By CHUCKIE MAGGIO At a program where newcomers already tend to be unheralded mystery men, Matt Johnson was the latest to fall into an even less newsworthy category. Johnson, who spent his first two seasons of collegiate basketball at junior colleges, committed to Mark Schmidt and St. Bonaventure on March 2. College basketball reporter Adam Zagoria broke the news about an hour … [Read more...] about Johnson expected to make immediate contribution with Bonnies
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Syracuse vs. Virginia: Previewing the No. 11 Cavaliers
By BILLY HEYEN Syracuse hosts No. 11 Virginia on Wednesday night in the Carrier Dome to open the new season. As part of the ACC's expanded 20-game conference schedule, the Orange get to start the campaign against the defending national champions. Last year, a second-half 3-point barrage from the Cavaliers dealt the knockout punch to SU in March. Both teams have new looks … [Read more...] about Syracuse vs. Virginia: Previewing the No. 11 Cavaliers
Top 5 storylines to watch for Syracuse basketball in 2019-20
By CHARLIE DISTRUCO and BILLY HEYEN With so much change for Syracuse entering the 2019-20 season, there are plenty of storylines to follow. New starters, players with increased roles, a new style of play. All the unknown makes this one of the more unpredictable SU seasons in recent memory. Before the Orange tip off against the defending national champion Virginia … [Read more...] about Top 5 storylines to watch for Syracuse basketball in 2019-20
Syracuse Basketball 2019-20 Season Predictions
By CHARLIE DISTURCO and BILLY HEYEN Syracuse began last season ranked, but that didn’t stop the Orange from losing four nonconference games. The 2018-19 season was filled with those kinds of ups-and-downs: A loss at home to Georgia Tech followed by a win at No. 1 Duke two days later. For the first time in a while, SU entered Selection Sunday safer than the … [Read more...] about Syracuse Basketball 2019-20 Season Predictions
Takeaways: Bonnies find bearings in exhibition rout
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Alejandro Vasquez offered the most accurate representation of St. Bonaventure's newcomers' collective performance during Wednesday night's 90-45 exhibition win over Alfred. The Queens, N.Y. native got the start in his first appearance in front of the Reilly Center faithful and fired away, leading the Bonnies with six shot attempts in the first half. He … [Read more...] about Takeaways: Bonnies find bearings in exhibition rout