2011-12 Syracuse year in review Archives

Syracuse center Fab Melo looks on from the bench

2011-12 Syracuse year in review: Fab Melo deemed ineligible

July 16, 2012 Charles Kang

Fab Melo, the Big East’s Defensive Player of the Year, missed seven games in the 2011-12 season due to academic and ineligibility issues, crippling Syracuse’s chances of returning to the Final Four for the first time since 2003.

Drug policy violations — 2011-12 Syracuse year in Review

July 9, 2012 Charles Kang

Charles Robinson and Pat Ford of Yahoo! Sports reported that as many as 10 SU players over last 12 years violated the program’s internal drug policy.

Lacrosse struggles — 2011-12 Syracuse year in review

July 2, 2012 Charles Kang

The 2012 lacrosse team nearly had that dubious distinction this year, as it had a uneven and frustration season before getting knocked out by Duke in the tournament’s first round.

Football rises and falls — 2011-12 Syracuse year in review

June 25, 2012 Charles Kang

Why did the SU football team, which was sitting on top of the Big East World late on the evening of Oct. 21 following a 49-23 dismantling of Top 15 ranked West Virginia, implode with a fourth consecutive defeat, a disheartening 30-13 Senior Day loss to Cincinnati in the Dome on Saturday, to drop to 5-6 with a game left to play?

2011-12 Syracuse year in review: Basketball’s magical run

June 4, 2012 Charles Kang

Each Monday during the summer, The Juice Online will be looking back to some of the biggest storylines in the 2011-12 Syracuse sports year. This week, we take a look back at Syracuse basketball’s magical run.