tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345457342024-02-02T05:45:22.089-05:00OrangeHoopsRandom thoughts about Syracuse basketball, aka the Orange, (or the Orangemen as they will forever be known to me). Comments about the current Syracuse basketball season will occur but also a healthy serving of recollections and observations from and about the past.OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.comBlogger432125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-51470889100613630202024-01-01T11:52:00.000-05:002024-01-01T11:52:05.175-05:00NET Ranking Black MagicThere are several elements to the NET ranking. The Quad element is supposed to be a heavily weighted portion, but the current results for Syracuse are baffling.<div><br /></div><div>Here are the Orange's <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/the-ncaa-ending-the-rpi-in-favor-of-the-net-is-a-long-overdue-overhaul-on-an-outdated-process/" target="_blank">NET ranking</a> compared to two teams they have beaten, and a third team. The data is their record for each quadrant, as of 12-31-2023.</div><div><br /></div><div>Syracuse #78 rank 0-2 Q1, 2-1 Q2, 6-0 Q3, and 1-0 Q4</div><div>Pittsburgh #41 rank 0-2 Q1, 0-1 Q2, 4-1 Q3, and 5-0 Q4</div><div>Oregon #71 rank 0-1 Q1, 0-1 Q2, 6-1 Q3, and 4-0 Q4</div><div>SMU #45 rank 0-3 Q1, 0-1 Q2, 2-0 Q3, 6-0 Q4</div><div><br /></div><div>In theory Q1 losses don't hurt you, and Q4 wins don't help. Meanwhile Q1 wins are huge, and Q4 losses hurt.</div><div><br /></div><div>None of these teams have Q1 wins. Syracuse has played only one Q4 game, as opposed to the 5, 4, and 6 of the other teams. Pitt and Oregon both have a Q3 loss (bad); Syracuse has not bad losses. </div><div><br /></div><div>Syracuse is 2-3 in Q1&Q2 games. Pitt is 0-3, Oregon 0-2, and SMU 0-4.</div><div><br /></div><div>Syracuse is 7-0 in Q3&Q4. Pitt is 9-1, Oregon 10-1, SMU 8-0.</div><div><br /></div><div>Someone countered with me the other day that the large margin of victories for the other teams must be coming into play. But the <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/the-ncaa-ending-the-rpi-in-favor-of-the-net-is-a-long-overdue-overhaul-on-an-outdated-process/" target="_blank">NCAA said in 2018</a> they cap margin of victory at 10 points, so that should have no impact on the Orange.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the Orange margin of victory so far this season after 12 games (Chaminade doesn't count for the NET).</div><div><br /></div><div>Point margin: +11, +12, +4, -17, -19, +23, -22, +11, +12, +20, +12, +8</div><div><br /></div><div>All of the Orange wins except for Colgate and Pitt hit the cap. Hard to believe the opposition is doing more.</div><div><br /></div><div>I know they take computer modeling into play, but that's all secretive, but also supposed to be a smaller portion of the ranking. The black box magic going on is baffling. Perhaps small sample sizes are coming into play, but we are over a third of the way through the schedule.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Orange have more quality wins, no bad losses, a tougher schedule, better overall record, and are capping the point spread margin, yet are lower ranked, significantly in 2 cases, than Pitt, Oregon, and SMU.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com1Syracuse, NY, USA43.0481221 -76.14742439999999114.737888263821155 -111.30367439999999 71.358355936178839 -40.991174399999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-61917366666248281152023-12-26T07:00:00.001-05:002023-12-26T07:00:00.150-05:00Let's Play Two<p>On <a href="http://orangehoops.org/Box%20Scores/19481204.htm" target="_blank">December 4th, 1948</a> the Syracuse Orangemen did something unthinkable by today's basketball standards: they played both ends of a basketball double header. They beat the University of Toronto 76-34 in the first game, and Ithaca College 81-41 in the second game at the Syracuse Coliseum.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdrU3QGfmw1XAAGO-N545g7DIgEcU6h1kIK4pOll6VeLmy53F3DmNd8XyDI2yoDlPxi7nYEZhrL4q9RHKwmkQgTmvbwPJdc147tQjlI9ZYrNQmNhwAdgkcONEwh0OfAqjB7Wn_Qt1aJXca0DhRdSsK1AJwVBUsnHvP5XgWzz10X36kEIuj2e9/s614/Ed_Stickel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ed Stickel" border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="449" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdrU3QGfmw1XAAGO-N545g7DIgEcU6h1kIK4pOll6VeLmy53F3DmNd8XyDI2yoDlPxi7nYEZhrL4q9RHKwmkQgTmvbwPJdc147tQjlI9ZYrNQmNhwAdgkcONEwh0OfAqjB7Wn_Qt1aJXca0DhRdSsK1AJwVBUsnHvP5XgWzz10X36kEIuj2e9/w234-h320/Ed_Stickel.jpg" title="Ed Stickel" width="234" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ed Stickel</td></tr></tbody></table>Coach Lew Andreas used the same starting five for both games: Jack Kiley, Ed Stickel, Royce Newell, Ed Rosen, and Francis Miller. Kiley led Syracuse in the first game with 12 points, while Stickel led the second game with 19 pts. The two both score 25 points each in the two games combined.</p><p>Andreas used 19 players in the first game, and 17 in the second. 20 different players saw action for the Orangemen that day; 15 of them scored. Bob Savage was the leading reserve with a combined 20 points.</p><p>The Orangemen wore their white jerseys for the first game and their orange for the second.</p><p>The combined box score for the Orangemen saw a 157-75 score, with 63 field goals, 33 of 59 free throws (56%), and 36 fouls.<br /></p>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0Syracuse, NY, USA43.0481221 -76.14742439999999114.737888263821155 -111.30367439999999 71.358355936178839 -40.991174399999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-10681898045117573022023-12-25T00:30:00.010-05:002023-12-25T00:30:00.125-05:00Merry Christmas!<p> I'm not a poet, so I asked AI to put something together a couple poems for me with some guidance. Some miscues, but better than what I'd do. I thought the first was more poetic and in the spirit, but the second more factually correct. Enjoy!</p><p>Version 1</p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">'Twas the night before tip-off, in Syracuse so bright,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not a creature was stirring, not even a snowflake in flight.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The jerseys were hung in the lockers with care,</div><div style="text-align: center;">In hopes that a victory soon would be there.</div><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">The Orange faithful nestled all snug in their beds,</div><div style="text-align: center;">While visions of three-pointers danced in their heads.</div><div style="text-align: center;">With memories of greatness, so storied and vast,</div><div style="text-align: center;">A legacy of triumph, from the present to past.</div><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">In the Carrier Dome, where the Orange call home,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Echoes of greatness forever are known.</div><div style="text-align: center;">From the Pearl's half-court magic, a legend so bold,</div><div style="text-align: center;">To Roosevelt Bouie and Louis Orr, pure orange and gold.</div><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">Six overtimes etched in the annals of lore,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Against Connecticut, a battle galore.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sherman Douglas dishing, with grace and with flair,</div><div style="text-align: center;">To Steven Thompson, soaring through the air.</div><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">Dave Bing's brilliance, Vic Hanson's might,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Billy Gabor's grace, oh what a sight.</div><div style="text-align: center;">GMac's sharpshooting, from beyond the arc,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Three-pointers falling, lighting the dark.</div><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">In the annals of history, a name that does ring,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Carmelo Anthony, oh how he'd swing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A champion's heart, a prodigious might,</div><div style="text-align: center;">For Syracuse, he'd shine so bright.</div><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">And Hakeem Warrick, with wings unfurled,</div><div style="text-align: center;">A blocked shot heard 'round the basketball world.</div><div style="text-align: center;">In the waning moments, with destiny stark,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sealing the victory, leaving a mark.</div><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">As the orange and blue take the court once again,</div><div style="text-align: center;">With memories of glory, and dreams to attain.</div><div style="text-align: center;">In the heart of New York, where legends are spun,</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Orange march on, their story not done.</div><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">So here's to the Orange, to victories in flight,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Merry basketball to all, and to all a good night!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Version 2</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">'Twas the night before tip-off, in the Dome so grand,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not a creature was stirring, across Orange land.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The jerseys were hung in the locker room with care,</div><div style="text-align: center;">In hopes that victory soon would be there.</div><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">The fans were nestled all snug in their seats,</div><div style="text-align: center;">With visions of greatness, and history to meet.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And Coach in his jacket, with clipboard in hand,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Prepared for the battle, a game to withstand.</div><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">When out on the court, there arose such a clatter,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Orange faithful sprang up to see what was the matter.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Away to the sidelines, they flew in a flash,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cheering for Syracuse, their beloved Orange clash.</div><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">The Pearl at half court, a magician with the ball,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dribbling and weaving, leaving defenders in a sprawl.</div><div style="text-align: center;">With a flick of his wrist, a shot from afar,</div><div style="text-align: center;">A lengthy shot splashed, like a shooting star.</div><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">Roosevelt Bouie and Louis Orr, giants of the past,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Legends of Orange, memories that forever last.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Six overtimes against UConn, a battle for the ages,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Heart-stopping moments, written in the basketball pages.</div><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">Sherman Douglas dishing, to Steven Thompson so fleet,</div><div style="text-align: center;">A connection so potent, opponents faced defeat.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dave Bing's smooth moves, Vic Hanson's grace,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Billy Gabor's brilliance, each a legend to embrace.</div><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">GMac's three-point shooting, a rain of threes,</div><div style="text-align: center;">From beyond the arc, setting nets at ease.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Carmelo Anthony, a name that shines bright,</div><div style="text-align: center;">A national championship, a crowning delight.</div><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">And in the Dome's rafters, Hakeem Warrick's block,</div><div style="text-align: center;">A moment in time, like a ticking clock.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A rejection so powerful, a title to secure,</div><div style="text-align: center;">A symbol of Orange strength, forever endure.</div><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">So here's to the Orange, past and present combined,</div><div style="text-align: center;">A legacy of triumph, in each game defined.</div><div style="text-align: center;">As the ball tips off, and the crowd starts to roar,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Merry basketball to all, forever Orange, evermore!</div><p></p></div><p></p>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-61467276158582827592023-12-23T16:10:00.001-05:002023-12-23T16:10:34.244-05:00Five Historically Interesting Games for the Orange<p>The following are summaries from five Syracuse basketball games that were memorable for various reasons.</p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Syracuse 57, Fordham 22 January 14, 1939</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Coach Lew Andreas always played a deep bench, but he went to
the extreme on this day. Syracuse led 49-21 with about 8 minutes left in the
game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Andreas, who was also the athletic
director, started liberally substituting players for the Orangemen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the end, 21 different Syracuse athletes
played for the Orangemen that day.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wilmeth Sidat-Singh led all scorers that day with 17 points.
