Tag: syracuse basketball
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Who Is Syracuse’s Alter-Ego In Other Major Conferences?
Syracuse is certainly unique. There‚Äôs an ungodly amount of snow into the early spring months, an unabashed love for a certain grocery chain and a mall that‚Äôs seemingly the size of a small town. In the ACC, SU also stands out amongst the crowd. It‚Äôs the one of the few full time members that‚Äôs closer…
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6/30 Fizz Radio: Syracuse Hoops Targets Are Skyrocketing and Anthony Red Talks His Commitment
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki tells you how much better Syracuse basketball’s Class of 2019 is looking (0:00-12:52), a recap of the Orange’s football recruiting haul from the past week (12:52-23:37), Class of 2019 offensive line commit Anthony Red talks about his commitment, the Orange and video games (23:37-38:01), and a look ahead at the SU…
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6/23 Fizz Radio: Joe Girard Narrows His List and NBA Draft Speculation
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki breaks down Joe Girard’s impending college decision and where SU stands (0:00-9:42), the impact of Anthony Red’s commitment to Syracuse and where the Orange goes from here(9:42-15:42), NBA Draft speculation and where Syracuse’s prospects would have landed (15:42-35:11) and then gets the pulse of Orange Nation in Fizz Feedback (35:11-End).
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Who Are Syracuse’s All-Time NBA Draft Value Picks
We know that the 2-3 zone isn‚Äôt an NBA translatable defense. But that doesn‚Äôt mean Jim Boeheim and Syracuse haven‚Äôt produced quality pros. There won‚Äôt be any SU players picked in this Thursday‚Äôs NBA Draft for the first time since 2011, which gives us here at The Fizz a great opportunity to look back at…
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Evaluating All Options in Joe Girard’s Final Six Schools
Syracuse got some good news this weekend when Joe Girard included the Orange in his top six schools. But the battle for the guard, who may be a three star recruit in name only, is going to be difficult. SU is up against some great recruiters and coaches in both the ACC and Big Ten.…
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Fan Favorite Joe Girard Puts Syracuse in Top Six
Syracuse basketball took a step in the right direction with Class of 2019 guard Joe Girard. The Glens Falls product listed the Orange in his top 6, according to a tweet. Thankful for every opportunity I’ve been given! #Top6 💯🏀💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/xN8yLyNTmE — Joseph Girard III (@JG3_____) June 16, 2018 SU has been in on Girard…
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6/16 Fizz Radio: The NCAA Botches New Redshirt Rules and Boeheim’s Army GM Kevin Belbey
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki tells you why the NCAA was too lenient with its new football redshirt rules (0:00-8:22), a meet and greet for Syracuse’s newest football recruit Joe Rondi (8:22-17:07), a preview of The Basketball Tournament with Boeheim’s Army GM Kevin Belbey (17:07-36:23) and a wrap-up with Fizz Feedback (36:23-End). Follow The Fizz on…
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6/13 FizzCast: Syracuse Hoops and Boeheim’s Army With GM Kevin Belbey
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki talks Syracuse and The Basketball Tournament with Boeheim’s Army GM Kevin Belbey. They reflect on last year’s Final Four run (0:00), the growth and popularity of TBT (4:31), a preview of this year’s team (11:31), the roster construction process (18:14), a look at some of the new guys on the team(24:11)and…
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Could a Syracuse and Jordan Brand Partnership Be In Store?
The UK’s Royal Wedding has almost reached its one month anniversary. Now, the basketball world is set to have a Royal Wedding of its own. Jasmine Jordan, daughter of Michael, and former SU star Rakeem Christmas got engaged over the weekend. The engagement brings up some interesting potential for Syracuse. Could the school take the…
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6/9 Fizz Radio: Can Tommy DeVito Start This Season and Syracuse on the AAU Circuit
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki takes a look at how Syracuse basketball commit Brycen Goodine is doing on the AAU circuit (0:00-9:45), a recap of the rest of SU’s targets on the circuit (9:45-25:09), what will it take for Tommy DeVito to dethrone Eric Dungey for the starting quarterback spot (25:09-35:20) and Fizz Feedback closes out…
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Boeheim’s Army Receives Seeding in The Basketball Tournament
The start to Syracuse basketball’s 2018-2019 season may still be a few months away, but in just a few days, you will be able to watch some of your favorite SU players of the past take the court in competition. On July 21, The Basketball Tournament will kick off for its fifth time, and…
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How Are Syracuse Basketball Commits and Targets Performing on the EYBL Circuit?
