The Orange have a long and illustrious history, including a pair of national championships following the 1917-18 and 1925-26 seasons. And, no, Jim Boeheim was not even a player on those squads.
The 2013-2014 Syracuse men’s basketball season was full of extremes. There were the school-record 25 straight wins and No. 1 ranking to start the season.
In SU’s 61-50 win over Indiana in the 2013 Sweet 16, the 2-3 caused the Hoosiers to shoot 33 percent from the field and 3-15 from downtown. The numbers were similar on Dec. 3, with the Orange holding Indiana to just 36 percent from the field and 4-14 from downtown.
The basic premise of this article is that Cooney would become a more consistent and reliable shooter in his next two seasons based on the past track records of Demetris Nichols, Andy Rautins and James Southerland.
Kassoum Yakwe played in the 2014 Jordan Brand International Game and scored 13 points and grabbed two rebounds for Team White as they defeated Team Black 74-71.
Syracuse forward Jerami Grant will forgo his final two years of eligibility and declare for the 2014 NBA Draft, Sports Illustrated’s Pete Thamel tweeted on Monday afternoon.
Just a few days removed from an emotionally draining win over Duke, Cooney drained nine 3-pointers, including nine-straight Orange points to push the lead to 54-44 lead with 4:19 left after the Irish had pulled to within three points.
Franklin Howard is a 6-4 shooting guard who missed this season with an ACL injury. He’s considering Maryland, Georgetown, Ohio State, Virginia, N.C. State as well as Syracuse.
There’s no question that Syracuse guard Trevor Cooney had an up-and-down sophomore season. The shooting guard started the season well, hitting 43 of 86 shots from beyond the arc in non-conference play.