Tag: syracuse basketball
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SU Needs Another Star Guard. Could It Be Desmond Claude?
The first few weeks of the transfer portal being open have made it pretty clear how I think Adrian Autry and his staff need to attack it. I don’t think the Orange should put a lot of money towards a true center. I also think that this team desperately needs to focus on star power and…
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What Does Petar Majstorovic’s Exit Mean for Syracuse?
Petar Majstorovic is the latest player for Syracuse to hit the portal, leaving the Orange after just one season.
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Majstorovic is headed to the portal
Well, the last domino has fallen. After days of mixed messages about Petar Majstorovic’s future on the Syracuse Men’s Basketball team, he is officially off to the portal. That leaves everyone accounted for. JJ Starling and Donnie Freeman are staying. And just about everyone else that played minutes this year? Gone. The Majstorovic one, however,…
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Orange Fizz Podcast 4/1: CBB Final Fours, Another MBB Transfer, Spring Game
Nico Horning and Alex Burstein get you set for Final Four weekend in hoops and cover everything you need to know about Syracuse athletics in this weeks edition of the Orange Fizz Podcast. Timestamps:MBB & WBB Final Four – 1:20SU Hoops Transfer Portal – 9:00Football Spring Game – 16:20Syracuse Men’s Lacrosse vs Notre Dame –…
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Kiyan Anthony Continues To Shine On High School Circuit
We can sit here and complain all day long about what’s going on with Syracuse men’s basketball and who’s not a part of the program anymore. Transfer portal this, NIL that, we’ve got all summer to do that. Or, we can give our flowers to what IS coming to town this fall, in this case,…
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Syracuse Shouldn’t Spend On A Center
If you think back to Adrian Autry’s preseason press conference, he laid out an outline of what he wanted his team to look like. In his second year, Autry envisioned a fast, athletic team that could shoot threes. When you look around the country, specifically in the SEC, that’s how most of the best teams…
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Why William Kyle Will Be An Underrated Pickup for Syracuse
William Kyle, Syracuse’s first signing in the transfer portal from UCLA, may seem like an underwhelming pickup for the Orange, but he’s not.
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Could Nate Kingz Be Syracuse’s Next Sharpshooter?
The last few years for Syracuse basketball have been very odd offensively compared to the end of the Boeheim era. Three-point shooting has been a big issue for the ‘Cuse. That issue has gotten infinitely worse three days into portal season. The team’s only semi-reliable shooters, Chris Bell, Elijah Moore, and Kyle Cuffe are all…
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Why Are Syracuse Players Leaving?
In the past several days, Syracuse has seen the departures of Chris Bell, Elijah Moore, Kyle Cuffe Jr., and Chance Westry all of whom have entered the transfer portal. With the offseason just getting underway for the Orange and March Madness still ongoing, does this early turbulence stem from the results of this past SU…
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Orange Fizz Podcast 3/25: Transfer Portal, Spring Practice, and Men’s Lax
Adam Gotkin and Dan Shalam break down everything you need to know about Syracuse athletics in this weeks edition of the Orange Fizz Podcast. Timestamps:Players Leaving MBB – 1:00Transfer Portal Targets – 7:43Football Spring Practice – 13:42Syracuse vs Colorado Spring Game – 19:14Men’s Lacrosse Update – 23:49
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Another one bites the dust: Chance Westry is leaving SU
One after another, the exits from Syracuse Men’s Basketball continue. The latest? According to an X post from The Portal Report, Guard Chance Westry. Unlike some other recent transfers out of Syracuse, like Kyle Cuffe and Chris Bell, Westry barely played this season. After transferring from Auburn two years ago, he was out all of…
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Star Power or Depth? SU’s Transfer Portal Strategy
The current iteration of college athletics makes absolutely no sense. Is it better than it was before when players were stuck at a school and made no money? Probably. But now it’s the Wild Wild West, and Syracuse has to replace at least half of its starting lineup for next season because of it. The…
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Elijah Moore the Latest to Leave Syracuse
Freshman guard Elijah Moore is the latest to enter the transfer portal from Syracuse, putting more pressure on head coach Adrian Autry.
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Chris Bell is leaving SU. What happened?
Well, after one of the more disappointing recent seasons for a Syracuse basketball player, Chris Bell plans on hitting the transfer portal. On3 Sports first reported the news this morning. While it’s always sad to see a player go, it’s not exactly surprising to see with Bell. Earlier this week, former SU guard Quadir Copeland…
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Can Syracuse Realistically Go Dancing Next Year?
With Syracuse out of the equation in March Madness for the fourth straight season, SU fans have already set their eyes towards next year’s team. The arrival of Kiyan Anthony, son of Carmelo, and Sadiq White are apparently supposed to turn the tides of the Orange in a matter of months. It’s understandable that Anthony…
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Poll: Syracuse Is Not New York’s Basketball Team
It’s officially everyone’s favorite time of the year: March. Usually, around these parts (more specifically, the Empire State as a whole), the best Orange gear gets broken out in hopes of seeing SU go on a run and win the tournament. But in the past few years, that feeling has slowly faded. This marks the…
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Which Former Syracuse Players Are in March Madness?
While Syracuse won’t be making the trip to March Madness this year, plenty of former players will be with other teams.
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How SU’s opponents could fare in the NCAA Tournament
To just about no one’s surprise, Syracuse was BAD against NCAA Tournament teams this past season. The Orange faced off against eight different teams that begin dancing this week. They won zero of those games. But hey, if one of those teams wins it all, maybe it makes SU’s loss look a little better. So…
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So who could be staying for Syracuse?