Without baseball, the summer is pretty tame on the SU hill. But away from it, Jim Boeheim and his staff has a chance to watch some potential future Orange players spike their stock on the prestigious Nike EYBL Circuit. Many players that have either committed to or been offered by Syracuse have been making their…
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Can Syracuse Basketball Win 30 Games Next Season?
Tyus Battle‚Äôs return has significantly brightened the future for Syracuse in 2018-19. With the junior back in the fold, the Orange will not have an NBA draft pick for the first time since the 2011 Draft. What happened that following season? Only the winningest season in school history in both total wins (34) and winning…
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6/2 Fizz Radio: 6/2 Fizz Radio: Tyus Battle is BACK and a Way Too Early B1G-ACC Challenge Preview
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki takes you through Tyus Battle’s decision to return to Syracuse (0:00-10:45), what it means for the program (10:45-22:50), a breakdown of the Ohio State matchup for the Big Ten-ACC Challenge and the significance of Isaiah Stewart putting SU in his top 10 (22:50-34:41) and wraps it up with Fizz Feedback (34:41-End).…
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Pros and Cons of Tyus Battle Returning to Syracuse
So Tyus Battle is on his was back to Central New York for another season of college basketball. After going through the combine, taking all the steps to enter the NBA Draft, Battle made a near-last-minute announcement that he would return to Syracuse for his junior year. There were various arguments made over…
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5/31 FizzCast: The Return of the Battle and How Syracuse Shapes Up
Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard are back to break down the Tyus Battle timeline of events (0:00-8:30), their reactions to the surprising move (8:30-15:40), how SU stacks up for next season (15:40-46:07) and wrap it up with “Conspiracy Corner” (46:07-End).
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Elite Class of 2019 Recruit Isaiah Stewart Puts Syracuse In His Top 10
In a day that‚Äôs been overshadowed by Tyus Battle‚Äôs draft decision uncertainty, the Orange got some good news regarding its future. Five star center Isaiah Stewart put Syracuse in his top ten for potential landing spots. https://twitter.com/Dreamville_33/status/1001994551718969344 Stewart is a 6-foot-8 big man that checks in as 247Sports‚Äô no. 8 recruit in the country. He…
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Tyus Battle Spurns NBA Draft, Returns For Junior Season
After weeks of waiting, a ton of speculation and virtually no questions answered, we finally have an answer on whether or not we‚Äôll see Tyus Battle in the Carrier Dome next season. The rising junior is staying in Orange and White, according to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman.¬† With the amount of question marks surrounding Battle‚Äôs draft…
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One Day to Decide: Will Tyus Battle Stay or Will He Go?
Whether or not music is playing in your head right now because of the title of this post is of much less concern than the news Syracuse basketball fans are waiting for that might (or might not) bring music to their ears. Tyus Battle has until tomorrow to decide if he will officially declare for…
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Life of a Syracuse Fan the Last Time LeBron James WASN’T in the NBA Finals
Imagine this: the year was 2010 and LeBron James was NOT in the NBA Finals. Blasphemy right? But believe it or not kids aged 8 and under, there was once a time when the King didn‚Äôt make it to the promised land. After losing to the Celtics in the conference finals, LeBron bolted to Miami…
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5/26 Fizz Radio: Your Weekly Tyus Battle Update and Syracuse Football Gets No Respect
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki breaks down why Tyus Battle should leave now for the NBA instead of returning for his junior season (0:00-11:10), breaks down why Vegas is selling SU football short on its over/under win totals (11:10-22:07), who is going to be Syracuse’s go-to receiver this season (22:07-35:10) and gets the pulse of Orange…
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5/22 FizzCast: SU Gets Osunned, Tyus Battle Combine Update and Troughs or No Troughs?
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard connect to talk about why Syracuse shouldn’t care about losing out on Osun Osunniyi to St. Bonaventure (2:22-14:42), Tyus Battle’s performance at the combine and why he won’t be coming back to Syracuse (14:42-26:31), what to make of the new Carrier(?) Dome renovations (26:31-43:13) and wrap it all…
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Osunniyi Spurns Syracuse For In-State Foe St. Bonaventure
One of Syracuse basketball‚Äôs last ditch recruiting efforts is coming to New York. However, it‚Äôs not the result Orange fans wanted. Center Osun Osunniyi announced today at a team dinner that he will join St. Bonaventure next season. He chose the Bonnies over SU and Georgetown. The 6-foot-10 big man was originally committed to La…
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Family Reunion: Three Boeheims will be on the Same Court, in Same Game This Season
Each year, the story seems about the same. Syracuse basketball has beaten Cornell each of the past 38 times the teams have played, going back to 1969. All-time, Syracuse is 59-19 against the Big Red. But this year, things are a little different. On December 1, SU will host Cornell in the Carrier…
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Who Does Tyus Battle Need to Outperform at the NBA Combine?