Bobby Stewart was second with 13.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://orangehoops.org/Box%20Scores/19390114.htm">http://orangehoops.org/Box%20Scores/19390114.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Syracuse 106, Oswego State Teachers College 25 December 8,
1945</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Syracuse scored 100+ points in a game for the first time,
setting a school record scoring margin of 81 points.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Forward Billy Gabor would set a then-school
record of 36 points with 15 field goals and 6 free throws.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> 1</span>5 Orangemen would play with 14 of them
scoring. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://orangehoops.org/Box%20Scores/19451208.htm">http://orangehoops.org/Box%20Scores/19451208.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Syracuse 64, Temple 47 February 9, 1952</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Frank Reddout set a school record with 34 rebounds against
the Owls, including 20 in the first half. Reddout would also lead all scorers with
18 points.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Orangemen held Temple to
4 of 35 field goal shooting in the first half. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://orangehoops.org/Box%20Scores/19520209.htm">http://orangehoops.org/Box%20Scores/19520209.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Syracuse 144, Siena 92 January 17, 1979</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Orangemen set a school record scoring 144 points in a
victory of Siena.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Orangemen led
69-38 at the half and scored a school record 75 points in the second half.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>8 Orangemen scored in double figures with reserve
guard Hal Cohen leading the way with 25 points.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Orangemen made 61% of their field goals,
and held Siena to 41%.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Syracuse had 36
assists on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>55 field goals.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://orangehoops.org/Box%20Scores/19790117.htm">http://orangehoops.org/Box%20Scores/19790117.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Syracuse 127, UConn 117 March 12<sup>th</sup>, 2009</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This game is still fresh to most of us, though it occurred
14+ years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#18 ranked Orange played
the #3 ranked Huskies in the quarter finals of the Big East tournament.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Syracuse thought they won a classic game in
regulation when Eric Devendorf hit a half court shot at the buzzer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Replays showed however that the ball was
still on his fingertips as time expired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What happened next was a historical 6-overtime game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Orange would never lead in overtime until
the sixth period.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Syracuse’s Jonny Flynn
played 67 of the total 70 minutes with 34 points, 11 assists, and 6 steals.
Paul Harris lead both teams with 22 rebounds.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Four Orange players would foul out as well as four Huskies,
before the Orange won 127-117.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://orangehoops.org/Box%20Scores/20090312.htm">http://orangehoops.org/Box%20Scores/20090312.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><br /><p></p>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0Syracuse, NY, USA43.0481221 -76.14742439999999114.737888263821155 -111.30367439999999 71.358355936178839 -40.991174399999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-86042783096120804462023-11-11T05:00:00.003-05:002023-11-11T05:00:00.131-05:00Veterans Day 2023<p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: justify;">On this Veterans day, as I have done each year past, I would like to thank all those who have served our country, putting their lives on the line to do those tasks that need to be done. The Orange basketball team has had its share of veterans over the decades. And has been tradition at OrangeHoops, I would like to recognize those former basketball Orangemen who did serve. I acknowledge this is not a complete list; only those I know of (each year I add a few more). I imagine more Orangemen were in the service that I am omitting; if so, please post a recognition here! Also please feel free to recognize any other veterans in the comments.</span></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1012830204822683475" itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; margin: 0px 6px 0px 5px;"><br style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;" /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">In <b>World War I</b>, the following served:</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Albert Ackley</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bradley Barnard</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ross Bibbens</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Meyer Bloom</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Jim Casey</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ed Cronauer</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Charles Fasce</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Russ Finsterwald</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Loyal Greenman</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ken Harris</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ted Huntley</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bernie Kates</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ken Lavin</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Nathan Malefski</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Danny Martin</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Harry Martin</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Walter ‘Dutch’ Notman</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Walter Peters</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Elias Raff</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Billy Rafter</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Horace Ruffin</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Courtland Sanney</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Clifford Steele</span><br /><br style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;" /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">In <b>World War II</b>, the following served:</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Jim Ackerson</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Earl Ackley</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Lou Alkoff</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">John Baldwin (Balsavich)</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">John Balinsky</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">John Beaulieu</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">John Beck</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Gene Berger</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Milton 'Whitey' Bock</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Leo Canale</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Dick Casey</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Larry Crandall</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Wilbur Crisp</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Dan DiPace</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Les Dye</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bud Elford</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Alton Elliott</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">John Emerich</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bill Estoff</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bob Felasco</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Paul Ferris</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Billy Gabor</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ed Glacken</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Joe Glacken</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Marc Guley</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Mark Haller</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">LaVerne Hastings</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Lew Hayman</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bill Hennemuth</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bill Hoeppel</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Tom Huggins</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">George Jarvis</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ed Jontos</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Walter Kiebach</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Jim Konstanty</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Christian Kouray</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Stan Kruse (Kruszewski)</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1012830204822683475" itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; margin: 0px 6px 0px 5px;">Phil Lipetz<br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Glenn Loucks</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Guy Luciano</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Saul Mariaschin</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bob Masterson</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Paul McKee</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Don McNaughton</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Tom McTiernan</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Francis Miller</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Joe Minsavage</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Andy Mogish</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Roy Peters</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Hank Piro</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Paul Podbielski</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Edward Pond</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Robert Popp</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Phil Rakov</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Joe Rigan</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">John Schroeder</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bill Schubert</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bob Shaddock</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Wilmeth Sidat-Singh</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Red Stanton</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Mike Stark</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Chester Stearns</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bobby Stewart</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Joe Sylvestri</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Charles Taggart</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ray Tice</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Joe Weber</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ray Willmott</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bill Wyrick</span><br /><br style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;" /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">In <b>Korea</b> the following served:</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Reaves Baysinger, Jr</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">John Beaulieu</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bernie Eischen</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Paul McKee</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Paul Podbielski</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Fred Serley</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1012830204822683475" itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; margin: 0px 6px 0px 5px;">Dick Suprunowicz<br /><br style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;" /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">In <b>Vietnam</b>, the following served:</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Reaves Baysinger, Jr</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">John Beaulieu</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">George Crofoot</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Rick Dean</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Sanford Salz</span><br /><br style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;" /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">The following were veterans who served but were fortunate to miss a war era:</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Vinnie Albanese</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Art Barr</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Mel Besdin</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Rudy Cosentino</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Roy Danforth</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ronnie Kilpatrick</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">George Koesters</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Tom Jockle</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Jack Malone</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Frank Reddout</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Eddie Rosen</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Lou Stark</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Chuck Steveskey</span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Five of the aforementioned players deserve special note, as they sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.</div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/HMartin.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Harry Martin</a> was killed in 1923 when his plane crashed during takeoff at Kelley Field, Texas. He was a Lieutenant and an Army Aviator. Martin had served in the AEF in France in World War I.<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/wsidahsingh.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;">Wilmeth Sidat-Singh</a></span> was a member of the Tuskegee Airman, and was killed in a training accident when his plane crashed into Lake Michigan in 1943.<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/JMinsavage.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Joe Minsavage</a></span> was killed in World War II on June 19, 1943 when his ship was attacked and he was lost at sea.<br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/ctaggart.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Charles Taggart</a> was a member of the US Navy serving aboard the USS Frederick C. Davis, and was killed when his ship was torpedoed by a German U-Boat on April 24, 1945. Taggart and 115 crew members perished.</div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/GBerger.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Gene Berger</a> was killed in 1961 during flight maneuvers. He was a Commander in the U.S. Navy and a Naval aviator, and his plane would crash into the Pacific.</div></div>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-54372997160791073492023-11-10T17:16:00.001-05:002023-11-10T17:16:09.186-05:00History of Syracuse First Year Head Coaches<p> Adrian Autry becomes the eighth head coach for Syracuse's Men's basketball team. The first year has had different levels of success.