Tag: syracuse basketball
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Boeheim’s Army Finally Rosters a Boeheim
Ever since its adoption in 2015, Boeheim’s Army, a Syracuse-based team in The Basketball Tournament, has compiled a roster without one key attribute – an actual Boeheim. However, that changed earlier today. Boeheim’s Army announced Jimmy Boeheim as the 11th member of this year’s squad, and an integral part of a team looking to achieve…
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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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Syracuse Needs 5-Star Ian Jackson to Bring the NYC Swagger Back
The move to the ACC will always be a tortured one for Syracuse fans. Of course, everyone realizes the survival of the program as a Power 5 football school meant it was a necessity. Had the Orange not jumped ship to the ACC it would have been left for dead like UConn, scrambling for a…
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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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Can Boeheim’s Successor Tap Into The Overflowing Jersey Pipeline?
The New York Times ran a piece Tuesday about the incredible basketball talent pumping out of the Garden State. The story, “‚ÄòJersey Is Taking Over‚Äô: N.J. Hoopers Outshine the Shadow of New York,” highlights all of the top-end recruits playing in New Jersey. “In addition to (Elliott) Cadeau ‚Äî the No. 7 player in the…
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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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The Syracuse Crystal (Basket)Ball: Jesse Edwards
Out of the five returning players, there is one Syracuse fans have lauded for his growth and sudden improvement. That makes Jesse Edwards the tone setter for next year‚Äôs SU team. If the big man plays similarly or better than last season (pre-injury), then the Orange can rest on their surrounding talent and worry less…
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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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Buyers Beware on Emoni Bates Transfer and His Dad’s Overreach
Back in February we analyzed the bizarre downturn of Emoni Bates. One of the most hyped prep stars in 20 years was a sore spot for Memphis, and would need another rehab assignment before entering the NBA Draft. The Tigers finished strong with a run to the American title game and a win in the…
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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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Fizz Five 5/17: ‘Cuse WLAX NCAA QF Preview, Mounir Hima, Alex Simmons Commits to ‘Cuse Lax, & SU FB Updates
Fizz Five is back for another edition! This week John Eads and Ian Unsworth hop on the headsets to bring you all the latest news and updates from the Syracuse blogosphere. The boys cover Syracuse women’s lacrosse’s upcoming quarterfinal matchup against Northwestern, SU’s hoops’ recent pickup from the transfer portal, an SU Lacrosse update, and…
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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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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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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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The Syracuse Crystal (Basket)Ball: Joe Girard
Welcome to a new series on Orange Fizz where we break down expectations and reality for the upcoming 2022-2023 campaign for Syracuse Men’s Basketball. With any good team, or team in general, its identity starts at the top (whether it be a leading scorer or an elder statesman). That’s exactly where we will start, with…
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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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How Does Kansas Winning the Title Affect Syracuse?
The Kansas Jayhawks are infamous in Syracuse for one reason, and one reason only. The picture above was in the forefront, while the 2003 Jayhawks walked off in the court without any extra baggage to take back to Lawrence. But after last night, Kansas leaves the New Orleans with a piece of hardware at the…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Three Years of Takes, Games and A Whole Lot of Fun
As a freshman at Syracuse University, I set a goal for myself — get involved in as many places as possible. After 256 articles, nearly 100 FizzRadio episodes or FizzCasts, and countless tweets, today is my final day with Orange Fizz. It has been one heck of a ride, Fizz Nation. As expected, through three…
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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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Is Buddy Boeheim Deserving of An All-ACC 1st Team Nod?
Barring an unlikely tournament run or NIT invitation, the end of Buddy Boeheim’s career is coming up on the horizon. His accolades are plenty and the player he’s grown into is exponentially better than what Syracuse fans saw when he first played in Orange. After taking a backseat in his freshman year to players like…
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