After getting out to a 13-2 lead, Syracuse was outplayed by No. 2 Virginia for the remainder of the game. Here are three quick observations from a game that ended in stark contrast to how it began. Read more »
Syracuse will look to improve on a poor scoring performance when it faces No. 2 Virginia on Monday, and its highly-touted defense. Read more »
Rakeem Christmas has fouled out in the last two games and will face one of the nation's best defenses in No. 2 Virginia on Monday night. The Orange senior forward will play his last game in the Carrier Dome, and hope to not finish it on the bench with five fouls. Read more »
Syracuse fell to Duke 73-54, due in large part to SU's inability to score. The Orange shot just 31 percent from the field and 15 percent from 3. Read more »
Justise Winslow torched Syracuse for a game-high 23 points on Saturday night, including a 10-of-16 mark from the field. The Duke small forward exposed the SU 2-3 zone, leading the Blue Devils to a 19-point win over the Orange. Read more »
Syracuse couldn't keep pace with Duke in its road matchup on Saturday, falling 73-54 in a game that was never close in the second half. Read more »
Gbinije still doesn’t play. Those were the words, chanted in a loud cadence by the Cameron Crazies, that Michael Gbinije heard as he warmed up in Cameron Indoor Stadium a year ago. Read more »
B.J. Johnson has been itching for a breakout game since scoring 12 points in a win at Boston College on Feb. 11. It came in the Orange’s 65-60 win over No. 9 Notre Dame on Tuesday night, as the sophomore scored a game-high 19 points while shooting 7-of-13 from the field. Read more »
The Notre Dame crowd erupted as if Rakeem Christmas' fifth foul decided the game right then and there, even with the Orange up eight points and plenty of basketball to play. And if it weren’t for Trevor Cooney, it probably would have. Read more »
Trevor Cooney made a trio of late shots and B.J. Johnson added the exclamation point as Syracuse picked up its biggest win of the season against No. 9 Notre Dame. Read more »
Roosevelt Bouie and Louis Orr were the highlights of Jim Boeheim’s first recruiting class and led the program to a 100-18 record in the head coach’s first four seasons. Grouped in Syracuse lore as the “Louie and Bouie Show,” Bouie and Orr, now 57 and 56 respectively, will have their jerseys retired at halftime of Syracuse’s noon game against Pittsburgh in the Carrier Dome on Saturday. Read more »
Tyler Roberson has been ineffective from midrange but has still found ways to contribute for SU. He'll continue to look for ways to adapt despite his shooting hesitancies when Syracuse faces Pittsburgh on Saturday. Read more »
Michael Gbinije has been a model of consistency for Syracuse during a rough season. He finished with 18 points and made strong defensive plays in the upset win. Read more »
Syracuse (17-9, 8-5 Atlantic Coast) captured its best win of the season on Wednesday, beating No. 12 Louisville (20-6, 8-5) 69-59 in the Carrier Dome.… Read more »
Syracuse's zone was exposed in the second half against Duke, as the Orange allowed eight more points on 15 fewer shots. Louisville looks to pose a similar threat to the 2-3 when it visits the Carrier Dome on Wednesday night. Read more »
It’s two minutes past 5 p.m. on Monday and chatter hums in a pocket of the Carrier Dome while the rest of the Syracuse University… Read more »
SU head coach Jim Boeheim visited the campers outside the Carrier Dome on Friday afternoon. It was there that he called the upcoming stretch of games the toughest in the program's history. Read more »
Kaleb Joseph has rarely stayed in the game past the under-16 timeout of the first half. He did against Pittsburgh on Saturday though, and will look to keep progressing despite having a set end date to his freshman season. Read more »
The Orange still has a lot to play for despite its self-imposed postseason ban. It has a chance to define its season in its remaining games, five of which are against ranked teams. Read more »
Michael Gbinije scored 23 points, but it wasn't enough for Syracuse. The Orange lost to Pittsburgh in the first game since it self-imposed a postseason ban. Read more »
Rakeem Christmas sat slumped inside a locker, a white hoodie pulled tightly over his head and his college career one day closer to its end date of March 7. Read more »
Three quick takeaways from Syracuse's 83-77 loss to Pittsburgh on the road on Saturday. Read more »
"Never again," Ron Patterson said, while tossing popcorn in his mouth, about shooting 3-pointers. SU head coach Jim Boeheim had angrily criticized his sophomore guard just minutes earlier. Read more »
Every day at 3 p.m., Kevin Rice rode with his father Steve and sister Stephanie to Skaneateles (New York) High School girls’ varsity lacrosse practice.… Read more »
