Category: Syracuse Orange Basketball

Syracuse’s (23-14) magical run in the NCAA Tournament comes to an end in the Sweet 16 after a 69-65 loss to Duke (29-7) Friday night at CentruyLink Center. Sophomore Tyus Battle led the Orange with 19 points and five assists. Freshman Oshae Brissett added 15 points with seven rebounds and freshman Marek Dolezaj totaled 13 points. Marvin Bagley III paced... more

Syracuse staged a late second half comeback to edge the Arizona State Sun Devils in their NCAA opening round match-up on Wednesday night, 60-56. Oshae Brissett led the Orange with 23 points and 12 rebounds while Tyus Battle added 15 including a late three-pointer to give Syracuse the lead for good. Syracuse will now face TCU on Friday night at... more

Freshman Oshae Brissett scored 20 points with 10 rebounds to lead 11th-seeded Syracuse in a 78-59 loss to sixth-seeded North Carolina Wednesday night in the second round of the New York Life ACC Tournament. Sophomore Tyus Battle finished with 15 points and junior Frank Howard totaled 12 points. Theo Pinson posted 16 points and 11 boards to lead the Tar... more

The Syracuse Orange had one last chance to impress the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee. One more opportunity to bolster its resume with the type of victory that grabs the attention of everyone in the country, including and especially those committee members who determine the at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament. But Syracuse didn’t have nearly enough firepower to compete with... more

Syracuse, and the rest of Orange nation, have just learned that they will be in the NCAA Tournament field of 68 on the live Selection Show on TBS television and streaming at NCAA.com. – Click here for printable brackets (.pdf) Syracuse will face Arizona State in the First Four at Dayton’s UD Arena Wednesday, March 14 at 9:10 p.m. ET.... more

Sophomore Tyus Battle led Syracuse with 29 points in an 85-70 loss to Boston College Wednesday night at Conte Forum. Freshman Oshae Brissett finished with 18 points and nine rebounds. Junior Frank Howard scored 17 points and dished out five assists. That effort would not be enough, though. Ky Bowman led the Eagles with 23 points and five assists. Jerome... more

It’s not guaranteed just yet, but we’re probably facing the inevitability of an NIT bid. Going into the BC game, the Syracuse Orange likely needed four wins in four games to feel secure in our chances as an NCAA Tournament team. We lost against BC, so… that’s sort of it. There’s still a chance for the NCAAs, obviously. The Orange... more

The Orange survived constant effort and a late-game surge by Clemson on Saturday to get a much needed victory inside the Carrier Dome. Tyus Battle and Oshae Brissett led the way for the Orange on the offensive production end, but the headline out of this game was the Orange’s ability to defend the rim late in the game. The 55-52... more

Freshman Marek Dolezaj scored a career-high 20 points to lead 11th-seeded Syracuse (20-12) to a 73-64 win over 14th-seeded Wake Forest (11-20) Tuesday night in the first round of the New York Like ACC Tournament. The Orange will face sixth-seeded North Carolina in the second round Wednesday night at 9 p.m. on ESPN2/ACC Network. Sophomore Tyus Battle recorded 18 points... more

Syracuse picked up a huge road victory to record their 18th win of the season defeating the Miami Hurricanes 62-55 on Saturday afternoon. The Orange were led by an 18 point, 6 assist effort from Frank Howard and a 16 point, 11 rebound outing from Oshae Brissett. Tyus Battle scored 13 including a huge late game three pointer and Marek... more

Syracuse guard Howard Washington underwent surgery on Friday to repair the torn ACL in his right knee. The surgery was performed by Dr. John Cannizzaro on Friday at Upstate Medical Center. Syracuse trainer Brad Pike said Washington’s surgery went well. “It went great,” Pike said Monday. “(Dr. Cannizzaro) is very pleased.” It will be six to nine months before Washington... more

Sophomore Tyus Battle, junior Frank Howard and freshman Oshae Brissett combined to score 66 points for Syracuse (18-10, 7-8 ACC) in its 78-74 loss to No. 10 North Carolina (22-7, 11-5 ACC) Wednesday night in the Carrier Dome. Battle posted 26 points and six assists, Howard recorded 23 points and Brissett compiled his 11th double-double of the season with 17... more

Turnovers flew in rapid succession, superseding the number of shots the Syracuse Orange hit against a newly-stingy Duke Blue Devils zone. As Coach K’s squad took another step toward the top of the sport, the Orange watched Marvin Bagley return and Duke dunk all over them in a 60-44 win. Marvin Bagley’s return propelled Duke, catching three lobs over the... more

Tyus Battle scored 34 points as the Syracuse Orange held off a late-game run by Wake Forest to improve to 16-8 with a 78-70 win in the Carrier Dome on Sunday afternoon. Orange freshman Oshae Brissett scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and point guard Frank Howard scored 12 points to go along with 9 assists and 5 steals.... more

Freshman Oshae Brissett tied his career-high with 25 points and added seven rebounds to lead Syracuse (16-9, 6-7 ACC) in a 74-70 loss to NC State (17-9, 7-6 ACC) Wednesday night in the Carrier Dome. Sophomore Tyus Battle posted 17 points and Frank Howard added 16 points with six assists for the Orange. Allerik Freeman led NC State with 17 points... more