Tag: SU basketball
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How can Syracuse Basketball Take it to the Next Level?
By record alone, starting the season 5-0 is obviously what Syracuse basketball hoped would happen. Of course, teams aim to win every game they play. But in order to keep winning as SU plays tougher opponents, the Orange will have to bring its game to the next level. There is still work to be done…
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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 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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Fizz Cast: Recapping Syracuse’s win over Cornell
Will Bourama Sidibe take over Paschal Chukwu’s starting spot? Which SU player needs to pick it up after last night? Who’s the X Factor of this Syracuse team and how many games will the Orange win when it’s all said and done? Tim Leonard and JD Raucci have all the answers after Syracuse’s resounding win…
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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 2017-18 Season Opener: Three Players to Watch on Cornell
Syracuse football continues on Saturday, but first, the 2017-2018 Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball season tips off on Friday. Cornell will be visiting the Carrier Dome for its first and only game scheduled against the Orange this year. Syracuse has won its last 37 games against Cornell. The Orange has dominated the color war with an all-time…
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Syracuse Basketball Player Preview: Matthew Moyer
In a season with plenty of unknowns for Syracuse, redshirt freshman Matthew Moyer is perhaps the biggest question mark. Moyer hasn‚Äôt played in a game that counts for SU, but was called the Orange‚Äôs most experienced forward at media day by Jim Boeheim. While that doesn‚Äôt seem to add up, it makes more sense when…
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Syracuse tops Southern Connecticut State 84-59 to close preseason
It was a tail of two halves for Syracuse in its 84-59 win over Southern Connecticut State on Monday night. The Orange quickly fell behind 11-0, and didn‚Äôt score its first points of the game until there was 15:17 left in the first half. The Orange ended the half on a 12-2 run and carried…
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Syracuse Basketball Player Preview: Tyus Battle
Tyus Battle was as advertised last year. The number 35 recruit in the 2016 ESPN recruiting class canned a buzzer beater, looked poised on the defensive end and averaged slightly over 11 points per game on the offensive side. Battle proved he is a really solid ACC wing. However, now it‚Äôs time to find out…
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SU basketball offers 5-star forward in Class of 2020
With SU basketball‚Äôs final exhibition game versus Southern Connecticut State being played on Monday, most of the attention surrounding the basketball team has been focused on this year‚Äôs edition of the Orange. With that being said, it‚Äôs never too early to look forward to the future of the program. We‚Äôve seen the Orange‚Äôs class of…
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Syracuse Basketball Player Preview: Geno Thorpe
Geno Thorpe is new to the Syracuse basketball program. But, despite the youth this team has compared to last year‚Äôs, Thorpe is not one of the freshmen. A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native, Thorpe is a graduate transfer to SU from South Florida. Whereas last year‚Äôs Orange was stacked with graduate students in Andrew White III, John…
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FizzCast: SU basketball beats SNHU & SU football prepares for Florida State
JD Raucci and Tim Leonard break down SU basketball’s victory over Southern New Hampshire on Wednesday night in its first exhibition game of the season and then preview SU football’s showdown with Florida State in Tallahassee this weekend.
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3 things to watch for SU basketball vs Southern New Hampshire
Ever since SU football toppled then second-ranked Clemson over two weeks ago, there‚Äôs been a lot of buzz surrounding Dino Babers‚Äôs squad. It‚Äôs almost as if Orange fans have forgotten the fact that SU basketball opens its season later this week with an exhibition matchup versus Southern New Hampshire University in the Carrier Dome. It‚Äôs…
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4 Bold Predictions for the SU Basketball Season
1: Frank Howard is going to have a very solid season Howard was given the keys to the Syracuse offense as a sophomore last season and frankly never got the car started. However, it‚Äôs important to remember he was still very young last year. Sometimes we put these college kids on a pedestal and forgot…
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3 SU Basketball Newcomers to Know
While everyone is still hung up on the SU football win over then #2 Clemson a few weeks ago, people are seemingly forgetful of the fact that basketball season is quickly approaching on the SU campus. Jim Boeheim and company open up their exhibition slate with a matchup versus Southern New Hampshire in the Carrier…
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3 Takeaways From Orange Vs. White Game
The 2017-18 Syracuse basketball season kinda, sorta officially got under way last night with an intrasquad Orange vs. White scrimmage in the Carrier Dome. It‚Äôs still early and SU clearly wasn‚Äôt going a full 100 percent last night but there were a few things that stood out or are at the very least worth monitoring…
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Syracuse Basketball: Cole Swider Announces Commitment
Sometimes you wish you were still waiting. Until today, Syracuse Basketball has been waiting on Cole Swider from the Class of 2018 to make his decision on which school to play basketball for. As of 3:30 p.m., the wait is over. In Sage Gym of St. Andrews School in Barrington, Rhode Island, Syracuse University received…
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Jordan Tucker Spurns Syracuse, Chooses Duke
A couple hours ago, a highly-touted recruit spurned Syracuse and verbally committed to play basketball for a blue blood after being pursued by Jim Boeheim‚Äôs staff for years (literally). No, we‚Äôre not just reposting an article about Quade Green ‚Äî it actually happened again. At 12:01 on Saturday afternoon, Jordan Tucker broke the collective heart…
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Syracuse Basketball Four-Star Target to Announce Decision Tomorrow
Even though it‚Äôs only May, we are now only a few months away from college basketball season. Okay, maybe it‚Äôs about half a year away from the first game, but for the players, practices to prepare for the season are creeping up. Syracuse basketball is looking for another addition to the team. Class of 2017…
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Syracuse v Georgetown Basketball Rivalry on the Big Stage in 2017
Dynamics of the Syracuse versus Georgetown basketball rivalry, might be changing, but that does not mean the games become less exciting. The Orange-Hoyas classic will resume in 2017. The game will be played on the big stage, too. Syracuse and Georgetown are set for tip off in the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. on December…
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Three Lessons Syracuse can Learn from National Champion North Carolina
North Carolina has won it all: the Tar Heels are the 2017 NCAA Tournament champions. It goes without saying that North Carolina played well this year, and from that there is a lot Syracuse can learn. Jim Boeheim court will don a different team than we saw this season come the fall. To improve its…
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A Way Too Early Look at Syracuse Basketball’s Next Starting Five
It‚Äôs been 10 days since Syracuse‚Äôs basketball season came to a close. While many Orange hopefuls and ‚Äúwhat-if‚Äù fans are still evaluating what could have been, realistically it‚Äôs now time to move on and look to the future. With that in mind, it‚Äôs never too early to look ahead at SU‚Äôs next starting five, right?…
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What Happened as Syracuse Played UNC Greensboro?
