Jarred Vanderbilt has a giant offer list for just being a freshman in high school: Syracuse, Texas, Baylor, Southern Methodist, Texas A&M, Kansas State, Oklahoma, and Tulsa.
In his only year at Syracuse, Tyler Ennis started all 34 games, averaging 12.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.1 steals, while playing 35.7 minutes per game.
Heading into this weekend’s Nike EYBL stop in Hampton, Va., two players triggering a ton of high-major college interest are 2016 guard Jamal Murray and 2015 big man Kyle Alexander of CIA Bounce.
If the Syracuse Orange football team is looking for bulletin board material for the upcoming season, the past month has provided a few gems of motivation worthy of taping on every locker.
But don’t just hand him the crown, because fellow five-star Isaiah Briscoe is playing at a high level himself. Ranked No. 19 in the class of 2015, Briscoe put on a show with the New Jersey Playaz while leading them to an undefeated weekend at Fieldhouse USA just outside of Dallas.
Over the three days of the 2014 NFL draft, Syracuse saw a couple of its former players get tabbed by NFL teams. Late Friday night, defensive tackle Jay Bromley was chosen by the New York Giants, then, on Saturday afternoon, linebacker Marquis Spruill had his name called by the Atlanta Falcons.
Bryant kept pace for the first half against Syracuse in the 2013 NCAA Tournament before fading in the second half. This year the Bulldogs strung two halves of near flawless lacrosse together in upsetting the second-seeded Orange.
Former Syracuse linebacker Marquis Spruill was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday afternoon. Spruill was the 168th overall pick, and the 28th pick in the fifth round.