The class of 2015 isn’t filled with a lot of pure point guards at the top of the rankings – as the best backcourt players are more scorers than distributors. Isaiah Briscoe is in that category, but the 6-foot-3 Roselle Catholic (N.J.) is trying to become more of a point guard and a leader.
Another game. Another thrilling win. Syracuse had just defeated Pittsburgh on Wednesday night after a buzzer-beating 3-point heave from Tyler Ennis at the buzzer, so it shouldn’t have been surprising that the Orange needed another dramatic sequence to pull out the win.
Derrick Jones, the 6-foot-7, 190-pound wing from Archbishop Carroll (Pa.), will trip to UConn this weekend and will take several other visits this spring and summer leading up to the fall when he will cut his list.
The Orange have a long and illustrious history, including a pair of national championships following the 1917-18 and 1925-26 seasons. And, no, Jim Boeheim was not even a player on those squads.
After playing this weekend with the Playaz Basketball Club at the Nike EYBL stop in Sacramento, recruiting is heating up for 2015 center Moustapha Diagne, a 6-foot-8, 230-pound prospect from Pope John XXIII in Sparta, N.J.
The 2013-2014 Syracuse men’s basketball season was full of extremes. There were the school-record 25 straight wins and No. 1 ranking to start the season.
Perhaps the most intriguing area recruiting story to keep an eye on this summer is that of Archbishop Carroll 2015 wing Derrick Jones. The high flying 6-foot-6 Jones has had an eventful trip on the recruiting trail over the past year, and things don’t seem any clearer regarding his future.
Notre Dame broke open a close back and forth game that was tied 7-7 at halftime and 8-8 at the 12:17 mark of the 3rd quarter by scoring the next five goals to lead 14-9 entering the final quarter
A quick take on Syracuse’s thrilling, buzzer-beating 16-15 defeat of Duke in the ACC Tournament semifinals on Friday evening at picturesque but rainy and windy PPL Park, along the Delaware River south of Philadelphia.
Returning to the center spot is Cheick Diallo, who played like a top five big all year long. Diallo is a menacing rim protector with a growing offensive game, which he displayed during his Junior season at Our Savior New American (NY).