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Why Jordan Tucker’s decision is critical to Syracuse basketball

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Why Jordan Tucker’s decision is critical to Syracuse basketball
Last November, after a blowout win over South Carolina State, Jim Boeheim took to his post-game podium to address some critiques and concerns about recruiting. Quade Green, a highly-rated point guard out of Philadelphia, had picked Kentucky following an extended recruiting process during which he appeared to be headed to Syracuse several times over the preceding months. Syracuse.com: Read More more

Tyler Lydon moves up to 13th pick in latest CBS mock draft

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Tyler Lydon moves up to 13th pick in latest CBS mock draft
Tyler Lydon is going to be a professional basketball player next year. He can’t return to the Syracuse Orange or any other program, so all that we know is that he’ll play somewhere. As is the grand tradition of “well we’ve got nothing else to do,” people are trying to predict where he’ll play his professional basketball. In Howard Mengal’s... more

Donte Greene joins Boeheim’s Army in The Basketball Tournament

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Donte Greene joins Boeheim’s Army in The Basketball Tournament
When we last checked in on Boeheim’s Army, the gang of Syracuse Orange basketball alums had just announced their official entry into 2017’s The Basketball Tournament. Since then, the team’s racked up well over 1,000 fan votes and now sit among the top four in the Northeast region. That said, they’re still ineligible with just five players. They’ll need seven... more

Former East Carolina guard Elijah Hughes to transfer to Syracuse

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Former East Carolina guard Elijah Hughes to transfer to Syracuse
Former East Carolina guard Elijah Hughes will transfer to Syracuse and have three years of eligibility starting in the fall of 2018. Hughes, a 6-foot-6, 220-pound wing from Beacon, New York, was on a visit to SU on Wednesday. He played at South Kent (Connecticut) School with SU forward Matthew Moyer before playing one season at East Carolina. He averaged... more

Class of 2017 wing Jordan Tucker picks Duke over Syracuse

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Class of 2017 wing Jordan Tucker picks Duke over Syracuse
Duke had quietly been in contact with Tucker for a while, and told him the only way he would get an offer was if Kevin Knox went elsewhere. Well, Knox committed to Kentucky last weekend and the Blue Devils extended a scholarship offer the next day. Syracuse had been after Tucker since his sophomore year at Archbishop Stepinac. The coaching... more

Six years later, Syracuse’s Carrier Dome questions remain unanswered

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Six years later, Syracuse’s Carrier Dome questions remain unanswered
As Syracuse approaches a sixth year of conversation about the future of the Carrier Dome, there have been few public decisions made about the buildings planned renovations or how it will be paid for. The project hasn’t been finalized. The pursuit of public funding appears in its early stages. A contractor linked to the renovation said this week that its... more

Tyler Lydon ranked the ninth-best player in college basketball by The Big Lead

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Tyler Lydon ranked the ninth-best player in college basketball by The Big Lead
Syracuse’s Tyler Lydon is expected to make a huge leap as a sophomore, transitioning from sixth-man to alpha male for the SU basketball team. Just how big will the expectations be nationally? One of the earliest signals arrived on Wednesday when the popular sports blog, The Big Lead, named Lydon the ninth-best player in college basketball heading into next season.... more

Syracuse’s Dajuan Coleman taking advantage of rehab-free summer

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Syracuse’s Dajuan Coleman taking advantage of rehab-free summer
The sweats pours off Dajuan Coleman. His shirt is drenched. A small towel is no match for the moisture on his neck and brow. As Coleman wraps up his conditioning session with strength coach Ryan Cabiles, he smiles. The summer chores of conditioning, drill work and scrimmaging all come as gifts to Coleman, who is experiencing his first rehab-free offseason... more

Syracuse’s Tyler Roberson wants to prove he’s more than just a rebounder

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Syracuse’s Tyler Roberson wants to prove he’s more than just a rebounder
It has become, for Tyler Roberson, a ritual of summer. For the third straight year, Roberson is in Syracuse, taking classes and working to improve his body and his basketball game. The 6-foot-8 Orange basketball forward, now a senior, has been entrenched at power forward, a position that requires Roberson to regularly encounter big bodies as he tries to impose... more

Former Syracuse star C.J. Fair signs deal to play in France next season (report)

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Former Syracuse star C.J. Fair signs deal to play in France next season (report)
After spending the last two years in the D-League, former Syracuse star C.J. Fair looks like he’s ready to take his game overseas next year. Fair, 24, signed a contract with Limoges CSP, a member of the most competitive league in France. The deal was announced by both the club and on international basketball website Sportando. Read More at Syracuse.com more

Former Syracuse center Conrad McRae’s high school to name gym after him

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Former Syracuse center Conrad McRae’s high school to name gym after him
Conrad McRae, the late Syracuse University basketball player, will have his high school’s gymnasium named in his honor in September. McRae, a native of Brooklyn, attended Brooklyn Tech before coming to Syracuse where he played from 1989 to 1993. Brooklyn Tech will dedicate its gym to McRae during a ceremony on Friday, Sept. 16. The event will begin at 6:30... more

ESPN colleagues salute new Syracuse AD John Wildhack on his last day at network

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ESPN colleagues salute new Syracuse AD John Wildhack on his last day at network
The man who ESPN president John Skipper says “has had a direct hand in virtually every major content milestone ESPN has achieved” worked his last day at the network on Thursday. After 36 years at the “Worldwide Leader in Sports,” John Wildhack is ready to move on to a new gig as the athletic director at Syracuse University. Read More more

SU target Andrew White no longer considering Michigan State

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SU target Andrew White no longer considering Michigan State
Andrew White, a graduate transfer from Nebraska, is no longer considering Michigan State. Michigan State is one of just two schools that White has officially visited since announcing his decision to transfer from Nebraska. Jon Rothstein of CBSsports.com said in a tweet late Saturday that White had crossed Michigan State off his list. Read More at Syracuse.com more

Syracuse transfer target Andrew White to visit Miami (report)

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Syracuse transfer target Andrew White to visit Miami (report)
Two days ago, Michigan State was Syracuse’s main competition for Nebraska graduate transfer Andrew White. Now, the Spartans are out, but there’s a new entry in the White sweepstakes. White, a 6-foot-7 guard, will visit Miami on Monday, according to Jon Rothstein of CBSsports.com. Nebraska grad transfer Andrew White will visit Miami on Monday, sources told @CBSSports. Immediately eligible for... more
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