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.
Bishop Kearney’s Chinonso Obokoh, the 6-foot-10 center headed to Syracuse University, has been selected to play in the regional game before the All-American contest of the Jordan Brand Classic on April 13 in Brooklyn.
Goodluck Okonoboh of Wilbraham & Monson Academy in Tilton, N.H. is a 6-foot-8 center, ranked by 247Sports as the No. 26 overall player in country and No. 3 center.
Confirming a story first reported by The Juice Online, Syracuse University announced on Tuesday afternoon that they will begin construction on a new $17 million indoor practice facility for the football team.
On Wednesday, the same day that Andrew Wiggins will take his official visit to Kentucky, the school will present the 1996 team with championship rings during halftime of the Mississippi State game.
Syracuse is essentially out of the running for the Big East regular season title. They trail leader Georgetown by two games with only three games left.