Tag: basketball
Cole Swider reveals why he's transferring to Syracuse: 'It was meant to be'
The first thing Mike Hart said was Cole Swider should’ve gone to Syracuse. Now the 6-foot-9 forward is coming to SU for a bigger role as a transfer. Read More »
5 years after: A look back at No. 10 Syracuse’s unexpected run to Final Four
Former Syracuse students and players remember the Orange’s improbable run as a then-No. 10 seed in the 2016 NCAA Tournament. Read More »
Villanova forward Cole Swider transfers to Syracuse
Villanova transfer Cole Swider, a 6-foot-9 wing who shot 40.2% from 3 last season, announced he's committing to Syracuse. Read More »
Guard Symir Torrence transfers to Syracuse from Marquette
Symir Torrence, a Syracuse native, is transferring to SU after his sophomore season at Marquette, where he averaged 2.4 points per game. Read More »
Data breakdown: The numbers that defined Syracuse’s 2020-21 season
Syracuse's 78.2% free throw rate this season was the best in program history. Multiple players increased their percentage from last year. Read More »
Syracuse freshman guard Kadary Richmond enters transfer portal
Syracuse freshman guard Kadary Richmond has entered the transfer portal. Read More »
Common Council approves $75,000 for mural of Syracuse basketball greats
The mural will feature WNBA superstar Breanna Stewart, Syracuse Nationals champions Dolph Schayes and Earl Lloyd and SU basketball player Manny Breland. Read More »
Syracuse forward Quincy Guerrier plans to test NBA waters
Quincy Guerrier plans to test the NBA waters and test the pre-draft process before signing with an agent. Read More »
Redshirt sophomore Robert Braswell enters the transfer portal
Redshirt sophomore Robert Braswell has entered the transfer portal, according to a report from Verbal Commits. Read More »
Redshirt freshman John Bol Ajak enters transfer portal
John Bol Ajak played sparingly for Syracuse. After redshirting his freshman year, he appeared in 10 games for a total of 51 minutes this season. Read More »
Report card: Grading men’s basketball's season after Sweet 16 loss
We asked our beat writers to evaluate Syracuse’s play this season on a A-F grade scale. Here’s what they said. Read More »
Crane: Why Houston’s Sweet 16 win feels like SU’s 1982 Phi Slama Jama victory
No. 2 Houston knocked No. 11 Syracuse out of the NCAA Tournament with a 62-46 win. The game mirrored SU's 1982 win over Phi Slama Jama. Read More »
Inside SU's Schine Sweet 16 watch party, 1st since pandemic began
Around 60 students watched Syracuse's Sweet 16 game against Houston last night, the first school sponsored watch party since the pandemic began. Read More »
A look at the history between Jim Boeheim and Bob Huggins
Jim Boeheim and Bob Huggins meet in the 2021 NCAA Tournament’s round of 32. Here’s the two legendary coaches’ history. Read More »
Opponent preview: Everything you need to know about No. 3 West Virginia
The Orange and Mountaineers are old Big East foes as the Orange have won five of six meetings with WVU coach Bob Huggins. Read More »
Buddy Boeheim heads into NCAA Tournament on historic scoring pace
Buddy Boeheim put Syracuse on his back to get the Orange into the NCAA Tournament. Can he continue that in the Big Dance? Read More »
Roundtable: Beat writers give advice for your NCAA Tournament bracket
We asked our beat writers to answer their biggest sleeper, Final Four, SU’s ceiling, floor, and more. Here’s what they said. Read More »
3 things San Diego State said ahead of NCAA Tournament game with Syracuse
The Aztecs won the Mountain West Tournament championship with a victory over Utah State, led by Matt Mitchell’s 15.4 points per game and Jordan Schakel’s 14.3. Read More »
Film review: The defensive tendencies Syracuse could exploit against SDSU
Syracuse plays SDSU in the first-round of the NCAA Tournament. Here's what you need to know about the Aztecs ahead of the game. Read More »
No new COVID-19 cases as Syracuse arrives in Indiana, Wildhack says
John Wildhack told reporters that Syracuse has arrived in Indianapolis and has no new COVID cases. Read More »
Data breakdown: A closer look at Syracuse heading into NCAA Tournament
The Orange will play San Diego State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Read More »
How Etan Thomas became a ‘natural’ in sports media
Etan Thomas started writing columns as an NBA player and now hosts multiple podcasts. His writing began during his time at Syracuse where he saw how the media affected people's lives. Read More »
Going dancing: Syracuse makes the 2021 NCAA Tournament as No. 11 seed
Syracuse is going dancing. The Orange secured an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Tournament as an 11 seed. Read More »
Buddy Boeheim makes All-ACC Tournament team after averaging 29 points per game
Buddy was the only Syracuse player to earn All-Tournament Team honors, and he led the Orange in scoring in both of their games in Greensboro. Read More »