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.
The majority of Fair’s 14 points came from inside the paint, where he is most effective. I didn’t like the high turnovers (4), but he was solid otherwise.
Brandon Triche scored 10 straight points midway through the second half as part of a 10-1 run as Syracuse took control of the game for an impressive road win.
If there was a All Non-Conference team, Southerland would be the MVP. If he can shoot 7 of 12 for 18 points against Georgetown and Louisville, that would be a huge asset.
In only 28 minutes, Carter-Williams stuffed the stat sheet with 8 points, 13 assists, six rebounds and four steals. Perhaps even more impressive was that the sophomore committed just a single turnover.