Lawyers representing Syracuse University and men’s basketball head coach Jim Boeheim will again request a dismissal of the ongoing defamation lawsuit filed against them during a hearing Friday afternoon.

Former SU ball boys Bobby Davis and Mike Lang claim Boeheim defamed them when he publicly accused the stepbrothers of lying about Fine molesting them. Boeheim initially stated that the men were looking to make a financial gain with the accusations. He has since apologized for these comments.

Attorneys from both sides will appear before State Supreme Court Justice Brian DeJoseph at the Onondaga County Supreme Court on Friday at 2 p.m. to argue the dismissal motion. Davis and Lang will dispute the defendants’ claim that Boeheim’s statements were merely hyperbolic and sarcastic.

Fine, who was fired from the university Nov. 27, has denied all sexual abuse allegations and has not been charged.

egsawyer@syr.edu