Tag: syracuse basketball
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Keys to Syracuse’s Increasing Confidence, Win Over Colgate
Saturday basketball in the Carrier Dome always has a different feeling than others, but the feeling at the end of Saturday‚Äôs game had a very familiar feeling. For the 52nd time in a row, Syracuse has defeated Colgate. This time, 72-58. But enough nostalgia of when the streak began in 1963. This is a very…
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What You Need to Know Ahead of Syracuse-Colgate
Syracuse fans are feeling good after the Orange knocked off UConn at Madison Square Garden to improve to 7-1 on the season. Now the Orange have a little trip back to the Carrier Dome for one game before hitting the road to take on another former Big East foe in Georgetown. Before the Orange and…
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Fizz Recap: Three Takeaways from Syracuse’s Win Over UConn
Surely I wasn’t the only one who went into Tuesday night’s Syracuse-UConn game at the Garden with one real hope; that it is not half as unbearable and painful to watch as their last matchup, which finished 52-50 in favor of the Huskies. There really wasn’t much room to be worse and luckily for everyone…
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What Does Syracuse Need To Do To Get Back On Track Tonight
Last Saturday‚Äôs loss to No. 2 Kansas was everything everyone expected. Sure, the Orange was looking like it was going to exceed expectations this season, but it was unreasonable to demand that it to pull off a neutral site victory over arguably the best team in the country. Now, SU gets a more reasonable challenge…
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5 Things You Probably Forgot About From The Six Overtime Game
Is it the greatest college basketball game ever? That‚Äôs up for debate. But one things for sure: the UCONN-Syracuse six-overtime game was one of those rare games where you remember exactly where you were when it happened. It simply had everything. A young Kemba Walker making plays, Eric Devendorf jawing with the enemy and a…
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How SU opponents have taken advantage of the 2-3 zone
The narrative so far this season is that the SU defense has been the best part of this Syracuse basketball team. And, for the most part, the statistics tend to agree with this narrative. SU has the 24th best scoring defense (62 ppg) in the country, while offensively (72.3 ppg) it doesn‚Äôt even rank within…
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Three Takeaways From Syracuse’s Loss To Kansas
Was this a good game from Syracuse? That‚Äôs the burning question in Orange Nation after last night‚Äôs 76-60 loss to No. 2 Kansas down in Miami. This game was all over the place. Right out of the gate, it seemed like Syracuse was going to hang around for the entirety, but then Kansas began to…
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Syracuse Guard Geno Thorpe Unexpectedly Leaves Program
Syracuse guard Geno Thorpe is leaving the program due to personal reasons, according to the team. Thorpe was averaging 6 points per game in just 14.3 minutes per game off the bench. He appeared in all six games off the bench. He was slowed to start the season after battling an ankle injury, which held…
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Everything You Need to Know Ahead of Syracuse-Kansas
The Orange and Jayhawks will each put their respective perfect records on the line when they clash at American Airlines Arena in the Miami Hoops Invitational Saturday. It is undoubtably Syracuse’s biggest test of the young season and both teams’ second contest with a co-Power 5 team in the non-conference schedule. Here are the most…
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Looking at the Big Picture for the Rest of Syracuse’s Non-Conference Schedule
Through six games, the Orange are sitting as pretty as possible with a 6-0 record, but the biggest test of the non-conference schedule looms with a matchup against number two Kansas on Saturday. Even with that daunting task ahead of them, Syracuse fans should be feeling pretty good about how the non-conference schedule could go.…
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Syracuse Freshmen Step Up Big In Gutsy Win Over Maryland
To borrow a Dino Babers phrase, the freshmen showed Jim Boeheim they can cut the grass tonight. Syracuse leaned heavily on its newbies to gut out a 72-70 win over Maryland in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. A bad back couldn‚Äôt slow down Tyus Battle. Both the guard and Jim Boeheim said Battle was playing at…
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How can Syracuse Basketball Take it to the Next Level?
By record alone, starting the season 5-0 is obviously what Syracuse basketball hoped would happen. Of course, teams aim to win every game they play. But in order to keep winning as SU plays tougher opponents, the Orange will have to bring its game to the next level. There is still work to be done…
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Who is Syracuse Basketball’s Dark Horse?
Syracuse basketball is undefeated through its first five games of the season. To the casual eye, SU looks pretty good. But with a more critical look‚Äîand as Jim Boeheim knows well (he keeps saying it during post game press conferences)‚Äîthe Orange still have to get getter. The perfect player to lead that charge right now…
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What You Need to Know Ahead of Syracuse-Toledo
It is the battle of the unbeaten at the Dome on Wednesday night. The Toledo Rockets make the trek east to Syracuse with a perfect 3-0 record with wins over St. Joseph’s, Ohio Northern and Oakland. The Rockets have won each game by at least nine points and are coming off a 14-point victory over…
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Three Stars From Syracuse’s Dominating Win Over Oakland
After halting an opening 7-2 run by Oakland, Syracuse put together its best half of basketball of the season en route to a 74-50 win over the Golden Grizzlies. Syracuse used an 18-5 run to take command of the game, largely because of its hustle across the board. The Orange forced nine first half steals,…
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Is Syracuse Basketball Better Than We Thought?
Yes, the sample size is small at the moment. But Syracuse basketball is 3-0 to start the season (as it should be), and the wins have been impressive so far. The Orange has beaten two tournament teams from last year as well as Cornell. The closest game has been Iona, but the Gaels are the…
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Awards from Syracuse’s 80-67 Win over Texas Southern
So far, so good for Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball. The expectations around the Orange were almost non-existent this year following a snub from the NCAA Tournament and a mass exodus of talent. But SU has taken care of business out of the gate and moved to 3-0 with an 80-67 win over Texas Southern Saturday night…
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Can This Be a Turnaround Weekend for Syracuse?
