Tag: Jim Boeheim
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Examining Syracuse’s Offensive Woes
Wednesday brought another ugly, slug-fest of a Syracuse game, and more importantly, another Syracuse loss. The Orange’s offense was anemic from the opening tip to the final buzzer, never showing any signs of catching fire. With the loss to Georgia Tech, the Orange find themselves in a serious hole. They are once again under .500…
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Fizz Radio With Special Guest Damon Amendolara
This weeks episode of Fizz Radio, which you can hear on Saturday morning from 9-10 AM on the Score 1260, features a very special guest. Damon Amendolara, host of the DA Show on CBSSports Radio and founder of Orange Fizz, joins Nathan Dickinson and Logan Grossman to discuss Syracuse Basketball. First on the docket is…
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How Should Syracuse Fans Feel After The Florida State Loss?
Oh. So. Close. Maybe this game should not have felt as big as it did, but when you‚Äôre reeling as bad as Syracuse is and the opponent has a tiny little number next to its name, it‚Äôs going to feel a lot bigger. It certainly felt like the Orange played up to the hype of…
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Evaluating SU’s Non-Conference Results
It’s almost the new year, which means ACC play for the Syracuse men’s basketball team is right around the corner. Conference play for the Orange this season begins on New Year’s Eve against Virginia Tech.¬†With the Orange’s 13-game non-conference schedule in the rearview, let’s see how Syracuse performed to start the year. Before the season…
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Brissett, Battle Power Syracuse’s Comeback Past Georgetown
It seems like we‚Äôre due for one of these types of games every year. Syracuse gutted out an 86-79 overtime win over longtime rival Georgetown in D.C. We saw the press, clutch shooting and an unheralded player stepping up. The Orange seemed dead and gone throughout the first 30 or so minutes of the game,…
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Syracuse Guard Geno Thorpe Unexpectedly Leaves Program
Syracuse guard Geno Thorpe is leaving the program due to personal reasons, according to the team. Thorpe was averaging 6 points per game in just 14.3 minutes per game off the bench. He appeared in all six games off the bench. He was slowed to start the season after battling an ankle injury, which held…
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Syracuse Freshmen Step Up Big In Gutsy Win Over Maryland
To borrow a Dino Babers phrase, the freshmen showed Jim Boeheim they can cut the grass tonight. Syracuse leaned heavily on its newbies to gut out a 72-70 win over Maryland in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. A bad back couldn‚Äôt slow down Tyus Battle. Both the guard and Jim Boeheim said Battle was playing at…
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Who is Syracuse Basketball’s Dark Horse?
Syracuse basketball is undefeated through its first five games of the season. To the casual eye, SU looks pretty good. But with a more critical look‚Äîand as Jim Boeheim knows well (he keeps saying it during post game press conferences)‚Äîthe Orange still have to get getter. The perfect player to lead that charge right now…
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Three Stars From Syracuse’s Dominating Win Over Oakland
After halting an opening 7-2 run by Oakland, Syracuse put together its best half of basketball of the season en route to a 74-50 win over the Golden Grizzlies. Syracuse used an 18-5 run to take command of the game, largely because of its hustle across the board. The Orange forced nine first half steals,…
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Awards from Syracuse’s 80-67 Win over Texas Southern
So far, so good for Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball. The expectations around the Orange were almost non-existent this year following a snub from the NCAA Tournament and a mass exodus of talent. But SU has taken care of business out of the gate and moved to 3-0 with an 80-67 win over Texas Southern Saturday night…
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Can This Be a Turnaround Weekend for Syracuse?
By: DA The Orange football team stands “on the edge of the cliff” as Dino Babers says. There are two games left to play and SU must win both to be bowl eligible. Coming into the season making a bowl game was not a mandate according to most fans. This would be a difficult, program-building…
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Three Takeaways from SU’s 71-62 Win over Iona
It wasn‚Äôt always pretty, but Syracuse beat Iona 71-62 last night for its second win of the season. After the game, Jim Boeheim was very complimentary of the Gaels. Sure, the Orange has plenty of work to do, but Tuesday night was a step in the right direction. Iona made it a one possession game…
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Awards from Syracuse’s Season-Opening Win over Cornell
After a sloppy start, Syracuse hit the gas and cruised to a 77-45 win over Cornell in the regular season opener Friday. The Orange‚Äôs 2-3 zone suffocated the Big Red, who shot 13-of-25 (25 percent) from the field on its way to the lowest scoring output by an SU opponent since 2014. A few players…
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Syracuse Basketball Player Preview: Head Coach Jim Boeheim
No, Jim Boeheim won‚Äôt be playing on the court, but he is definitely a big player in how the Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball season plays out. This is now Boeheim‚Äôs 42nd year leading the Syracuse basketball program. It was supposed to be his last. That is until March‚Äîimmediately after the 2016-2017 season ended for Syracuse‚Äîwhen Assistant…
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Syracuse Basketball Player Preview: Frank Howard
Frank Howard came into last season as the most experienced point guard Jim Boeheim had. Andrew White and John Gillon both had more college playing time, but no point guard had more Carrier Dome experience. This year, nobody who will get significant minutes — point guard or otherwise — has been in an SU uniform…
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Meet Syracuse Basketball’s Great Unknown: Marek Dolezaj
It‚Äôs easy to pick out Marek Dolezaj from a crowd. Syracuse basketball‚Äôs 2017 media day was no different of an occasion for the freshman. Standing at 6-foot-9, the lanky Slovak stayed tucked near the back of the Melo Center while the rest of his teammates were mobbed for interviews. He is still adjusting to life…
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Who could SU basketball use its remaining scholarships on (even if it won’t)?
