Just three weeks ago, Syracuse was at the apex of the college basketball mountain. Undefeated. Ranked #1 in the country. Coming off an epic win over Duke at the Carrier Dome.
While only a sophomore, Josh Jackson has already emerged as arguably the best player in the state of Michigan — and quite possibly now the top baller in the class of 2016 nationwide.
Gill St. Bernard’s punched its ticket to its fifth straight final with a reverberating 77-58 victory over Ridge on the strength of 30 points from sophomore guard Tyus Battle.
Picking up from where they left off Feb. 1 in the Dome, the newest intense ACC rivalry pitting the highly ranked Orange (25-2, 12-2) and No. 5 Duke (22-6, 11-4) didn’t disappoint in about the best intense, close-to-the-action atmosphere that exists among a big time program’s homecourt.
Moustapha Diagne holds offers from Syracuse, Villanova, Kansas, Memphis, Penn State, Rutgers. St. John’s, Cincinnati, UConn, Seton Hall, West Virginia, Temple, Cleveland State, Oregon State, Iona, Manhattan, La Salle and Rhode Island
Christmas had 14 points and set career highs with 12 rebounds and seven blocks as Syracuse earned its 10th single-digit win despite shooting 35.2 percent.
We’ve never understood the logic of it being a good result by losing a game, especially for a No. 1 ranked Syracuse basketball team that always prepares to win all of its contests, and, in fact, has done exactly that so far against all 23 of its opponents.
I managed to find the one downside with Syracuse being #1 and undefeated- I honestly have nothing interesting or, more importantly, new to write about.