Tag: syracuse basketball
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From Orange to the NBA: Syracuse’s Most Celebrated Basketball Prodigies
The state of New York has been a hotbed for basketball talent over the years. From legendary streetballers like Wilt Chamberlain to college greats like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, many of the greatest players in history have New York roots. No college in the Empire State has produced as many notable NBA talents as Syracuse. Let’s take…
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The DMV is the New NYC
For decades, Syracuse basketball was locked into New York City as the epicenter of its recruiting pitch. From Pearl Washington, to Adrian Autry, to Etan Thomas, to plenty of other players from New York City who helped build Syracuse basketball into a national power. Jim Boeheim’s love affair with NYC was always obvious given the…
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Another UConn Title is a Bad Reminder for Syracuse Fans
Once upon a time, Syracuse was the bully. Once upon a time, the Orange ruled northeast basketball. Once upon a time, SU looked down its nose at the ragged, pathetic program four hours to the east. During the ’80s, Jim Boeheim built Syracuse into a powerhouse as a perennial tournament team, collected 5-star recruits, packed…
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Five Non-Conference Foes Syracuse Should Consider Scheduling
The key here is not too tricky, but not super easy to the point where you don’t need to play your starters the entire second half. It’s reasonable to assume Georgetown, Colgate, and Cornell will be on the slate again, in addition to the Maui trip and the new ACC-SEC Challenge. If last season’s scheduling…
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Syracuse’s Offseason Theme: Continuity
It’s been three weeks to the day since Adrian Autry was introduced as Syracuse’s next head coach, and since that day, everything he’s done with his staff and his roster has been deliberate and strategic. First, it was bringing in J.J Starling, a player he recruited throughout high school, and now is maybe the most…
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Syracuse Has a Major Stake in the DMV Recruiting Hotbed
Earlier today, Syracuse announced the addition of assistant coach Brendan Straughn. The former coach at George Washington, Saint Joe’s and Loyola Maryland fills the final coaching spot on the SU staff, which was vacant after Adrian Autry’s promotion. Straughn played his college ball at D3 Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, right near both Baltimore and…
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Quiet on All Fronts = Good Sign for Autry
As the end of March approaches, all is quiet with Syracuse basketball. After the commotion that was the beginning of the month, with Jim Boeheim’s departure, Adrian Autry’s ascent, JJ Starling’s arrival, and announcements from Judah Mintz and Joe Girard III regarding their future, we’ve finally reached a stable point. That’s all to say that…
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Syracuse Athletics Needs to Find The Right Recruiting Strategy and Run With It
College sports as we know them are changing. NIL, player empowerment, and the lack of a redshirt year for transfers have completely reshaped the sport’s landscape. Syracuse has seen it both ways; missing out on top recruits to schools that have more NIL incentives to offer, but picking up a former McDonald’s All-American in 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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He Was Overhated, But Joe Girard Just Never Fit In
When Joe Girard went on that run of 10 straight games scoring at least 15 points through December and the beginning of January, it was hard to not be happy for him. Alas, the Glens Falls native still drew the malign of many Orange fans throughout his SU career. Let’s put an end to that…
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Five Syracuse Athletes the Class of 2023 Will Never Forget
With both the school year and several of our Fizz writers’ OrangeFizz careers coming to a close soon, it seems like an apt time to do some reflecting. Four years ago, a Fizz staffer who graduated in 2019 compiled a Top 5 list of memorable athletes during his time at the university. Four years later…
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How Will Joe Girard be Remembered?
Joe Girard’s Syracuse’s career can, and is, looked at through many different lenses. Some will remember his inconsistencies and the lack of team success with him as a starter. Others will see him as a local kid who made the most out of a limited physical stature and became a good ACC player. The former…
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Which Coach is Primed for More Success in 2023, Autry or Babers?
