeheim knew his team would live or die by the three. So far, the Orange are third in the ACC in three point percentage at 36 percent. Buddy Boeheim and Elijah Hughes rank second and third respectively in the ACC in three point shooting. The two also lead the ACC…
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Buddy Boeheim is Quickly Becoming an ACC Player of the Year Candidate
Coming out of high school, Buddy Boeheim only received five scholarship offers. Three of them came from extremely low-level schools in Binghamton, Iona and Massachusetts. The other two were Gonzaga, who is the current number one team in the country, and Syracuse. Boeheim decided to team up with his dad and the rest has been…
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Syracuse Wins Again Behind Buddy’s Big Game
Don‚Äôt look now but Syracuse is on a win streak. After a 71-69 victory over Virginia Tech the Orange has won 3 in a row and March dreams are starting to flicker again. That may not seem like much to the powers of the ACC, but considering where SU was just a few weeks ago…
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Joe Girard is Quietly Coming into Form at Critical Time
Halfway into Joe Girard‚Äôs first season on the hill, there have been plenty of ups and downs to squash some of the hype surrounding the freshman. Like most first year players, Girard struggled in non-conference games against power five opponents. Unlike most freshmen, Girard has started all but two games and never played less than…
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Syracuse’s Two-Headed Monster That Nobody is Talking About
We knew coming into the season that Elijah Hughes was going to be the go-to-guy for Syracuse basketball. We knew that game in and game out, his performances were going to be critical to the Orange‚Äôs success. Play well and SU had a shot, play poorly and things could go badly very, very quickly. He‚Äôs…
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Happy Thanksgiving! What Syracuse Fans Should Be Thankful For This Year
It‚Äôs that day and that time of the year. The day you spend with family and friends, saying thanks for everything you have. Happy Thanksgiving! As Syracuse fans, there is a lot to be thankful for when it comes to the basketball team. The season started with a disappointing opening night, but has since been…
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After First Half Scare, Syracuse Wins Battle of Boeheim’s
Jimmy Boeheim looked like the best player on the floor for long stretches of the game. Cornell‚Äôs best player led both teams in scoring with 25 points, but the Big Red eventually fell 72-53 in the Dome. And while Buddy Boeheim always hopes his older brother success, he thought he did a little too well…
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How Syracuse Football and Basketball are Responding to #NotAgainSU
The #NotAgainSU movement has gripped not only the Central New York community but the national news landscape for the better part of the last week. Numerous bias incidents fueled by racist and anti-Semitic language and symbols have been reported across the Syracuse University Campus. These incidents plus a lack of response by the University have…
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What to Expect From Joe Girard
After Jalen Carey turned the ball over twice in just five minutes against Colgate, Jim Boeheim yanked him for the rest of the game. Joe Girard and Brycen Goodine took the reins,, with a little Howard Washington playing time as well. After the game when asked about Carey, Jim Boeheim adamantly remarked that Joe Girard…
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Happy Halloween! The Costumes Syracuse Players Should Be Rocking this Holiday
Happy Halloween! With it being the spookiest day of the year, it is only fitting to think about what some Syracuse basketball players should dress up as for the holiday. Keep in mind these are very rough sketches, but without further adieu here are some of the Fizz‚Äôs ideas. Buddy Boeheim Buddy seems like the…
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Report Card for Syracuse Basketball After Carleton Game
Syracuse wasn‚Äôt so friendly to its friends to the north, when Carleton University of Canada came to the Dome Tuesday night. In the final preseason game, the Orange downed the Ravens 77-58. It’s a pretty impressive margin against a Carleton team that is no pushover. The Canadian powerhouse has won 14 national championships, including the…
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What is Elijah Hughes’ Floor/Ceiling?
As the season quickly approaches, it‚Äôs time to take a look at Syracuse‚Äôs top player this season. Elijah Hughes has been on the receiving end of high praise from Jim Boeheim. Recently Boeheim went on record saying Hughes will be a top five player in the ACC this season ‚Äì at worst.¬† Besides being the…
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Could Syracuse’s Italy Trip Foreshadow Upcoming Season?
