A dejected Da’Shonte Riley walked off the court of EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City. The 7-foot freshman didn’t score in just five minutes of… Read more »
It’s the year of the freshman. Turn on ESPN any time there’s a big college basketball game — hopefully Kentucky, Duke, Kansas or Arizona are… Read more »
Jim Boeheim quickly shrugged off the notion. Syracuse hadn’t played since Sunday, but the head coach said his team’s sluggishness on the defensive end during… Read more »
Jim Boeheim blamed his defense for Syracuse’s slow start to the game against High Point on Friday. With a five-day layoff, there was no sense… Read more »
An ankle injury left Jerami Grant as the centerpiece of a bizarre scene during the second half of Syracuse’s 75-54 win against High Point on… Read more »
Trevor Cooney didn’t get much time at point guard during Syracuse’s 93-65 win against Binghamton, but with Tyler Ennis in foul trouble the Orange needed… Read more »
Almost every day, it seems, there’s a stunning upset that shakes the college basketball landscape in the early part of the season. Presumptive favorites Kansas,… Read more »
Syracuse’s last two games in the Carrier Dome pitted the Orange against teams with similar focuses on offense, but different types of players were responsible… Read more »
C.J. Fair doesn't usually find himself in foul trouble. He’s never fouled out before, and had only racked up four fouls in five of 140… Read more »
The motions became routine. Indiana dumped it into the paint where Noah Vonleh stood. The freshman would make a move and get grabbed, pushed or… Read more »
Neither of Syracuse’s starting guards entered the season with much experience. The last time that the Orange faced Indiana — less than a year ago… Read more »
As Jim Boeheim’s press conference began to wind down after Syracuse’s narrow victory over St. Francis, an unfamiliar voice piped in from the camera stand.… Read more »
Michael Gbinije and Jim Boeheim froze in the exact same position on opposite sides of the court — Gbinije lying outside the right block on… Read more »
It was one of those days for C.J. Fair. The jump shots that normally go down didn’t fall. His drives to the rim were uncharacteristically… Read more »
Jim Boeheim saw a new Tyler Ennis on Monday. One he hadn’t seen before in Syracuse’s first three games or two preseason exhibitions this season,… Read more »
Jerami Grant said he shot 23-for-25 from the free throw line during practice on Friday. The next day, though, Grant finished 2-of-6 from the stripe.… Read more »
Jim Boeheim hunched forward and shook his head in disgust. “They’re going to call that every time,” he muttered. That play came midway through the… Read more »
When C.J. Fair takes the floor, there needs to be one mantra that dictates his play. His head coach said it, his teammates said it… Read more »
B.J. Johnson stood firmly in place with his hands behind his back on the outskirts of the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center gym during media… Read more »
Three minutes into his postgame press conference on Tuesday, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim switched topics to his team’s graduation rate. He stayed on it… Read more »
Buss. It’s rare for a freshman to have a noteworthy nickname before stepping on a college court, but Ron “Buss” Patterson is an exception. Yet… Read more »
Tyler Lydon was a Syracuse basketball fan long before he was a Division I basketball prospect. A Pine Plains, N.Y., native, Lydon’s father Tim always… Read more »
C.J. Fair will be an NBA small forward. He knows it. Fans know it. General managers know it. That’s why he spent this summer honing… Read more »
B.J. Johnson often guards C.J. Fair in practice, but he said that’s not his toughest matchup. That would be Trevor Cooney. On Friday, in Syracuse’s… Read more »