With Nate Roberts‚Äô commitment of to Washington last week, the book on Syracuse‚Äôs 2018 recruiting class is most likely closed. The Orange has commitments from Darius Bazley, Jalen Carey and Buddy Boeheim, but still has two available scholarships to give. It‚Äôs unlikely any of them will choose Syracuse, but SU does have 2018 scholarships offered…
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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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All In the Family: Buddy Boeheim Officially Commits to Syracuse
Buddy Boeheim officially commits to Syracuse and will not take up a scholarship.
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Syracuse 2018 Hoops Target Nate Roberts Schedules Official Visit
As Jim Boeheim‚Äôs class of 2018 has some building blocks already in place, a chance to add another piece is on the horizon. Three-star power forward Nate Roberts, who recently trimmed his school list down to five, scheduled official visits with four of the schools. Roberts will be in Central New York from September 22-24,…
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Syracuse basketball recruiting: How big is the addition of Buddy Boeheim?
The Syracuse Orange basketball team didn’t officially pick up its second commitment of the 2018 class last Friday, but it might as well have. Jim Boeheim’s son Buddy said he’d play for his father in the 2018-19 season in an interview with ESPN’s Jeff Goodman.¬†Buddy said he wouldn’t officially make a decision until after his…
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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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Another 2018 SU Football Commit Wants To Play Basketball
Over the past month, we have seen a lot of crossover between the Orange football and basketball teams. It started when 2018 SU football commit Taj Harris announced he also wants to play for Jim Boeheim. Dino Babers said at this week‚Äôs ACC Media day that he wants to ‚Äúplay basketball on turf‚Äù and showed…
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Syracuse offers Tyus Battle’s little brother Khalif
Monday, Syracuse basketball extended a scholarship offer to a name Orange fans are already familiar with, as first reported by Pat Lawless. Khalif Battle, a class of 2019 guard playing for Team Final (PA), has picked up offers from Syracuse and Washington. — Pat Lawless (@PatLawless_) July 10, 2017 Khalif is the younger brother of…
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Syracuse’s Latest WR Recruit Taj Harris Wants To Play Basketball
As the summer rolls on, nobody in the SU Athletics office has been working harder than Dino Babers. While running his football camps, the second year coach picked up yet another recruit. Class of 2018 wide receiver Taj Harris made his commitment to the Orange official yesterday via his Twitter account. 💪🏾🍊 pic.twitter.com/zLad3Objz1 — UnoUno…
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Syracuse Tabloids: SU coaches get paid a lot; so does ‘Melo
It’s hard to cover college sports in the summer, guys. There are no sports to cover. Sure, a graduate transfer visit here and a scholarship offer there, but for the most part us writers are left out to dry. In an effort to keep the news cycle going (and meet deadline), some of us are…
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Three Reasons Why Jordan Tucker Will Pick Syracuse
It‚Äôs May 4th, and Syracuse still doesn‚Äôt have a top 100 recruit. That‚Äôs the storyline that has taken over the majority of the offseason amid the Orange‚Äôs disappointing postseason. While we at the Fizz have taken an in-depth look at why this year‚Äôs recruiting class can still be good, but in a different way, SU…
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Syracuse Fans, The Georgetown Rivalry Is Over
It started how every present day athlete gets into hot water: social media. Last Friday, Tyus Battle posted an Instagram photo of Georgetown guard Jagan Mosely. The Orange guard prompted his followers to go follow his fellow New Jersey product. The post has since been removed, but we here at the Fizz grabbed a screenshot…
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Eric Ayala’s Comments are Cause for Concern For Syracuse
Syracuse needs to acknowledge its recent problems in order to overcome them.
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Highly-Touted 2017 Recruit Jordan Tucker Visits Syracuse
Syracuse‚Äôs 2017 basketball recruiting class has been begging for a headliner ever since Quade Green spurned the Orange and abandoned a group that still doesn‚Äôt include any four- or five-star players. Fortunately, the coaching carousel has left several blue-chip recruits searching for new homes, and Jim Boeheim is ready to pounce (hello, Tremont Waters). One…
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The Good and Bad of Syracuse Hiring Another Former Player
Syracuse hired another former player. Weighing the good and the bad of this trend.
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Meet New Syracuse Assistant Coach Allen Griffin
When Mike Hopkins left Syracuse to take the reins at Washington a few weeks ago, the most glaring hole that opened on the Orange‚Äôs staff was head-coach-in-waiting. With the man who had been expected to replace Jim Boeheim for more than a decade now on the other side of the country, who would take over…
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Looking Back at Some of the Best Syracuse Players of the 1980s
Looking back at some of the best players of the eighties at Syracuse.
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Takeaways from Jim Boeheim’s Press Conference
What did the Syracuse coach say when he addressed the media Monday.
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Could Hopkins Return to Syracuse As Head Coach One Day?
Just when you thought the Orange‚Äôs NIT season-ending loss would dominate the water cooler talk, a much bigger bomb hit the Central New York area. With supposed head coach in waiting Mike Hopkins taking the opening at Washington, this begs the following observation: the split between Hop and Syracuse makes too much sense. After more…
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Mike Hopkins Leaves to Be Next Head Coach at Washington
The plan was set. Following the 2017-2018 basketball season Mike Hopkins was going to take over for Jim Boeheim as SU’s head coach. The school announced the retirement plan following the sanctions that were levied against the¬†program¬†in 2015. Not so fast. Today, Mike Hopkins accepted the head coaching position at the University of Washington, according…
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