Syracuse Basketball

Six Reasons Syracuse Basketball Deserves To Make Ncaa Tournament

... to render its verdict. For the second consecutive year, the Orange's potential inclusion is among the most widely-debated subjects heading into Selection Sunday. National pundits like Joe Lunardi (ESPN) see Syracuse sneaking into the field of 68 teams, while others like Jerry Palm (CBS) and Andy Bottoms (Assembly Call) think the Orange gets squeezed out. Six reasons Syracuse basketball doesn't deserve to make NCAA Tournament. Like last year, strong cases can be made for both sides. Here are the best arguments for why the Orange deserves to be among the 68 teams selected for college basketball's showcase event. The best wins: Quality wins have been king in recent years and nobody on the bubble has beaten as many Top 25 teams as Syracuse. Heck, only 23 teams in the country have beaten that many. So what is all of the Orange's came inside the Carrier Dome? Do you really think any other bubble team is capable of beating Duke, Florida State and Virginia ...

Ou Basketball Gets Kansas, Syracuse, Msu Next Season

... “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr. (left) and Michigan State and Brailen Neely (right) and Oakland will square off again next season, this time on a neutral court. (Photo: Al Goldis / Associated Press). CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENTEMAILMORE. Detroit — Greg Kampe and the Oakland men’s basketball team will face another super-tough nonconference schedule next season. While the full schedule isn’t expected to be released until mid-spring, athletic director Jeff Konya told The News on Tuesday that Oakland will travel to behemoths Syracuse and Kansas, and again play Michigan State. The Michigan State game is contracted to be at a neutral site, but it’s unclear what that site will be. The neutral-site rotation in the series typically has been at The Palace, but officials from both schools aren’t sure The Palace will be an option, after the Pistons move downtown next season. Little Caesars Arena in Detroit is the obvious choice, but it’d be a tight fit to squeeze in Oakland and Michigan State, between all the Red Wings and Pistons home games. Oakland played Michigan ...

Syracuse Basketball Will Have To Watch Key Games In Conference Tourneys

... faces UT-San Antonio in the quarterfinals today. Michigan State vs. Penn State (2:25 p.m., BTN): Lunardi has Michigan State well into the tournament, but CBSSports' Jerry Palm has the Spartans closer to the bubble. Bracket Matrix has Michigan State as a 10-seed. The Spartans can't afford a loss to Penn State. Seton Hall vs. Marquette (2:30 p.m., FS 1): Lunardi has Marquette as one of the last four teams receiving byes in the NCAA tournament. Seton Hall is ahead of Marquette. However, Bracket Matrix puts them both on the 10-seed line. The loser should still be fine, but it'll sweat a little more. California vs. Utah (5:30 p.m.): As stated above, Cal is on the NCAA bubble. This game is a chance for Cal to make up for an embarrassing 30-point loss to Utah just one week ago. Indiana vs. Iowa (6:30  p.m., ESPN 2): ...

Dajuan Coleman On His Dome Finale For Syracuse Basketball

... and pushes through practice. He celebrates his teammate's successes and never pouts. For the nine games prior to Syracuse's Senior Day celebration, the former Mc Donald's All-American never left the bench. Yet he remains integral to the spirit of the Syracuse basketball team. "He is," says Syracuse forward Tyler Lydon, "our rock.". Coleman now calls his career "a grind," using the word four times during a four-minute conversation. It serves as a catch-all to sum up two major knee surgeries, two rehabilitation efforts and the mental and physical willpower needed to engage in an endless effort to regain long-lost abilities. "This is what I do," Coleman said. "This is what I love to do. I didn't want to quit like that. I wanted to give it my all. Whatever I wanted to start, I wanted to finish. That was my main motivation.". Syracuse's Da Juan Coleman on basketball, injuries: This is what I love to do. When Coleman ...