</p><p><a href="http://orangehoops.org/jarscott.htm" target="_blank">Prof. John A.R. Scott</a> was the first head coach, with his first season 1903-1904. Scott would go 11-8 his first year, winning his first two games. Scott took over a team that was 1-8 the prior season, and he would go 64-54 in his career.</p><p><a href="http://orangehoops.org/edollard.htm" target="_blank">Ed Dollard</a> would become the second SU coach in the 1911-1912 season. Dollard would go an impressive 11-3 his first season, winning his first two games. Dollard would have big wins over Colgate and Penn to end the season. He took over a team that was 6-11 the previous year. Dollard would go 152-58 in his 13 year career at Syracuse, including a Helms Foundation National Championship in 1917-18 season.</p><p><a href="http://orangehoops.org/landreas.htm" target="_blank"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2qRrOuBg25vFB25dFDP-YMV0TsP74Ef8ND8ng55P4it8mSDLPsb82_9S0mZ_rKZMWS86RI4BG5RXLFvBOdu53yXBz91SEh76H-bpgYRUg6booK9ChLaRLxYIgeAYjOx3AvgejPzxF3stS6oW8w9eLUfRVn1t7RG-uiswXTVjWRQMN2J8Pyzp/s232/Lew%20Andreas%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lew Andreas" border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2qRrOuBg25vFB25dFDP-YMV0TsP74Ef8ND8ng55P4it8mSDLPsb82_9S0mZ_rKZMWS86RI4BG5RXLFvBOdu53yXBz91SEh76H-bpgYRUg6booK9ChLaRLxYIgeAYjOx3AvgejPzxF3stS6oW8w9eLUfRVn1t7RG-uiswXTVjWRQMN2J8Pyzp/s16000/Lew%20Andreas%202.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lew Andreas</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Lew Andreas</a> became Syracuse's 3rd coach with the 1924-1925 season. Andreas would have an impressive first year going 15-2, winning his first 11 games. His first season had two big wins over Colgate. He took over a team that was 8-10 the previous year. Andreas would go 358-134 in his career, with two appearances in the NIT, and a Helms Foundation National Championship in 1925-1926 season behind Vic Hanson.</p><p><a href="http://orangehoops.org/mguley.htm" target="_blank">Marc Guley</a> was Syracuse's 4th coach starting with the 1950-1951 season. Guley would lead the team to the post season his first year going 19-9. He would win his first three games. He took over a team that was 18-9 the previous year. His team beat #14 Toledo, and #6 Bradley on its way to winning the National Campus Tournament Championship. Guley would go 136-192 in 12 years at Syracuse, with one NCAA Tournament and one National Campus Tournament. His last season was the worst in Syracuse history with a 2-22 record.</p><p><a href="http://orangehoops.org/flewis.htm" target="_blank">Fred Lewis </a>was Syracuse's 5th coach starting with the 1962-1963 season. Lewis would go 8-13 his first season, a marked improvement over the 2-22 the previous year. Lewis would win his first game before losing his second. Lewis was 91-57 in his six years at Syracuse with 2 NIT and 1 NCAA appearance.</p><p><a href="http://orangehoops.org/rdanforth.htm" target="_blank">Roy Danforth</a> was Syracuse's 6th coach starting with the 1968-1969 season. Danforth would go 9-16 his first season, losing his first five games before beating Penn State 71-51. He took over a team that was 11-14 the previous season. Danforth would go 148-71 over 8 seasons, with 4 NCAA bids, 2 NIT bids, and a surprise Final Four in 1975.</p><p><a href="http://orangehoops.org/JBoeheim.htm" target="_blank">Jim Boeheim</a> was Syracuse's 7th head coach starting with the 1976-1977 season. Boeheim would go 26-4 his first season, and took the Orangemen to the 2nd round of the NCAA. He would win his first regular season game, before losing his second to West Virginia. He took over a team that was 20-9 the previous season. Boeheim would go 1116-441 in his 47 year career with the Orange, going to 35 NCAA tournaments, 7 NIT, 5 Final Four, and the 2003 National Championship.</p><p><a href="http://orangehoops.org/AAutry.htm" target="_blank">Adrian Autry</a> is Syracuse 8th and current coach starting with the 2023-2024 season. Autry's career is just beginning; he is already off to a good start at 2-0.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-42120818473589282232023-09-20T19:24:00.003-04:002023-09-20T19:24:45.811-04:00OrangeHoops Hall of Fame 2023<p><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: justify;">In 2007, OrangeHoops inducted its charter class into the </span><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/OrangeHoops%20Hall%20of%20Fame.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">OrangeHoops Hall of Fame</a><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: justify;">: Dave Bing, Derrick Coleman, Sherman Douglas, Vic Hanson, and Pearl Washington. The next several years saw the addition of Billy Owens (2008), Billy Gabor (2009), Lawrence Moten (2010), Louis Orr (2011), Roosevelt Bouie (2011) John Wallace (2012), Rony Seikaly (2013), Vinnie Cohen (2014), Etan Thomas (2015), Joe Schwarzer (2016), Lew Andreas (2017), Carmelo Anthony (2018), Stephen Thompson (2019), Hakim Warrick (2020), Gerry McNamara (2021), and Rudy Hackett (2022). So the list now stands at 21. Another year has passed, and now it is time for the 2023 inductee.</span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I established my rules for the OrangeHoops Hall of Fame back in 2007 and you can catch up on them </span><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/OrangeHoops%20Hall%20of%20Fame.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; font-family: arial; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: arial;">. 2021 does have five new eligible candidates (using the fifteen year rule): Devin Brennan-McBride, Ryan Cahak, Donte' Greene, Mike Williams, and Josh Wright.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/DBrennanMcBride.htm" target="_blank">Devin Brennan-McBride</a> was a reserve center for the Orange for two seasons. A recurring injury from high school hampered him further in college, and he would play only six games his freshman year scoring 5 points. He would play no games his sophomore season before leaving school.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/RCahak.htm" target="_blank">Ryan Cahak</a> was a three year walk-on guard for the Orange. He did not play any games his first two season, and played four his third year. He did not score any points.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/DGreene.htm" target="_blank">Donte' Greene</a> was a highly touted freshman forward. He led the team in scoring his only season at Syracuse scoring 17.7 ppg. He was a good perimeter shooting power forward, but his tendency to play on the perimeter hurt the Orange's inside game. He was named to the All Big East 2nd Team and All Rookie Team. He was drafted in the 1st round of the NBA draft after his freshman year by the Memphis Grizzlies, with the 28th overall pick. They would trade him to Houston, who would trade him to Sacramento. Greene would play four seasons in the NBA scoring 1,541 points for an average of 6.1 ppg.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/MWilliams.htm" target="_blank">Mike Williams</a> was a star wide receiver for the Syracuse football team, and would play as a reserve on the basketball team his sophomore year. He played in 4 games and scored 7 points. Williams faced off the field disciplinary issues that resulted in him being suspended his junior year from the football team. He would leave the football team midseason his senior year. For his Orange career he had 133 receptions in 29 games with 20 touchdowns. He was drafted 4th in the 2010 NFL draft, and was a starter his rookie year for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Williams would play in the NFL for five seasons, with 223 receptions and 26 touchdowns in 63 games.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/JWright.htm" target="_blank">Josh Wright</a> was a point guard for the Orange for four seasons. Wright did not play much his first two years, but became the starting point guard his junior year. He struggled as the Orange point guard, and was replaced by Eric Devendorf by the end of the season. Wright would play only four games his senior year before leaving for personal reasons. He scored 392 points and had 217 assists in his Syracuse career.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">None of those players would crack my list of top 10 candidates.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I think this year’s viable top 10 candidates come down to the following, listed chronologically: Lew Castle, Jon Cincebox, Dennis DuVal, Jimmy Lee, Rudy Hackett, Danny Schayes, Leo Rautins, Rafael Addison, Dave Johnson, Jason Hart, and Preston Shumpert.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/lcastle.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Castle</a> was a two time All-American at Syracuse, and was captain and leading scorer of Syracuse’s only undefeated team, the 1913-1914 squad that went 12-0.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/JCincebox.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Cincebox</a> was one of the best rebounders in Syracuse history (in an era when rebounding numbers were admittedly high). He helped Syracuse to the NCAA Elite Eight in 1956-1957, as the dominant big man for the Orangemen.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #e0ad12;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/DDuval.htm" style="color: #de7008; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">DuVal</a></span> was a flashy point guard for Syracuse in the early 70s. When he graduated from Syracuse he was only second to Dave Bing in career points scored. He was a three year started and averaged 18.6 ppg. DuVal was a third team All-American his senior year</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/Jlee.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Lee</a> was a clutch shooter with terrific perimeter range, and outstanding free throw shooting ability. He was able to use his shooting ability to set himself up as a solid passer. Lee's 18 foot jumper with five seconds remaining led the Orangemen to beat heavily favored North Carolina, as the Orangemen eventually moved on to their first NCAA Final Four. Lee would end up making the All-Tournament team for his outstanding performances.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/DSchayes.htm" style="color: #de7008; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Schayes</a> was a skilled center with a good shooting touch, and solid overall basketball skills. He unfortunately sat behind the legendary Roosevelt Bouie his first three seasons, but he led the Orange his senior year in scoring and rebounding, earning an All Big East First Team selection. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/lrautins.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Rautins</a> was a terrific ball-handling forward with a nice shooting touch, solid rebounding and scoring skills. He is most well-known for his game winning tip in basket to win the Big East Championship in triple overtime against Villanova in 1981. Rautins also recorded two triple-doubles in Big East action.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/raddison.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Addison</a> was a gangly small forward who earned a reputation for being one of the most underrated players in the country. He possessed an excellent mid range jump shot, was decent passing the ball, and was a solid free throw shooter. He led the team in scoring his sophomore and junior seasons. He moved to shooting guard his senior year, and his 6’7” height helped with the mismatches. Unfortunately a leg injury impacted his effectiveness the second half of the season.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/djohnson.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; font-family: arial; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Johnson</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> was a 6'5" swingman during the heights of Syracuse's program. He was a defensive replacement his freshman and sophomore year, and would development into one of the Orange's primary offensive threats his junior and senior year. Johnson would earn All Big East First Team his senior year.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/JHart.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Hart</a> was a speedy defensive point guard, and a four year starter. He was a decent ball handler, and finished his career as the number two assist man all time at Syracuse. He was much better on the defensive end, and would finish as SU's all-time leader in steals. Hart would have a 9 year career in the NBA, mostly as a backup guard.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/pshumpert.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Shumpert</a><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"> was one of the best three point shooters in Syracuse history, with terrific range. He was a streaky shooter and carried the Orangemen to many victories, seven times in his career scoring 30+ points in a game. He would be named to the Big East First Team both his junior and senior seasons, averaging 20.7 points per game his senior year. He was not a strong defensive player, and there were questions about his temperament, particularly related to issues with DeShaun Williams. Shumpert is currently the 8</span><sup>th</sup><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"> all time leading scorer at SU.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">All are worthy players, and tough selections to make. I designed my selection rules to make it tough; the Hall of Fame should be the 'best of the best', and I would rather have a line of worthy players outside the Hall of Fame, than cheapen it by having lessor players included.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ten very good candidates, and a couple of those players are among my all-time personal favorites. The 2023 inductee is Rafael Addison.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Addison was an unheralded freshman when he came to Syracuse but made an impact as a reserve his freshman year, working as the sixth man, and averaging 8.4 ppg. He earned recognition on the All Big East Rookie team.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">He would lead the team in scoring and rebounding his sophomore year with 17.7 ppg and 6.0 rpg. He scored 31 points in a first round Big East Tournament win over UConn. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceicjEkj05Z4U7_pjLgwReas-LBL9tfPn2-6NHBOMTvJlRk7wMXnZcZdEG5gfDM5kSJpzjwaHO2NLw6q0F4zKjnB_OzhmHS8DcDO5eSE2f13sYIQjjBmop3Ih5Z2E31QB1nCn6kOKDpteZuuRhKEKhePp_a_SkTUjGnofcshkEVQP1CNt-MHK/s1600/raf%20addison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1276" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceicjEkj05Z4U7_pjLgwReas-LBL9tfPn2-6NHBOMTvJlRk7wMXnZcZdEG5gfDM5kSJpzjwaHO2NLw6q0F4zKjnB_OzhmHS8DcDO5eSE2f13sYIQjjBmop3Ih5Z2E31QB1nCn6kOKDpteZuuRhKEKhePp_a_SkTUjGnofcshkEVQP1CNt-MHK/s320/raf%20addison.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><br />Addison was gaining a reputation as being one of the most underrated players in the country his junior season, again leading the Orange in scoring with 18.4 ppg. He would earn All Big East First Team recognition his junior year.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Addison had a good chance of breaking Dave Bing's school career scoring record his senior year. However, he injured his leg early in the winter, and it hampered his play for the rest of the season, sharply decreasing his effectiveness. He would end his career seven point short of Bing's record.