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.
The Orange will try to advance to the Final Four for the first time since the 2003 season when they play Ohio State, their second Big 10 foe in a row, in Boston.
In a game that will likely be remembered for torrid offense, it was actually defense that carried Syracuse to a 64-63 win over Wisconsin in the Sweet 16.
Fair ended his slump against Wisconsin Thursday night, leading the Orange with 15 points and seven rebounds as Syracuse advanced to the Elite 8 with a 64-63 win.