Well the season is over for Syracuse Men’s Basketball. And with the way that the college basketball landscape is right now, the offseason has quite literally already started. Soon enough, we’ll all be getting social media updates on who’s staying and who’s leaving Adrian Autry and co. So let’s make some predictions. Kyle Cuffe Jr.…
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Autry Presser Ends Season on Sour Note with Fans Amid Media Frustration
This was a taxing year for Syracuse. From early in the season it was apparent this would be rocky. The Orange just avoided a calamitous loss to LeMoyne in the opener, got drummed in Brooklyn, were beaten by a Georgetown team that would finish in the bottom half of the Big East, and began the…
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Fizz Report Card: SU’s Season Comes To An End At The Hands Of SMU 70-53
ACC Basketball: DIn case you needed any more confirmation that the ACC just isn’t a good basketball conference, all you’d have to do is watch today’s games. The level of play is just so low. Offenses just aren’t high level in this conference right now. Compared to the SEC or Big 12, it’s like watching…
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The Most Frustrating Part Of Syracuse Basketball
When a season has gone this awry for a team like Syracuse, it’s hard to see any sort of silver lining or feel positive about something SU’s way. You would hope that in a struggling season, you at least see some flashes in the pan that make you happy to be a fan of a…
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Despite Win Over FSU, It’s Impossible to Ignore How Poorly Syracuse is Coached
Adrian Autry is a guy you’d love to see succeed but it is nearly impossible to defend how poorly this team is coached. While the Orange beat Florida State in the first round of the ACC Tournament, it was once again a thrill ride, complete with turbulence and a near meltdown. Ending games with mistakes…
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Syracuse survives against Florida State 66-62 in ACC Tournament opener
After a historically bad regular season, Syracuse started it’s ACC Tournament run Tuesday night knowing it needs to win it all to make the NCAA Tournament and end a three-year drought. As the 14-seed, SU’s first round task was 11-seed Florida State, who defeated the Orange 90-74 in early Janaury. The Orange looked dominant for…
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A look at SU’s ACC Tournament history
This may be the least hope Syracuse Men’s Basketball has ever had entering the ACC Tournament. The Orange will almost certainly need to win the whole thing to get an NCAA Tournament bid, and everything that’s happened this season says that’s not happening. The run starts tonight against Florida State. But anything can happen March.…
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Syracuse’s Offensive Schemes: Adapting to Modern College Basketball
Despite the sagging record, we’re witnessing Syracuse’s evolution into the future of college basketball with its 2025 offensive schemes. As the team embraces positionless play, they integrate distinctive features like enhanced spacing and versatile scoring, which are essential to modern success. Adrian Autry aims to blend interior and perimeter prowess by capitalizing on specific recruits…
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Breaking Down Syracuse’s ACC Tournament Matchup
Well SU fans, it’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. It was a tough road to get here, but Syracuse basketball is back in the ACC Tournament as the 14th seed of a possible 15. The fact that this team almost missed the tournament for the first time ever says a lot, but the…
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Is There Hope for Syracuse in the ACC Tournament?
After closing its regular season with an impressive 84-70 win over Virginia, can Syracuse make a run in the ACC tournament?
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Syracuse rolls to 84-70 regular season finale win over Virginia
While the game didn’t mean much (Syracuse had already learned its seeding fate about 30 minutes before tip), SU tried to pick up some late season momentum in its regular season finale against Virginia Saturday. And they did so in dominant fashion, cruising past Virginia xx-xx in one of the best SU performances of the…
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Who’s walking on Senior Day for Syracuse?
Well, it hasn’t been the greatest four years for Syracuse men’s basketball. The Orange will have an entire class go without an NCAA Tournament appearance for the first time in a longgg time. But despite this, it’s always important to honor the seniors who’ve given a ton to the program, and their moment comes tonight…
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Syracuse Legend Seems to Cast Doubt on Coaching
Etan Thomas was as gritty and smart as any Syracuse player ever. He was a two-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year. He was first-team All-Big East. He was a rebounder, rim defender, and leader in the locker room. He graduated with a degree in business management, was a lottery pick in the NBA…
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AD John Wildhack Confirms Autry Is Staying
All season long, Adrian Autry’s seat as head coach of Syracuse basketball has gotten hotter and hotter. The more late-game collapses and media conversations, the more SU fans’ anger continued to grow. Not only that, but many have also called for the sophomore coach’s job at the end of this season. It was a matter…
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How Can Syracuse Basketball Still Believe?
To get very academic and quote Albert Einstein, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again yet expecting different results.” Well that seems to be the case for this current Syracuse basketball team. Over and over again, the Orange find new ways to lose basketball games. Last night, it was yet another blown…
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Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Blows 12-Point Lead in 77-75 Loss to SMU
Syracuse has now lost five of its last six games, and against Virginia in the season finale, it’s unlikely the Orange close on a high note.
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Syracuse Faces SMU With Weight Lifted Off Shoulders
After Saturday’s up and down 101-95 overtime loss to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Syracuse men’s basketball plays another road game tonight at SMU in Dallas. Despite another road game at the hands of head coach Adrian Autry and a fourth-placed ACC Mustangs squad, SU is under less pressure than some may have figured. The reason…
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Is Adrian Autry’s Tough Talk Starting to Look Ridiculous?
In the win over NC State last week an interesting nugget was uncovered. As the Wolfpack closed the gap in the second half, Adrian Autry called a timeout and his team responded. The Orange scored on 8 of its next 9 possessions and only turned the ball over once. What was said in that huddle?…
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