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Addison was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1986 NBA draft. He would play one season in Phoenix, before playing in Italy for five years, where he shined. He came back to the NBA in 1991 and played five more seasons.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0Syracuse, NY, USA43.0481221 -76.14742439999999114.737888263821155 -111.30367439999999 71.358355936178839 -40.991174399999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-62497385461249507332023-03-13T07:00:00.001-04:002023-03-13T07:00:00.151-04:00Mintz's Frosh Accomplishments<p><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/JMintz.htm" target="_blank">Judah Mintz</a> was one of the more electrifying freshman at Syracuse for quite a while. He struggled at times with playing under control and learning his playmaking responsibilities, but there was no doubting his ability to beat defenders off the ball and get to the basket. Mintz led the team with 4.6 assists per game and was second in scoring with 16.3 points per game.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8cbGAwSOaRMkNve81K-YvS00anjlmOw21OSjHqv-T_x2YRVRayivLCOpAC-IwRuNWm2JJNcHnherUQosLgXFP5tYTPuh-_2Y4KHQgrbCEuGzfhBTr4E1qgBp4bUd9COb-IMVCdH1D_LOVPSxozACqfrw8ZEgw2YHy6EbPIG18p860KPn7Q/s1440/Judah%20Mintz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1440" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8cbGAwSOaRMkNve81K-YvS00anjlmOw21OSjHqv-T_x2YRVRayivLCOpAC-IwRuNWm2JJNcHnherUQosLgXFP5tYTPuh-_2Y4KHQgrbCEuGzfhBTr4E1qgBp4bUd9COb-IMVCdH1D_LOVPSxozACqfrw8ZEgw2YHy6EbPIG18p860KPn7Q/w320-h180/Judah%20Mintz.jpg" title="Judah Mintz" width="320" /></a></div><br />Mintz 521 points was the sixth most ever scored by an Orange freshman. His 16.3 ppg was the fourth best by an Orange freshman, trailing only Carmelo Anthony, Lawrence Moten, and Donte' Greene.<p></p><p>While Mintz did struggle with playmaking at times, he still had 148 assists, good enough for eighth on the Orange frosh list. His 139 free throws were fourth on the all time list, and his 59 steals was good enough for seventh.</p><p>Mintz lead the team in scoring 11 different times, with a season high 24 points in a win over Monmouth and also in the home loss to Pittsburgh.</p><p>Here is a <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/NotableFreshmanSeasons.htm" target="_blank">link</a> to all the freshman basketball records at Syracuse.</p>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-17316815758342011352023-03-11T14:06:00.002-05:002023-03-11T14:06:31.855-05:00Boeheim versus Opposing Coaches<p>Jim Boeheim completed his illustrious head coaching career at Syracuse when he retired March 8, 2023. He finished with 1,116 wins and 441 losses. Along the way he faced 416 different head coaches from Dana Altman to Gary Zarecky.</p><p>There were 39 head coaches he squared off against that he did not beat. None of them were more than two times. There were 266 he faced that he never lost to. Emmett Davis has the dubious distinction of going 0-13 versus Coach Boeheim.</p><p>Jim Boeheim faced Jim Calhoun the most often with 55 games between the two of them. Boeheim holds the slight edge of 28-27 in that series.</p><table border="1" bordercolor="#FF6600" cellpadding="0" class="excel3" style="border: none; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap;"><caption><strong>Coaches Boeheim Coached Most Games Against</strong></caption><tbody><tr><th bgcolor="#FFCC99" width="147"><div align="center">Coach</div></th><th bgcolor="#FFCC99" width="84"><span class="style4" style="font-size: 10pt;">Years</span></th><th bgcolor="#FFCC99" width="75"><div align="center">Games</div></th><th bgcolor="#FFCC99" width="107"><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">W</span></div></th><th bgcolor="#FFCC99" width="81"><div align="center">L</div></th></tr><tr><td>Jim Calhoun</td><td>1977-12</td><td align="right"><div align="center">55</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">28</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">27</div></td></tr><tr><td>John Thompson</td><td>1979-98</td><td align="right"><div align="center">46</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">21</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">25</div></td></tr><tr><td>Rollie Massimino</td><td>1979-92</td><td align="right"><div align="center">33</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">18</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">15</div></td></tr><tr><td>Mike Brey</td><td>2001-23</td><td align="right"><div align="center">31</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">21</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">10</div></td></tr><tr><td>Lou Carnesecca</td><td>1977-92</td><td align="right"><div align="center">30</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">18</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">12</div></td></tr><tr><td>P.J. Carlesimo</td><td>1983-94</td><td align="right"><div align="center">29</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">25</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">4</div></td></tr><tr><td>Jim O'Brien</td><td>1982-00</td><td align="right"><div align="center">28</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">22</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">6</div></td></tr><tr><td>Leonard Hamilton</td><td>1986-23</td><td align="right"><div align="center">28</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">19</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">9</div></td></tr><tr><td>Rick Pitino</td><td>1986-17</td><td align="right"><div align="center">26</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">11</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">15</div></td></tr><tr><td>Paul Evans</td><td>1985-94</td><td align="right"><div align="center">23</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">16</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">7</div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Calhoun is also the coach Boeheim beat the most often, closely following by his good friend P.J. Carlesimo. </div><div><table border="1" bordercolor="#FF6600" cellpadding="0" class="excel3" style="border: none; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap;"><caption><strong>Coaches Boeheim Won Most Against</strong></caption><tbody><tr><th bgcolor="#FFCC99" width="147"><div align="center">Coach</div></th><th bgcolor="#FFCC99" width="84"><span class="style4" style="font-size: 10pt;">Years</span></th><th bgcolor="#FFCC99" width="75"><div align="center">Games</div></th><th bgcolor="#FFCC99" width="107"><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">W</span></div></th><th bgcolor="#FFCC99" width="81"><div align="center">L</div></th></tr><tr><td>Jim Calhoun</td><td>1977-12</td><td align="right"><div align="center">55</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">28</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">27</div></td></tr><tr><td>P.J. Carlesimo</td><td>1983-94</td><td align="right"><div align="center">29</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">25</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">4</div></td></tr><tr><td>Jim O'Brien</td><td>1982-00</td><td align="right"><div align="center">28</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">22</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">6</div></td></tr><tr><td>John Thompson</td><td>1979-98</td><td align="right"><div align="center">46</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">21</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">25</div></td></tr><tr><td>Mike Brey</td><td>2001-23</td><td align="right"><div align="center">31</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">21</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">10</div></td></tr><tr><td>Leonard Hamilton</td><td>1986-23</td><td align="right"><div align="center">28</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">19</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">9</div></td></tr><tr><td>Rollie Massimino</td><td>1979-92</td><td align="right"><div align="center">33</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">18</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">15</div></td></tr><tr><td>Lou Carnesecca</td><td>1977-92</td><td align="right"><div align="center">30</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">18</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">12</div></td></tr><tr><td>Paul Evans</td><td>1985-94</td><td align="right"><div align="center">23</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">16</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">7</div></td></tr><tr><td>Dom Perno</td><td>1977-86</td><td align="right"><div align="center">18</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">13</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">5</div></td></tr><tr><td>Jim Christian</td><td>2015-21</td><td align="right"><div align="center">15</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">13</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">2</div></td></tr><tr><td>Emmett Davis</td><td>1998-10</td><td align="right"><div align="center">13</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">13</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">0</div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Calhoun also has the distinction of being the coach that beat Boeheim the most often. John Thompson is close behind with 25 wins.</div><div><br /></div><div><table border="1" bordercolor="#FF6600" cellpadding="0" class="excel3" style="border: none; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; padding-left: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: nowrap;"><caption><strong>Coaches Boeheim Lost Most Against</strong></caption><tbody><tr><th bgcolor="#FFCC99" width="147"><div align="center">Coach</div></th><th bgcolor="#FFCC99" width="84"><span class="style4" style="font-size: 10pt;">Years</span></th><th bgcolor="#FFCC99" width="75"><div align="center">Games</div></th><th bgcolor="#FFCC99" width="107"><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">W</span></div></th><th bgcolor="#FFCC99" width="81"><div align="center">L</div></th></tr><tr><td>Jim Calhoun</td><td>1977-12</td><td align="right"><div align="center">55</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">28</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">27</div></td></tr><tr><td>John Thompson</td><td>1979-98</td><td align="right"><div align="center">46</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">21</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">25</div></td></tr><tr><td>Rollie Massimino</td><td>1979-92</td><td align="right"><div align="center">33</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">18</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">15</div></td></tr><tr><td>Rick Pitino</td><td>1986-96</td><td align="right"><div align="center">26</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">11</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">15</div></td></tr><tr><td>Mike Krzyzewski</td><td>1989-22</td><td align="right"><div align="center">18</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">5</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">13</div></td></tr><tr><td>Jamie Dixon</td><td>2004-18</td><td align="right"><div align="center">20</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">7</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">13</div></td></tr><tr><td>Jay Wright</td><td>2002-21</td><td align="right"><div align="center">22</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">9</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">13</div></td></tr><tr><td>Tony Bennett</td><td>2014-23</td><td align="right"><div align="center">15</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">3</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">12</div></td></tr><tr><td>Lou Carnesecca</td><td>1977-92</td><td align="right"><div align="center">30</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">18</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">12</div></td></tr><tr><td>Mike Brey</td><td>2001-23</td><td align="right"><div align="center">31</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">21</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">10</div></td></tr><tr><td>Leonard Hamilton</td><td>1986-23</td><td align="right"><div align="center">28</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center">19</div></td><td align="right"><div align="center"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>A full list of all of Boeheim's coaching opponents can be found <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/CompetitorResults/SyracuseOpposingCoachesBoeheim.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-45478406474349542882023-03-05T15:12:00.000-05:002023-03-05T15:12:04.652-05:00Syracuse Senior Day - Big Senior GamesSyracuse senior center <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/JEdwards.htm" target="_blank">Jesse Edwards</a> finished off his senior regular season with a flair leading the Orange to a 72-63 win over Wake Forest. Edwards had 27 points on 11-15 shooting along with 20 rebounds, including eight offensive boards. He also have five steals and two blocks to solidify his dominance on both end of the courts.<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKrwLul0i7Fa_5NW2McVXM5kP6xHTl3LdZ2lsV9MBbSNd_iJ5U0OUkctFaTNq3G5hbvBMB4hkj6EU18YFBtTWfL_kfca2bhsoKArgV7k6XNVXRP4HOiatQvbBis2a3Ch-6K4b0eMzJEnZI-RLqYHZ6Ccc8iX9W6oMwWToJBLAipGq2Uo9Bw/s225/Jesse%20Edwards%20Senior.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Jesse Edwards, Syracuse" border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKrwLul0i7Fa_5NW2McVXM5kP6xHTl3LdZ2lsV9MBbSNd_iJ5U0OUkctFaTNq3G5hbvBMB4hkj6EU18YFBtTWfL_kfca2bhsoKArgV7k6XNVXRP4HOiatQvbBis2a3Ch-6K4b0eMzJEnZI-RLqYHZ6Ccc8iX9W6oMwWToJBLAipGq2Uo9Bw/w200-h200/Jesse%20Edwards%20Senior.png" width="200" /></a></div>There have been five other big senior night moments by players in the past twenty years, though not all leading to wins. Appropriately, two of those players had the uniforms retired last night.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/Hwarrick.htm" target="_blank">Hakim Warrick</a>, in 2005, scored 36 points leading the Orange to a 91-66 win over Providence. Hak made 12 of 17 shots that night for the easy win.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/gmcnamara.htm" target="_blank">Gerry McNamara</a>, in 2006, scored 29 points in a disappointing 92-82 loss to #4 Villanova. GMac was 5-12 from three point range and had 8 assists, but that was not enough. He would follow that game with an outstanding Big East tournament leading the Orange to four straight wins and the Big East Championship.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/MGbinije.htm" target="_blank">Michael Gbinije</a> in 2016 scored 34 points in a 75-66 win over North Carolina State. Silent G made 8 of 13 three point attempts as well has 6 assists and 3 blocks in the victory.</div><div><br /></div><div>Though technically a grad student and not a senior, in 2017 <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/awhite.htm" target="_blank">Andrew White</a> scored 40 points on senior night hitting 8-9 three point shots in a 90-61 victory over Georgia Tech. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/BBoeheim.htm" target="_blank">Buddy Boeheim</a>, last year, scored 30 points on senior night in a 75-72 loss to Miami. Buddy made 5-8 from three point range, and had 2 steals, but that was not enough to overcome the Hurricanes.</div>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-88288707451226396072023-02-09T10:28:00.002-05:002023-02-09T10:28:28.501-05:00ACC Road Wins 2022-2023<p>The Orange beat Florida State 76-67 last night in Tallahassee behind the strong second half efforts of Joe Girard, Judah Mintz, and Jesse Edwards. This was the Orange's fifth ACC road win this season. Winning on the road can be tough, especially in conference games.