By BILLY HEYEN Syracuse (6-5, 1-1 Atlantic Coast) faces off with North Florida (7-6) on Saturday evening in the Carrier Dome. The Orange are coming off a 12-point win over Oakland, while UNF just put up 81 points in a loss to No. 19 Florida State. Saturday's game promises to be a 3-point bonanza. Here's a preview of the Ospreys before Saturday night's contest. How to watch … [Read more...] about Syracuse vs. North Florida: Previewing the Ospreys
Pine Pieces
How 2 plays showed upside of SU’s Quincy Guerrier, Jesse Edwards
By BILLY HEYEN Three Syracuse freshmen played Wednesday night in the Orange's (6-5, 1-1 Atlantic Coast) 74-62 win over Oakland (5-7). Joe Girard III led the first-year players with 20 points. Quincy Guerrier played 12 minutes, while Jesse Edwards played seven. In those minutes, Guerrier and Edwards each had a moment that presented the upside that could make them huge weapons … [Read more...] about How 2 plays showed upside of SU’s Quincy Guerrier, Jesse Edwards
Syracuse 74, Oakland 62: Takeaways from SU’s win over the Grizzlies
By BILLY HEYEN Syracuse (6-5, 1-1 Atlantic Coast) held off a persistent Oakland (5-7) team to win at the Carrier Dome on Wednesday night, 74-62. The Grizzlies kept the game at a single-digit margin for much of the way as Jim Boeheim kept his rotation short. In the end, the Orange began the first of three home games to end nonconference play with a win. Here are three … [Read more...] about Syracuse 74, Oakland 62: Takeaways from SU’s win over the Grizzlies
Takeaways: Bonnies snap Niagara spell to win sixth straight
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure men's basketball coach Mark Schmidt was blunt about his team's offensive performance on Wednesday night against Niagara. "Offensively... there's times when we looked pretty good," he told Gary Nease and Don Scholla on the WPIG postgame show, "and there's times, in the game, where we looked like a JV team." Bona recorded a season-high 87 points … [Read more...] about Takeaways: Bonnies snap Niagara spell to win sixth straight
Bonnies Basketball Decade In Review: All-Decade Team
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Editor's note: As this calendar year comes to a close and 2020 fast approaches, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball program is wrapping up one of its most memorable decades. The “Bonnies Basketball Decade In Review” series takes a look back at the players, games and moments that defined the 2010s. There's a common thread between each player who appeared on a … [Read more...] about Bonnies Basketball Decade In Review: All-Decade Team