Wes has worked for Rivals.com covering the New York Knicks, as well as for Scout.com covering Syracuse athletics. Wes has also been a contributing writer for the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), for SportsNet New York (SNY) as a news desk writer covering all of New York professional sports, and reported on the NBA and MLB for the New York Sportscene. A native of Long Island, New York, Wes graduated from Syracuse University in 2005 with a degree in journalism. Contact him at wes[at]sujuiceonline.com.
ESPN 30 for 30 Requiem For The Big East director Ezra Edelman calls in to chat about his documentary with hosts Andrew Kouwe and Wesley Cheng on the Juice on the Cuse podcast hosted by SNY.tv.
Well, the ACC sent an even stronger message on Friday morning when Pete Thamel of SI.com reported that the ACC is finalizing a deal that would bring the ACC tournament up to the Barclay’s Center.
Tolly James is already preparing for his final year of high school ball and is hoping to attract the attention of a few more programs, specifically LSU and Syracuse.
Does anyone want the one seed in the east? Up until a few weeks ago, everyone just presumed that Syracuse wouldn’t have to leave New York State on its way to the Final Four.
Down the stretch Archbishop Carroll big men Derrick Jones and Ernest Aflakpui scored 13 of their team’s final 17 points en route to a 59-55 victory over Abington Heights.
It’s no coincidence that director Ezra Edelman, in his upcoming ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, Requiem For The Big East starts—and ends—with Syracuse’s final game against Georgetown in the 2013 Big East Tournament.
There were plenty of heroes for Roselle Catholic, including Matt Bullock (15 points, five rebounds), Chris Silva (12 points, six rebounds) and Isaiah Briscoe (13 points, six rebounds), who combined for 40 points and 17 rebounds.
Players were selected for the Jordan Brand Classic set for April 18 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Monday. From the New York/New Jersey area, Syracuse commit Chris McCullough of IMG Academy was selected.
With the basketball season coming down to a win-or-go-home scenario, Isaiah Briscoe propelled Roselle Catholic over Trenton Catholic in the semifinals of the New Jersey Non-Public South B bracket of the state tournament, 70-50.