With Malachi Richardson officially staying in the NBA draft, the 2016-2017 Syracuse men’s basketball team lists eight players officially on scholarship.
The new winter standings were recently released for the Capital One Cup, which recognizes overall athletic achievement for athletic programs and Syracuse ranks high.
Coming off a strong second half that carried it to an opening round win against Albany Sunday night at the Dome, No. 8 seed Syracuse looks to knock off Maryland.
Lost in the glory of Syracuse’s unexpected run to the Final Four this season was that this year marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of Syracuse being the first 2-seed to lose to a 15-seed.