Syracuse announced on Monday that the NCAA was investigating the men’s basketball program after a Yahoo! report stated that at least 10 former players since the 2001 season had failed drug tests.
Just two days after winning its record 30th regular season game, Yahoo! Sports reported this afternoon that over the past decade, SU’s basketball program repeatedly violated its internal drug policy.
Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun missed his third straight game after taking an indefinite medical leave due to spain stenosis, a painful lower back condition.
Many students in the Dome held “880” signs aloft at the conclusion of the ‘Cuse 64-61 win over Georgetown Wednesday night to signify Boeheim’s 880th victory.
Syracuse’s 95-70 victory over St. John’s on Saturday afternoon was Orange head coach Jim Boeheim’s 879th career win, tying him for third place on the victory list with former North Carolina coach Dean Smith.
Mike Hopkins was kind enough to sit with us and answer some questions on our mind as he quietly goes about his business of helping the Orange continue to win.
This isn’t really about Fine, however, or Boeheim nor is it about Syracuse. This, friends, is bigger than college basketball, bigger than any sport, really.