</p><p>Five road wins is a lot for the Orange in ACC play, but not the school record. They had seven road wins in their first season of the ACC back in <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/GameResults/G2013-2014.htm" target="_blank">2013-2014</a>. And in <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/GameResults/G2019-2020.htm" target="_blank">2019-2020</a> they had six road wins. </p><p>Here's a chart of all the road wins for the Orange in ACC play.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5MjfqHbDnSSlOazSk-Y-6VCM4LrPp0oCyjMu8_RKZ0g5H7wgs-d0ys3fOoBn8oxKiRyQX-DxLb8roN1DhAR_gjnS5-uFbgP1BSSQ8gAVaoZvpa4YDjK3FX2fevc5ig64Me1JHajVwcWb57SS7YzdP0RMnLxdENSiLERP32KQvXxznnVwlMA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="207" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5MjfqHbDnSSlOazSk-Y-6VCM4LrPp0oCyjMu8_RKZ0g5H7wgs-d0ys3fOoBn8oxKiRyQX-DxLb8roN1DhAR_gjnS5-uFbgP1BSSQ8gAVaoZvpa4YDjK3FX2fevc5ig64Me1JHajVwcWb57SS7YzdP0RMnLxdENSiLERP32KQvXxznnVwlMA" width="186" /></a></div><br />The Orange have two more road games this season against Clemson and Pittsburgh. They have only three home wins so far. Part of that is the tougher competition has been at the Dome, and part is they have played eight road conference games, and only six at home. Their schedule is backloaded with home games comprising four of the last six.<p></p><p>Go Orange!</p>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-91913498438448689472023-01-15T09:31:00.000-05:002023-01-15T09:31:02.920-05:00Baye Moussa Keita Fundraiser<p> Former Orange center<a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/BMKeita.htm" target="_blank"> Baye Moussa Keita</a> is raising money for a youth basketball camp that he is involved with in Senegal. </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcrun2VLFoLs0J41KgL3vw0jwuMUKQhn1OhBXaoTahfvQWgZD2-n-YyKppEkPexvksB8HcDWVSc65BsgwJ3eFKZmp-evAK-ehgYenC3Xfbwm4pvJHG-5-FcJ1UvqJdbgqP3uCxWG89ji0o8LY0Pim10lEvUPAusIuPXhrU7CHgSjjsysMtw/s700/KeitaDunk11_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="700" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcrun2VLFoLs0J41KgL3vw0jwuMUKQhn1OhBXaoTahfvQWgZD2-n-YyKppEkPexvksB8HcDWVSc65BsgwJ3eFKZmp-evAK-ehgYenC3Xfbwm4pvJHG-5-FcJ1UvqJdbgqP3uCxWG89ji0o8LY0Pim10lEvUPAusIuPXhrU7CHgSjjsysMtw/s320/KeitaDunk11_web.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baye Moussa Keita</td></tr></tbody></table><br />He is looking to raise money for the following:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>2 x basketball backboards and installation cost</li><li>2 doors and installation cost</li><li>4 outdoor lights</li><li>New storage unit</li><li>150 T-shirts</li><li>150 Socks</li><li>30 basketballs</li><li>Bags transportation cost ($200 each x 8)</li><li>6 bags for prizes for top 3 girls and 3 boys Academically</li><li>Painting</li></ul><div><a href="https://gofund.me/8f1d659d" target="_blank">Here is the link to his GoFundMe page</a>.</div><p></p>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-85566518753859159062023-01-12T14:15:00.003-05:002023-01-12T14:15:28.272-05:00Syracuse Starters Playing Less<p>An anomaly for this Syracuse season is the playing time for the starters; there's nobody playing a ton of minutes every game. Girard leads the team with 33.8 mpg. There are 14 players in the ACC with a higher usage rate.</p><p>Last season four Orange players averaged 34+ mpg: Buddy Boeheim 38.0, Cole Swider 34.5, Joe Girard 34.1, and Jimmy Boeheim 34.7.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsoeISxm-PEIqLU0cI9aTIe7mUla4ZS6qnseqz4HtJSes4plaHL-NebSt1wScAvipJ-OAngqvKq-ymlh2JJAQZb4ttzZsVYIezG3gxbJjdTFBQnR4TonMYDlLDFIwB-QSL8vDRuGXb1lJ5Z4IuGQe-RdLkEx7poKfXyndrGp8lQriLoB5pQ/s838/TyusBattle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="654" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsoeISxm-PEIqLU0cI9aTIe7mUla4ZS6qnseqz4HtJSes4plaHL-NebSt1wScAvipJ-OAngqvKq-ymlh2JJAQZb4ttzZsVYIezG3gxbJjdTFBQnR4TonMYDlLDFIwB-QSL8vDRuGXb1lJ5Z4IuGQe-RdLkEx7poKfXyndrGp8lQriLoB5pQ/s320/TyusBattle.jpg" width="250" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tyus Battle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>Leaders for recent seasons:</p><p>2021-22 Buddy Boeheim 38.0</p><p>2020-21 Buddy Boeheim 36.2</p><p>2019-20 Elijah Hughes 36.7</p><p>2018-19 Tyus Battle 36.3</p><p>2017-18 Tyus Battle 39.0</p><p>2016-17 Andrew White 37.2</p><p>2015-16 Michael Gbinije 37.9</p><p>2014-15 Trevor Cooney 37.3</p><p>2013-14 CJ Fair 37.8</p><p>2012-13 Michael Carter Williams 35.2</p><p>2011-12 Kris Joseph 32.2</p><p>You have to go back to 2011-12 with Kris Joseph to find the team leader with that low a minute per game usage.</p>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com2Syracuse, NY, USA43.0481221 -76.14742439999999114.737888263821155 -111.30367439999999 71.358355936178839 -40.991174399999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-39368397151209775802023-01-12T13:27:00.002-05:002023-01-12T13:27:51.544-05:00Orange Improving From Three<p>The Orange have rather quietly developed into a proficient three point shooting team over the last few weeks. The team has shot 44% from three point range over the past six games (44-101) with the Pitt game being the only poor effort. That stretch of games included Cornell, Pitt, Boston College, Louisville, Virginia, and Virginia Tech.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhOdrkXUYXa6Ub9uHLSFnLrFMVEh0JECcbjgJtX7bWUQSr330CfK7mFguSyjOed01V68OVKSeMKLuqFrBxZ2kb_8CVydDlCGPcBF5WheCMDMfE2UucUIHYcxyoVTdmMk_vtKmjfNp_r4YnkfFFMa-cWHXNE4oWbvWjcJUEu2Fyc4I7pDP0Q/s853/Joseph%20Girard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Joe Girard Syracuse Shooting Guard" border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="770" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhOdrkXUYXa6Ub9uHLSFnLrFMVEh0JECcbjgJtX7bWUQSr330CfK7mFguSyjOed01V68OVKSeMKLuqFrBxZ2kb_8CVydDlCGPcBF5WheCMDMfE2UucUIHYcxyoVTdmMk_vtKmjfNp_r4YnkfFFMa-cWHXNE4oWbvWjcJUEu2Fyc4I7pDP0Q/w289-h320/Joseph%20Girard.jpg" width="289" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe Girard</td></tr></tbody></table><br />It is no surprise that Joe Girard is leading the three point charge. The senior shooting guard has made 22 of 48 three point attempts over the past six games, hitting at a 47% clip. His 22 made shots is half of made threes for the Orange during that period. </p><p>However, it is not only Girard who is hitting at a hot clip. The rest of the team has made 22 of its 53 attempts, for a 41.5% percent. This includes:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Chris Bell: 8 for 17, 47% </li><li>Justin Taylor: 5 for 12, 42%</li><li>Benny Williams: 3 for 6, 50%</li><li>Symir Torrence: 2 for 3, 67%</li><li>Judah Mintz: 3 for 13, 23%</li></ul><div>As you can see from that list, Mintz is the only one on that list who has struggled to make three point shots during that stretch. Chris Bell has been very hot recently making 75% (6-8) over the past three games.</div><div><br /></div><div>It will be interesting to see if this is an anomaly, or is this Orange team really a three point threat? </div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately with the good comes the bad. The Orange are making 44% of their threes, but only 47% of their shots inside the arc. That is an area of the game they will have to continue to work upon.</div><div><br /></div><div>My assumption is that opposing defenses are sagging off of the Orange perimeter, with the exception of Girard, leaving most of the players with clean looks. Fortunately the Orange are making those defenses pay for that. Eventually teams will adjust and cover the perimeter more, which should help the Orange insider, particularly Jesse Edwards and Maliq Brown.</div><div><br /></div><div>It is nice to see this run of hot perimeter shooting. One concern about the Orange in the preseason was where their perimeter offense would come from. They knew they had Girard, but the rest were unproven underclassmen.</div><p></p><p><br /></p>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0Syracuse, NY, USA43.0481221 -76.14742439999999114.737888263821155 -111.30367439999999 71.358355936178839 -40.991174399999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-26423906227175975562022-12-16T15:59:00.005-05:002022-12-16T16:00:01.542-05:00#CuseTixForKids III<p>Our friends over at Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician are again running a fundraiser to help send youth in the Bronx to the Pinstripe Bowl to see the Orange play Minnesota. TNIAAM is working with the Bronx Knights youth football and cheerleading organization, trying to get enough funds to send 100 people to the game.</p><p>The details are on <a href="https://www.nunesmagician.com/2022/12/16/23511636/cusetixforkids-iii-lets-provide-for-the-pinstripe-bowl-syracuse-orange" target="_blank">this page at TNIAAM</a></p><p>Thank you.</p>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-87083649623935930782022-12-13T08:08:00.008-05:002022-12-13T08:08:55.111-05:00Flashback to All Time Scorers<p>Syracuse has had a long and storied varsity basketball history going back to the 1900-1901 season. The leading scorer in the first season was Bill Lowe, a junior center out of Buffalo, New York.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPeuR0tg1N8ty_N0YZWpyRPPHvWujL87wzXyzbHdkpfEEKfDUUeDX499XacXvyFUG-lJFghCbko7JUn3W8GwzqzGip-jIsefxEpnZFvBsLietDZxOi-6zyqqfl6YBcg17IDV37aQYKj29TdbwqPw8UUwIQ8dkaYeEzK9U0BrSkbDVFDr7IA/s607/Billy%20Gabor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Billy Gabor" border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="481" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPeuR0tg1N8ty_N0YZWpyRPPHvWujL87wzXyzbHdkpfEEKfDUUeDX499XacXvyFUG-lJFghCbko7JUn3W8GwzqzGip-jIsefxEpnZFvBsLietDZxOi-6zyqqfl6YBcg17IDV37aQYKj29TdbwqPw8UUwIQ8dkaYeEzK9U0BrSkbDVFDr7IA/w239-h301/Billy%20Gabor.jpg" width="239" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Billy Gabor</td></tr></tbody></table>The game evolved a lot since those days. If Syracuse had a record book in existence after the 1949-1950 season, these were the top 5 all time scorers at Syracuse:</p><p><br />1. Billy Gabor, 1344 points 1943-1948</p><p>2. Ed Stickel, 1096 points 1946-1949</p><p>3. Royce Newell, 951 points 1946-1949</p><p>4. Jack Kiley, 790 points 1949-1950*</p><p>5. Vic Hanson, 762 points 1925-1927 </p><p>Kiley was still active after the 1949-1950 season and would finish his career with 1,193 points, second most at that time. Hanson averaged 14.1 ppg in an era where that made him one of the most dominant players in the country, and it took Gabor roughly 20 years to break his school record.</p><p>If we move forward to the end of the 1979-1980 season, these are the top 5 all-time scorers:</p><p>1. Dave Bing 1,883 points 1964-1966</p><p>2. Roosevelt Bouie, 1,560 points 1977-1980</p><p>3. Dennis DuVal, 1,504 points 1972-1974</p><p>4T. Rudy Hackett, 1,496 points 1973-1975</p><p>4T. Dale Shackleford, 1,496 points 1976-1979</p><p>Eventually Sherman Douglas would break Bing's all-time record in 1989, and Derrick Coleman would break Douglas' record the following year in 1990. Lawrence Moten would set the all-time school record in 1995 with 2,334 points.</p><p><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/Syracuse%20Top%20100%20Scorers.htm" target="_blank">The top 5 today</a>:</p><p>1. Lawrence Moten, 2,334 points, 1992-1995</p><p>2. Derrick Coleman, 2,143 points, 1987-1990</p><p>3. John Wallace, 2,119 points, 1993-1996</p><p>4. Gerry McNamara, 2,099 points, 2003-2006</p><p>5. Hakim Warrick, 2,073 points, 2002-2005</p><p><br /></p>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-23995557144719788662022-11-20T09:48:00.001-05:002022-12-13T18:50:08.744-05:00Syracuse Basketball Opponents Winless Against the Orange<p>The Orange beat Northeastern last night 76-48. This improved Syracuse's all-time record against the Huskies to 9-0, tying Lafayette for third on the<a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/SyracuseAllTimeSeries.htm" target="_blank"> list of teams</a> winless in games against the Orange.</p><p>The University of Toronto is atop the list with 16 games against the Orange from 1912 to 1963. The closest game in the series was 1923 when the Orange won 20-15 behind Ken Lavin's 8 points.</p><p>Hobart is second on the list with 11 games, from 1922 to 1944. The closest games were the first and last games of the series. The Orange beat Hobart 12-8 in 1922 behind forward George Noakes 8 points, in his first varsity game. The last game of the series saw the Orange win 55-51 behind Bill Dickie's career high 20 points.</p><p>As mentioned above, Northeastern is third with 9 games. The closest game in the series was in 2020 when the Orange won 62-56 behind Joe Girard's 21 points and Quincy Guerrier's 16 rebounds.</p><p>Tied for third on the list is Lafayette, whom the Orange played from 1957 to 2021. The first time the two teams met was the 1957 NCAA Tournament, with the Orange winning a tight game 75-71. Syracuse forward Gary Clark had an outstanding game with 34 points and 13 rebounds. Lafayette's Stuart Murray had 30 points in the loss.</p><p>There is a three way tie for fifth on the list with Albany, Alfred, and Siena all playing 8 games with no wins. The Orange played Alfred from 1917 to 1961, Albany from 1919 to 2021, and Siena from 1978 to 2007. The Orange scored a school record 144 points against Siena in 1979, winning <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/Box%20Scores/19790117.htm" target="_blank">144-92</a>. Eight Orange players scored in double figures that game.</p><p>Overall there are 148 teams that have played the Orange at least once and have failed to win a game. 83 of those teams have played only one game against Syracuse.</p>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-61174277216397929602022-11-11T08:00:00.001-05:002022-11-11T08:00:00.164-05:00Veterans Day 2022<p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: justify;">On this Veterans day, as I have done each year past, I would like to thank all those who have served our country, putting their lives on the line to do those tasks that need to be done. The Orange basketball team has had its share of veterans over the decades. And has been tradition at OrangeHoops, I would like to recognize those former basketball Orangemen who did serve. I acknowledge this is not a complete list; only those I know of (each year I add a few more). I imagine more Orangemen were in the service that I am omitting; if so, please post a recognition here! Also please feel free to recognize any other veterans in the comments.