Another day, another victory for Syracuse as it moves to 2-0 on its trip to Italy after clobbering Oxygen Bassano 103-54. Leading the way was Buddy Boeheim, who drained five triples on his way to an efficient 22 points to lead all scorers. Bourama Sidibe racked up a double-double, logging 10 points while pulling down…
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Game of Domes: Matching Characters to Notable Syracuse Sports Figures
The campaigns of the Syracuse football and basketball¬†teams have come to a close, but another season‚Äôs end draws upon us. Season eight of the world-renowned Game of Thrones finishes on Sunday night, marking the close of the entire award-winning series. In light, here‚Äôs a list of Syracuse sports figures paired with each player or coach‚Äôs…
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Youth is What Doctor Ordered for Syracuse Basketball
After making the sweet 16 on a classic Syracuse March Madness run in 2018, SU took a step back this past season, failing to move past Baylor in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. While the team played better in the regular season this past year, it failed to live up to expectations heading…
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With Voids to Fill, Syracuse Basketball’s Incoming Class is Incredibly Crucial
Syracuse will hurt far more from its departures heading into the 2019-2020 season than it did coming into this past one. With Tyus Battle NBA bound, Frank Howard and Paschal Chukwu are graduating, and there is also no guarantee that Oshae Brissett will be back either. Because of how much more painful the departures after…
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Syracuse Basketball Exit Meetings: Who’s Up and Who’s Down in 2019?
Syracuse entered the 2018-19 season as a trendy Final Four pick. They brought back every starter from a Sweet 16 a year ago and seemingly filled their offensive lull thanks to some recruits and transfers. But along the way, there were some roadbumps that led this Orange team to fall way short of expectations. A…
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Previewing Syracuse’s 2019-20 Roster
Now that Syracuse‚Äôs season is over and Tyus Battle declared for the NBA Draft, it‚Äôs time to take a look at what Syracuse will bring to the hardwood next season. Besides replacing Battle, Jim Boeheim is also tasked with naming a new point guard and center since Frank Howard and Paschal Chukwu are out of…
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The Tale of Buddy Boeheim’s Inconsistencies and Syracuse’s Record
As the season has progressed, freshman Buddy Boeheim has become more and more of a focal point for Syracuse‚Äôs offense. He‚Äôs the best shooter on the team and can single-handedly create a much needed spark at any moment. But for every game that he lights up the scoreboard, there‚Äôs a game where he chalks up…
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Battle, Syracuse Look to Bounce Back in Crucial Showdown Against Louisville
Syracuse begins a rather brutal stretch of games tonight in a crucial matchup against Louisville. After its meeting with the Cardinals, a few of the Orange‚Äôs final five opponents include No. 1 Duke, No. 8 North Carolina, and No. 3 Virginia, but for now, the focus is solely on the task at hand. Returning home…
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Syracuse’s Class of 2018 is Backwards, But That’s OK
If I asked you in early March of 2018 who Syracuse‚Äôs best freshman would be for the upcoming season, the no-brainer answer would have been Darius Bazley. If I asked you again one month later, it would have been Jalen Carey. Dare I asked you a third time in mid-November and you would‚Äôve doubled down…
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Syracuse Blitzes BC, Claims Season Series
For the second time this season, the Orange swept a season series against a former Big East foe. In today’s rendition, Syracuse took down Boston College 67-56 to claim victory number two over the Eagles this season in front of the largest crow. Much like the meeting out in Chestnut Hill, the Orange started off…
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Comeback falls way short, No. 22 FSU steamrolls Syracuse, 80-62, in the Dome
It looked like Syracuse (16-7, 7-3 ACC) was dead in the water. The Orange trailed 36-14 with 5:58 to go in the first half. Florida State (17-5, 5-4 ACC) was in the midst of a dominant 30-7 run, SU had missed six of its last seven shots, was 1-7 from beyond the arc and 1-4…
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Taking a Glimpse at the Future of Syracuse Basketball
Syracuse is in the midst of another promising basketball season, where anything could happen if the Orange make March Madness. But let‚Äôs take a look at what the future has in store for SU. Next year Jim Boeheim has to replace Frank Howard, and will likely need to replace Tyus Battle too. He already has…
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Syracuse Relies on Tyus Battle in Win Over Boston College
Syracuse took down Boston College 77-71 behind 31 points from Tyus Battle. Whenever BC looked to be closing the lead, Battle pulled up for a contested three and hit. But he wasn‚Äôt just looking to score tonight. Battle also had six assists as he looked to get teammates involved and extend the lead. Outside of…
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Syracuse Avoids Trap Game With Win Over Pittsburgh
First Half In the first half Syracuse was clearly the superior team, but a combination of the refs and sloppy turnovers led to frustration going into the locker room. At halftime, it was just a three-point lead for the Orange after Pitt went on a 9-0 run before halftime. But in the second half SU…
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Syracuse-Georgetown: A Rivalry Restored
Well, well, if it ain‚Äôt the Hoyas coming to town. Syracuse sees a familiar foe this Saturday against Georgetown as the former Big East rivals meet at the Carrier Dome. In 93 total meetings between the two sides, the Orange holds a 50-43 advantage. However, the series is completely split over the last 12 meetings,…
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