For the second straight game, Fair put up 8 points and 6 rebounds, though he made a near-critical mistake, fouling Juwan Howard Jr. with 55 seconds left to put him at the line with SU clinging to a 6 point lead.
While Rick Pitino, John Calipari and Jerry Tarkanian made brief forays into the NBA over the past two decades, the son of a central New York funeral home owner remained loyal to the Syracuse program and community.
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim called for new gun control laws on assault rifles to close his press conference following Syracuse’s 72-68 win over Detroit on Monday night for his 900th win.
Coach Boeheim joined Mike Krzyzewski and Bob Knight in a club of elite college basketball coaches. Even more impressive, Boeheim has done it all at the same school.
Syracuse moved up to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 this week, with Duke taking the top spot and No. 2 Michigan behind them in the latest round of polls released Monday afternoon.