Wes has worked for Rivals.com covering the New York Knicks, as well as for Scout.com covering Syracuse athletics. Wes has also been a contributing writer for the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), for SportsNet New York (SNY) as a news desk writer covering all of New York professional sports, and reported on the NBA and MLB for the New York Sportscene. A native of Long Island, New York, Wes graduated from Syracuse University in 2005 with a degree in journalism. Contact him at wes[at]sujuiceonline.com.
lass of 2016 forward Harry Giles led the charge for the Americans, scoring a team-high 14 points and also tallying six steals as he led the charge as the head of the full court pressure for the United States.
Syracuse linebacker Cameron Lynch wants to see more consistency across the board, and he laid out his plan on accomplishing that goal at ACC Kickoff in July.
On Wednesday, Michigan State held their first practice in pads. They also had an impressive group of recruits on campus including LB Anthony McKee of Walnut Hills High school in Columbus, Ohio.
There are high hopes for Syracuse quarterback Terrel Hunt heading into his redshirt junior season. Last year, Hunt burst into the starting role, throwing for 265 yards and three touchdowns in place of an ineffective Drew Allen, and never gave back the starting job.
Isaiah Briscoe is now down to five schools, and says he won’t sign until the spring signing period. The 6-foot-3 Roselle (N.J.) Catholic point guard told The Basketball Diary on Sunday he is now considering Arizona, Rutgers, Seton Hall, St. John’s and Villanova.
Tyus Battle (Gill St. Bernard’s School/Edison, N.J.) participated in the 2013 USA U16 training camp but was cut after only three days. Last Tuesday, things were different and his chance finally came, as he was named to the 2014 USA Basketball U17 World Championship Team.
According to Jones, he would like to knock out a couple of visits during the month of August — he just isn’t sure where yet. Schools under consideration include Kentucky, Syracuse, Villanova, Indiana, Connecticut and SMU.
Syracuse will be looking to extend its bowl streak to three straight seasons this year. That won’t be an easy task given the strength of SU’s schedule. Of the 12 teams that the Orange face this year, eight of them went to bowl games last year.