Brian Spurlock - USA TODAY Sports

It wasn’t always pretty, but Syracuse emerged from the Maui Invitational as the tournament champion after a 74-67 win over No. 18-ranked Baylor thanks in large part to a clutch performance from senior C.J. Fair, which went a long way [...]

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Mark Konezny - USA TODAY Sports

Last season, after spending his first year at Syracuse redshirting, there were some big expectations among Orange fans for Trevor Cooney. After all, he had a reputation for being a lethal 3-point shooter, something the Orange were in serious need [...]

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CJ Fair

The 15th annual ACC-Big 10 Challenge opens up with the Indiana Hoosiers traveling to Syracuse to take on the Orange in a battle of two of college basketball’s most historic programs. Lets take a look. Backcourt This game matches up two of the best point guards [...]

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Rich Barnes - USA TODAY Sports

It’s not a secret that Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim tends to play some favorites, sticking with guys who have been in the program over talented, but flawed younger players to the point where it often frustrates fans of the Orange. [...]

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Mark Konezny - USA TODAY Sports

It’s hard to call a top-10 team that’s managed to stay undefeated through the early season a disappointment, but for fans of the Syracuse Orange, that’s exactly what the team has proven to be through the first four games of [...]

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C.J. Fair

Before the college basketball season began, Syracuse Orange senior forward C.J. Fair was named ACC Preseason Player of the Year, and just two games into the season, Fair is already dominating opponents and putting forth an effort that could make [...]

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Jim Boeheim

With the Syracuse Orange moving into the ACC this year, it’s easy to wonder how they will adjust to their new conference with new teams, new coaches and new arenas. But at the risk of sounding arrogant, it’s the ACC that [...]

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Rich Barnes - USA TODAY Sports

Syracuse guard Michael Gbinije did not put up gaudy numbers in the team’s first game of the season, scoring six points and dishing out five assists against zero turnovers in a win over Cornell, but if the Orange are going [...]

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Jerami Grant

The two most important players for the Syracuse Orange this season will be senior C.J. Fair, the ACC preseason player of the year, and freshman Tyler Ennis, who takes over the starting point guard job for Michael Carter-Williams. However, because [...]

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Syracuse Orange

The Syracuse Orange will start the season off by being ranked as high as No. 7, but are they overrated or underrated entering the 2013-14 college basketball season? Neither. I don’t necessarily agree with their ranking, but I do agree [...]

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