Tag: syracuse basketball
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Syracuse Stays Afloat With 76-67 Win Over Florida State
Syracuse men’s basketball (15-10, 8-6 ACC) doesn’t yet know if its season will end in the ACC Tournament, but it remains in play for a potential postseason following a must-have 76-67 victory over Florida State (8-17, 6-8 ACC). Following a theme present throughout the year, the Orange made life more difficult for themselves with an…
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Fizz Five 2/8: FSU Preview, Football Coaching Carousel, and Men’s Lacrosse Update
Francesco Simone and Liam Griffin hop on the mic to talk about the plethora of headlines in the SU Athletics realm over the past week. FSU Preview (1:09-7:45)Jim Boeheim’s Interview with Pete Thamel (7:45-14:53)Football Coaching Carousel (14:53-22:00)Men’s Lacrosse Update (22:00-28:11)Judah Mintz NBA Bound? (28:11-Close)
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What Does the Rest of the Country Think About Jim Boeheim Now?
Jim Boeheim has always been an interesting figure in the spectrum that is college basketball. Never been as successful in the postseason over the last 20 years as his peers Coach K and Roy Williams, but he is the second-winningest head coach of all time for a reason. Compared to other coaches like Jay Wright,…
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Syracuse Beats Boston College to Continue Roller Coaster Season
Syracuse visited Boston College on Saturday, in a matchup of Big East rivals from long ago that has lost a bit of their luster over the years. Neither team looks headed for March Madness this season barring a big run in the ACC tournament, though Syracuse has stolen some tournament bids in their history. The…
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Is Judah Mintz NBA Ready?
With Syracuse’s current lack of recruits in the Class of 2023 in addition to the uncertainty of the transfer portal, we can’t help but wonder what is in store for Judah Mintz’s future. The freshman point guard has dazzled with his athleticism and explosive first step this season, so much so that he is on…
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Social Media Reacts to ESPN’s Explosive Jim Boeheim Interview
Syracuse beat Boston College yesterday in what felt like another run-of-the-mill SU-BC game. A little close, but the Orange eventually pulled away. Ho hum. While most of us were sound asleep last night (or watching St. Mary’s beat Gonzaga), ESPN college sports scoop king Pete Thamel got exclusive access to Jim Boeheim. And let’s just…
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Fizz Instant Reaction: Syracuse Beats BC 77-68
Ethan Frank breaks down all the stats and storylines from Syracuse’s nine-point win over Boston College to sweep the season series from the Eagles.
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Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Downs Boston College 77-68
The first half was a lot of back-and-forth action with the two teams going back and forth for the first 20 minutes. Jesse Edwards established himself early, while Judah Mintz made plays on the perimeter, but the Eagles stayed right with it, not giving into the Orange’s physicality. In the second, Boston College came out…
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A Loss to Boston College Would be the Nail in Syracuse’s Coffin
Syracuse is on extremely thin ice right now. After three straight losses and a string of embarrassing press conference moments, Jim Boeheim’s seat may be the hottest it’s ever been, and he’s getting national attention all around the college basketball landscape. It’s been said many times, but some people decide to get out of the…
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Why Jalik Dunkley-Distant Should Be SU’s Next Big Pursuit
Now that Elijah Moore has committed, we can all take one big sigh of relief together. The state of Syracuse recruiting was one of darkness and despair, but that is no more for now. That said, it doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to uncover that one recruit in the Class of 2024 (and maybe even earlier)…
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Marcus Adams Jr. Puts Syracuse in Top-5
Syracuse basketball just gained the commitment of class of 2024 guard Elijah Moore over the weekend, and now the Orange are zeroing in on another target. Forward Marcus Adams Jr, has placed SU in his top-5 schools after taking an official visit to the university over the weekend. Adams attended the Virginia game on Monday,…
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Jim Boeheim Is Officially Embarrassing Syracuse’s Program
