I recently was part of a conversation regarding college basketball venues. The general consensus among my peers seemed to indicate that arenas like Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium and Kansas’ Allen Fieldhouse were the best arenas. They’re cozy, loud, and full of antiquated history.
Tyus Battle is planning to get to Villanova and UConn in the coming weeks, his father told SNY.tv. The 6-foot-5 Gill St. Bernard’s guard is trying to get to Villanova for the Feb. 26 game against Butler with the UConn date to be determined.
Following Syracuse’s narrow escapes over Pittsburgh and North Carolina State last week, a new narrative has emerged to describe the Orange’s best start in school history. SU has been lucky. The Orange shouldn’t be undefeated. Perhaps Florida is the nation’s best team.
Moustapha Diagne holds offers from Syracuse, Villanova, Kansas, Memphis, Penn State, Rutgers. St. John’s, Cincinnati, UConn, Seton Hall, West Virginia, Temple, Cleveland State, Oregon State, Iona, Manhattan, La Salle and Rhode Island
On this President’s Day holiday with rapidly only six regular season games left for No. 1 ranked Syracuse basketball to navigate in ACC play, Jim Boeheim’s 38th team has dazzled Orange Nation in unprecedented fashion.
Christmas had 14 points and set career highs with 12 rebounds and seven blocks as Syracuse earned its 10th single-digit win despite shooting 35.2 percent.
Rakeem Christmas had a key steal to set up C.J. Fair’s winning layup with 6.7 seconds left, helping No. 1 Syracuse edge North Carolina State 56-55 on Saturday night to remain unbeaten.