Tag: Jim Boeheim
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The Syracuse Crystal (Basket)Ball: Symir Torrence
Although this series had taken a brief hiatus following the possible fortunes of Joe Girard and Jesse Edwards, it‚Äôs back to highlight the pieces who will either bring Syracuse back to its glory days or prove that the regular season continues to be a stalling period for SU. Let‚Äôs start with a player who might…
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Syracuse Set To Step Up NIL Game With First-Ever “Collective”
Three months ago, Syracuse’s NIL shortcomings flashed across the pan as a short-lived topic of concern. Headlines made by other ACC players’ earnings through name-image-likeness opportunities forced SU Athletic Director John Wildhack to answer questions about what his teams were doing with regards to new NIL chances. At the time, Wildhack didn’t offer many specifics…
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Benny Williams’ Play in Summer Showcase Shows Reason for Optimism
Every summer, a team of current college basketball players goes overseas to play a series of games against international competition. “USA East Coast” is the name of the team, and former SU players to have played for the team include Rakeem Christmas. Benny Williams is the latest Orange hooper to play for this team, as…
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Fizz Five 8/9: Duce Chestnut’s Lofty Goals, Basketball Recruiting Updates, Ranked Football Opponents
Ethan Frank and Liam Griffin hop on the mic for this week’s edition of the Fizz Five! As summer winds down, the duo takes a look at some interesting comments made in training camp, recap some recruiting news on the men’s and women’s basketball circuits, assess what to expect when SU football takes on the…
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College Hoops Outlet Projects SU’s Starting Five, Predicts A Middling Squad
The calendar has officially flipped over to August, and that means a few things for Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball. The first is that we‚Äôre way past the threshold for any kind of recruiting splashes akin to last year‚Äôs Class of ‚Äò22 bonanza. Another is that we‚Äôre that much closer from the Orange retaking the court –…
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Why is JP Estrella Syracuse’s Biggest Target in 2023?
After months of quiet, uncertainty, and mystery from the Syracuse coaching staff, the program finally seems to have found some of its main high school recruiting targets in the upcoming class. There are a plethora of names that Boeheim and company have handed out offers to, but there are a couple they are locking in…
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Rising Guard Elijah Gertrude is Major Piece in Syracuse’s Recruiting Wars
Elijah Gertrude is on Syracuse’s turf. He’s a star on the Albany City Rocks AAU team. He’s a dynamic playmaker for Jersey City-based Hudson Catholic. And he’s being recruited by a slew of SU’s most important recruiting rivals. This one is a big one for the Orange, and Jim Boeheim knows it. At Peach Jam,…
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Latest Twist In The JP Estrella Saga Favors SU
We‚Äôre just a few days shy of August, and Syracuse men‚Äôs hoops has still yet to net its first Class of 2023 commit. No matter how good a thing you believe that is to keep the structural integrity of SU‚Äôs high-powered Class of ‚Äò22 intact, the Orange would certainly like to swing a player or…
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Fast-Rising Class of ’23 PG “Absolutely” Wants To Visit SU
The summer recruiting season has all but come and gone, and Syracuse men‚Äôs hoops‚Äô recruiting haul is conspicuous by its absence. A year after assembling a nationally ranked Top 25 class, the Orange have been quiet this year. We‚Äôve talked before about how a quality-over-quantity Class of ‚Äò23 would benefit both newcomers and the soon-arriving…
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Tyler Betsey: The Underrated Recruit Syracuse Needs
2024 small forward Tyler Betsey has flown under the radar in recruiting so far. As of right now, he isn’t ranked on 24/7 Sports. However, that hasn’t stopped several high-major schools from offering him, including Iowa and TCU who both made the NCAA Tournament last year. But they’re not the only ones: So why did…
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Boeheim’s Army Finally Rosters a Boeheim
Ever since its adoption in 2015, Boeheim’s Army, a Syracuse-based team in The Basketball Tournament, has compiled a roster without one key attribute – an actual Boeheim. However, that changed earlier today. Boeheim’s Army announced Jimmy Boeheim as the 11th member of this year’s squad, and an integral part of a team looking to achieve…
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SU’s Pair Of Top 2023 Targets Have Dominated AAU Play
As we approach the latter half of the summer, it‚Äôs become increasingly clear that Syracuse men‚Äôs hoops isn‚Äôt planning on a spectacular ending to the Class of 2023 recruiting cycle. The Orange used momentum last summer from its first big surprise commitment in Justin Taylor to assemble an increasingly exciting group, but we‚Äôre past the…
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Syracuse’s Guide to Handling Conference Realignment
Ever since Oklahoma and Texas announced their intentions to move to the SEC, conferences have continued to realign. There’s a strong chance it continues in the coming days. After UCLA and USC announced their decision to join the Big Ten we wrote about how that affects Syracuse. Two weeks later, more schools are switching it…
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Things Aren’t Looking Good For SU In The JP Estrella Sweepstakes
Compared to last year, it‚Äôs been all quiet on the Syracuse basketball recruiting front so far. The Orange snagged summertime commits from top prospects like Justin Taylor and Quadir Copeland, but have yet to secure even one commitment in the Class of ‚Äò23, highly rated or otherwise. There‚Äôs some speculation on why that‚Äôs been the…
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Illinois Is a Fantastic ACC-B1G Challenge Opponent
It’s going to feel like Halloween a month late in Champaign, Illinois, because there will be a whole lot of Orange there on November 29. Finally, a tough non-conference opponent. The seventh game Syracuse announces on its schedule features an Illinois team that has been one of the Big Ten’s elite in recent years. And…
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There’s One Thing SU Hoops Needs Most From Its Incoming Freshmen
Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball chatter is appropriately picking up right around Class of ‚Äò23 commitment season. How deeply SU invests in this upcoming class is anyone‚Äôs guess – the Orange already faded out of contention for several high-profile targets, and one of our writers on the latest Fizz Five contended that Syracuse should settle for only…
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Can Boeheim’s Successor Tap Into The Overflowing Jersey Pipeline?