It‚Äôs no secret that Tyus Battle is one of the most intriguing prospects in this year‚Äôs NBA Draft. No, it‚Äôs not because he has league-changing potential a la Deandre Ayton, Marvin Bagley or Luka Doncic. Rather, Battle isn‚Äôt necessarily a lock to keep his name in the draft. Right now, the guard is a fringe…
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BETTER LATE THAN NEVER: Syracuse Lands Forward Robert Braswell
After a tumultuous recruiting season, Syracuse Class of 2018 target Robert Braswell has committed to the Orange. Braswell is a 6-foot-9 South Carolina product who was also considering Oklahoma State and UMass. 247Sports ranks him as a three star recruit and the 170th overall prospect in the class. With Braswell a part of the picture,…
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5/12 Fizz Radio: 2 Hoops Prospects Visit Syracuse and Parris Bennett Talks NFL Life
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard talk about two intriguing basketball prospects taking official visits, how does Eric Dungey stack up with the rest of the nation’s QBs, a chat with former SU linebacker Parris Bennett and some preliminary Boeheim’s Army talk.
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Syracuse Basketball Will Play an Old Friend for First Time in More Than Three Decades
It has been more than three decades‚Äînearly 38 years, to be exact‚Äîsince the last time Syracuse Basketball and Old Dominion basketball have played each other. But the wait to see the Orange and the Monarchs take the same court at the same time once again is about to be over. Syracuse University athletics announced…
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Is Robert Braswell A Must Add For Syracuse Basketball?
The Orange‚Äôs offseason has certainly not gone according to plan. And plenty of more changes could still be on the way with Tyus Battle‚Äôs pending NBA decision and some open scholarships that could be filled. One of the major pieces that could potentially be on the way to Syracuse is Robert Braswell. With the calendar…
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Who Should Syracuse Target With Bryce Golden Off The Market
A thin Class of 2018 basketball crop just got even slimmer after Syracuse target Bryce Golden committed to Butler on Monday. The Orange still holds just two commits in its class after Darius Bazley‚Äôs decommitment and Brycen Goodine likely not reclassifying into 2018. That being said, Jim Boeheim has found diamonds in the rough before…
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5/1 FizzCast: Life After Bryce Golden, Tyus Gets His Combine Invite and Syracuse’s NFL Draft Recap
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard look at Syracuse’s options now that Bryce Golden is headed to Butler, evaluate Tyus Battle’s NBA Combine prospects and forecast who has the highest NFL ceiling of Syracuse players that latched on with teams.
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Former Syracuse Basketball Star to Play in Israel
You might remember him as the guy that saved the 2003 national championship game for Syracuse with an impressive block on a Kansas three-point shot. You might remember him from his 10 seasons in the NBA, playing for the Grizzlies, Bucks, Bulls, Suns, Hornets and Bobcats (in that order). And now, you and…
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Syracuse Basketball Offers Four-Star Canadian
It is the revolving door of college basketball: as one player leaves, another is on the way. Amid the constantly changing team SU is facing so far this offseason, new offers are being made simultaneously. The Orange offered Class of 2020 four-star Canadian Addison Patterson on Tuesday. Syracuse is currently one of six…
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Will Tyus Battle Return To Syracuse Next Season?
Last week, Tyus Battle entered his name into the NBA Draft. But like seemingly every player in college basketball, he entered his name without an agent. That means he is still eligible to return to college. The draft pool this year is as deep as it has ever been. Seemingly everyone except Oshae Brissett and…
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Former Syracuse Forward Matthew Moyer Transfers To Vanderbilt
After announcing that he was leaving the program in late March, forward Matthew Moyer is officially transferring to Vanderbilt, per his Twitter account. I am so blessed to announce that the next step in my academic and athletic journey is to Vanderbilt to play for Coach Drew!! #GodsPlan ⚓️⬇️ pic.twitter.com/k9iEYqBOgC — Matthew Moyer (@matthewmoyer13) April…
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Syracuse Commit Brycen Goodine Wins Rhode Island Player of the Year
Earlier this week, The Fizz took a look at some elite potential targets for Syracuse basketball‚Äôs Class of 2019. Was it to help alleviate the pain of Darius Bazley‚Äôs unexpected departure? We try our best. However, there is already one bright spot locked in for the Orange. Class of 2019 commit Brycen Goodine won the…
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