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.
Syracuse moved up to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 this week, with Duke taking the top spot and No. 2 Michigan behind them in the latest round of polls released Monday afternoon.
Carter-Williams had just one assist at halftime, and then poured in 13 after intermission. It’s no coincidence that Syracuse was only +4 on the scoreboard in the first half and +21 in the second. He also only had 2 turnovers and chipped in 12 points.
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim became sentimental about the latest round of realignment news affecting the Big East following SU’s 85-61 win over Canisius on Saturday night.
Syracuse guard Michael Carter-Williams declined comment about a Post-Standard article on Friday, which reported that he had shoplifted from a Destiny USA department store last week.
James Southerland shot well for the second straight game, and finished with 21 points. Brandon Triche chipped in 19 points, while Carter-Williams added 12 points and 13 assists.
Seven Catholic basketball schools—St. John’s, Georgetown, DePaul, Marquette, Seton Hall, Providence and Villanova—announced they were splitting from the Big East to form a basketball-centric conference.
SNY college basketball analyst Tim Welsh joins us to chat about Jim Boeheim’s upcoming milestone, Michael Carter-Williams’ ceiling and conference realignment.