It has been snowing in Syracuse since 2 a.m. yesterday, but an accumulation of about 20 inches of snow didn‚Äôt stop Syracuse fans from showing up to the Carrier Dome to see their No. 1 Syracuse Orange play the No. 8 UNC Greensboro Spartans in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament . And…
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Here’s Why Syracuse Basketball Missed the 2017 NCAA Tournament
Short and to the point. That‚Äôs how the selection show for the 2017 NCAA Tournament Bracket went, that‚Äôs how Coach Jim Boeheim was in the post-selection press conference and that‚Äôs how news like this has to be. Syracuse is not in the 2017 NCAA Tournament. That‚Äôs it. Now we know. And it turns out, that‚Äôs…
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Three Things to Watch Out For Against Miami in the ACC Tournament
Today, it is one and done. And while that was the story between the Syracuse Orange and Miami Hurricanes when they played in January for the first and only time this regular season, this time it has tournament implications. Direct tournament implications. The rematch of Syracuse‚Äôs January 70-55 win over Miami comes today in the…
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What is The One Trick Still Up Syracuse’s Sleeve?
Syracuse started out the season ranked in the top 25. The Orange lost games it was expected to win. Syracuse dropped from the rankings after a string of losses to non-conference opponents. The Orange upset three top-ten teams and came close to winning a fourth. Syracuse plays its final game of the regular season schedule…
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The One Win Syracuse Needs to Make the NCAA Tournament
The countdown has started. Syracuse basketball is now counting down the three games left on its regular season schedule. Still with a mediocre r√©sum√© to show for a rollercoaster-like season, the Orange are in need of at least one more win to be safely in the NCAA Tournament. But it won‚Äôt be easy. The final…
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What Syracuse Students are Doing to Continue Home Duke Game Tradition
Today is the day: the Syracuse Orange take on the Duke Blue Devils in what has been a highly anticipated rivalry game, at least in the eyes of SU fans. Yet while many have been looking forward to tonight‚Äôs feature game in the Dome, some have been waiting for it in a very different way…
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Three Crucial Elements of Sunday’s Matchup Against Georgia Tech
It‚Äôs coming down to the wire. There are only four games left in the regular season. With Syracuse’s NCAA Tournament chances on the line, Georgia Tech makes up half of SU‚Äôs remaining schedule. The first of two times the Orange and the Yellow Jackets will meet is this Sunday in Atlanta. Here are three crucial…
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What does the SU Offense Have to Do to Finish the Season Strong?
With Syracuse basketball‚Äôs season fate still hanging in the air, there are plenty of questions to ask as the Orange finish up the last four games on the regular season schedule. SU has had a faltering defense this season, and Coach Boeheim summed it up in the postgame press conference after a tough 76-72 loss…
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Previewing Pitt: What the Orange Should Know Before Saturday’s Game
Still on a high from Tyus Battle‚Äôs game-winning, buzzer-beater, three-point shot that secured the win for Syracuse over Clemson on Tuesday night, the Orange is once again looking like its old self. Now on a five-game win streak, SU’s tournament hopes are back in conversation. But before we get carried away in the moment, let‚Äôs…
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A Court of Orange: The Key to Taming the Tigers
Following a week that included the first road win on the season, two upset victories against ranked opponents, two court storms and Jim Boeheim‚Äôs unofficial 1000th win for Syracuse, the Orange resumes play on the hardwood tonight against Clemson. The Tigers are coming off a blowout 109-61 loss to Florida State, leaving Clemson scrambling to…
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Syracuse is Still Searching for its First Away Win, and Tomorrow’s Game is the Perfect Opportunity to Get It
Now 5-4 in the ACC after an upset-fashion win over Florida State on Saturday, Syracuse takes its two-game win streak back to the place where it has struggled this season: anywhere outside the Carrier Dome. The Orange are set to take on NC State in Raleigh, North Carolina tomorrow night at 7 p.m. And with…
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Syracuse Fans May Witness Division I Men’s Basketball History at Home in the Dome
It is a possibility, but one that will take effort from the Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball team to make happen. As of right now, Jim Boeheim is in line to win his 1,000th game as a coach, right here at home on Jim Boeheim court in the Carrier Dome. The Orange just have to win their…
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The Final Four Trajectory: What do 2013 and 2016 Say About a 2017 Run?
Among any concerns about how the Syracuse basketball team is playing in the current moment, we have to realize that the Syracuse basketball program has been largely successful over the past few years. The Orange‚Äôs success is specifically evident over the past four years, where SU is one of just four teams to make it…
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One Big Reason Syracuse Basketball Fell to Virginia Tech
Forget that Syracuse basketball beat Virginia Tech the last five times the Orange and the Hokies played against each other. Forget that Syracuse had a rough start to this season and that SU was coming off two solid wins over ACC teams. Forget that Virginia Tech was 9-0 at home this season and had won…
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