“We got to a league that is going to be stable, as stable as you can be,” Boeheim said. “And given the people that run college basketball or athletics, I think it will be stable. You never know how things are going to be, but it turned out really good.” Read more »
C.J. Fair has had a long journey to a star career at Syracuse. He comes from Baltimore, and was inspired by Carmelo Anthony, which is a big reason why he opted to come to SU initially. Read more »
Syracuse is the No. 3 seed in the South Region and will play Western Michigan in the Round of 64. If the Orange wins, it will play either No. 6-seed Ohio State or No. 11-seed Dayton. Read more »
Syracuse will find out its NCAA Tournament fate on Sunday. The Orange has had a tumultuous end to the regular season and got bounced in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament after starting the season 25-0. SU will almost definitely get a top-four seed. Read more »
Rakeem Christmas was forced to sit for much of the second half with four fouls, and the Orange sputtered offensively and defensively without its starting center on the floor. Read more »
Syracuse fell to N.C. STate 66-63 in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament on Friday, sending the Orange home in its first-ever tournament game in its new conference. Read more »
T.J. Warren is the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year, so he and the rest of the North Carolina State roster has to step up its play to match him, right? Read more »
Syracuse forward C.J. Fair, who was named a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection on Monday, was voted a second-team All-American by the United States Basketball… Read more »
C.J. Fair was named to the All-ACC first team on Monday. Tyler Ennis was part of the second team, and Jerami Grant garnered honorable mention. Read more »
From the moment the draw for the 2009 Big East tournament put Syracuse and Connecticut on a crash course for the quarterfinal round, the game… Read more »
The Orange honored C.J. Fair and Baye Moussa Keita with a pregame ceremony, but that was about all SU could do to honor the group that has made up one of the winningest classes in program history. Read more »
Freshman Tyler Roberson was forced into 23 minutes of action on Tuesday with Jerami Grant injured and managed just two points, three rebounds and one block. Read more »
Without Jerami Grant, who sat out with a back injury, the Orange’s already slumping offense nosedived against one of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s bottom-feeders. Read more »
C.J. Fair played in his home state of Maryland for the first and only time of his career. Despite getting into a bit of foul trouble, he scored 17 points and snagged nine rebounds. Read more »
After a horrid performance in a loss to Duke on Saturday, Tyler Ennis bounced back with 20 points, six rebounds and three assists in Syracuse's 57-55 win over Maryland on Monday night. Read more »
Trevor Cooney scored just four points and missed all three of his 3-point attempts. Ennis scored some critical points late in the game, but finished just 2-of-13 from the field with nine points. Read more »
Michael Gbinije played 20 minutes against Duke on Saturday. It was his first time playing the Blue Devils since transferring from the school. He scored eight points and played what Jim Boeheim called his best game of the year. Read more »
Baye Moussa Keita snagged eight offensive boards in Syracuse's 66-60 loss to Duke. He played significant minutes and helped Rakeem Christmas considerably. Read more »
Duke beat Syracuse 66-60 at Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday night. The Orange lost its second game of the season. Read more »
Syracuse punter Jonathan Fisher has left the team to focus on getting his degree in December, SU Athletics spokeswoman Sue Edson confirmed on Thursday. Read more »
Baye Moussa Keita posted didn't post a single statistic in his two minutes played, but his return to the court after a two-game absence due to a right knee sprain was a welcoming sight for Syracuse fans. Read more »
On a night where No. 1 Syracuse could get nothing going, the Orange's lackadaisical play finally caught up to it when Boston College ended its undefeated start in the Carrier Dome on Wednesday. Read more »
The cursive script, as Nike’s release notes, debuted in 1984 — the same year that Dwayne “Pearl” Washington made his debut for SU. This year marks the 30th anniversary of those jerseys. Read more »
Beat writer David Wilson argues that Syracuse will not finish the season undefeated. The Duke game will likely result in a loss, he says. If it doesn't, the Maryland, Virginia and Florida State road games are both treacherous. Read more »
