Jim Boeheim forgoes postgame press conference, assistant coach Mike Hopkins fields questions instead
After Saturday's 71-57 loss to North Carolina State, assistant coach Mike Hopkins walked to the podium instead of Jim Boeheim. Read more »
Men’s Basketball
Gallery: Syracuse faces N.C. State in Orange's season finale
Check out the sights from Syracuse's season finale against N.C. State on Saturday at PNC Arena. Read more »
Statement from Jim Boeheim on why he didn't attend postgame press conference
Syracuse University men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim chose not to answer questions from the media following Saturday's 71-57 loss against North Carolina State. Read more »
Storify: Syracuse fans react to NCAA investigation, Rakeem Christmas' last game during season finale
Orange fans took to social media and offered mixed reactions of support and disappointment during Saturday's N.C. State game, following the release of NCAA sanctions on Friday. Read more »
Syracuse falls to N.C. State, 71-57, day after NCAA drops sanctions on Boeheim, men's basketball program
Jim Boeheim and Syracuse knew their season was coming to an end, and it finished with a 71-57 loss at North Carolina State just a day after the NCAA levied heavy penalties on the men's basketball program. Read more »
Rakeem Christmas makes Wooden Award Final 15
Syracuse forward Rakeem Christmas has been named one of 15 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award given to college basketball's top player. Read more »
Beat writers predict mixed outcomes in Syracuse's final game of season
Syracuse faces North Carolina State on Saturday in the Orange's final game of the season. Our beat writers predicted mixed outcomes for a matchup that most people will follow solely for Jim Boeheim's postgame press conference. Read more »
Mysterious bank account, illegitimate internships and other takeaways from the "Findings of Fact" section of NCAA report
Highlights of the first section of the 94-page NCAA report, titled "Findings of Fact, that was released Friday morning. Read more »
Jim Boeheim expresses relief, disappointment in statement regarding NCAA investigation and violations
After the NCAA announced the sanctions on Syracuse University Friday afternoon, men’s basketball head coach Jim Boeheim released a statement in response to the NCAA’s findings. Read more »
Jim Boeheim one of few to dispute allegations in NCAA investigation
Jim Boeheim disputed his responsibility for the allegations the NCAA investigated about the Syracuse head coach and the men's basketball program. Read more »
Syracuse's self-imposed postseason ban didn't factor into NCAA decisions
The NCAA's report said that Syracuse's decision to self-impose a postseason ban for the 2014-15 season did not factor into the NCAA's final infractions decision. Read more »
Breakdown of Syracuse's violations of its own drug policy
In its 94-page report, the NCAA noted that student-athletes who tested positive for banned substances were generally not withheld from competition. Syracuse had a written policy, however the head basketball coach and athletics director admitted they did not follow the policy, according to the report. Read more »
Breakdown of Syracuse's 'lack of institutional control' detailed by NCAA report
The involvement of a booster with the men's basketball and football programs was part of the lack of institutional control exhibited by Syracuse that led to the NCAA sanctions. Read more »
What does 5-year probation mean for Syracuse Athletics?
While the punishments inflicted on Syracuse are not all clearcut, one of the murkier provisions is the five-year probation that will stretch from March 6, 2015 to March 5, 2020. Here's what it means. Read more »
Breakdown of Syracuse's academic violations detailed in NCAA report
The investigation does not involve any current student-athletes, and dates back to 2007 when SU self-reported possible violations within the athletics department. Academic violations detailed in the report involve athletes receiving impermissible assistance from tutors and mentors. The violations mainly involved the men’s basketball team, but also included football. Read more »
Storify: SU community reacts to NCAA's crackdown on men's basketball program
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Syracuse basketball's 2015 commits to stay despite NCAA sanctions, recruiting expert Alex Kline believes
Recruiting will get harder for Syracuse basketball, in wake of NCAA sanctions, but the Class of 2015 will stay intact, recruiting expert Alex Kline said. Read more »
Breakdown of punishments inflicted on Syracuse by the NCAA
The NCAA cracked down on the Syracuse athletic program with a series of penalties on Friday, and here is the full list of the punishments from the report. Read more »
Chancellor Kent Syverud responds to NCAA sanctions imposed on Syracuse University in email
Shortly after the NCAA announced its sanctions on Syracuse University, Chancellor Kent Syverud issued his own response to the penalties in an email. Read more »
Time Machine (1992): Basketball tournament play forbidden for Orange
Syracuse was last sanctioned by the NCAA in 1992 for violations with its men's basketball, women's basketball and football teams. Read more »
NCAA to announce results of investigation into Syracuse at noon Friday
The NCAA will release a report regarding the results of its investigation into Syracuse University at noon on Friday, according to an NCAA press release. Read more »
Kaleb Joseph's ineffectiveness leaves Syracuse offense in need of point guard as end of season looms
Kaleb Joseph's up-and-down season is facing an end on the latter, as he didn't start Syracuse's loss to Virginia on Monday. His ineffectiveness leaves the Orange's future at point guard in doubt. Read more »
George Mason's Shevon Thompson ranks 4th nationally in rebounding, continues to evolve after coming to U.S. from Jamaica
Shevon Thompson pulls down 11.5 boards per game, good for fourth best in the country. The junior center possesses a tenacity and technique that has brought him a far way from the tar courts and a technical high school in Hayes, Jamaica, and one that allows him to continue to evolve from the raw teenager he once was. Read more »
Jim Boeheim: Syracuse probably has offensive statistics for 'a team that is 4-14 at the end of the year'
Jim Boeheim didn't shy away from criticizing his team's offensive output this season while speaking to reporters in the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center on Wednesday. He harped on Syracuse's struggles from beyond the arc and at the foul line this season and said his team has the offensive statistics of a team that's 4-14. Read more »
