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1.6KWhat the Orange Are Saying Heading Into Their Opening Matchup Against Baylor?
Things never get quiet this time of year. Just moments before addressing the media, Syracuse announced that Frank Howard is suspended indefinitely...
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1.3KWill Recent Syracuse History Dictate This Year’s Trip to the Dance?
Syracuse enters its matchup against Baylor as an 8-seed – tied for the third-lowest it has been since the NCAA began tournament seeding in...
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1.3KOshae Brissett’s Syracuse Tournament Expectations
Consistency has been a problem for Syracuse forward Oshae Brissett this year. After ending the 2017-18 season as arguably the Orange’s best...
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2.0KFinding the First Round Upsets in the NCAA Tournament
Most observers agree, this year’s NCAA Tournament owns the haves and the have nots. There are the true power teams, the four...
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1.4KWest Coast Bias?: Syracuse basketball’s success west of the central time zone
Eight cities across the country are getting set to host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament this weekend. Only two...
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1.4KThe #1 Key for SU’s Tournament Success
This Syracuse team is not perfect. Point guard play has been inconsistent, although trending in the right direction. The bigs barely contribute...
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2.1KFavorites and Sleepers to Watch For in Final Four Runs
March is about Cinderella, however most college basketball observers will tell you this is a top-heavy year. Online college basketball betting will be...
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1.8KWhat is the Biggest Threat to Syracuse in March Madness?
As Syracuse basketball packs its bags to travel out west to take on Baylor in Salt Lake City, Utah, there’s one conference...
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1.7K3 Reasons Syracuse Wins and Loses to Baylor
Welp, here we are again. Selection Sunday has come and gone. Syracuse is in Salt Lake City as an 8 as many...
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1.7KSyracuse Picks Up an Eight Seed, Draws Baylor in the West Region
The bracket is set and the Orange is headed out west to Salt Lake City for their opening round matchup against Baylor....
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1.8KSyracuse falls 84-72 to Duke in ACC Quarterfinals
Minutes into the game, the Orange turned the ball over at half court. A split second later, Duke Freshman phenom Zion Williamson...
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1.3KSyracuse and Duke Are Familiar With Each Other, But New Wrinkles Are Impacting Both Sides
After taking down Pitt thanks to a second half blitz, Syracuse gets set to face another team for the third time. But...
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1.2KRapid Reaction: Syracuse tops Pitt 73-59 in ACC Second Round
Winning an ACC Tournament game is never an easy task for Syracuse. Since joining the conference in 2013, the Orange have only...
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1.6KFirst Half Reactions: Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh in the ACC Tournament
No. 6 Syracuse trails No. 14 Pittsburgh, 36-30, at halftime of the Orange’s first ACC Tournament game of 2019. Three takeaways from...
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1.3KSyracuse’s Odds to Win ACC Tournament
Considering Syracuse’s history in the ACC Tournament, Jim Boehiem’s team shouldn’t be thinking about winning the whole thing. Beating Pittsburgh on Wednesday...
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1.3KSnubs and Duds of the ACC All-Conference Teams
The ACC announced its all-conference teams yesterday, and Tyus Battle was the only Syracuse player to appear on any of the teams....
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1.5KPreviewing the ACC Tournament and Syracuse’s Path to a Conference Title
Well, that’s certainly not the end to the regular season we envisioned or the result SU was looking for. Blowing yet another...
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1.5KMarch is Oshae Brissett’s Do-or-Die Month
Last season, March was one of Oshae Brissett’s best months. So much so that there was talk that the freshman could be...
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1.6KSyracuse’s Second Half Struggles Continue At Clemson
Syracuse basketball ended its season on a sour note on Saturday, again having trouble performing in the second half. For the fourth...
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2.8KA Bittersweet Bite out of the Orange’s Blowout Loss to Virginia
Monday’s 26-point loss to Virginia marked three-out-of-four losses for Syracuse, but after the tough stretch, the Orange should be feeling more encouraged...
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3.7KWhat is the 2-3 Zone’s Real Weakness?
How do you beat the Syracuse zone? It’s an age old question. Actually, it’s a 23 year old question. Head Coach Jim...
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2.2KWho Could Syracuse Play in the NCAA Tournament?
Barring catastrophe, which we can never rule out in this month of the calendar, Syracuse seems pretty locked into an 8 or...
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2.0KWhat is Joe Girard’s Ceiling?
Watching Kyle Guy and Ty Jerome literally make every shot they attempted last night got me thinking. Could Joe Girard sniff that...
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2.0KSyracuse’s Tale of Two Halves
In the past four games, Syracuse has taken on three top-10 opponents. Now, all three of those teams reside in the top-5....
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1.2KThree Takeaways from SU’s loss to No. 2 Virginia
After cruising past Wake Forest on Saturday in Winston Salem, Syracuse rolled into Big Monday against No. 2 Virginia with some momentum....
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2.2KForget the Past, Virginia is More Dominant Than Ever
Here we are. It’s finally over. Monday marks the end of the Orange’s hell stretch that featured four ranked teams in five...
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1.8KJim Boeheim’s Meaningful Compliment
Win or loss, it’s not often that you get a smile out of Jim Boeheim. And, with that, it’s even less often...
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2.5KSyracuse Takes Down Wake Forest in Blowout Fashion
Clearly coming in the stronger team, Syracuse needed to make sure it got this one. Sure enough, that’s exactly what happened, as...
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2.0K1Paschal Chukwu’s Vanishing Act
Much like a magician, Syracuse center Paschal Chukwu has a great trick. At any given moment, the seven-footer can vanish from a...
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1.6KCharity Stripe Chaos: How Syracuse’s Free Throw Shooting Isn’t All That Free
The free throw line. The charity stripe. The bonus. Freebies. Simply from names associated with the shot, it’s pretty easy to tell...
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1.8K1Big-Man Struggles: Syracuse Sinking to a New Low
While there may be room for encouragement, no one can be completely satisfied with consecutive losses. Syracuse wasn’t expected to beat No....
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1.4KDespite Outcomes, Syracuse is Playing its Best Basketball
Syracuse is in the middle of arguably the toughest five game stretch any team in the country will face all season. Already...
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1.3KOrange Struggles Against North Carolina Continue
Over the years, Syracuse has struggled against North Carolina. The bad times continued on Tuesday night with a 93-85 loss to the...
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1.3KNo. 5 UNC Overwhelms Syracuse on Glass, at Line to Pull Away with Win
For the second time this season, Syracuse marched into the heart of the Research Triangle and hung with one of the best...
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1.9KOrange Legacy After Melo: How Does The Orange in the NBA Perform?
Syracuse has been a proud and prestigious program, and the legacy lives on in Orange who made it to the NBA. Since...
