The Golden Bears stunned 23rd-ranked Syracuse 73-59 on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden to advance to the championship game of the 2K Classic against 10th-ranked Texas.
Thomas Bryant has long been considered one of the top prospects in the class of 2015 and as a senior he is the leader of a talented Huntington Prep squad.
Syracuse’s younger players have a lot to work on[/caption]Last weekend’s close game against Hampton revealed the Syracuse men’s basketball team has a long way to go.
The 6-foot-4, 289-pound Lake Forest Academy defensive lineman received a scholarship offer from Stanford early Monday, then called the Cardinal coaching staff and committed late Monday night.
Pope John XXIII has one of the top centers in the country in 6-foot 8-inch Moustapha Diagne. He had offers from Connecticut, Cincinnati and Temple before committing to Syracuse.
The Orange (2-0) rattled off ten straight points late in the second half to push a six-point lead to 16 and effectively end the game against the Pirates (0-2).