Hoops Archives

NCAA Tournament: Who’s Looking Good For Glory?

A college basketball season is normally a fun and unpredictable ride. But this year is shaping up to be even more exciting...

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It’s Put Up or Shut Up Time for Benny Williams

Before the season, Jim Boeheim said that if Benny Williams averaged around 10-12 points and 5-6 rebounds per game, it would change...

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Fizz Instant Reaction: Syracuse Thrashes Oakland, 95-66

Cameron Ezeir and Ethan Frank break down Syracuse’s smackdown of Oakland. The two tackle SU’s 18-0 run to end the half, Chris...

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Syracuse Snaps Non-Conference Skid in 95-66 win over Oakland

After snapping a three-game losing streak in South Bend, the Orange returned home and did the same against non-conference opponents, dominating Oakland...

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Why John Bol Ajak Is Playing

John Bol Ajak has a fascinating story. From South Sudan to earning a basketball scholarship at Syracuse to now actually being a...

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Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Survives Notre Dame 62-61

Wow. Syracuse traveled into South Bend after getting embarrassed by No. 16 Illinois on Tuesday, but you couldn’t have predicted the chaos...

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Syracuse Gets Criticism From ESPN Analyst

It can’t be a good sign when the color commentator goes easy on a team out of pity. That is, apparently, the...

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Syracuse Cannot Lose Again in Nonconference Play

SU is 3-4, having just suffered a disappointing 29-point loss to number 16 Illinois on Tuesday night after getting beaten at the...

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Is Syracuse Stuck with Judah Mintz Hero Ball?

Against Illinois, Judah Mintz took 16 shots. Here’s the first one he made. Nobody really remembers the other two, because they were...

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Rotation Inconsistency Is The Biggest Problem

Where to begin. If Jim Boeheim sent the same guys out for a similar number of minutes game in and game out,...

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The End is Near for Jim Boeheim, and it isn’t Going to be Pretty

Syracuse got punked by Illinois on Tuesday night. Plain and simple. The Orange were playing as a group of individuals and not...

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Burnt Orange: SU Hoops Embarrassed In Illinois, 73-44

Two orange ships heading in different directions passed one another in Champaign, Illinois tonight. One of them is staying a steady course...

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What Needs to Change From Bryant to Illinois?

Syracuse Basketball is in the midst of an unfamiliar stretch. After SU’s 73-72 loss to Bryant, the Orange could drop their third...

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Fizz Instant Reaction: Bryant 73, Syracuse 72

When Syracuse fans look back on the Bryant game, a 73-72 loss in the Dome, in three months, they might remember it...

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Slaps in the Salt City: Bryant Fights Off Syracuse 73-72

It wasn’t Malice in the Palace. It wasn’t Melo fighting the Nuggets. But it sure felt like it. Judah Mintz elevated from...

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Syracuse Needs Scoring Consistency

Five games in, and there are still plenty of question marks around this Syracuse team. A certainty is that Joe Girard and...

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What Syracuse Fans Should/Should not be Thankful for

There’s a lot going on with Syracuse basketball right now. The Orange just returned home after a couple of grueling days in...

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Believe in Chris Bell

Note: this article was written by Francesco Simone Coming into this season, Chris Bell was arguably the second most highly touted of...

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Syracuse Basketball Breakdown: Judah Mintz

It’s clear that one freshman stands above the other five first-year Orange. Through five games, Judah Mintz is second on the team...

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Judah Mintz is Already Creeping onto NBA Mock Drafts

The time has come. Maybe it’s sooner than everyone thought, but it was going to happen eventually. After watching him play in...

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Fizz Instant Reaction: Syracuse Falls to St. John’s 76-69 in Overtime

The Fizz’s Ethan Frank recaps the Orange’s loss in the Empire Classic championship game to the Red Storm, we hear from Jim...

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Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Falls to St. John’s 76-69 in Overtime

It was there for the taking. The Orange had a big-time win on their fingertips and let it slip through them. SU...

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SU’s Triumph Over Richmond Provides Intrigue, Blueprint for Success

To be sure, Syracuse men’s basketball hasn’t gotten off to a flawless start in 2022-23. The team’s perimeter defense is a huge...

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Fizz Instant Reaction: Syracuse Downs Richmond 74-71 in Overtime

Fizz staffers Ethan Frank and Ian Unsworth recap an eventful evening at the Barclays Center for Syracuse, speak with Jim Boeheim and...

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Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Prevails over Richmond 74-71 in Overtime

What a strong, high-level basketball game. Two teams going at it early in the season from start to finish. A 14-2 start...

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What Defines Success in Brooklyn?

Well, if you flashback to what happened in the Bahamas last year, the bar has to be pretty low, right? Syracuse entered...

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Do Syracuse’s Early Season Struggles Prove Jim Boeheim Doesn’t Fit with the Roster?

Six freshmen, one transfer. A class that Jim Boeheim, in his 47th year at the helm, having recruited players like Billy Owens,...

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Syracuse Basketball Players: Report Cards Through the First Three Games

Syracuse basketball has already exposed its fans to a loss and quite the rollercoaster of a mid-major slate through the first three...

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Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Bounces Back Against Northeastern

It was one they had to have, and they had it. Syracuse rebounded (pun intended) from an embarrassing loss to Colgate with...

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Good and Bad in Syracuse’s Start to the Season

Syracuse’s performance against Lehigh was stellar. Colgate? Not so much. A strong non-conference season would raise their betting odds including at DraftKings....