A little incentive went a long way for young Tyus Battle. His dad Gary Battle, an All-American at the University of New Haven, put a basketball in the 5-year-old’s hands and made him a deal.
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.
Elijah Barnwell is being recruited by multiple teams across the country including Boston College, Pitt, Penn State, Maryland, Syracuse, UConn, UMass and Old Dominion.
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.
No. 11 seed Dayton stunned No. 3 seed Syracuse on Saturday night to progress to the Sweet 16, 55-53. Tyler Ennis led the Orange offensively, scoring 19 points. C.J. Fair scored 14 points and Michael Gbinije added eight points off the bench to end Syracuse’s season for the year.