Jim Boeheim has been short with his answers in postgame pressers before. For better or worse, it’s something he’s known for. After Virginia finished off its season sweep of Syracuse Monday night, SU’s head man might’ve broken his own record for surliness-to-words ratio. On his team hitting 11-of-18 free throws: “The free throws really hurt.…
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Fizz Five 2/1- UVA Recap, 2023 Football Schedule, Elijah Moore’s Commitment
Liam Griffin and Ethan Frank hop behind the mic on this week’s edition of Fizz Five to discuss what has been an eventful stretch for SU Athletics, for both good and bad. 1. UVA Recap (1:02-8:04)2. Football Schedule (8:04-14:48)3. Elijah Moore’s Commitment (14:48-21:26)4. Could Marcus Adams among others join Moore? (21:26-25:45)5. Men’s Basketball State of…
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Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Can’t Steal One Against No. 6 Virginia, Falls 67-62
It happened again. For the second time in a week, Syracuse had one of the premiere programs in the ACC in its own building with a chance to win and could not close it out. This time, it was against Virginia, the No. 6 team in the country. What would have been a statement win…
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Syracuse Fails Again to Nab Quad 1 Win vs. Virginia
When it comes to Quad 1 wins, Syracuse just can’t seem to deliver. Another chance at a high-quality victory slipped through the Orange grasp 67-62 at the Dome against Virginia. Jayden Gardner had 17 points and drilled a jumper in the final minute as the 6th-ranked Cavs overcame SU. The Orange had a second-half surge but ultimately…
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Elijah Moore Commits to Syracuse
The full court press recruitment strategy worked. Elijah Moore, a 2024 shooting guard from Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, has committed to Syracuse, the first member of SU’s 2024 class. The 6’4 170 pounder is known primarily as a perimeter shooter. Moore is a four-star, the number 73 player in the nation and…
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Elijah Moore can be the Start of a Recruiting Wave
Syracuse and Adam Weitsman are in hot pursuit of 2024 4-star shooting guard Elijah Moore, who’s making his college decision on Saturday. Experts around the recruiting world have predicted Moore will take his talents to SU, but nothing is certain until he announces it. Moore visited Syracuse with Weitsman on Tuesday for the North Carolina…
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The Most Heartbreaking Losses of the Last Two Seasons
Last year and through the first 21 games of this season, Cardiac ‘Cuse has come out often, just not in the way we want it. Time and time again, the Orange have put themselves in a position to pull off season-changing wins, but self-inflicted wounds have doomed Syracuse. There are plenty to choose from but…
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Fizz Report Card: North Carolina Escapes Syracuse 72-68
Syracuse had so many chances to snag a big-time win over the preseason top-ranked team in the country. After being down double-digits in the second half, SU scratched and clawed its way back into the game. Every single UNC run was answered by an Orange pushback. But the ‘Cuse would again falter in crunch time.…
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Syracuse’s End-of-Game Performance is Indicative of Young Team
Once again, Syracuse had a chance to take down one of the top teams in the ACC Tuesday night but faltered late in a 72-68 loss in the Dome to North Carolina. There were questionable moments, like Judah Mintz getting called for a flagrant one-foul that essentially ended the game with ten seconds left. Plus,…
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Adam Weitsman to Host Syracuse Recruit
After missing out on 2024 five-star Elliot Cadeau, Adam Weitsman has two new targets. The billionaire has reportedly offered NIL deals to two 2024 guards. One is four star shooting guard Elijah Moore and the other is five star point guard Boogie Fland. Moore has been a big target for SU for a while. He…
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The Next Three Games Will Make or Break Syracuse’s Season
It’s been a very weird year for Syracuse Men’s Basketball so far. The 13-7 record including a 6-3 mark in conference play look solid, but then you remember losses to Colgate and Bryant and you start to cringe. Those two defeats among others are the primary reasons why Jim Boeheim’s bunch is currently on 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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It’s Time For Benny Williams to Sit