By: DA The Orange football team stands “on the edge of the cliff” as Dino Babers says. There are two games left to play and SU must win both to be bowl eligible. Coming into the season making a bowl game was not a mandate according to most fans. This would be a difficult, program-building…
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Three Things To Watch From Both Syracuse and Iona
Iona wraps up its Central New York swing with a stop in Syracuse tonight. The Gaels are on the heels of a 69-67 loss to Albany in its opener, meanwhile the Orange comes off a big win over Cornell. Last season, Iona won the MAAC and was ousted in the first round of the tournament…
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Awards from Syracuse’s Season-Opening Win over Cornell
After a sloppy start, Syracuse hit the gas and cruised to a 77-45 win over Cornell in the regular season opener Friday. The Orange‚Äôs 2-3 zone suffocated the Big Red, who shot 13-of-25 (25 percent) from the field on its way to the lowest scoring output by an SU opponent since 2014. A few players…
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The Fizz’s 2017-18 Basketball Crystal Ball Predictions
After a disappointing NIT exit against Ole Miss last season, SU looks to return to form, but it will have to do so without four starters from last season. Here’s how The Fizz thinks 2017-18 will pan out for the Orange. Logan Grossman:¬†17-14 Syracuse‚Äôs new players this season alone would be a large rotation for…
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Syracuse Basketball Player Preview: Bourama Sidibe
Coming into the year, if you asked someone who the Orange‚Äôs most intriguing player for 2017-18 was, you probably got answers like Tyus Battle, Oshae Brissett, Frank Howard, etc. But that has definitely shifted with the emergence of Bourama Sidibe in the preseason. Sidibe was a STAR in the preseason, so take that for what…
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Syracuse Basketball Player Preview: Head Coach Jim Boeheim
No, Jim Boeheim won‚Äôt be playing on the court, but he is definitely a big player in how the Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball season plays out. This is now Boeheim‚Äôs 42nd year leading the Syracuse basketball program. It was supposed to be his last. That is until March‚Äîimmediately after the 2016-2017 season ended for Syracuse‚Äîwhen Assistant…
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Syracuse Basketball 2017-18 Season Opener: Three Players to Watch on Cornell
Syracuse football continues on Saturday, but first, the 2017-2018 Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball season tips off on Friday. Cornell will be visiting the Carrier Dome for its first and only game scheduled against the Orange this year. Syracuse has won its last 37 games against Cornell. The Orange has dominated the color war with an all-time…
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FizzCast: The Comprehensive 2017-18 Syracuse Basketball Preview
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard break down everything you need to know for the upcoming Syracuse basketball season in this year’s preview FizzCast:
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Syracuse Basketball Player Preview: Marek Dolezaj
There is so little known about Syracuse freshman Marek Dolezaj. The Fizz has detailed this in a recent piece. However, we will learn more and more about the forward as the season moves along. So here‚Äôs what we do know about Dolezaj: he‚Äôs a 6-foot-9, super lanky player out of Slovakia, a country that only…
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Syracuse Basketball Player Preview: Geno Thorpe
Geno Thorpe is new to the Syracuse basketball program. But, despite the youth this team has compared to last year‚Äôs, Thorpe is not one of the freshmen. A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native, Thorpe is a graduate transfer to SU from South Florida. Whereas last year‚Äôs Orange was stacked with graduate students in Andrew White III, John…
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FizzCast: SU basketball beats SNHU & SU football prepares for Florida State
JD Raucci and Tim Leonard break down SU basketball’s victory over Southern New Hampshire on Wednesday night in its first exhibition game of the season and then preview SU football’s showdown with Florida State in Tallahassee this weekend.
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Syracuse Basketball Player Preview: Oshae Brissett
Let‚Äôs take a little trip back to last season for SU basketball. Andrew White and Tyler Lydon, a pair of forwards (yes I‚Äôm counting White as a forward because toward the end of the season, he was the starting SF, with John Gillon and Tyus Battle getting the nods at the top of the zone)…
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Meet Syracuse Basketball’s Great Unknown: Marek Dolezaj
It‚Äôs easy to pick out Marek Dolezaj from a crowd. Syracuse basketball‚Äôs 2017 media day was no different of an occasion for the freshman. Standing at 6-foot-9, the lanky Slovak stayed tucked near the back of the Melo Center while the rest of his teammates were mobbed for interviews. He is still adjusting to life…
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3 things to watch for SU basketball vs Southern New Hampshire
Ever since SU football toppled then second-ranked Clemson over two weeks ago, there‚Äôs been a lot of buzz surrounding Dino Babers‚Äôs squad. It‚Äôs almost as if Orange fans have forgotten the fact that SU basketball opens its season later this week with an exhibition matchup versus Southern New Hampshire University in the Carrier Dome. It‚Äôs…
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10/28 Fizz Radio: Syracuse At The Bye And Preseason ACC Awards
This week on Fizz Radio, Tyler Aki and JD Raucci recap the first eight games of the season and assess how the Orange fares in its bowl hopes in the final four games. Also, the ACC released its preseason basketball media polls and awards. See how the conference views SU for the 2017-18 season. Be…
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Notable Quotes from ACC Media Day
With the new season on the horizon, Jim Boeheim, Tyus Battle and Frank Howard traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina to partake in ACC Media Day. Battle and Howard fielded questions in the morning and Boeheim in the afternoon. Boeheim also made a telling appearance on SportsCenter this morning. There, obviously, was a lot of topics…
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