Category: College

Former Syracuse standout Jerami Grant has agreed to a new three-year, $27 million contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski. Wojnarowski reported the news on Twitter shortly after midnight, the official start of NBA free agency. Grant can agree to his new contract but can not sign it until after July 6 as part of... more

No members of the Syracuse Orange were selected in the NBA Draft for the first time since 2011. No ‘Cuse fans will pout over Tyus Battle’s return, as he (and probably Oshae Brissett too) will likely end this short hiatus in 2019. Though it does dry up the excitement of a new breakout Orange star suiting up in the Association.... more

Syracuse will have its 26th-straight matchup with Colgate on Nov. 21 in the Carrier Dome. Syracuse knocked off Colgate, 72-58, at home in early December last season. Three SU players scored double figures: Tyus Battle (24 points), Oshae Brissett (20) and Frank Howard (18). The Raiders hung around due to a strong showing from beyond the arc, 14-for-35 as a... more

Former Syracuse star Michael Carter-Williams has reached an agreement to sign with the Houston Rockets, according to various media reports. Carter-Williams’ career trajectory has gone downhill since winning Rookie of the Year with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2013-14, culminating in career-worst numbers last year with Charlotte. In Houston, though, he found a nice NBA landing spot with one of the... more

The updates heights and weights of Syracuse Orange basketball’s rostered players were released by men’s basketball strength and conditioning coach Ryan Cabiles. One thing stood out on the new roster, sophomore Marek Dolezaj is now listed at 6 feet 10 inches tall. He was previously listed at 6’9” on the Cuse.com website. The Bratislava, Solvakia native had a successful freshman... more

Malachi Richardson continued his strong play in the NBA Summer League on Monday. The former Syracuse guard started for the Toronto Raptors, played 28 minutes and scored 17 points as the Raptors fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder 92-82. Richardson, who has tantalizing 6-foot-6 size at the shooting guard spot, was 5-for-12 overall and 4-of-10 from the 3-point line. When... more

All of the games that Boeheim’s Army plays in The Basketball Tournament will be broadcast on ESPN platforms. ESPN released the broadcast information and broadcast pairings for the winner-take-all $2 million tournament on Thursday. The first two Boeheim’s Army games will be streamed on ESPN3. Boeheim’s Army, a group of former SU players, plays its opening game next weekend on... more

Syracuse women’s basketball head coach Quentin Hillsman reached a long-term deal with SU Athletics to continue coaching through 2024 on Thursday, according to an SU Athletics press release. “I am very fortunate and appreciative of this opportunity,” Hillsman said in the release. Since beginning at SU in 2006, Hillsman’s compiled a 241-127 overall record, took the Orange to the NCAA... more

After spending the last four seasons in the NBA, former Syracuse point guard Tyler Ennis is moving to one of the top clubs in international basketball. Ennis signed a two-year contract with Turkish Basketball Super League club Fenerbache, which is located in Istanbul. The club lost in the title game of the EuroLeague competition last year, which is considered the... more

Demetris Nichols, who hit any number of 3-pointers during his Syracuse tenure, drained a baseline jumper to provide Boeheim’s Army with a 60-55 victory against Team Fancy in the TBT Tournament on Sunday. Nichols finished with a game-best 13 points and had seven rebounds for Boeheim’s Army. Eric Devendorf had 12 points and John Gillon, who had 32 points the... more