Tag: Darius Bazley
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The Syracuse-Kamari Lands Marriage Did Not Last Long… Now What?
In a summer full of good news, the ending took the worst of turns for Syracuse basketball. Four-star small forward Kamari Lands has decommited from Syracuse after picking the Orange in April. This is the third time in the last three years that a recruit ranked within ESPN’s top 25 has reversed his previous verbal…
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Is Dior Johnson’s Decommitment Syracuse’s Fault?
With Dior Johnson decommitting from Syracuse, all but guaranteeing he will not suit up in Orange, it is official. Three of SU‚Äôs top-five recruits since 2003 never actually made it to the Hill. Andray Blatche, Darius Bazley and Dior Johnson. Blatche and Bazley pursued the professional ranks out of high school. Even though Johnson reopened…
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Goodbye, Dior: A Speculative Analysis
What could‚Äôve been? I spent about 15 minutes lying on my bed listening to ‚ÄúDior‚Äù by Pop Smoke (RIP) and wondering just that. Dior Johnson, decked out in Orange and custom Nikes, with 30,000-plus fans screaming his name at the Dome, sinking bucket after bucket down the stretch against Duke or Georgetown. It was too…
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How will the Prep-to-Pro Trend Affect Syracuse?
This is not what Syracuse fans want to think about right now. The silver lining to SU‚Äôs recent woes has been the Dior Johnson commitment for 2022. Not only was the plan for Johnson to shine on the Hill, but also for him to bring fellow premier prospects with him. The reasonable fear is that…
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NBA Summer League Destinations for Syracuse Alums and Other CNY Favorites
As we quickly approach the end of June, it‚Äôs now the time when the NBA offseason begins to heat up. The NBA Draft wrapped up last week, free agency begins on Sunday, June 30th at 6:00 p.m. ET and the NBA Summer League begins on July 1st with the California Classic and the Utah Jazz…
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Former Syracuse Commit Darius Bazley Invited to NBA Combine
Earlier this week, former Syracuse commit Darius Bazley was invited to the 2019 NBA Draft combine. He and 65 other prospects will participate in the Chicago based event in front of scouts from all 30 NBA teams. As expected, Tyus Battle and Oshae Brissett were not among those invited to the combine. https://twitter.com/Sam_Vecenie/status/1126188975574605825 This is…
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Battle vs. Bazley: Who Has More NBA Potential?
Feelings aside, this is definitely a conversation worth having. Obviously, one player bailed on Syracuse before even stepping foot on the court while the other played in 103 games over three years, and led SU in scoring twice. Syracuse fans will have drastically different memories of Tyus Battle and Darius Bazley ‚Äì perhaps even opposing…
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8/18 Fizz Radio: Is 2018 Bowl or Bust for Syracuse Football?
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki breaks down some intricacies of Syracuse football ahead of the team’s opener against Western Michigan (0:00-11:13), the latest with Darius Bazley (11:13-22:15), if 2018 is bowl or bust with the Fizz’s JD Raucci (22:15-36:34) and wraps it up with Fizz Feedback (36:34-End).
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Pros and Cons of Tyus Battle Returning to Syracuse
So Tyus Battle is on his was back to Central New York for another season of college basketball. After going through the combine, taking all the steps to enter the NBA Draft, Battle made a near-last-minute announcement that he would return to Syracuse for his junior year. There were various arguments made over…
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What Jim Boeheim Said About Darius Bazley and Why He is Wrong
Darius Bazley shocked the Syracuse community and the basketball community when he announced his decommitment from Syracuse in favor of playing in the NBA’s G-Leaguge. Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim went on ESPN’s Golic and Wingo on Monday to discuss Bazley’s decision and how he sees it impacting college basketball in the future. I think it…
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The complications in Darius Bazley’s G League move
Late last week, five-star recruit Darius Bazley tore apart the plans for the future of Syracuse basketball by choosing to play in the NBA‚Äôs G League instead of with the Orange next season. SU lost the core of its 2018 recruiting class and Bazley made history by becoming the first five-star to turn down college…
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EMERGENCY FIZZCAST: Bazley Bolts For The G-League and the NCAA Should Be Terrified
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard discuss Darius Bazley’s decision to decommit from Syracuse and go to the G-League, what this means for the Orange in 2018-19 and why the NCAA should be terrified for its future.
