By BILLY HEYEN Jim Boeheim shook Tony Bennett's hand before the final buzzer had even sounded. Elijah Hughes untucked his jersey. Marek Dolezaj hung his head. Syracuse wouldn't want to stay on the Carrier Dome court any longer after how its meeting with Virginia had gone to open the season. Syracuse (0-1, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) shot 23.6 percent in a 48-34 loss to No. 11 Virginia … [Read more...] about Syracuse’s offense historically bad in season-opening loss to No. 11 Virginia
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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
Rochester products Dontay Caruthers, Jeenathan Williams help Buffalo beat Syracuse, 71-59
By BILLY HEYEN SYRACUSE, N.Y. — With 4:25 to go on Tuesday, Buffalo’s Dontay Caruthers heard the whistle after contesting Syracuse’s Tyus Battle’s jump shot. He sprinted down toward the other end of the floor in disbelief. That was his fifth foul, disqualification from a game about 90 minutes from his hometown in Rochester. But he’d also done enough to that point. He’d … [Read more...] about Rochester products Dontay Caruthers, Jeenathan Williams help Buffalo beat Syracuse, 71-59