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.
Former Syracuse assistant coach Rob Murphy, now in his third season at EMU, has been steadily building his roster and improving his team. Murphy started his career with a 14 win season before improving to a 16 win season last year.
Donovan Mitchell, a 6-foot-3 2015 combo guard from Brewster (N.H.) Academy, took in the UConn game on Saturday and watched as the No. 15 Huskies routed Eastern Washington, 82-65, in Bridgeport, Conn.
Jay Wright transformed Villanova into a perennial contender in the late 2000s, taking his team to at least the Sweet 16 each year btween 2005 and 2009. The Wildcats earned a trip to the 2009 Final Four where they lost out to eventual champion North Carolina.
Minnesota was one of the worst passing teams in the Big 10, like Syracuse, had a midseason change at quarterback. Between Philip Nelson and Mitch Leidner, the passing game ranked 116th in the NCAA with 141.8 passing yards per game.
In the beginning was the word. And the word was Malachi. Not Malachi the prophet but Richardson, a 6-foot-5 framed-out junior shooting guard at Trenton Catholic Academy.
Ranked 18th in the Class of 2015 by ESPN, Derrick Jones is a 6-foot-6, 190 pound lefty out of Radnor Archbishop John Carroll (Pa.) who has an ever-improving jump shot, and athletic ability that is undeniable.
I looked at the shots Syracuse took from the field and at the free throw line if the game was within 10 points at any time within two minutes left and analyzed them.
Tyus Battle’s freshman year on the Gill St. Bernard’s boys basketball team was most notable for what he didn’t do. He didn’t force things, show off or alienate older teammates.
The reigning Tournament of Champions graduated a tremendous deal of talent–including current Syracuse forward Tyler Roberson–but still expects to be in the thick of things with the likes of Matt Bullock, Chris Silva and point guard Asante Gist.
Former Syracuse basketball player and professional basketball trainer Rob McClanaghan calls in to discuss his time at Syracuse and his impressive clientele with hosts Andrew Kouwe and Wes Cheng on The Juice on the Cuse podcast hosted by SNY.tv.