Tag: Franklin Howard
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New Year’s Resolutions for Syracuse Basketball
2016 was a roller coaster of a year for Syracuse basketball. It began with a 64-51 loss to Pittsburgh, the second of four consecutive losses to open the ACC slate. The Orange‚Äôs season realistically should have ended in early March, when another loss to those Panthers eliminated SU in the first round of the conference…
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Battle, White Help Syracuse Survive UNF Scare
The first half of Syracuse‚Äôs (5-2) 77-71 win over North Florida was one that the Orange would like to forget. Although SU led 34-23 entering the intermission, the offense was hesitant, lackadaisical and frankly, playing down to its competition. Things were wacky even before the opening tip. After never switching up his starting lineup all…
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Syracuse Stumbles Against South Carolina, 64-50
The defining stretch of Saturday‚Äôs game between Syracuse and South Carolina came in the first few minutes. Roughly 90 seconds in, after the Gamecocks opened the matinee matchup with back-to-back three-pointers, SU head coach Jim Boeheim yanked his starting point guard, Franklin Howard, and replaced him with John Gillon. Then, exactly one minute later, Boeheim…
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For Syracuse, There’s Life After Quade Green
Cue up that old Katy Perry song. Except instead of some lover, it‚Äôs Quade Green that has the Orange wondering, ‚Äúhow did that one get away?‚Äù After being heavily recruited by SU over the past couple of years, the five star point guard is taking his talents to Lexington to join another stacked Kentucky recruiting…
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Syracuse Hasn’t Even Unveiled Its Most Dangerous Lineup Yet
In 2015-16, when the Golden State Warriors set a new NBA record with 73 regular season wins, the team‚Äôs not-so-secret weapon was the aptly-named ‚ÄúDeath Lineup,‚Äù featuring five players who could each handle the ball, facilitate the offense, defend several different positions, and ‚Äî most importantly ‚Äî knock down jumpers from the perimeter. This year,…
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Syracuse Races Past Colgate, 83-55, in Season Opener
About 12 minutes into Syracuse‚Äôs 2016-17 basketball season, Taurean Thompson yanked down a defensive rebound, and fired an outlet pass to John Gillon. Gillon trotted across halfcourt, taking two leisurely dribbles, and stared down Tyler Roberson, who was streaking down the left side of the floor. As Gillon stood on top of Jim Boeheim‚Äôs signature…
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Can Syracuse Guard Franklin Howard Take a Step Forward in 2016-17?
The sophomore has a ton of room for improvement.
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Who Will Be Syracuse’s Leading Scorer in 2016-17?
The Orange has an enormous void to fill on the offensive end.
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LeMoyne: Three Up, Three Down
Three Up: DaJuan Coleman Entering the 2015-2016 season, Coleman is single-handedly the most valuable piece to the team and also the biggest question mark.¬† After not playing in almost two full years, the new Coleman had a huge game against a very undersized LeMoyne team.¬† It was great to see the Orange‚Äôs best (and basically…
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Freshmen and Coleman Shine as Syracuse Crushes Le Moyne 97-58
Syracuse’s freshmen deliver in a 97-58 win over Le Moyne.
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Moustapha Diagne to Enroll in Two-Year College
2015 Power Forward Moustapha Diagne has elected to enroll in a two-year college rather than attend Syracuse University.
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Hoops Recruiting Class of 2015 Adds Depth to Thin Orange
Even prior to the post-season ban and the generally disappointing 2014-15 basketball season, many Syracuse fans were already looking to the 2015-16 season as one where the Orange will yet again be a powerhouse.¬† As of today, Syracuse is bringing in four four-star recruits for next season, which is good enough for the fourth best…
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It’s Coming Together: 2015 Orange Hoops Commits Lydon & Diagne Start the Letter Signing
Prized recruits are signing on the dotted line rather quickly for SU.
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Syracuse Silver Linings: Jerami Grant Declares but Franklin Howard Commits
Syracuse adds to the class of 2015, but will have unproven talent on the floor next season.
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Class of 2015 recruit Franklin Howard to Make Decision on Monday
Potential 2015 recruit Franklin Howard could add much-needed depth at guard.
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