Later this week, a 6-foot-8, 230-pound center from Pope John XXIII High School will become the next potential great Garden-stater to announce his college decision. Moustapha Diagne, of Sparta, N.J., will choose between Syracuse and Memphis.
Tyus Battle, one of the elite players in the Class of 2016, plans to visit Michigan and Duke next month and continues to pile up scholarship offers. Battle added offers from Wake Forest and Maryland this past week to the many he already has.
With Tyler Ennis headed to the NBA Draft, Syracuse fans are wondering, what’s next? Barry Connors, who coaches incoming Syracuse point guard Kaleb Joseph at Cushing (MA) Academy, says not to worry.
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.
The Iron Mikes, who were 12-15 in 2012-13, got a boost in the offseason when they learned that guards Malachi Richardson and Myles Powell would be transferring in.
Tolly James is already preparing for his final year of high school ball and is hoping to attract the attention of a few more programs, specifically LSU and Syracuse.