"It’s probably been a big benefit for us," Boeheim said on the Atlantic Coast Conference coaches' teleconference on Monday. "Christmas realizes that he can play longer, and that in playing longer, he’s realized that he can play better. "I think it’s been a blessing, a big blessing, in disguise." Read more »
C.J. Fair is an a rut. Saturday wasn’t Fair’s night, neither was Wednesday and neither was last Monday when Fair shot 2-of-13 and the Orange barely edged ice-cold Notre Dame. Read more »
Syracuse junior Rakeem Christmas turned in possibly the best performance of his career Saturday night. He led the Orange with 14 points while grabbing 12 rebounds and swatting seven blocks. Read more »
Baye Moussa Keita sat out his second straight game Saturday night. SU head coach Jim Boeheim said the senior center might be healthy enough to play against Boston College on Wednesday. Read more »
Beat writer Stephen Bailey argues that Syracuse will, in fact, go undefeated. The Duke and Virginia road games are tough, but SU will survive and finish the season unblemished, he says. Read more »
The Wolfpack's style of play is something the Orange has seen little of this season, as N.C. State deviates from the Atlantic Coast Conference's grind-it-out style of play. Read more »
Tyler Ennis hit a buzzer-beater to beat Pittsburgh on Wednesday. One day later, beat writer Stephen Bailey spoke with Ennis' father, Tony McIntyre, to discuss the freshman's past, present and future. Read more »
Rakeem Christmas made sure Jerami Grant didn't have to play too much center. Christmas sat out just five minutes and was a steady presence down low. Read more »
On Tuesday, SU Athletics spokesman Pete Moore said Baye Moussa Keita was expected to return this season. But Keita sat out against Pittsburgh on Wednesday and there is no definitive timetable for his return. Read more »
Tyler Ennis hit a game-winning 3 at the buzzer to keep No. 1 Syracuse's undefeated season alive. Ennis drove the length of the court and pulled up from way behind the line to give the Orange the win. Read more »
With senior center Baye Moussa Keita unable to practice after spraining his right knee against Clemson, SU will lean on 210-pound forward Jerami Grant to help at the center position. Read more »
Perles spent just one season with the Orange after being hired on Feb. 1. He coached a line that opened holes for the fourth-best run game in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Behind senior center Macky MacPherson and junior left tackle Sean Hickey, the unit paved the way for Jerome Smith and Co. to average 194.8 rushing yards per game. Read more »
Keita received treatment on his knee and is still listed as day-to-day heading into the top-ranked Orange's matchup with No. 25 Pittsburgh on Wednesday night. Read more »
On Sunday, the Big 12 suspended Marcus Smart for three games after he shoved a fan on Saturday. Jim Boeheim, who has coached Smart with USA basketball, doesn't take much stock in what he called a rare occurrence. Read more »
Baye Moussa Keita sprained his right knee in the first half of SU's win over Clemson. His status for the Pittsburgh game on Wednesday will likely be released on Monday. Read more »
Jerami Grant hadn't played center since middle school. He had to do so Sunday night when Baye Moussa Keita was sidelined with a sprained right ankle. Read more »
"Until the deal is sealed, I don’t see any reason to bring stuff up," Shafer said. "You coach as hard as you can, and recruit, and that’s what you signed up for. The timing of it is just the timing of it. It is what it is." Read more »
oore, who spent the last four seasons with the Orange, has been hired by the Buffalo Bills to fill the same position, the Bills announced on Tuesday morning. He becomes the sixth Doug Marrone assistant to follow the former SU head coach to "Syracuse West." Read more »
Shafer and his staff sought out receiving threats capable of fighting for position and winning jump balls, and they got them. The group plays into the more open, dynamic system offensive coordinator George McDonald referenced to Sports Illustrated earlier in the week. Read more »
Syracuse is now the nation's No. 1 team. The Orange will try to stay undefeated on the season when it faces Notre Dame in the Carrier Dome on Monday. Read more »
Rakeem Christmas finished with 10 rebounds and six blocks. His defense in the paint was superb, and he helped contain Duke's Jabari Parker. Read more »
Syracuse set a record with 35,446 fans on Saturday. The crowd helped SU to a 91-89 overtime win over Duke. Read more »
Tyler Ennis, C.J. Fair and Jerami Grant talk in the locker room after No. 2 Syracuse's monumental win over No. 17 Duke on Saturday. Read more »
In what Jim Boeheim called the best game ever played at the Carrier Dome, No. 2 Syracuse beat No. 17 Duke 91-89 behind an outstanding performance from C.J. Fair. Read more »
