Tag: transfer portal
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Quiet on All Fronts = Good Sign for Autry
As the end of March approaches, all is quiet with Syracuse basketball. After the commotion that was the beginning of the month, with Jim Boeheim’s departure, Adrian Autry’s ascent, JJ Starling’s arrival, and announcements from Judah Mintz and Joe Girard III regarding their future, we’ve finally reached a stable point. That’s all to say that…
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Which Coach is Primed for More Success in 2023, Autry or Babers?
March 2023 has been one of the busiest months in a long time for Syracuse University Athletics. To begin the month, the men’s basketball season ended and Jim Boeheim was replaced by Adrian Autry after 47 years as head coach. Syracuse women’s basketball narrowly missed the NCAA Tournament and is now dominating the WNIT. Syracuse…
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Syracuse Should Pursue These Other Transfer Targets
The Red Autry Era is starting to rev into gear, and Autry’s already shown his recruiting prowess, picking up JJ Starling in the transfer portal. The former five-star prospect is a huge get, but there are still potential holes on the ‘Cuse roster, depending on what Judah Mintz and Jesse Edwards decide to do with…
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SU Hoops Officially Cashing In On “Autry Effect”, Transfer Portal
Nearly a week after Jim Boeheim’s departure, things look just a little bit peachier for the Orange. Boeheim recently clarified that his departure had some logistical tangles, but otherwise was what he wanted. If you take Boeheim at his word, his press conference on March 10th cleared up some of the fraught feelings that had…
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Jackpot! JJ Starling Transfers to Syracuse
The post-Jim Boeheim era is less than a week fresh, but it has already delivered in a monumental way. Former five-star recruit and McDonald’s All American JJ Starling is heading home, where he grew up in Baldwinsville, to join SU after one season at Notre Dame. In other words, the Adrian Autry reign is here.…
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Could JJ Starling Find His Way Back Home?
Two years ago, it made too much sense. JJ Starling is a highly athletic guard with elite ball handling and a solid shooting stroke. He was a top-30 recruit for a reason, the fact that he is originally from Baldwinsville, NY made it feel like a match made in heaven for him and the Orange.…
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The End is Going to be Ugly for Jim Boeheim
A couple of months ago, we at The Fizz wrote a piece about how the end was near for Jim Boeheim, and how it wasn’t going to be pretty. Well, since then, it’s gone from not pretty to ugly, as Syracuse has lost back-to-back games by 18+ points for the first time since 1968, 55…
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Syracuse’s Play on the Court Will Affect Its Recruiting off the Court
It’s been another up-and-down season for Syracuse basketball, and that all starts with the man in charge, Jim Boeheim. After going with an experienced-laden group last season, Boeheim created a youth movement with the Orange to go along with his senior leaders, Joe Girard III and Jesse Edwards, plus backup point guard Symir Torrence. Aside…
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Should Syracuse Basketball Prioritize the Transfer Portal over High Schoolers?
The Syracuse football landscape has proven to be a wild one after the conclusion of the regular season. The Orange have lost two wide receivers and starting defensive backs to the portal, but in return, have gained two four star DBs. Even without a defensive coordinator in place (until yesterday), SU has brought it good…
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Is Anthony Queeley’s Transfer Part of a Worrying Trend?
Syracuse football’s news stories have been coming down the chute at breakneck speed over the past two weeks. SU’s two coordinators from this past season are out, but a veteran and scheme expert has replaced one of them. ‘Cuse’s defensive backfield is suddenly scrambled, and there are intriguing pieces coming through the transfer portal. It’s…
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Syracuse Trending for Another Corner Transfer
SU Football has already made headlines in the transfer portal this offseason, some good and some bad. On the one hand, Duce Chestnut announced his intentions to leave along with guys like Steve Linton and Courtney Jackson. On the other hand, the Orange have reeled in a couple nice pieces in Jeaden Gould and Braylen…
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Syracuse Grabs Two Linemen in Big Recruiting Weekend
Syracuse didn’t just beat the brakes off of Georgetown yesterday on the hardcourt. The game also served as a recruiting tool for the football team, which is in the midst of handling the most crazy season in all of CFB. Not only is Dino Babers preparing for the Pinstripe Bowl, he’s looking for a new…
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Star Syracuse Players Release Cryptic Tweets Following Tony White’s Departure
The heart and soul of Syracuse’s miraculous three-year defensive turnaround is gone. Nebraska poached Tony White from SU yesterday and its left the program in an unstable state. The Orange’s 3-3-5 system was nothing short of terrific since 2020 when White arrived from Arizona State. The defensive guru was nominated as a finalist for assistant…
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What Could the Coolest Player in the Transfer Portal Bring to Syracuse?
