Tag: Elijah Hughes
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Disappointment Turned Tournament Hopeful: What’s Changed for SU?
This season, Syracuse Men‚Äôs basketball didn‚Äôt start out so hot. An opening night loss to the defending champions in which the team scored 34 points, an amount they hadn‚Äôt finished a game with since 1945. Things didn‚Äôt look good and Orange fans weren‚Äôt too hopeful for what was to come. After the Orange strung a…
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Leader in the Clubhouse: Elijah Hughes is on Another Level
We‚Äôve talked a lot about how good Elijah Hughes is here at Orange Fizz. He‚Äôs Syracuse‚Äôs best and most important player. He‚Äôs a potential ACC Player of the Year candidate. After Wednesday night‚Äôs gritty win over Notre Dame in which he led all scorers with 26 points, he‚Äôs also the conference‚Äôs leading scorer at 19.7…
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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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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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Elijah Hughes’s Current Standing in the ACC Player of the Year Conversation
The ACC is hands down the best basketball conference in the country. The teams, coaches and players that make up the conference are some of the most talented in college basketball. With the likes of Jordan Nwora from Louisville, Cole Anthony from North Carolina, Duke‚Äôs Vernon Carey, and so many more, it is difficult to…
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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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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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Joe Girard Emerging as a Leader Three Games into Career
In his first start at Syracuse, in just his third game Joe Girard stole the show. Girard missed just one shot while scoring 24 points. Even against Colgate, when his shot wasn‚Äôt falling Girard showed all the other skills he brings to the table. When he enters the game, Girard energizes the defense, finds open…
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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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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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From Continents Apart to Basketball Buddies – The Story of Marek and Elijah
Just a couple of years ago Elijah Hughes and Marek Dolezaj had no idea who the other one was. Then a couple years ago Dolezaj was immersing himself on a new continent, and Hughes was learning what life was like up north. Now, as the two begin their third year together in the program, they…
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What’s the Next Step for Syracuse’s Marek Dolezaj?
In two seasons in Orange, Marek Dolezaj has quickly become a fan favorite, and for good reason. He has a knack for finding the ball, and is never afraid to scrape elbows on the hardwood. For a big man, he‚Äôs a great passer and a very solid defender in the 2-3 zone. And when a…
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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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What the Orange Are Saying Heading Into Their Opening Matchup Against Baylor?
Things never get quiet this time of year. Just moments before addressing the media, Syracuse announced that Frank Howard is suspended indefinitely for a violation of an athletic department policy. Despite having a lot of other things on their minds, Jim Boeheim, Tyus Battle and Elijah Hughes all addressed a number of topics ahead of…
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Big-Man Struggles: Syracuse Sinking to a New Low
While there may be room for encouragement, no one can be completely satisfied with consecutive losses. Syracuse wasn‚Äôt expected to beat No. 2 Duke or No. 5 North Carolina, but the Orange put up a fight in both contests. However, in spite of the silver lining, one frustrating trend remains clear. Syracuse ‚Äì now more…
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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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Road Warriors: Syracuse Buckles Down, Sweeps Season Series Against Pitt
Despite Tyus Battle not scoring for nearly 30 minutes, Syracuse pulled out at 65-56 win over Pitt. This is moves the Orange‚Äôs conference record to 7-2 and, maybe more impressively, its road record to 5-1. The win gives SU the season sweep over the Panthers for the second straight season. Syracuse had the first half…
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Elijah Hughes is Syracuse’s X Factor
By now it‚Äôs clear that Elijah Hughes has become the third head of the three headed monster, taking the place of Frank Howard. Of course, Howard could still return to the level of play shown last year, but that hasn‚Äôt happened yet. However, with the emergence of Hughes, Syracuse no longer needs to run an…
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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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Syracuse Can Get Away With Two Efficient Players at a Time… For Now
In recent years, Syracuse fans would have felt blessed with having three legitimate scoring options. But that‚Äôs the reality of the current Orange roster with Tyus Battle, Oshae Brissett and Elijah Hughes. However, it‚Äôs been a rarity to see all three players have an efficient game at the same time. The Orange‚Äôs losses have especially…
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Stock Up, Stock Down From Cuse in the City
If John Wildhack learned anything from this past weekend, it might be to never schedule a giant weekend in New York City ever again. Jokes aside, a peaking Syracuse athletics program took a sharp downward turn after a 1-3 showing in NYC. The only saving grace was Women‚Äôs basketball beating a ranked Texas A&M team…
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Syracuse Downs Le Moyne 89-52 in Exhibition #2
Syracuse again walked away victorious in its second exhibition game on Wednesday. The Orange handily took care of Le Moyne 89-52 in its final tune-up before the 2K Classic begins on Nov. 6. Anytime you win by over 35 points, there‚Äôs usually a lot more to be encouraged about than discouraged. Fortunately for Orange, that…
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Syracuse Basketball Lands ECU Transfer Elijah Hughes
Syracuse lands its fourth transfer in three years.
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Syracuse Basketball Eyeing Another Transfer
Syracuse is targeting East Carolina transfer Elijah Hughes.
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