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.
Georgetown was downed by Notre Dame 10-8 after relinquishing a four goal lead in the first half. Though the Hoyas took a 6-5 lead into halftime, Notre Dame allowed just three goals in the final 45:07 of the game.
Top 100 talents like Brandon Austin (headed to Providence), Kuran Iverson (Memphis), Jermaine Lawrence (Cincinnati) and Tyler Roberson (Syracuse) are among the headliners.
North Carolina coach Roy Williams will meet with Wiggins on Monday, and Kansas coach Bill Self comes in on Tuesday, Huntington (W.V.) Prep coach Rob Fulford confirmed to SNY.tv.
I’ve been covering Tyler Ennis for 2-3 years now at St. Benedict’s and he’s a tremendous player. He played very well in the Jordan game playing alongside Andrew Wiggins and Julius Randle.
From practice time in the gym to workouts with his trainer, Mark Ellis — and oh, by the way, regular school life — tracking down Robbinsdale Cooper High School junior guard Rashad Vaughn isn’t easy.
The Orange have a 71-25-2 all time series lead against Hobart, including a 13-12 win at Geneva last year. Syracuse and Hobart will meet for the 99th time in history.
Eleven years after they played in the Jordan Brand Classic at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire sat courtside at Barclays Center to watch the next generation of future NBA stars on display in the 2013 Jordan Classic.
In this interview from the Jordan Brand Classic, Syracuse-bound point guard Tyler Ennis of St. Benedict’s Prep talks about St. Ben’s run to the ESPN NHSI final, the Orange’s future, fellow Canadian Andrew Wiggins and Saturday’s Jordan Brand Classic.
Andrew Wiggins kept a low-profile with the media on Thursday and likely will do the same when it’s time to make the announcement that the whole basketball world is awaiting.
If Hamilton, who is respected in recruiting circles for his tenacity can land prep phenom Andrew Wiggins, it would be among the most significant moments in FSU basketball history.