Tag: Syracuse basketball recruiting
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How Will Judah Mintz’s Decision Affect Recruiting?
Happy Judah Mintz decision day to all who celebrate. Ever since Jim Boeheim’s retirement and Adrian Autry taking over, this has been the most anticipated moment of the offseason. Regardless of what Mintz decides, it should not affect our opinions on what has been a very successful few months. That being said, the butterfly effects…
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Syracuse’s Ceiling Will Be Determined By Judah Mintz’s Decision
Amidst a recent recruiting renaissance, there is palpable excitement among Syracuse fans. Adrian Autry and company have struck big with high school prospects adding Donnie Freeman to the Class of ’24 and Naheem McLeod to this year’s roster via the transfer portal. But regardless of how many more players the Orange add (especially over the…
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A Final Farewell to Fizz Nation
After just under three years, a slew of radio content, and 221 articles, my time at OrangeFizz has come to an end. When I first joined the Fizz team in April 2021, I didn’t foresee what a consistent role it would come to form in my professional development and schedule for years to come. The…
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Fizz Five 1/23: Men’s Hoops Check-In, Forward Position Battle, and Recruiting Targets
Cam Ezeir and Carter Bainbridge are back for a basketball-heavy Fizz Five.1. SU/Georgia Tech MBB Reaction (1:50-8:47)2. Is Syracuse a tournament team? (8:50-17:04)3. Should Benny Williams or Maliq Brown start at forward? (17:05-27:42)4. Which Class of 2024 prospect should Syracuse MBB target on the recruiting trail? (27:43-37:09)5. Can SU football survive its slew of assistant…
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SU Enters Mix For Fast-Rising 4-Star Marcus Adams Jr.
Amid Syracuse men’s basketball’s position battles, nine wins in 11 games, and the pursuit of prized guard Elijah Moore, it’s easy to lose sight of the team’s other recruiting targets. Fortunately, SU hoops is still doing its due diligence on some of the best talent in the next two upcoming classes – including one quickly-rising…
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Could ‘24 5-Star Elliot Cadeau Become SU’s First “NIL Recruit”?
In the midst of all the talk about what Syracuse football could pull off Thursday and what all SU men’s basketball is doing wrong, it’s easy to forget that the recruiting cycle never sleeps – particularly for Jim Boeheim and company. Though his team is on a holiday break, ‘Cuse hoops had its world shaken…
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The Future of This Program Will Be Determined by How SU Closes 2022
Well, you’re probably thinking “no duh” after reading the title. Obviously, Syracuse’s six games before the New Year will play a big role in determining how far this team goes. But we’re going past the end of the season with this. If the Orange do not win out the remainder of their schedule in 2022,…
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Why Hasn’t Joson Sanon Heard from Syracuse?
Syracuse Basketball is spiraling. Not only did the Orange lose its third straight non-conference game for just the second time under Jim Boeheim and do so by 29 points, but SU still is without a commit from the recruiting circuit. That includes both 2023 and 2024. So why not look further? With Syracuse’s all-in approach…
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Syracuse Misses Out on Another Four-Star Recruit
Five games into the season, Judah Mintz and Chris Bell have emerged as the star freshman who took a chance on a Syracuse team that hasn’t won a championship in nearly two decades. This shows that SU is a destination for top recruits who can start right away. The issue with the Orange is outside…
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Is Kiyan Anthony Inevitably Orange?
In 2003, a banner was raised thanks large in part to a soon-to-be Syracuse legend named Carmelo Anthony. Nearly twenty years after the Orange claimed their first NCAA championship, Anthony’s son, a four-star shooting guard according to 247Sports, was offered by SU. So the script is written and the result is inevitable, right? Well, let’s…
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Same ‘Ol Story: The Cuse Gone Fishing on Four Star Recruit Thomas Sorber
It’s never pleasing to sound like a broken record, but it’s rather easy to do so with SU’s recruiting trend. So instead of subjecting SU fans to another negative-heavy write-up about Jim Boeheim’s astounding zero recruits in the class of 2023, let’s advance forward to ’24. Specifically, a recruit whose recent success in the national…
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Go Figure, Syracuse Basketball Misses Out on a 2023 recruit
Around this time last year, many were lauding Jim Boeheim and his coaching staff’s ability to sway recruits in Syracuse’s direction with pre-prepped promises and great visits. But another class of 2023 commitment yesterday spoiled those compliments tenfold. Drew Fielder, a four-star, 6’9 center, chose Providence over interest from 30 other schools, one of which…
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Will Syracuse Cash in on This 4-Star Recruit?
