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Syracuse forward James Southerland laughs in a game against Louisville

Tipoff Countdown: What did you think of Syracuse’s starting lineup?

November 2, 2012 The Juice

Syracuse once again has tremendous front court depth this season. With two spots in the starting lineup available, who will fill the positions?

Syracuse C Baye Keita stands in the box waiting for a free throw.

Baye Moussa Keita — Meet the 2012 Syracuse basketball team

October 25, 2012 Charles Kang

When Melo was deemed ineligible for the NCAA tournament, Keita and Rakeem Christmas were charged with manning the middle of the SU zone. Keita responded with two of his best games of the season against Wisconsin in the Sweet 16 and Ohio State in the Elite 8.

Keita scores career high as Syracuse routs Albany

November 15, 2011 Charles Kang

Baye Keita made the most of his 14 minutes on Tuesday night’s 98-74 win over Albany. The sophomore forward scored a career-high 14 points and added five rebounds and two blocks as Syracuse advanced to the semifinals of the Dicks Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off.

Syracuse will need to replace Jackson’s production

October 18, 2011 Charles Kang

While Syracuse may be returning most of its core players this season, the one exception is Rick Jackson. The forward was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year, averaging 13.1 points and 10.3 rebounds, and was SU’s most consistent player throughout the year. Although the Orange has plenty of talent across the board, Jackson’s role may be a difficult one to fill.

Hoops 2011-12: Who will step up at center?

April 28, 2011 Charles Kang

Recently, Micah Tannenbaum and Wesley Cheng discussed the future of Dion Waiters. In part two, Micah and Wesley talk about the center situation for the 2011-12 season.

Comparatively, Melo had solid season

April 1, 2011 Jeff Irvine

Melo did slightly better than average, but he didn’t do that much worse than Syracuse’s best freshman center in 15 years. Was it disappointing that he didn’t live up to the hype? Yes. But is it surprising? Looking at the production of other freshman centers, I don’t think so. More importantly, is it Melo’s fault that he was given unrealistic expectations by the media? Absolutely not.

Big lineup will play more often

March 2, 2011 Charles Kang

During Saturday’s 58-51 victory against Georgetown, the two combined for 20 minutes of action. Keita had one rebound in 13 minutes of play, while Melo had a rebound and two points on an alley-oop from Scoop Jardine in transition. It was the first time that Melo played more than five minutes since Syracuse’s 72-49 win against South Florida on Feb. 9. It may be a sign of things to come as Syracuse heads into championship season.

Syracuse’s freshmen maturing

February 11, 2011 Charles Kang

Syracuse’s freshmen step up in loss to Georgetown.

Syracuse snaps losing streak, tops UConn

February 2, 2011 Charles Kang

Brandon Triche scored 16 points and Rick Jackson added 13 points and 13 rebounds as No. 17 Syracuse snapped its four game losing streak by defeating No. 7 Connecticut 66-58.

SU needs more from its centers against Nova

January 21, 2011 Charles Kang

The Orange will host Villanova (16-2, 4-1 Big East) on Saturday in what could be an NCAA record-breaking crowd. Last February, the Syracuse-Villanova game drew 34,616, which was an NCAA record for largest on-campus crowd to see a college basketball game.