Tag: Jim Boeheim
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Syracuse Adds Much-Needed Depth at the Center Position
One day after finishing his official visit to the Salt City, Duquesne transfer Mounir Hima has chosen Syracuse over 15+ other prospective schools. Hima averaged two points and three rebounds on 43% from the field in a reserved center role with the Dukes. The 6’11, native of Niger, played 21 games, and although his minutes…
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Fizz Five 5/10: Football Injuries, Lacrosse Teams Going in Opposite Directions, and Boeheim’s Roster Comments
This week on Fizz Five, John Eads and Ethan Frank are back to talk about Syracuse football fighting the injury bug again, the strength of SU‚Äôs opponents this fall, give an update on both lacrosse teams, and address Jim Boeheim‚Äôs comments about the state of his roster heading into the summer. Here‚Äôs what the guys…
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Does Syracuse Have An NIL Problem?
In the whirlwind world of college athletics, Syracuse sports teams have remained somewhat immune from the fast-changing, parity-heavy pace that has defined NCAA athletics during the 21st century. The school‚Äôs three ‚Äòrevenue‚Äô sports – football, men‚Äôs basketball, and men‚Äôs lacrosse – have all played in the same building since 1980. Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball has had…
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Can SU Hoops Stay In The Mix For 2023’s No. 1 Prospect?
With the summer right around the corner, Syracuse basketball recruiting season is bound to kick up immediately. Last June, Class of ‚Äò22 forward Justin Taylor was the first domino to fall into place in SU‚Äôs upcoming class of freshmen. Guard Quadir Copeland followed in early August, and the Orange have only kept on adding pieces…
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SU Hoops Continues To Swing Big In The Class of ‘24
Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball, at least right now, is the de facto story on The Hill. SU football is still a little too far away to get truly excited about, and the men‚Äôs lacrosse team has already bombed out of playoff contention. For the foreseeable near future, Jim Boeheim‚Äôs team will be the likely subject of…
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An Early Look At SU’s Class of 2023 Center Targets
With Syracuse men‚Äôs hoops‚Äô Class of 2022 recruiting class all but set in stone, we‚Äôve already begun to think about what SU‚Äôs starting five will look like as next season gets under way. With several players in the mix for a limited number of positions – such as sophomore Benny Williams and two freshmen vying…
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Could A First-Year SU Head Coach Pull A “Hubert Davis”?
With the national championship set for tonight, it may still come as a surprise that one of its entrants is even still playing. 1 seed Kansas was expected by plenty of people to be here, but what about 8 seed North Carolina? The Heels were just about left for dead after they bombed off the…
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How Should Jim Boeheim Retire?
Before anyone gets uppity, this is not a “fire Jim Boeheim” hit piece. We all know he’s got at least one more year left in him. However, different coaches see things in different ways. As do the athletic departments, players and communities that revolve around their actions. Coach Boeheim apparently has a succession plan in…
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Judah Mintz’s Commitment Helps Boeheim Leave SU on Higher Ground
Jim Boeheim is crusty and cranky. He scoffs at your criticisms, he belittles the critics. He has run Syracuse basketball’s kingdom for nearly 50 years, and he will remind you of it every chance he gets. Boeheim’s record is impregnable. His status as an icon is unmovable. But his effectiveness has seemed to wear thin…
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Four-Star Guard Judah Mintz Commits to Syracuse, Taking Class of 2022 to Another Level
Syracuse’s Class of 2022 has already been called Jim Boeheim’s best ever. Now it’s surely in rare air. Judah Mintz, the 53rd best prospect in this year’s crop by 247sports, just announced his commitment to Syracuse. Mintz, a four-star combo guard, is rated as the ninth best prospect at his position. He was previously committed…
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SU Center Frank Anselem Enters Transfer Portal
For the second consecutive offseason, Syracuse men‚Äôs hoops has now been surprised by one of its own heading to the transfer portal. Today, sophomore center Frank Anselem entered the portal, marking a possible fresh start elsewhere for the backup big man. Anselem‚Äôs decision didn‚Äôt quite register the shock value that Kadary Richmond and Quincy Guerrier‚Äôs…
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Why Mike Hopkins Should be Syracuse’s Next Head Coach
After going over the two most likely candidates to be Syracuse‚Äôs next head coach last week, it‚Äôs time to move to some unlikely possibilities, but possibilities nonetheless. Mike Hopkins was destined to be the head coach at Syracuse University. He was declared the coach-in-waiting, and had the job lined up. But, he decided to make…
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Time To Admit It: We All Underestimated The ACC
With the calendar about ready to flip over to April, Syracuse pulled a trick on us all and dumped roughly six inches of snow on the city during a time when most of the country is already wearing shorts. Locals might‚Äôve expected this, but trust an outsider to tell you that we weren‚Äôt at all…
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Why Adrian Autry Should be Syracuse’s Next Head Coach
The topic of Jim Boeheim‚Äôs retirement has been abundant in conversation around Central New York and the country for the last handful of years. But in 2022, the rumors and speculation reached a boiling point. Syracuse endured its worst season since 1969, and first losing year under Boeheim. To that end, there are not many…
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Nelly Cummings, Others Present SU Hoops With Transfer Portal Dilemma
Several weeks removed from Syracuse men‚Äôs hoops‚Äô final game of its 2021-22 season, the focus has shifted almost entirely to the team‚Äôs construction heading into next Fall. On last weekend’s Fizz Five, we touched on basketball a couple times, including a conversation about whether or not SU should dip into the transfer portal again for…
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ESPN’s Thamel: Autry, Not McNamara, Deserves SU Job
With Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball well past its premature 2021-22 finish line and the NCAA Tournament hitting full force today, the end of basketball season is in sight. However, Syracuse basketball‚Äôs constant speculation on the future of its head coach has no such offseason ahead of it. If anything, conversations surrounding head coach Jim Boeheim‚Äôs future…
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What is Syracuse’s Biggest Need in the Class of 2023?
Syracuse’s class of 2022 is already regarded as one of the best Jim Boeheim’s ever had. And it could get even better. However, the five-player group is entering a very thin roster. SU is going to need plenty of production from its freshmen, enough that Boeheim has already admitted one or two could play their…
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Syracuse Hoops May Lose Out On Judah Mintz
For just the third time in the Jim Boeheim era, Syracuse men’s basketball is spending mid-March at home without a postseason tournament to play for. This year, the team’s play kept it out of the tournament instead of NCAA sanctions, and we’ve all had to turn our attention to recruiting a bit earlier than usual.…
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So Long, 2021-22 SU Hoops. We Hardly Knew You.
Nothing quite showcases the highs and lows of a collegiate season quite like a basketball postseason tournament. Of all the teams that have played or will play on this week, Syracuse men’s hoops may best personify the hectic emotional nature of the postseason. After a mostly listless regular season, SU ambushed its first round ACC…
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Saturday’s Meltdown Was One Final Indignity For Exhausted SU
With the ACC Tournament looming tomorrow, Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball is in the midst of tough times. That may even be an understatement, considering a Jim Boeheim-coached team has never been this bad at the end of a regular season than this year‚Äôs current 15-16 rendition. Even SU‚Äôs last NIT team (the 2016-17 group) wasn‚Äôt in…
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Breaking Down Syracuse vs. Florida State
The ACC tournament is nearly upon us. Just a couple of days from now Syracuse will be down in Brooklyn battling it out for ACC supremacy. Its first opponent? Florida State. A team SU split its season series with. Oddly enough, each team got its win on the other‚Äôs home floor. The Orange took care…
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