Tyler Ennis showed plenty of poise and leadership that went well beyond his status as a freshman. A steady point guard who rarely made poor decisions, he was one of the driving forces behind SU’s 25-0 start.
Assuming Jerami Grant bolts for the NBA, Trevor Cooney is going to be the centerpiece of the Syracuse Orange offensive attack next season. Behind him, Syracuse has a plethora of unproven young guys, and no-flash role players.
Orange Watch has learned from various sources with knowledge of the situation that after 38 years Jim Boeheim is going to give the NBA a try before he retires, and Mike Hopkins will FINALLY succeed his mentor directing the Orange program.
Seniors CJ Fair and Baye Moussa Keita leave as one of the most successful classes in Syracuse history. Consider that the two were on two separate No. 1 teams (2012, 2014) and were on teams that went to back-to-back Elite 8s for the first time in program history.
Syracuse sophomore Jerami Grant has been a hot commodity in mock drafts recently. With his freakish athleticism and developing game, Grant oozes NBA potential.
The Syracuse Orange appeared poised to be one of a handful of teams to have a say in deciding millions of brackets across the country. Unfortunately for Orange Nation, that was not the case.
You look at Syracuse basketball point guard Tyler Ennis as a freshman, he has a lot of improvement to look at moving forward. He’s got to work on his body. He’s got to get stronger.
Highlighted during televised excerpts of Jim Boeheim’s postgame comments following the Orange’s disappointing NCAA Round of 32 defeat to Dayton at Buffalo Saturday night, was the fact that Boeheim is the first coach of a team to lose to six double digits seeds in tournament play.