Joe Girard III regains shooting stroke against Notre Dame and Oakland
Joe Girard III didn’t change anything after going scoreless against Illinois. A week later, he posted 18 points in Syracuse’s blowout win over Oakland. Read more »
Men’s basketball
Observations from SU’s 95-66 win: 1st-half dominance, Girard and Edwards stay hot
Joe Girard III and Jesse Edwards both notched 18 points as Syracuse pulled away from Oakland with a late first-half run. Read more »
Syracuse overpowers Oakland's weaker defense in 95-66 win
“We just wanted to expose that and that’s what we did tonight.” Syracuse took advantage of Oakland’s lack of size and bad transition defense, leading by as much as 42. Read more »
Beat writers unanimously pick SU win over Oakland
The Orange are coming off their first ACC win of the year — a 62-61 road victory over Notre Dame. Read more »
Smith: Notre Dame win shows what Syracuse is capable of with Joe Girard, Jesse Edwards at their best
Joe Girard III and Jesse Edwards combined for 42 points in SU's win over Notre Dame. Our beat writer argues that this duo provides the Orange’s winning formula. Read more »
Opponent Preview: What to know about Oakland in its 2nd-ever matchup with Syracuse
Syracuse will face Oakland to start a six-game home stand, last playing the Grizzlies in 2019. Read more »
Jesse Edwards’ season-high 22 points allows SU to pull off 62-61 win over Notre Dame
“I’m confident in myself and my team is confident in me to finish when I get it inside.” Jesse Edwards 20 points for the first time this season against Notre Dame. Read more »
Observations from SU’s win over Notre Dame: Edwards dominates, late-game heroics
Edwards and Joe Girard III made up for most of SU’s offensive production, combining for 42 points, and defending the 3 has continued to be an issue. Read more »
Judah Mintz’s timely layup highlights end of Syracuse's 3-game losing streak
Judah Mintz hit the most important shot of the night after Jesse Edwards and Joe Girard carried the Orange's offensive production. Read more »
Opponent preview: What to know about Notre Dame, Syracuse’s 1st ACC opponent
The Fighting Irish have 3.46 years of Division-I experience, per KenPom, good for sixth-best nationally. Read more »
Early-season struggles defending 3-pointers spell disaster for Syracuse
Syracuse ranks 203rd in the country in defending 3-pointers, something that has contributed to a recent three-game losing streak. Read more »
Beat writers split on outcome between Syracuse and Notre Dame
With Notre Dame shooting 48.9% from the field and 35.4% on 3-pointers, our beat writers are split on the results of Syracuse’s ACC opener. Read more »
Lack of secondary scoring hurts Syracuse in thrashing against No. 16 Illinois
Syracuse couldn’t find any offensive rhythm in its loss to Illinois, dropping its fourth game of the season behind a 27.8% shooting performance. Read more »
'We got a lesson': Mintz, Girard combine for 3-of-19 shooting in 73-44 loss to No. 16 Illinois
Judah Mintz finished with three points, and Joe Girard didn’t score at all in the Orange's loss to the Fighting Illini. Read more »
Observations from Syracuse’s 73-44 loss against No. 16 Illinois: Mintz, Girard and rest of offense struggle
After a hot start to the season, Joe Girard III has scored just nine points over his last three games after being held scoreless against Illinois. Read more »
Beat writers predict dominant win for No. 16 Illinois
Syracuse faces its toughest nonconference matchup so far this season against Illinois. Read more »
Opponent Preview: What to know about No. 16 Illinois
Illinois is seventh in the country in two-point shooting percentage. Here's what else to know about the Illini before they face Syracuse Read more »
ACC/SEC Challenge to start in 2023-24 season
SU will play in the ACC/Big Ten challenge for the final time this week. men will play at Illinois on Nov. 29 and the women will play at Purdue on Nov. 30. Read more »
Jesse Edwards notches career-high 21 rebounds in Bryant loss
“It’s just about being in the right position.” Edwards beat his previous career high of 12 rebounds set last December against Florida State. Read more »
Justin Taylor replaces Judah Mintz, but Syracuse loses to Bryant on last-second layup
Taylor, a freshman guard, scored 25 points against the Bulldogs, replacing the production of the ejected Judah Mintz. Read more »
Observations from Syracuse’s 73-72 loss: Judah Mintz ejection, Justin Taylor emerges
After Mintz’s ejection, Justin Taylor became the Orange’s go-to scorer, finishing with 25 points in the loss to Bryant. Read more »
Opponent Preview: What to know about Bryant
The Bulldogs have one of the best rebounding rates in the country and can take advantage of the Orange's weak 3-point defense. Read more »
A night after career-best performance, Joe Girard III struggles in OT loss to St. John’s
Joe Girard III entered the night as the ACC’s leading scorer, but made just one shot against St. John’s in Syracuse’s second loss of the season. Read more »
Syracuse loses to St. John’s in overtime of Empire Classic championship game
The Orange missed their shots in the clutch and only shot 18% from beyond the arc against the Red Storm. Read more »