Not just the coolest. The coldest. Or Decoldest, we should say. Decoldest Crawford, a former three-star wideout who spent a year at Nebraska, now has an offer from the ‘Cuse. Since receiving his Syracuse offer, Crawford has also heard from Washington State, Vanderbilt, UCLA and Pitt. The Shreveport, Louisiana native first committed to LSU before…
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How Does Syracuse’s 5-4 Start Impact its Recruiting?
SU is coming off a massive blowout win over Oakland on Tuesday night, where the Orange took down the Golden Grizzlies 95-66. There were a lot of positives to take away, and some negatives, but one main thing that comes to mind is that everyone comes to the same conclusions after every game. It’s an…
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Syracuse Gets Criticism From ESPN Analyst
It can’t be a good sign when the color commentator goes easy on a team out of pity. That is, apparently, the exact position ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla was in Tuesday when he was behind the mic for Syracuse and Illinois. The next day, Fraschilla, a college basketball analyst for ESPN and formerly the head coach…
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Why is Syracuse Continuing to Strike Out in 2023 Recruiting?
It‚Äôs the end of September and Syracuse still does not have a recruit on the board in the upcoming recruiting cycle. It‚Äôs not for a lack of trying, as the Orange are pushing hard for guys and coming up empty. But, at this time last season SU had three guys on board. Justin Taylor, Quadir…
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Why Did Emoni Bates, Formerly the “Best Prospect Since LeBron,” Transfer to Eastern Michigan?
At the age of 13, Emoni Bates was the number one prospect in all of basketball. He was 6-foot-7, dunking on eighth graders in Ann Arbor, Michigan and playing AAU basketball for his dad’s Bates Fundamentals team. Heading into high school, the hoops world fixed its gaze on the skinny small forward, and Bates delivered…
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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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Syracuse’s Offseason: What’s Left To Do?
Syracuse quickly secured the services of Mounir Hima, a transfer center Duquense earlier this week. Now, the Orange have 12 scholarships filled out of a maximum of 13. Those players are guards Joe Girard III, Symir Torrence, Judah Mintz, and Quadir Copeland; wings Benny Williams, Chris Bunch, and Justin Taylor, and bigs Jesse Edwards, John…
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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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Fizz Five 4/18: Quincy Ballard, SU’s Other Transfer Portal Options and more
On this week’s Fizz Five, Ethan Frank and Ian Unsworth break down a bevy of topics: 1. Quincy Ballard’s decision to transfer to Wichita State After narrowing his transfer options down to Syracuse and Wichita State, the 7-footer decided to go to Kansas and be a shocker. The Syracuse native has now spurned SU twice,…
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Can SU Land a Big Fish (or More Accurately, a Big Man) in the Portal?
It feels like we say this every year, but here we go again. Syracuse is vulnerable inside. Backup center Frank Anselem is in the transfer portal, and starting big Jesse Edwards is coming off of a wrist injury. The Dutchman showed leaps and bounds of improvement last season, but didn’t really remedy his penchant for…
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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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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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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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Taj Harris Chooses a Transfer Destination (Again)
Former Syracuse wide receiver Taj Harris left the Orange midway through the 2021 season, redshirting and entering the transfer portal. After an initial pledge to Kentucky which didn‚Äôt stick, the rising senior has now committed to Rutgers. Harris is already enrolled in the Rutgers student directory, and is taking classes this semester for a degree…
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What Syracuse Football Is Getting In Alijah Clark
While the Syracuse basketball team is falling apart, Syracuse football is adding to its roster. On Tuesday, Alijah Clark announced he is transferring to the Orange. The defensive back comes to SU from Rutgers where he played one season and appeared in seven games. Clark is listed at 6-foot-1, 195 lbs. and was raised in…
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