Tag: center
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Syracuse Keeps Looking For Center Depth
With three scholarship spots still available for Syracuse basketball, the Orange’s focus right now seems to be on adding depth at the center position. Cheikh Sadibou Ndiaye, a 6’10” center from the class of 2024, is reportedly visiting SU next week, according to NYCHoops.net. That was confirmed by Ndiaye’s current prep school. Ndiaye is an…
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What is SU’s Ceiling without Bourama Sidibe?
Although Halloween isn‚Äôt until Sunday, things got scary yesterday for Syracuse in its season-opening scrimmage against Pace. It was announced pregame super senior Bourama Sidibe is going to miss at least a month dealing with yet another injury, this one to his other knee. To make matters worse, Buddy Boeheim sprained his ankle during the…
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Which Direction Should SU Go At The Center Position?
Syracuse basketball has had a mostly intriguing offseason marked by some exciting commitments. The additions of four-stars Kamari Lands in April and Justin Taylor in late June have jolted some excitement back into the program. That‚Äôs an important step to recoup the losses of several starters from last year and a tantalizing future star in…
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Don’t Forget Frank Anselem
Syracuse has the look of a nice sturdy rotation to start this upcoming season. Freshman Kadary Richmond and sophomore Quincy Guerrier will have to come off the bench, but they’re too good to stay there for long. It’s been a while since the Orange had that kind of player: maybe since Tyler Lydon came off…
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Where is the Syracuse 2020 Center?
On Saturday, Syracuse dropped a heartbreaker to Notre Dame. It stung even more because it was the same, seemingly unfixable, problem that proved to be Syracuse‚Äôs undoing. The center position.¬† While, the top of the zone showed some flaws with young guards Joe Girard and Buddy Boehiem getting some flack for their perimeter defense, the…
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Syracuse’s Freshmen Are the Key to the 2019-20 Season
Quincy Guerrier, Brycen Goodine, Joe Girard III, Jesse Edwards and John Bol Ajak make up the largest incoming freshman class for Syracuse since 2013 when Tyler Ennis, B.J. Johnson, Chinonso Obokoh, Ron Patterson and Tyler Roberson started their careers in Central New York. Despite the extensive research into their games, their skills, their weaknesses, the…
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Three Things We Learned From Syracuse’s Win Over Notre Dame
Any road win in the ACC is a good one, especially for a team that picked up an uncharacteristic four non-conference losses. After Syracuse pulled out a convincing 72-62 victory at Notre Dame on Saturday, there were signs that an identity was starting to be established. But these entail both positive and negative factors moving…
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Still Christmas-Time: Unsung Hero Rakeem Christmas Will Continue to Help Syracuse
Rakeem Christmas’s career night and prowess in the center will allow Syracuse some flexibility down the stretch.
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The Marshall Plan: Syracuse Offers Big Georgia Center Andrew Marshall
With a new ACC slate of foes, the Orange is dipping into the south for its talent.
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Christmas in March: Can Rak Hold His Own Against Physical Wisconsin?
The play of the freshman in the middle will go a long way to deciding the Sweet 16.
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Brazilian Bully: How SU’s Fab Melo Went from Liability to High Ability Overnight
The evolution of a big man who holds SU’s Final Four dreams in his palm.
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Big Apple Smackdown: Fab Melo’s Return Starts A New Syracuse Season
It was evident against St. John’s: Fab Melo makes this team scary again.
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Super Sophs: How Dion & Fab Took Syracuse Basketball From Good to Great
These two players have helped morph the Orange in the best way possible
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After Hellish Offseason, Fab Melo Has Incredibly Turned into an Inside Presence
Considering the wasteland Melo found himself in over the summer, this is amazing.
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Does Syracuse Have Trouble at Center with DaShonte Riley’s Transfer?
The pivot now turns into a huge question mark with Fab Melo’s trouble as well.
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Syracuse Police Department Tells Fizz Fab Melo is Still Under Investigation
The SU center is being investigated for domestic violence against his girlfriend.
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