The Orange got good news on Sunday morning, as James Southerland won his academic appeal. He will be available today to play against St. John’s after a six-game absence over a dispute around a term paper he wrote last year.
If Syracuse wants to finish the season strong, they would be wise to continue feeding Christmas in the low post and finding Grant at the top of the key. They can’t score, after all, if they don’t get the ball.
Monday night, #9 Syracuse got off the skids by combining a balanced offensive attack with a stifling defense to handle #25 Notre Dame in the Carrier Dome, 63-47, ending their modest losing streak at two games