In the midst of a September slate that features Syracuse Football starting 2-0 for the first time since 2018, and a chance to make it 4-0 with Purdue and Virginia heading to the Dome on back-to-back weekends, the focus is most likely shifted off of Jim Boeheim’s recruitment trail. But let’s not overlook it, because…
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Fizz Five 8/27: SU Basketball’s Recruiting, SU-Louisville Football Preview, Sean Tucker’s Expectations
Cameron Ezeir and Carter Bainbridge chop it up about Syracuse football prior to next week’s season opener against Louisville. Plus, the two discuss the expectations surrounding Sean Tucker and SU basketball makes a cameo.
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Latest Commitment Predictions for JP Estrella Don’t Favor SU
With Syracuse football lying in wait just around the corner, it‚Äôs easy to forget that Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball is still searching to erase a big zero off its 2022 resum√©. The Orange have undergone quite a few changes since bombing out of the ACC Tournament back in March, but one thing the team hasn‚Äôt done…
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Fizz Five 7/31: Men’s Basketball Class of ’23 Targets, Sean Tucker, and Football Outlook
Carter Bainbridge and Cam Ezeir are back on this week’s Fizz Five to discuss men’s basketball recruiting, Sean Tucker’s chances for 2022 awards, and football’s conditions for success. 1. JP Estrella status (1:41-8:31)2. Elijah Gertrude’s fast-rising stock (8:33-15:50)3. Sean Tucker’s chances for a major award (15:53-24:02)4. ACC Media Poll’s dreary outlook on SU football (24:05-31:25)5.…
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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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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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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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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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Fizz Five 6/22: Boeheim’s Army TBT Roster Breakdown, SU Football Losing Recruits, Buddy Boeheim’s Draft Odds
On this mid-summer edition of Fizz Five, Cameron Ezeir and Carter Bainbridge explore the newly-released roster of Boeheim’s Army, the Syracuse-affiliated TBT squad, and its chances of repeating as champions. Also, does SU football have an in-state recruiting problem? Plus, with the NBA draft set for tomorrow, we discuss the odds that Buddy Boeheim gets…
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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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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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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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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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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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SU’s Post-Swider, Boeheim Choices Will Define A New Era
If you woke up this morning to an influx of Hakim Warrick gifs on social media, there‚Äôs a reason why. Today marks 19 years to the day since Syracuse won the 2003 National Championship over Kansas. SU‚Äôs program is obviously in a very different place than it was 19 years ago, but it has failed…
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Syracuse Loses a Key Piece: Good, Bad or Indifferent?
After averaging 14 points per game last season in an expanded starting role, the once-Villanova transfer Cole Swider has decided to forgo his final year of eligibility to prepare for the upcoming NBA Draft. This should elicit a wide variety of responses from those in the Salt City. Swider kicked off the season in struggling…
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Syracuse’s Center of Concern
To nobody’s surprise, SU center Frank Anselem has entered the transfer portal. With this being the Syracuse’s issues at the center position continue to compound. Last season, John Bol Ajak was almost out the door, while Bourama Sidibe‘s injury elongated into the late parts of this year. Even the recruiting process looks bleak in regards…
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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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Should Syracuse Target a Player Already On Its Radar?
Amidst all the hype surrounding the 2022 recruiting class, and rightfully so, with two four-star and a trio of three-star recruits, Syracuse fans should keep an eye out for players entering their name into the transfer portal (yes, already). It proved successful last season, bringing in two starters in Jimmy Boeheim and Cole Swider, as…
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