</span></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1012830204822683475" itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; margin: 0px 6px 0px 5px;"><br style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;" /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">In <b>World War I</b>, the following served:</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Albert Ackley</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bradley Barnard</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ross Bibbens</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Meyer Bloom</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Jim Casey</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ed Cronauer</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Charles Fasce</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Russ Finsterwald</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Loyal Greenman</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ken Harris</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ted Huntley</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bernie Kates</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ken Lavin</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Nathan Malefski</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Danny Martin</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Harry Martin</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Walter ‘Dutch’ Notman</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Walter Peters</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Elias Raff</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Billy Rafter</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Horace Ruffin</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Courtland Sanney</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Clifford Steele</span><br /><br style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;" /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">In <b>World War II</b>, the following served:</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Jim Ackerson</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Earl Ackley</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Lou Alkoff</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">John Baldwin (Balsavich)</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">John Balinsky</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">John Beaulieu</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">John Beck</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Gene Berger</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Milton 'Whitey' Bock</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Leo Canale</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Dick Casey</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Larry Crandall</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Wilbur Crisp</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Dan DiPace</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Les Dye</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bud Elford</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Alton Elliott</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">John Emerich</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bill Estoff</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bob Felasco</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Paul Ferris</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Billy Gabor</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ed Glacken</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Joe Glacken</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Marc Guley</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Mark Haller</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">LaVerne Hastings</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Lew Hayman</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bill Hennemuth</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bill Hoeppel</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Tom Huggins</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">George Jarvis</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ed Jontos</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Walter Kiebach</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Jim Konstanty</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Christian Kouray</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Stan Kruse (Kruszewski)</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1012830204822683475" itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; margin: 0px 6px 0px 5px;">Phil Lipetz<br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Glenn Loucks</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Guy Luciano</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Saul Mariaschin</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bob Masterson</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Paul McKee</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Don McNaughton</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Tom McTiernan</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Francis Miller</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Joe Minsavage</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Andy Mogish</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Roy Peters</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Hank Piro</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Paul Podbielski</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Edward Pond</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Robert Popp</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Phil Rakov</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Joe Rigan</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">John Schroeder</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bill Schubert</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bob Shaddock</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Wilmeth Sidat-Singh</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Red Stanton</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Mike Stark</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Chester Stearns</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bobby Stewart</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Joe Sylvestri</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Charles Taggart</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ray Tice</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Joe Weber</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ray Willmott</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bill Wyrick</span><br /><br style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;" /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">In <b>Korea</b> the following served:</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Reaves Baysinger, Jr</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">John Beaulieu</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Bernie Eischen</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Paul McKee</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Paul Podbielski</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Fred Serley</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1012830204822683475" itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; margin: 0px 6px 0px 5px;">Dick Suprunowicz<br /><br style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;" /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">In <b>Vietnam</b>, the following served:</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Reaves Baysinger, Jr</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">John Beaulieu</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">George Crofoot</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Rick Dean</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Sanford Salz</span><br /><br style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;" /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">The following were veterans who served but were fortunate to miss a war era:</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif"></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Vinnie Albanese</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Art Barr</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Mel Besdin</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Rudy Cosentino</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Roy Danforth</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Ronnie Kilpatrick</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">George Koesters</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Tom Jockle</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Jack Malone</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Frank Reddout</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Eddie Rosen</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Lou Stark</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif">Chuck Steveskey</span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Five of the aforementioned players deserve special note, as they sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.</div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/HMartin.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Harry Martin</a> was killed in 1923 when his plane crashed during takeoff at Kelley Field, Texas. He was a Lieutenant and an Army Aviator. Martin had served in the AEF in France in World War I.<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/wsidahsingh.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;">Wilmeth Sidat-Singh</a></span> was a member of the Tuskegee Airman, and was killed in a training accident when his plane crashed into Lake Michigan in 1943.<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/JMinsavage.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Joe Minsavage</a></span> was killed in World War II on June 19, 1943 when his ship was attacked and he was lost at sea.<br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/ctaggart.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Charles Taggart</a> was a member of the US Navy serving aboard the USS Frederick C. Davis, and was killed when his ship was torpedoed by a German U-Boat on April 24, 1945. Taggart and 115 crew members perished.</div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/GBerger.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Gene Berger</a> was killed in 1961 during flight maneuvers. He was a Commander in the U.S. Navy and a Naval aviator, and his plane would crash into the Pacific.</div><div style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="post-footer" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11.52px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"><span class="post-author vcard">Posted by <span class="fn" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="g-profile" data-gapiattached="true" data-gapiscan="true" data-onload="true" href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759" rel="author" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;" title="author profile"><span itemprop="name">OrangeRay</span> </a></span></span><span class="post-timestamp">at <a class="timestamp-link" href="http://mightyray.blogspot.com/2019/11/veterans-day-2019.html" rel="bookmark" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;" title="permanent link"><abbr class="published" itemprop="datePublished" style="border: none;" title="2019-11-11T07:00:00-05:00">7:00 AM</abbr></a> </span><span class="reaction-buttons"></span><span class="post-comment-link"><a class="comment-link" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=34545734&postID=1012830204822683475&isPopup=true" style="color: #e0ad12; margin-left: 0.6em; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: nowrap;">No comments: </a></span><span class="post-icons"><span class="item-action"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=34545734&postID=1012830204822683475" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Email Post"><img alt="" class="icon-action" height="13" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif" style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: none !important; border-width: 0px; border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: middle;" width="18" /> </a></span></span><div class="post-share-buttons goog-inline-block" style="display: inline-block; margin-top: 0.5em; position: relative; vertical-align: middle;"></div></div><div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-2"><span class="post-labels">Labels: <a href="http://mightyray.blogspot.com/search/label/Veterans%20Day" rel="tag" style="color: #e0ad12; text-decoration-line: none;">Veterans Day</a></span></div></div>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-44960233993173095652022-11-08T21:19:00.001-05:002022-11-08T21:19:08.811-05:00Syracuse Hoops: Fathers and Sons<p>There have been nine father and son basketball <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/SyracuseFamilyRelations.htm" target="_blank">players for Syracuse University basketball.</a> The most famous is undoubtedly the Boeheim family, with Jim and his two sons Buddy and Jimmy. </p><p>It is tough to rank which duo is the best when the father may have been an all-time great, and the son a walk-on. How do you compare that type of duo to a family where both the father and son played significantly? From my perspective, you have to factor in the level of talent of both the father and son.</p><p>Here is how I would rank the nine father/son combinations at Syracuse:</p><p>9. Steve and Stephen Keating. I bet many of you did not know that there is a father/son combo connection on <i>this years</i> team? Stephen Keating is a walk-on forward for the Orange; he has not played a game yet this early in this year. His father Steve was a walk-on for the 1991-92 season, scoring 2 points in the only game he played.</p><p>8. Ribs and Reaves Baysinger, Jr. This is the first father/son combo at Syracuse. Ribs played 11 games in 1921-22 scoring 6 points as a reserve guard/center. Reaves Jr was a backup center on the 1944-45 team playing in 2 games and failing to score. He was drafted by the Navy for World War II, and would enroll in the Naval Academy where he would be a star football player. Ribs was the freshman athletic director at Syracuse from 1927 to 1946 and would have overseen his son's activities as a freshman.</p><p>7. Dick and Bill Suprunowicz. Dick was a outstanding defensive guard/forward for three seasons from 1949 to 1951, scoring 526 points in 78 games. His son Bill was a reserve guard for three seasons, scoring 30 points in 20 games.</p><p>6. Adrian and Adrian Autry Jr. Adrian Sr. was the starting point guard for four seasons from 1991-1994, scoring 1538 points in 121 games along with 631 assists. Adrian Jr. was a walk-on for four seasons from 2016-2019 scoring 10 points in 29 games. Junior would play for his son, who was the assistant coach for the basketball team during that span.</p><p>5. Vinnie and Vinnie Cohen Jr. Vinnie Sr. was the best Syracuse basketball player of the 1950s, leading the team to the Elite 8 in 1957. Cohen scored 1337 points in 68 games, averaging 19.7 ppg. Vinnie Jr was a walk-on for two seasons 1991-1992, scoring 6 points in 9 games.</p><p>4. Billy and Chaz Owens. Billy was one of the all-time great Syracuse basketball players. He scored 1,840 points in 103 games over 3 seasons from 1989 to 1991. Owens averaged 17.9 ppg, as well as 8.8 rpg. His son Chaz was a walk-on for two seasons from 2021-2022 scoring 4 points in 8 games.</p><p>3. Jim and Jimmy Boeheim. Jim was a three year guard for Syracuse basketball from 1964-1966, scoring 745 points in 76 games. His son Jimmy played one season as a graduate transfer in 2021-22 scoring 453 points in 33 games. Jim Sr, of course, is also the legendary Hall of Fame coach of Syracuse.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5mEg-TgUWPIDJX50qGhC0QcDkMrfs1U35KvyMXB3GtHuOo_Wveo1XHNZrXP2jowLz27f6lYLKKFNi0lAKSMd0eUXQ6XWCxpEXaLzKRppc2rGvLr8E7UzBmt23s7GqQ765UFSeWn9HfROKoF0cmaIGGUDabHz3c_BaQxe7GjG9ilp02QWlg/s300/Rautins%20Family.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="252" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5mEg-TgUWPIDJX50qGhC0QcDkMrfs1U35KvyMXB3GtHuOo_Wveo1XHNZrXP2jowLz27f6lYLKKFNi0lAKSMd0eUXQ6XWCxpEXaLzKRppc2rGvLr8E7UzBmt23s7GqQ765UFSeWn9HfROKoF0cmaIGGUDabHz3c_BaQxe7GjG9ilp02QWlg/s1600/Rautins%20Family.