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Darius Bazley Decommits from Syracuse for G-League
In a shocking development, top-10 2018 recruit Darius Bazley has¬†decommitted from Syracuse with plans to enter the G-League Draft in October, according to a Yahoo! Sports report. Yahoo Sports story: McDonald’s All-American Darius Bazley decommits at Syracuse, becomes first top high school prospect to choose turning professional in the NBA G League. https://t.co/aM7VW2GF9M — Shams…
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Next Season: How Good Can Syracuse Basketball Really Be?
If you saw Syracuse‚Äôs Sweet Sixteen run coming this year, then you were part of a small, select group of people. However, next year‚Äôs Orange season might be a little bit easier to predict. Barring [major] transfers and departures for the NBA by this year‚Äôs SU starters, Syracuse basketball could be poised for…
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Recruiting Update: SU basketball commits and targets shine over the weekend
Syracuse basketball‚Äôs 2018 class is No. 21 in the nation, per 247Sports.com, and it includes a Top 10 recruit in Darius Bazley. Bazley, along with other commits from the 2018 and 2019 classes were in action over the weekend, as well as a 2019 target who has been turning heads with his stat lines. Darius…
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SU basketball offers 5-star forward in Class of 2020
With SU basketball‚Äôs final exhibition game versus Southern Connecticut State being played on Monday, most of the attention surrounding the basketball team has been focused on this year‚Äôs edition of the Orange. With that being said, it‚Äôs never too early to look forward to the future of the program. We‚Äôve seen the Orange‚Äôs class of…
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Class of 2018 PG Brendan Paul commits to Syracuse as preferred walk-on
In what has already been an impressive recruiting class with the likes of Darius Bazley and Jalen Carey heading to the Hill, Syracuse basketball picked up another commitment in the class of 2018 on Tuesday. Point guard Brendan Paul announced his decision on Tuesday afternoon via his Twitter account: Paul is currently in a post-grad…
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Fizz Radio: The Best Bites From Syracuse Hoops 5-Star Darius Bazley
Let the countdown begin. Darius Bazley’s rise to being one of the country’s elite recruits has Orange fans salivating about the Class of 2018. Listen to some of the best moments from his recent interview with The Fizz before the full interview airs this Saturday at 9 AM on the The Score 1260.
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2018 F Nate Roberts Includes Syracuse in Top Three
If you‚Äôve been following the Fizz over the last few months, you might think the Syracuse basketball team has already locked down 10 commits in the Class of 2018. A plethora of highly-touted prospects has expressed strong interest in wearing Orange as of late. Louis King, Jalen Carey, Jeenathan Williams, Dimon Carrigan, Eric Ayala; the…
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Syracuse Commit Darius Bazley Continues to Climb the Rankings
Syracuse commit Darius Bazley has cracked the top 10 in ESPN’s latest rankings.
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Stock Watch: Where Do Syracuse Basketball’s Class of 2018 Prospects Stack Up In Latest Rankings?
This past week, Scout.com released its updated Class of 2018 basketball recruit rankings. The Orange already has one hard commit in the class, but SU has many more targets it is trying to woo to Central New York. Here‚Äôs how Syracuse‚Äôs commits and targets stacked up in the latest rankings. Darius Bazley #13 ‚Üë 30…
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Jalen Carey sets his official Syracuse visit, among others
Syracuse basketball can get a commitment from a recruit at any time, and at some points it can seem to come out of thin air (see Marek Dolezaj). It can consistently drive SU fans crazy, but every year there are a few target prospects to give the Orange faithful some sort of stability in following…
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Is Dimon Carrigan the next piece in SU’s 2018 recruiting class?
Saturday, Syracuse basketball extended an offer to 2018 big man Dimon Carrigan, per Pat Lawless on Twitter. Dimon Carrigan, a class of 2018 Big Man playing for BABC (MA), has picked up offers from Texas, Clemson and Syracuse. — Pat Lawless (@PatLawless_) July 15, 2017 Carrigan is a 6-9, four-star recruit from Lynn, Mass., who…
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How Darius Bazley Changes The 2018 Syracuse Basketball Landscape
It finally happened. After a 2017 recruiting class that was dry of ESPN Top 100 commits for the first time ever, the Orange made its first big splash in the Class of 2018. Syracuse received a commitment from four star forward Darius Bazley, who de-committed from Ohio State earlier this year after Thad Matta stepped…
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Syracuse Eying A 2018 Ohio State Decommit
Syracuse‚Äôs Class of 2018 recruiting ventures include everything. From decommits, reclassifications, standard recruits and even a kid from Mars! (Mars, Pennsylvania that is. Hello Robby Carmody.) The latest development for SU comes thanks to Ohio State. Four star recruit Darius Bazley announced a few weeks ago that he is decommitting from the Buckeyes. According to…
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