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 »
Men’s Basketball
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 »
Observations from SU’s overtime loss: Girard, Edwards go cold, Mintz’s aggressiveness
Judah Mintz scored 20 points in the game’s first 23 minutes, but went scoreless for the reminder, allowing St. John’s to battle back for an overtime win in the Empire Class title game. Read more »
Opponent Preview: What to know about St. John’s
Syracuse needs to stop the Red Storm in transition and contain their inside presence in order to win its first Empire Classic title since 2009. Read more »
Beat writers predict SU will lose Empire Classic final to St. John’s
Despite defeating Richmond on Monday, our beat writers unanimously believe that the Red Storm will outmatch the Orange’s zone defense. Read more »
Syracuse’s up-and-down defensive play comes up big at end of OT win over Richmond
“We stopped those shooters more at the end than before.” The Orange forced multiple second-half shot-clock violations and Jesse Edwards had six blocks. Read more »
Joe Girard records career-high to lead Syracuse past Richmond in overtime
Girard posted 31 points against the Spiders, leading the Orange on both ends of the floor in their first game in the Empire Classic. Read more »
Observations from SU’s overtime win vs. Richmond: Girard’s 1st-half, zone defense in progress
Joe Girard III finished with 21 first-half points, finishing the game with 31 to lead the Orange to a win in their first game at the Empire Classic. Read more »
Syracuse’s current squad shows flashes of team that won Jim Boeheim's 1000th* game
In 2017, Boeheim got his unofficial 1,000th win. The players from that team believe there are striking similarities between them and the current team led by Judah Mintz and Joe Girard III. Read more »
Beat writers predict Syracuse will defeat Richmond at Empire Classic
Our beat writers unanimously think the Orange will beat the Spiders in their first game of the two-game tournament in Brooklyn. Read more »
Opponent preview: Everything to know about Richmond
The Orange travel to the Barclays Center to take on the Spiders in the Empire Classic Tournament. Read more »
Jim Boeheim reaches 1,000 official wins in 76-48 win over Northeastern
In the win over Northeastern, the Orange used a strong inside presence to help their coach reach the 1,000-win mark for the second time. Read more »
Observations from SU’s win over Northeastern: Mintz mayhem, Girard from deep
In Jim Boeheim's official 1,000th win, guards Judah Mintz and Joe Girard combined for 39 points against the Huskies. Read more »
Beat writers split if Syracuse will bounce back against Northeastern
After losing to Colgate on Tuesday, our beat writers are split if Syracuse will defeat Northeastern to get back into the win column. Read more »
Opponent Preview: What to know about Northeastern
Although Northeastern sits dead last in the Colonial Athletic Association, it ranks fifth in the conference for average 3-pointers made per game with 8.7. Read more »
Tucker Richardson nabs career-high 27 points in Colgate's 80-68 win over Syracuse
Richardson only scored 11 points against the Orange the year before. But tonight, he led the Raiders in their second-straight win over SU. Read more »
Observations from Syracuse vs. Colgate: Raiders reign from deep, Bell hardly plays
The Orange allowed the Raiders to shoot 50% from beyond the arc in their second straight defeat at home to Colgate. Read more »
Colgate’s 3-point shooting torches Syracuse defense for 2nd straight year
“Colgate is a lot better than we are right now.” The Raiders drained 19 shots from deep in their 80-68 win. Read more »
Beat writers predict Syracuse will beat Colgate, move to 2-0
The Orange fell to the Raiders last season, allowing 100 points. Our beat writers believe SU will get revenge following the upset loss. Read more »
Opponent Preview: What to know about Colgate
After an eight-day break, Syracuse faces Colgate in its second game of the season. Read more »
‘1 of the best in the area’: Andrew Benedict doesn’t feel pressure after breakout year
After averaging 13.8 points per game as a freshman at Cicero-North Syracuse, Andrew Benedict hopes to build on his breakthrough campaign where he made 37 3-pointers in 22 games. Read more »