Michael Lewis’ Moneyball tells the story of a superior athlete doomed by lacking confidence, and Syracuse men’s basketball forward Benny Williams is suffering through a similar problem. Billy Beane, a former top baseball prospect turned Oakland Athletics executive, was that chronicled superior athlete back in the mid-1980s. Beane’s lacking skills as a player in the…
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Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Stings Georgia Tech 80-63
Syracuse took down Georgia Tech 80-63 to move to 6-3 in ACC play. The Yellow Jackets certainly aren’t among the ACC’s elite, having only one win in the conference. It’s a game the Orange should have won and did so rather convincingly. Let’s hand out some grades: Joe Girard A Girard was the only Syracuse…
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Jim Boeheim’s Teams Always Have the Same Singular Characteristic
Syracuse has had a season of ups and downs. Upset losses to Colgate, Bryant, and Pittsburgh at home. The rock-bottom loss at Illinois. But, there have also been the ups of going to overtime on back-to-back nights at the Barclays Center, sweeping Notre Dame, and crushing Georgetown. Outside of that Illinois game, one thing remains…
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Judah Mintz is the Best Syracuse Freshman Since…
Let’s put SU’s loss to No. 17 Miami to the waist side for a second. After Syracuse’s 78-73 win over Notre Dame marked SU’s fifth conference win, the earliest the ‘Cuse has won five conference games since the ’11-’12 season. Yes, the days of Michael Carter-Williams, Dion Waiters, CJ Fair, Trevor Cooney, Rakeem Christmas, Scoop…
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Syracuse Needs to Finish January 3-1 at Worst
SU Basketball is in danger of missing out on the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. The Orange were in pole position to claim win number 10 in their last 12 games. Instead, the ‘Cuse did what they seem to do every year in South Florida and blow a big lead late. Instead of…
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The Meltdown in Miami May End Up Being a Positive
Syracuse, for the third straight time against Miami, blew a double-digit lead to the Hurricanes in an eventual loss. SU led by as many as 11 in the second half, but costly rebounding issues and turnovers put a nail in the Orange’s coffin as Miami made all its key free throws down the stretch. That…
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Why Isn’t Quadir Copeland Playing More?
Coming into the season, Jim Boeheim lauded Syracuse’s six-man recruiting class of 2022 as “the best he’s ever had”. One of them, Peter Carey, is out for season after a knee injury. The other four, for better or for worse, have been consistent figures in Boeheim’s rotation over the past few games. The sixth member…
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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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Fizz Instant Reactions: Miami 82, Syracuse 78
Liam Griffin laments Syracuse’s missed opportunity for an upset in an 82-78 heartbreaker against Miami.
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Rocked Like a Hurricane: Syracuse Collapses Against Miami (Again) 82-78
The. Same. Stinking. Game. Really, it almost felt like we were watching a carbon copy of both of Syracuse’s battles with Miami last season. The Orange held a double-digit lead in the second half thanks to a combination of hot shooting and energy. The shooting spark went away, but that’s ok as long as the…
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Is Tonight The Most Important Game Left on the Schedule?
Yes. You would not be able to find a more significant win on the remainder of Syracuse’s schedule than tonight’s showdown in Coral Gables against 17th-ranked Miami. The implications it has on this team’s postseason chances, player development, and future are gigantic. First and foremost, this is a road contest. This will sound obvious, but…
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Fizz Instant Reactions: Syracuse 78, Notre Dame 73
Liam Griffin dissects Syracuse’s 78-73 win over Notre Dame Saturday night.
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The Bell Has Been Rung: Syracuse Takes Down Notre Dame 78-73
Let’s take you down the timeline that wasn’t first. Last season, Syracuse beat Florida State on the road in its first conference game in early December. A month and a half later, the weekend leading into MLK Day, the Seminoles upended the Orange inside the Dome. It looked for a moment like we might get…
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