Last season, the Syracuse men’s basketball team made 315 3-pointers, the 25th most in the country. Threes accounted for 36.5 percent of the Orange’s scoring.
If you’re a highly touted player like Richardson, you only need a year to prove yourself and you’re set for the NBA. If you’re Gbinije and need five years, it’s a little harder.
If Syracuse makes the NCAA tournament next season and wins a first round game, the quarterfinals locations are relatively close Long Island and Delaware.