March 2023 has been one of the busiest months in a long time for Syracuse University Athletics. To begin the month, the men’s basketball season ended and Jim Boeheim was replaced by Adrian Autry after 47 years as head coach. Syracuse women’s basketball narrowly missed the NCAA Tournament and is now dominating the WNIT. Syracuse…
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Syracuse Should Pursue These Other Transfer Targets
The Red Autry Era is starting to rev into gear, and Autry’s already shown his recruiting prowess, picking up JJ Starling in the transfer portal. The former five-star prospect is a huge get, but there are still potential holes on the ‘Cuse roster, depending on what Judah Mintz and Jesse Edwards decide to do with…
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Judah Mintz Should Do What’s Best for Judah Mintz
With all of the positive momentum that has been going the way of Syracuse, there was always going to be the crash back down, and that was Judah Mintz’s NBA draft announcement. He’s the first major domino of last season’s roster to make a decision on staying or leaving, as there’s been radio silence from…
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ACC Tournament Struggles Not a Good Sign for Syracuse or the Conference
Man, it’s hard not to chuckle at that image. Jokes aside, there was a time in the not-too-distant past when you could bank on plenty of ACC teams making it to the second weekend of March Madness. That was certainly not the case this year. Miami was the only ACC school to advance to the…
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What Does Jesse Edwards’ Future Entail?
Syracuse basketball made its first monumental decision shortly after the end of the 2023 season, moving on from Jim Boeheim and progressing into the Red Autry tenure. There are still a couple of key turning points this offseason, and SU fans will have their ears to the ground awaiting these choices. It all comes down…
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SU’s Player Development, Not Gimmick, Will Bring Back Tournament Success
Filling out an NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket without Syracuse somewhere on it is a strange feeling. No matter how old you are, you probably grew up seeing SU featured somewhere in the field every year. These days, the Orange are conspicuously absent from March Madness, but they aren’t the only successful programs to hit…
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Let’s Hope Boeheim Doesn’t Impede on Autry
Jim Boeheim might be done on the sidelines, but he’s far from finished having a voice at SU. This week he was named Special Assistant to the AD. As Syracuse.com described it: “Boeheim is now listed in the SU athletics department staff directory under AD John Wildhack, Wildhack’s executive assistant Mary Kelly and senior deputy…
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What Happens If Judah Mintz Stays or Leaves?
The offseason has nearly trumped the end of season storylines that continue to surface for ‘Cuse men’s hoops. A four-game losing stretch, plus an early exit in the ACC tournament didn’t make as many headlines as Jim Boehiem’s retirement, Adrian Autry’s promotion, JJ Starling transferring to the Orange and Symir Torrence entering the transfer portal.…
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Specialization Has Hurt Syracuse for Too Long
The Adrian Autry era is off to a roaring start for Syracuse. He’s brought back his assistant coaches and is in the process of hiring another one, and he hasn’t lost any significant contributors so far. Yes, Symir Torrence and John Bol Ajak are in the portal and were valuable members of SU during their…
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5 Biggest Takeaways from Day 1 of March Madness
We’re just 16 games into the tourney but there’s already been some headlines. Here’s the biggest. 5) Pressure bursts tourney pipes. These aren’t professionals. The vast majority will never play beyond college. And while NIL deals have infused legal payments into the sport, they are still young adults, after all. So watching these players lose their…
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Syracuse Basketball Has Momentum Again
It’s been a long week for the Syracuse men’s basketball program. Just seven days ago, the Orange were taking on Wake Forest in round two of the ACC Tournament, and despite losing on a buzzer-beating three for the second time in three years, it doesn’t matter. Jim Boeheim then gave a very cryptic postgame press…
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2022-23 Syracuse Basketball: Another Season of Inches
While the record wasn’t quite as bad as last season’s, Syracuse’s story in both of its last two campaigns was a similar one. The Orange constantly blew key opportunities for season-changing wins while losing games they frankly had no business losing. So since we wrote one of these last year, it’s only fitting that we…
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SU Hoops Officially Cashing In On “Autry Effect”, Transfer Portal
Nearly a week after Jim Boeheim’s departure, things look just a little bit peachier for the Orange. Boeheim recently clarified that his departure had some logistical tangles, but otherwise was what he wanted. If you take Boeheim at his word, his press conference on March 10th cleared up some of the fraught feelings that had…
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Jackpot! JJ Starling Transfers to Syracuse
The post-Jim Boeheim era is less than a week fresh, but it has already delivered in a monumental way. Former five-star recruit and McDonald’s All American JJ Starling is heading home, where he grew up in Baldwinsville, to join SU after one season at Notre Dame. In other words, the Adrian Autry reign is here.…
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Could JJ Starling Find His Way Back Home?
