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Former Syracuse G Dion Waiters re-signs with Miami for four years, $52 million

Former Syracuse G Dion Waiters re-signs with Miami for four years,  million
Former Syracuse Orange guard Dion Waiters bet on himself pretty damn hard last offseason, to the tune of a one-year deal with the Miami Heat worth less than $3 million. On Wednesday, he cashed in all of those chips, re-signing with Miami for four years and $52 million. Dion Waiters makes $13 million per year. NunesMagician.com: Read More more

Four-star 2018 recruit Darius Bazley commits to the Syracuse Orange

Four-star 2018 recruit Darius Bazley commits to the Syracuse Orange
The Orange are making some noise! Four star 2018 recruit Darius Bazley has committed to joining the Syracuse Orange, he has told Scout. Bazley was being recruited by Florida, Georgetown, Louisville, and others, but the versatile wing decided to bring his talents up north to the Carrier Dome. ESPN has Bazley ranked 32nd in their top 100 for the class... more

Darius Bazley sets the tone for Boeheim’s 2018 recruiting cycle

Darius Bazley sets the tone for Boeheim’s 2018 recruiting cycle
When a prospect with the talent of Darius Bazley commits to any program, it begins to shape a class. It doesn’t matter if it’s Syracuse, Duke, North Carolina or UMass — every recruiting class has an identity for better or for worse. In Syracuse’s case, it’s for the better. Bazley, a former Ohio State commit, pledged his commitment to the... more

Boeheim blasts ex-Indiana coach Tom Crean for Tyler Lydon opinion

Boeheim blasts ex-Indiana coach Tom Crean for Tyler Lydon opinion
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim responded bluntly to former Indiana coach Tom Crean’s draft night criticism of forward Tyler Lydon. Crean was critical of Lydon after the draft saying, “I don’t think he’s that good” and questioning Lydon’s shooting and whether he could guard NBA players as a stretch-4. Syracuse.com: Read More more

Where to watch former Syracuse basketball players in NBA Summer League

Where to watch former Syracuse basketball players in NBA Summer League
The NBA and NHL titles have been won and the drafts are over… so for the rest of summer it’s pretty much baseball and the NBA Summer League. If the former isn’t your cup of tea, check out the nine former Syracuse Orange basketball players who will take the court starting July 1st. The nine include the newly drafted Tyler... more

Buddy Boeheim will spend next basketball season at prep school

Buddy Boeheim will spend next basketball season at prep school
Buddy Boeheim will play basketball next season at Brewster Academy, his dad, Jim Boeheim, said this morning. Buddy, the 6-foot-5 Jamesville-DeWitt star guard, wants to challenge himself in the difficult NEPSAC league, a New England prep school conference that has acted as proving ground for many Syracuse basketball players, the latest being Taurean Thompson, Matthew Moyer and Tyler Lydon. Syracuse.com:... more

Jim Boeheim defends recruiting after missing on Cole Swider

Jim Boeheim defends recruiting after missing on Cole Swider
Jim Boeheim was driving home on Friday and felt the need to call into Brent Axe’s afternoon sports talk show “On The Block,” which can be heard from 4-6 p.m. ET on ESPN Syracuse. Axe was discussing SU basketball recruiting, and more specifically the news that Class of 2018 four-star forward Cole Swider had verbally committed to Villanova earlier in... more

NBA Draft: The case for picking Tyler Lydon

NBA Draft: The case for picking Tyler Lydon
Tyler Lydon is headed to the NBA after two seasons at Syracuse, and he’s a near certainty to have his name called at some point in Thursday’s NBA Draft. The 6-foot-9 forward finished his collegiate career with per-game averages of 11.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. He also shot 40-percent from deep while drilling 93 3-pointers. Currently,... more

Louisville’s NCAA penalties relatively light compared to ‘Cuse punishment

Louisville’s NCAA penalties relatively light compared to ‘Cuse punishment
Part of Syracuse’s penalties from the NCAA stemmed from the late Fab Melo participating in games while ineligible during the 2011-12 season. That 2012 team made it to the Elite 8 without him. But wouldn’t we rather have just won the championship with him and dealt with the consequences later? Despite us benching him for the tournament, we got hit... more

Boeheim’s Army unveils uniforms inspired by 2003 Syracuse championship team

Boeheim’s Army unveils uniforms inspired by 2003 Syracuse championship team
For the one or two of you that don’t recognize the basis for the jersey, it’s inspired by the ones worn by the 2003 National Champion Syracuse Orangemen squad. Y’know, the jerseys that we should still be wearing… No word yet on whether or not Boeheim’s Army will be selling these, but if they are, I’m sure plenty of us... more

Grad transfer Geno Thorpe commits to Syracuse from USF

Grad transfer Geno Thorpe commits to Syracuse from USF
South Florida graduate transfer Geno Thorpe committed to Syracuse on Friday afternoon, according to multiple reports. The 6-foot-4 guard visited SU Thursday before committing a day later. He chose the Orange over Pittsburgh and Seton Hall. Thorpe, who is eligible to play immediately, averaged 15.1 points and 4.6 assists for USF last season. He was the leading scorer in the... more

Syracuse basketball to host Buffalo in non-conference schedule

Syracuse basketball to host Buffalo in non-conference schedule
UB will travel to the Carrier Dome for the first time since 2001 when the then-Orangemen took down UB 83-62. Preston Shumpert led the way with 22 points while Deshaun Williams and Kueth Duany added 17 and 16 points, respectively. Buffalo is coming off a mediocre 17-15 season after making the NCAA Tournament the previous two years. Bobby Hurley took... more

BREMER: Orange bolster backcourt with addition of Geno Thorpe

BREMER: Orange bolster backcourt with addition of Geno Thorpe
The 2017-2018 Syracuse Men’s Basketball team filled its final open scholarship on Friday, when Geno Thorpe committed to the Orange during his visit to the Hill. Thorpe is a combo guard who averaged 15.1 points per game as a member of the University of South Florida Bulls last season. Prior to that, he spent his first two years playing at... more

Syracuse to reportedly open 2017-18 hoops season against Cornell in the Dome

Syracuse to reportedly open 2017-18 hoops season against Cornell in the Dome
Syracuse will host Cornell to open the 2017-18 season on Saturday, Nov. 10 in the Carrier Dome, according to a tweet by CBS insider Jon Rothstein. It sets up a meeting between SU head coach Jim Boeheim and his oldest son, Cornell incoming freshman Jimmy Boeheim. Jimmy announced March 1 that he committed to the Big Red, after he averaged... more

People assume Buddy Boeheim will play for Syracuse, but it’s not a done deal

People assume Buddy Boeheim will play for Syracuse, but it’s not a done deal
As Buddy Boeheim sinks more shots and reaches the radar of more college basketball coaches this summer, he bumps into a rising tide of speculation. People assume this son of Jim Boeheim, this 6-foot-5 teenager who is developing a reputation as someone who “shoots the lights out” according to his EYBL coach, is headed to Syracuse. College coaches ask him... more

Boeheim’s Army set for Northeast Region of The Basketball Tournament

Boeheim’s Army set for Northeast Region of The Basketball Tournament
The Basketball Tournament has announced 60 teams in the 64-team field for this summer’s event, and not surprisingly, Boeheim’s Army will be among them. Now in year three, the team of former Syracuse Orange basketball players made the field via fan vote. Boeheim’s Army will enter the event in the Northeast Region, along with 15 other teams. Nine teams made... more
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