Gonzaga, St. Mary's Help The Syracuse Basketball Cause March 7

... regardless of what happens when the two bitter West Coast Conference rivals meet in the league title game. If you're a Syracuse basketball fan, you did not want another WCC team upsetting the west coast basketball world order. Now's your chance to issue a grateful 'Thank you' to the Zags and the Gaels. There wasn't much else on the basketball slate of consequence on Monday.  Conference tournaments heat up this week.  Here are a list of teams you want to root hard against: Big 10 - Michigan State, Iowa, Illinois; Pac 12 - California, USC; SEC - Vanderbilt, Georgia; Big East - Xavier, Providence; Atlantic 10: Rhode Island; ACC - Wake Forest; Big 12 - Kansas State; American - Houston. Monday's games of note. Gonzaga 77, Santa Clara 68 - In a game that was a lot closer than anticipated, Nigel Williams-Goss ...

Syracuse Basketball Routs Georgia Tech, Gets Critical Win For Ncaa Tournament Resume

... Gillon's missed layup and then White hit another 3-pointer for a 60-44 lead with 9 minutes remaining. The Orange was never challenged after that run. Syracuse freshman Tyus Battle scored 22 points for the Orange. Syracuse took a 38-26 halftime lead thanks to its hot shooting. The Orange made 56 percent (13 out of 23) of its field-goal attempts in the first half. The Orange went 5-for-10 on 3-pointers in the opening half. But Georgia Tech went on a 13-0 run that spanned the last minute of the first half and the first three minutes of the second half to cut Syracuse's lead down to five points. Josh Okogie's bucket with 17:36 left in the game made the score 38-33. Syracuse jumped out to a 16-4 early lead. The Orange hit its first five shots of the game. Tyus Battle connected on his first three attempts from 3-point range. Even Syracuse center Taurean Thompson dropped in a 3-pointer during the Orange's early surge. The Orange would lead by as many as 16 points in the half, pushing out to a 38-22 advantage on John Gillon's left-handed drive to the basket with 1:28 left in the half. However, Georgia Tech scored on its last two possessions to trim SU's lead to 12 points at the ...

Syracuse Basketball Gets Run Over By Louisville In Rough Loss

... scoring 12 points in the game's first 10 minutes. But the Cardinals had a run of their own in store. Louisville outscored Syracuse 23-4 over the next seven minutes. Mitchell's 3-pointer with just over three minutes left in the half gave the Cardinals a 36-21 lead. Battle and Lydon were the only Syracuse players who made a field goal in the game's first half. Battle went 5-of-12 from the field. He started the game 5-for-9. Lydon had nine points on 3-for-7 shooting at the half. The rest of the Syracuse lineup was a combined 0-for-8 from the field. As a team, Syracuse made just 29 percent (8-of-27) of its field-goal attempts in the first half. Just two weeks ago, Syracuse took Louisville to overtime at the Carrier Dome. The Orange had a chance to win in regulation, but wound up losing 76-72 ...

How Can Syracuse Basketball Succeed In Acc Tournament? 'defense Is Huge

... wins - Virginia and Duke - came against teams that primarily play man defense. Against Syracuse, way back on Jan. 4, Miami shot 39 percent overall, but made 42 percent of its 3-point attempts, thanks in large part to the production of shooting specialist D. J. Vasiljevic, who was 6-of-12 from the 3-point line. Reed, Miami's best player, struggled through a 2-of-11 night that included 2-of-7 from the 3-point line.  He is among the ACC's best marksmen, ranking in the top 10 in 3-point shooting percentage (.404) and number of made threes per game.  And Brown became more of a focal point for the Hurricanes as the season progressed. What Miami does and what Syracuse exploited in their first meeting, is turn the ball over.  Miami  committed 15 turnovers against SU and the Orange turned those mistakes into 18 points.  The Hurricanes have a habit of turning the ball over against ACC teams. Newton has 92 assists and 94 turnovers this season; Brown (100-62) has been better with the ball. In Syracuse's 90-61 defeat of Georgia Tech on Saturday, the Orange forced 15 Tech turnovers and created 16 points off those errors.  The Orange trapped the short corner on Ben Lammers, rotated to the ...