Two years ago, it made too much sense. JJ Starling is a highly athletic guard with elite ball handling and a solid shooting stroke. He was a top-30 recruit for a reason, the fact that he is originally from Baldwinsville, NY made it feel like a match made in heaven for him and the Orange.…
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Red Is The New Orange: Autry Officially Succeeds Boeheim
As real and weird as it may or may not feel, now it’s official. On Friday morning, the torch was officially passed from Jim Boeheim to Adrian Autry. A very large media contingent was present for probably the biggest moment in SU Athletics since the national championship 20 years ago. Dino Babers, women’s basketball coach…
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What Happens to Gerry McNamara?
The bombshell that Jim Boeheim will not be returning as Syracuse’s head coach and associate head coach Adrian Autry is taking over, has dominated the headlines in Central New York, and the entire sports landscape for the last 36 hours. But, with all the conversation about why Boeheim is out, how things ended, looking at…
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The Final Moments Of Jim Boeheim’s Tenure Weren’t Like the Rest
Brash. Stubborn. All-knowing. Words used to describe Jim Boeheim throughout his 47-year head coaching career at Syracuse. He built the program from the ground up, and then lit matches and set the place ablaze over the past few years. From unthinkable losses to antagonistic press conferences, the ending of Boeheim’s career was not graceful. But…
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Where Were You When… Team Fizz Recalls The Moment Boeheim Retired
IAN: I and the rest of the WAER Sports contingent had just returned to our hotel from the Greensboro Coliseum. I was getting ready for a quick workout in the hotel gym when the news broke. It took about a triple take before I realized what happened. Then we had to hit the Twitter Space.…
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Fizz Instant Reaction: Jim Boeheim Era is Over
The Fizz staff hopped on the most urgent of Twitter Spaces yesterday to discuss Jim Boeheim’s departure from the coaching profession (not a retirement?) after 47 long years at the helm of Syracuse basketball.
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Jim Boeheim Retires in the Most Jim Boeheim Way Possible
After nearly half a century at the helm of Syracuse basketball this should have been a sweet, honorable ride into the Central New York sunset fading over Lake Skaneateles. Instead, it was an icy, prickly rain, slamming sideways against the brown sky. But that’s certainly more appropriate, isn’t it? Jim Boeheim is no longer the…
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Fizz Instant Reaction: Wake Forest Shocks SU 77-74 + Jim Boeheim Presser Reaction
The Fizz’s Carter Bainbridge holds court to discuss SU’s buzzer-beater ACC Tournament loss to Wake Forest and Jim Boeheim’s answers in his postgame presser. (Originally recorded 3/8/23)
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Greensboro Heartbreak: Wake Forest Ends Syracuse’s Season (And Maybe Boeheim’s Career) At The Buzzer
For the second time in three seasons, late-game magic has been the downfall of Syracuse Men’s Basketball at the ACC Tournament. Two years ago, Reece Beekman was the sniper that ended the season. Today, it was Daivien Williamson. When you glance at that play, it feels like a fitting end to Syracuse’s season. Joe Girard…
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Not Getting Marcus Adams Jr Continues SU Recruiting Narrative
Over the past few months, things have finally started to percolate on the recruiting trail for Syracuse. Elijah Moore committed in January to start the 2024 class, then William Patterson kickstarted the 2023 class last month, but the key to either of those classes would have been Marcus Adams Jr, who committed to Kansas Tuesday…
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