Now in his sixth decade of covering SU sports, Brad was sports director of WSYR radio for eight years into the early 1990s, then wrote the Orange Watch column for The Big Orange/The Juice print publication for 18 years. A Syracuse University graduate, Brad currently runs his own media consulting business in the Philadelphia suburbs. Follow him on Twitter @BradBierman.
With Syracuse the second time Babers has taken over a program that had a losing record the season before he arrived, there’s no shortcuts in establishing the culture he’s building.
Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim became emotional has he reacted to the death of all time Orange star Dwayne Pearl Washington on Wednesday. Washington’s family announced his death through the school, succumbing to brain cancer at age 52 in New York City.
Syracuse guard Malachi Richardson will test the NBA Draft waters, submitting his name to be draft eligible, but he won’t sign with an agent so he can retain his college eligibility if he decides to return to SU for his sophomore season.
No matter how Syracuse finishes its landmark season, Hillsman and his team have more than made their impact continuing one of the most successful overall athletic department year’s in modern school history.
Syracuse and Dayton met in a first round NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional game at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis Friday afternoon with the Orange winning going away 70-51. Malachi Richardson paced SU with 20 points, while Tyler Roberson had 18 rebounds.