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><p></p><p>2. Jim and Buddy Boeheim. Jim was mentioned above with his older son Jimmy. Buddy was a four year player for the Orange, and finished his career with 1,765 points in 121 games. Buddy was the second most prolific 3 point shooter in Syracuse history. Jim and Buddy would rank #1 on this list if we were to consider Jim's coaching career, but I chose to focus solely on the court action.</p><p><br />1. Leo and Andy Rautins. Leo was a three year starter from 1981 to 1983, and was consistently a triple double threat as a good passing forward. Leo scored 1,031 points in 85 games, along with 423 assists and 535 rebounds. His son Andy played for four seasons and was a terrific shooter, as well as a good passer. Andy scored 1,121 points in 127 games, along with 347 assists and 327 rebounds. Both Leo and Andy would have stints in the NBA.</p>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0Syracuse, NY, USA43.0481221 -76.14742439999999114.737888263821155 -111.30367439999999 71.358355936178839 -40.991174399999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-77462802616924315202022-10-22T10:08:00.002-04:002022-10-22T10:08:21.261-04:00Two New to the NBA<p style="text-align: justify;">Congratulations to <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/CSwider.htm" target="_blank">Cole Swider</a> and <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/BBoeheim.htm" target="_blank">Buddy Boeheim</a> for playing in their first NBA games this past week and officially becoming NBA players. Both sharpshooters were considered by most to be longshots to play in the NBA, but they have now entered the NBA register. They are the 57th and 58th Orange basketball players to play in the NBA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Swider played at Syracuse one season after transferring from Villanova. He would lead the Orange in three point percentage at 41% making 81 of 197 attempts, while also leading the team in rebounding with 6.8 rpg. Swider would make his NBA debut with the Los Angeles Lakers on October 18th against the defending world champion Golden State Warriors. Swider played in the last 1.52 of the game, pulling down a rebound, getting an assist, and missing his only three point shot attempt.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Boeheim played at Syracuse for four seasons. He is the Orange's second all time three point shooter with 309 three point field goals. He also finished 13th all time in points scored with 1,765, averaging 14.6 ppg. He was named to the ACC's All Conference First Team his senior year. Boeheim would make his NBA debut with the Detroit Pistons on October 21st against the New York Knicks. Boeheim would play the last 57 seconds of the game failing to get any shots.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Congrats to the two young men on achieving the milestone of their first game, and wishing them continued success on pursuing their NBA dreams.</p>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-66132468137007877102022-10-01T14:14:00.003-04:002022-10-01T14:14:24.189-04:00OrangeHoops Hall of Fame 2022<p><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: justify;">In 2007, OrangeHoops inducted its charter class into the </span><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/OrangeHoops%20Hall%20of%20Fame.htm" style="background-color: white; color: #e0ad12; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">OrangeHoops Hall of Fame</a><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: justify;">: Dave Bing, Derrick Coleman, Sherman Douglas, Vic Hanson, and Pearl Washington. The next ten years saw the addition of Billy Owens (2008), Billy Gabor (2009), Lawrence Moten (2010), Louis Orr (2011), Roosevelt Bouie (2011) John Wallace (2012), Rony Seikaly (2013), Vinnie Cohen (2014), Etan Thomas (2015), Joe Schwarzer (2016), Lew Andreas (2017), Carmelo Anthony (2018), Stephen Thompson (2019), Hakim Warrick (2020), and Gerry McNamara (2021). So the list now stands at 20. Another year has passed, and now it is time for the 2022 inductee.</span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I established my rules for the OrangeHoops Hall of Fame back in 2007 and you can catch up on them </span><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/OrangeHoops%20Hall%20of%20Fame.htm" style="color: #e0ad12; font-family: arial;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: arial;">. 2021 does have seven new eligible candidates (using the fifteen year rule): Todd Burach, Ross DiLiegro, Matt Gorman, Mike Jones, Demetris Nichols, Terrence Roberts, Darryl Watkins</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/TBurach.htm" target="_blank">Todd Burach</a> was a three year walk-on for the Orange. He played guard and scored 9 points in three seasons.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/RDiLiegro.htm" target="_blank">Ross DILiegro</a> was a four year walk-on for the Orange. He played forward for four seasons and scored 2 points in eleven games.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/MGorman.htm" target="_blank">Matt Gorman</a> was a reserve forward for four seasons. He did play in most of the games as a junior and senior, and started five games his senior year. He hit 46% of this three point shots his senior year on a limited 26 shots.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/MJones.htm" target="_blank">Mike Jones</a> was a forward on the Orange for one season. He transferred after his first semester having scored 21 points in 11 games.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/DNichols.htm" target="_blank">Demetris Nichols</a> was a smooth shooting forward who became quite prolific at three point shooting. Nichols was an occasional starter/key reserve his first two seasons. He moved permanently into the starting lineup his junior year and was one of the top shooters in the Big East. Nichols would have a terrific senior year hitting 100 of 240 three point shots (41.7%), on his way to 18.9 ppg. He would earn a berth on the All Big East First Team, and have two games with 30+ points, including a career high 37 against St. John's. He finished his career with 1,344 points, currently 36th all time.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/TRoberts.htm" target="_blank">Terrence Roberts</a> was a solid forward who excelled at rebounding and defense. He never developed into a strong scorer, but he was adept at running the court. He would average 8.1 rebounds per game his senior year. Like many big men at Syracuse he struggled at the free throw line making only 48% of his shots. He finished his career with 716 rebounds, currently 24th all time at Syracuse.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/DWatkins.htm" target="_blank">Darryl 'Mookie' Watkins</a> was a terrific shot blocking center, though he was prone to foul trouble throughout his career. Watkins excelled on the defensive end of the court, but never developed a strong offensive game, peaking at 8.1 ppg his senior year. He did finish his career with 263 blocked shots, currently 5th all-time at Syracuse.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">None of those players would crack my list of top 10 candidates.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I think this year’s viable top 10 candidates come down to the following, listed chronologically: Lew Castle, Jon Cincebox, Dennis DuVal, Jimmy Lee, Rudy Hackett, Danny Schayes, Leo Rautins, Rafael Addison, Jason Hart, and Preston Shumpert.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/lcastle.htm" style="color: #e0ad12;" target="_blank">Castle</a> was a two time All-American at Syracuse, and was captain and leading scorer of Syracuse’s only undefeated team, the 1913-1914 squad that went 12-0.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/JCincebox.htm" style="color: #e0ad12;" target="_blank">Cincebox</a> was on the best rebounders in Syracuse history (in an era when rebounding numbers were admittedly high). He helped Syracuse to the NCAA Elite Eight in 1956-1957, as the dominant big man for the Orangemen.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #e0ad12;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/DDuval.htm" target="_blank">DuVal</a></span> was a flashy point guard for Syracuse in the early 70s. When he graduated from Syracuse he was only second to Dave Bing in career points scored. He was a three year started and averaged 18.6 ppg. DuVal was a third team All-American his senior year</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/Jlee.htm" style="color: #e0ad12;" target="_blank">Lee</a> was a clutch shooter with terrific perimeter range, and outstanding free throw shooting ability. He was able to use his shooting ability to set himself up as a solid passer. Lee's 18 foot jumper with five seconds remaining led the Orangemen to beat heavily favored North Carolina, as the Orangemen eventually moved on to their first NCAA Final Four. Lee would end up making the All-Tournament team for his outstanding performances.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/rhackett.htm" style="color: #e0ad12;" target="_blank">Hackett</a> was a powerful forward who could run the court well. He was a great rebounder and terrific scorer near the hoop. He led the Orangemen in scoring his senior year and helped lead Syracuse to its first Final Four in 1975.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/DSchayes.htm" target="_blank">Schayes</a> was a skilled center with a good shooting touch, and solid overall basketball skills. He unfortunately sat behind the legendary Roosevelt Bouie his first three seasons, but he led the Orange his senior year in scoring and rebounding, earning an All Big East First Team selection. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/lrautins.htm" style="color: #e0ad12;" target="_blank">Rautins</a> was a terrific ball-handling forward with a nice shooting touch, solid rebounding and scoring skills. He is most well-known for his game winning tip in basket to win the Big East Championship in triple overtime against Villanova in 1981. Rautins also recorded two triple-doubles in Big East action.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/raddison.htm" style="color: #e0ad12;" target="_blank">Addison</a> was a gangly small forward who earned a reputation for being one of the most underrated players in the country. He possessed an excellent mid range jump shot, was decent passing the ball, and was a solid free throw shooter. He led the team in scoring his sophomore and junior seasons. He moved to shooting guard his senior year, and his 6’7” height helped with the mismatches. Unfortunately a leg injury impacted his effectiveness the second half of the season.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/JHart.htm" style="color: #e0ad12;" target="_blank">Hart</a> was a speedy defensive point guard, and a four year starter. He was a decent ball handler, and finished his career as the number two assist man all time at Syracuse. He was much better on the defensive end, and would finish as SU's all-time leader in steals. Hart would have a 9 year career in the NBA, mostly as a backup guard.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/pshumpert.htm" style="color: #e0ad12;" target="_blank">Shumpert</a><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"> was one of the best three point shooters in Syracuse history, with terrific range. He was a streaky shooter and carried the Orangemen to many victories, seven times in his career scoring 30+ points in a game. He would be named to the Big East First Team both his junior and senior seasons, averaging 20.7 points per game his senior year. He was not a strong defensive player, and there were questions about his temperament, particularly related to issues with DeShaun Williams. Shumpert is currently the 8</span><sup>th</sup><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif"> all time leading scorer at SU.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">All are worthy players, and tough selections to make. I designed my selection rules to make it tough; the Hall of Fame should be the 'best of the best', and I would rather have a line of worthy players outside the Hall of Fame, than cheapen it by having lessor players included.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ten very good candidates, and a couple of those players are among my all-time personal favorites. The 2022 inductee is Rudy Hackett.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KPDqpTzVSYBeNs_vx0zizW1Gy4VYzxzVX06b9a4EaXQ8uBVLCW8db42UnvwBgY8t-bEDLDZAoVG5EM0PF18FzH4s9jsEghBfW4a37G5voiwpSv8zsrCmMSWhZ4Bi2uf0C1jPQ4FPQ1MZyosF7YKMAzuBDwfMrEWZSDnMkGrbGT50nwKhzw/s197/rudyhackett.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="197" data-original-width="125" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KPDqpTzVSYBeNs_vx0zizW1Gy4VYzxzVX06b9a4EaXQ8uBVLCW8db42UnvwBgY8t-bEDLDZAoVG5EM0PF18FzH4s9jsEghBfW4a37G5voiwpSv8zsrCmMSWhZ4Bi2uf0C1jPQ4FPQ1MZyosF7YKMAzuBDwfMrEWZSDnMkGrbGT50nwKhzw/s1600/rudyhackett.jpg" width="125" /></a></div><br />Hackett averaged 22.2 ppg and 12.7 rebounds per game his senior year to help lead the Orangemen to their first Final Four as a Cinderella underdog. He and Jimmy Lee were the Orangemen's one-two punch during their improbable run in the NCAA tournament.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hackett earned 2nd team All American recognition his senior year. At the time his finished his career he was 2nd all-time in rebounding, having led the team all three seasons he was on the varsity, and 2nd all-time in scoring. Hackett is currently 7th in rebounding all time at Syracuse, and 25th in scoring.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-63101168468299270032022-09-30T11:09:00.005-04:002022-09-30T11:09:40.533-04:00Top 10 Winningest Active Mens Basketball Coaches (Div I)<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #292929; font-family: "Mercury SSm A", "Mercury SSm B", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">Here's the list of the active NCAA Men's basketball coaches, ranked by career wins:</span></p><ol style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: "Mercury SSm A", "Mercury SSm B", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">Jim Boeheim 1099 (though the less informed say 998)</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">Bob Huggins 916</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">Cliff Ellis 817</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">John Calipari 768</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">Bill Self 763</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">Rick Barnes 754</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">Dana Altman 710</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">Kelvin Sampson 699</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">Jim Larranaga 696</li><li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">Rick Pitino 684</li></ol><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: "Mercury SSm A", "Mercury SSm B", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">What I find interesting about this top 10 group is there are only 6 National Championships won by this group. Boeheim '03, Calipari '12, Self '08 & '22, and Pitino '96 & '13.. And only 4 of the coaches on that list have won a title.</div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: "Mercury SSm A", "Mercury SSm B", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: "Mercury SSm A", "Mercury SSm B", Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">These are Boeheim's current peers, now that the legendary Coach K, Roy Williams, and Jay Wright have all retired. </div>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-35661358072436194772022-04-03T17:33:00.001-04:002022-04-03T17:33:13.519-04:00Statistics of Note From 2021-2022<p>Coach Jim Boeheim proclaimed before the season that this was
the best three point shooting team he ever had.