The New York Times ran a piece Tuesday about the incredible basketball talent pumping out of the Garden State. The story, “‚ÄòJersey Is Taking Over‚Äô: N.J. Hoopers Outshine the Shadow of New York,” highlights all of the top-end recruits playing in New Jersey. “In addition to (Elliott) Cadeau ‚Äî the No. 7 player in the…
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Syracuse’s 2-3 Zone Appeals To Top 2024 Center Target
With the 2023 recruiting cycle and the summer mercury heating up, we‚Äôre already seeing some of the nation‚Äôs top talent fall into place on the recruiting trail. SU can wave goodbye to former targets like GG Jackson and Blue Cain. In their stead, other doors have opened up, like the suddenly contentious battle between ‚ÄòCuse…
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Fizz Film Room: Why Papa Kante Is So Special
A basketball team can never have too many centers, especially at the collegiate level. With Jesse Edwards potentially out the door after this upcoming season, Syracuse could be in big need of a big man at this time next year. Why not solve that issue now and bring Papa Kante into the mix? The Fizz…
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Déjà Vu: SU Hoops Battling Duke For Big-Time 4-Star Target
Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball is currently venturing into an interesting summer of recruiting. For one thing, it‚Äôll be difficult to one-up its ballyhooed Class of 2022 that sits at No. 21 overall in the nation. SU has shot high and shot often for the crown jewels in the Class of ‚Äò23, but the recruiting tides have…
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Analyzing Syracuse’s Non-Conference Schedule So Far
As of the morning of June 8, SU has released five games on its non-conference schedule. A few weeks ago Team Fizz argued for a tough as well as an easy slate of games before ACC play. Right now it seems like Jim Boeheim and company are taking the latter route. Here’s a breakdown of…
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The Syracuse Crystal (Basket)Ball: Jesse Edwards
Out of the five returning players, there is one Syracuse fans have lauded for his growth and sudden improvement. That makes Jesse Edwards the tone setter for next year‚Äôs SU team. If the big man plays similarly or better than last season (pre-injury), then the Orange can rest on their surrounding talent and worry less…
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Syracuse’s 2023 Recruiting is Picking Up Steam
With incoming freshmen starting to trickle into their University Village apartments and get to work at the Melo Center, Syracuse is now fully recruiting for the classes of 2023 and 2024. With the class of 2022 taking up loads of time and priority throughout the year, now is the time for SU coaches to go…
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Syracuse Falls Out of Contention for Brewster Academy Star Matas Buzelis
Taurean Thompson. Buddy Boeheim. Kadary Richmond (kinda). Syracuse has picked up good talent from Brewster Academy in recent years. One might figure that reputation would help Jim Boeheim out in with future recruiting classes. But instead, talent from this Northeast basketball powerhouse in the class of 2023 is going elsewhere. Case in point, Matas Buzelis.…
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SU Men’s Hoops’ 2023 Recruiting Strategy Appears To Be Shifting
Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball is just about to rev up its recruiting efforts this summer. With AAU ball and commitment season approaching, SU is on the home stretch of assembling its Class of 2023. If this summer is anything like the last, Jim Boeheim and company will go a long way in a short time to…
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SU Hoops’ Class of ‘22’s Final Rankings Are High Across The Board
Summertime is nearly upon us in Syracuse, and that means it‚Äôs time for a couple things: recruiting season, and that it‚Äôs time to count down the days until football season. September 3rd is still a ways away, but this year‚Äôs midsummer stretch is expected to give us quite a bit of news on SU‚Äôs 2023…
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Syracuse Would Benefit From a Tough Non-Conference Schedule
Late last week, Syracuse began releasing its schedule for the 2022-23 season. So far, the Orange have confirmed Lehigh and Colgate as opponents. Also, sources say Bryant will come to the Dome in late November. Two of those programs made the NCAA Tournament, but that isn’t exactly elite competition. Also, even though March Madness sweetheart…
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What Position Should Syracuse Target Heavily in the Class of 2023?
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247Sports’ Finkelstein: SU Hoops Gaining Size, Athleticism With Class of ‘22
It‚Äôs been over two months since Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball played its last game, but SU men‚Äôs hoops has continued to linger around the headlines as it heads into a long summer of AAU watching and Class of ‚Äò23 commitment season. Duquesne center transfer Mounir Hima recently committed to play for the Orange over 15-plus other…
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Syracuse’s Offseason: What’s Left To Do?
Syracuse quickly secured the services of Mounir Hima, a transfer center Duquense earlier this week. Now, the Orange have 12 scholarships filled out of a maximum of 13. Those players are guards Joe Girard III, Symir Torrence, Judah Mintz, and Quadir Copeland; wings Benny Williams, Chris Bunch, and Justin Taylor, and bigs Jesse Edwards, John…
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