The Syracuse Orange appeared poised to be one of a handful of teams to have a say in deciding millions of brackets across the country. Unfortunately for Orange Nation, that was not the case.
A little incentive went a long way for young Tyus Battle. His dad Gary Battle, an All-American at the University of New Haven, put a basketball in the 5-year-old’s hands and made him a deal.
You look at Syracuse basketball point guard Tyler Ennis as a freshman, he has a lot of improvement to look at moving forward. He’s got to work on his body. He’s got to get stronger.
Elijah Barnwell is being recruited by multiple teams across the country including Boston College, Pitt, Penn State, Maryland, Syracuse, UConn, UMass and Old Dominion.
The Iron Mikes, who were 12-15 in 2012-13, got a boost in the offseason when they learned that guards Malachi Richardson and Myles Powell would be transferring in.
Third-seeded Roselle Catholic, No. 12 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, shot a sizzling 55 percent from the field as it defeated sixth-seeded Newark Tech, 98-80, in the first round of the NJSIAA/ShopRite Tournament of Champions at Pine Belt Arena in Toms River.
The toughest of them all might come against Roselle Catholic and guards Isaiah Briscoe and Asante Gist when the teams meet tonight at 7 in the first round of the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions.
Larry Blunt, head coach at Athlete Institute in Orangeville, Ontario, told SNY.tv that Michigan State, Michigan, Ohio State, Syracuse and Georgetown are all coming after Jamal Murray hard and plan to offer him soon.