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.
Syracuse fell to No. 12 in the latest round of rankings released Monday afternoon. It is the first time they have fallen out of the top 10 since the 2010-11 season.
That trio has inspired current Lincoln junior Isaiah Whitehead, who’s been heralded as the next great Railsplitter since his freshman year, and he’s lived up to the hype.
Tyler Ennis, who may well become the starting point guard for Syracuse next season when the Orange head to the ACC, led the barrage with a 28-point, 12-assist, 6-steal effort.
Arkansas coach Mike Anderson watched 2014 SG Rashad Vaughn of Robbinsdale Cooper (MN) go for 31 points, 10 rebounds, six steals and three blocks Tuesday night.
Dating back to SU’s first loss of the season against Temple in December, opponents have contained the sophomore guard by playing him to score instead of giving him opportunities to find his teammates.
The Syracuse-Georgetown game on Saturday has sold out, SU announced on Tuesday afternoon. The final ticket count was 35,012, which will be a new on-campus college attendance record.