He wasn’t far off from that. The
team hit <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/Syracuse%20Team%20Season%20Statistics.htm" target="_blank">37.7% of its three point attempts</a>, 5<sup>th</sup> best in school history.
The team made 9.1 three point shots a game, the <b>most</b> in school history,
breaking the record of 8.8 set in 2016-17.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This year’s team shot 73.7% from the free throw line, making
423 of 574 shots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 73.7% is the 8<sup>th</sup>
best free throw shooting team since 1947-1948.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That is pretty elite company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The team averaged only 17.4 free throw attempts per game.
That is the second lowest for the team since 1948.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The record low was set the previous season
with 17.0 attempts per game. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The scoring margin for the team was 2.3 points per game.
That was the 103<sup>rd</sup> best out of 122 seasons for the Orange.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only 19 Syracuse squads have had a lower
point differential average.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The 77.4 points per game the Orange scored was the best for
the team since 2009-2010.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 75.1 ppg
the team allowed the opponents to score was the 15<sup>th</sup> worst all time,
and the most since 1988-89.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Despite some late game meltdowns, the 2021-2022 team was actually
very good at not turning over the ball.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They averaged 10.7 turnovers a game, the third best since 1984-85 when they
started keeping the team statistic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
best was the 2013-2014 team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The team’s
assist to turnover ratio was 1.36, which is the 6<sup>th</sup> best in school
history; the 1987-88 team holds the record at 1.79.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you look at the Field Goal to Turnover Ratio,
which is an indicator of turnover rate based on pace of the game, the team
again ranked 5<sup>th</sup> with a ratio of 2.58. The 1988-1989 team leads the
way with a ratio of 3.00.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Individually, Cole Swider had the <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/Syracuse%20Season%20Best%20Three%20Point%20Shooters.htm" target="_blank">8<sup>th</sup> best three
point shooting season</a> at 41.1% making 81 of 197 attempts. Joe Girard wasn’t far
behind with 40.3%.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jesse Edwards <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/Syracuse%20Season%20Blocked%20Shot%20Leader.htm" target="_blank">2.8 blocks per game</a> were the most since Fab
Melo averaged 2.9 in 2011-12.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cole Swider’s<a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/Syracuse%20Season%20Rebound%20Leader.htm" target="_blank"> 6.8 rebounds per game</a> was the lowest for the
team leader since C.J. Fair’s 6.4 in 2013-2014.<o:p></o:p></p>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0Syracuse, NY, USA43.0481221 -76.14742439999999114.737888263821155 -111.30367439999999 71.358355936178839 -40.991174399999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-63169495667730034862022-04-02T16:50:00.002-04:002022-04-02T17:00:52.586-04:00Jimmy Boeheim Earns Academic All American Status<p style="text-align: justify;"><br />Congratulations to Jimmy Boeheim for making First Team Academic
All American. Boeheim is only the second Orange men’s basketball player to earn
first team honors, and the 8<sup>th</sup> to receive any <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/Syracuse%20Awards.htm" target="_blank">Academic All American recognition</a>. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The ability for an Orange player to make Academic All American
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is far rarer than making All American status
based on playing accomplishments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Consider that sixteen Orange players have made the 1<sup>st</sup>, 2<sup>nd</sup>,
or 3<sup>rd</sup> team AP All American, whereas only eight have made the
Academic All American.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE60WAURtyFdYZgCH8ZiK6BCULzNFrw-f8HkejV3eHt_3qku-cX80pCOCdjkpnXYhEqhFVL8eegNILIprbH6z__0dJPM6y_LQ_UEDgobHZRAMnMPCFWquk_3lNCn6LNJ_nhFqM4gmtW7ztLAQXYq9T6qZaNV4MixCocAbd3FcesMZZCUSS5Q/s1200/jimmy%20boeheim.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE60WAURtyFdYZgCH8ZiK6BCULzNFrw-f8HkejV3eHt_3qku-cX80pCOCdjkpnXYhEqhFVL8eegNILIprbH6z__0dJPM6y_LQ_UEDgobHZRAMnMPCFWquk_3lNCn6LNJ_nhFqM4gmtW7ztLAQXYq9T6qZaNV4MixCocAbd3FcesMZZCUSS5Q/w320-h213/jimmy%20boeheim.jpg" title="Jimmy Boeheim Academic All American" width="320" /></a></div>The Academic All Americans have all done well in their
professional careers following college, whether it was basketball or other
ventures.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/rdean.htm" target="_blank">Rick Dean</a> was the first Academic All American, earning 2<sup>nd</sup>
team status his senior year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dean would
be a decorated Vietnam veteran, an FBI agent, and then a Methodist Minister.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/ghicker.htm" target="_blank">George Hicker</a> was a third team Academic All American in 1968.
Hicker became a successful real estate salesman and later the president of
Cardinal Industrial.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/bsmith.htm" target="_blank">Bill Smith</a> was a second team Academic All American in
1971.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He would have a brief NBA career,
before a lengthy career at Smith Barney.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/dduval.htm" target="_blank">Dennis DuVal</a> was a second team Academic All American in
1973.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He would have a brief NBA career,
before moving on to a career as a police officer in Syracuse. His career would
culminate with him being the Syracuse Police Chief from 2001-2004.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/hcohen.htm" target="_blank">Hal Cohen</a> was a second team Academic All American in
1979.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He continued onto medical school following
graduating from Syracuse, and would be a respected radiologist in the Syracuse
area for over three decades.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/dschayes.htm" target="_blank">Danny Schayes</a> was the only other first team Academic All
American for Syracuse, achieving that distinction in 1981.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schayes would play 18 seasons in the NBA for
seven different franchises.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/cforth.htm" target="_blank">Craig Forth</a> is the only Orange player to earn the distinction
twice. The first time he was third team in 2004, and then he earned it again
the next year rising to the second team. Forth became a teacher, and then later
the principal of Mechanicsville High School in 2016.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/jimmyboeheim.htm" target="_blank">Jimmy Boeheim</a> graduated from Cornell in 2021, and came to
Syracuse as a graduate student for the 2021-2022 season. He would earn first
team Academic All American status.<o:p></o:p></p>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0Syracuse, NY, USA43.0481221 -76.14742439999999114.737888263821155 -111.30367439999999 71.358355936178839 -40.991174399999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34545734.post-69922498398665718082022-03-28T08:56:00.001-04:002022-03-28T08:56:13.161-04:00Syracuse 2021-22 Free Throw Shooting<div style="text-align: justify;">The Syracuse men's basketball team had a good year shooting free throws making 73.7% of their attempts. This was the <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/Syracuse%20Team%20Season%20Statistics.htm" target="_blank">8th best free throw shooting team</a> in Syracuse history, with the 2020-21 team holding the record at 78.2%. They were not a prolific free throw shooting team, with only 17.39 attempts per game, the second lowest in school history. That should not be too surprising from a team that specialized in perimeter shooting.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrkc0AC6JmP48jGy7YfqqDSQIkZEEovo9jBTIPqRcboadi2krtV0K9vd3wwVaqxGqzJtNdyd1CKyr0pLjex70I7AtZFv2dkl38D9vV7KS21dPN6MDEAq-teT5UfD1mWNfb91F9QxDZcXaJzn9xucoB0SdK83jcRUUJkQNrCFJRKhSxXzmuA/s291/buddy%20joe%202021.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img alt="Buddy Boeheim and Joe Girard" border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="291" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrkc0AC6JmP48jGy7YfqqDSQIkZEEovo9jBTIPqRcboadi2krtV0K9vd3wwVaqxGqzJtNdyd1CKyr0pLjex70I7AtZFv2dkl38D9vV7KS21dPN6MDEAq-teT5UfD1mWNfb91F9QxDZcXaJzn9xucoB0SdK83jcRUUJkQNrCFJRKhSxXzmuA/w320-h190/buddy%20joe%202021.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The team had <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/2021-2022.htm" target="_blank">three outstanding free throw shooters</a> in <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/BBoeheim.htm" target="_blank">Buddy Boeheim</a> (88.4%), <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/JGirard.htm" target="_blank">Joe Girard</a> (88.2%), and <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/CSwider.htm" target="_blank">Cole Swider</a> (86.6%). Buddy had the rare distinction of leading the team in free throws made as well as free throw percentage. Only Preston Shumpert (2001-02), Gerry McNamara (2005-06), and Tyus Battle (2018-19) have accomplished that in the past twenty years. [note it was a bit more common place in the 50s-90s with 15 players accomplishing it]</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the past seven seasons, six different players have <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/Syracuse%20Season%20Free%20Throw%20Leader.htm" target="_blank">led the Orange in free throw shooting percentage</a>: Trevor Cooney, John Gillon, Tyus Battle (2x), Joe Girard, Alan Griffin, and Buddy Boeheim. Meanwhile, eleven different players have led the team in free throws made the past eleven seasons.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Earlier this season, I discussed the <a href="https://mightyray.blogspot.com/2022/01/orange-backcourt-free-throw-shooting.html" target="_blank">best free throw shooting backcourts</a> in Syracuse history. Boeheim and Girard set the record this year at 88.3%, making 181 out of 205 free throw attempts. They have surpassed the 2005-06 effort of 87.1% by Gerry McNamara and Eric Devendorf.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Buddy Boeheim finished his career as the <a href="http://www.orangehoops.org/Syracuse%20Top%20100%20Free%20Throw%20Percent%20Shooters.htm" target="_blank">7th best three throw shooter</a> at SU. Joe Girard is currently #2 at 86.5%, trailing Gerry McNamara's 88.78% by a couple of percentage points. On the downside, Bourama Sidibe finished his career as the 7th worst free throw shooter, becoming one of just seven to shoot less than 50% for his career. Sidibe did shoot 64.3% in his last season, and he fell just one made free throw short of making 50% for his career.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the battle of Boeheim free throw shooting, Buddy wins the contest. Buddy's 82.7% is tops. Coach Jim Boeheim shot 69.5%, and Buddy's older brother Jimmy shot 64.4% at Syracuse (Jimmy shot 66.3% in his combined career at Cornell and Syracuse). By the way, sister <a href="https://uofrathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/jamie-boeheim/1144#:~:text=University%20of%20Rochester%20Yellowjackets&text=Team%20manager%20for%20the%202019,and%201.0%20bpg%20and%20shot%20." target="_blank">Jamie Boeheim</a> shot 70.6% (12-17) in her career at the University of Rochester.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>OrangeRayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912205225204221759noreply@blogger.com0Syracuse, NY, USA43.0481221 -76.14742439999999114.737888263821155 -111.30367439999999 71.358355936178839 -40.991174399999991