It took an explosive nine minutes in the third quarter and a huge drive with under 90 seconds on the clock, but Syracuse rallied back from as many as 20 points down to knock off South Florida in Tampa, Florida on Saturday night, 37-36
In 37 games, Christmas averaged 2.8 points and 2.9 rebounds, falling perfectly in line with his predecessors. If Onuaku, Jackson and Melo are any indication, Christmas is in for a significant jump in production this season.
As we look across the aisle to see how enraged USF fans with the state of their program and their head coach, one can’t help but wonder what things would have been like if Holtz had decided to take his talents to Manlius instead.
When Melo was deemed ineligible for the NCAA tournament, Keita and Rakeem Christmas were charged with manning the middle of the SU zone. Keita responded with two of his best games of the season against Wisconsin in the Sweet 16 and Ohio State in the Elite 8.