Hopefully Kyle's form improves and he can get back to being serviceable at the line. If not, does he have a chance at challenging the all-time worst Syracuse free throw shooters? That is a tall task given the Orange legacy of charity stripe woes.
There have been 72 players who have attempted ten or more free throws in a season while failing to make 50%. 22 of those players took 40+ free throw attempts, a more significant number.
Five players have taken 100+ free throws in a season failing to make 50%.
I had mentioned 10+ attempts in my opening, and I wanted to share the bottom ten there, even though in small sample sizes large variations can occur.
First, please note that Paschal Chukwu did not have the requisite 10 attempts. However even if he had taken one more shot and made it, he still would have been the worst. 0 for 9 is impressive.
Mike Stark was a multiple sport athlete at Syracuse, known for his defensive guard work in basketball. And yes, that is football Hall of Fame tight end John Mackey on the list. Fortunately he was better at catching the ball than shooting it.
And finally, here is the worst career free throw shooters at Syracuse, minimum 100 attempts.
Herman Harried was a highly recruited player who had a knee injury derail his career before it really ever got started. Onuaku and Rick Jackson were teammates as were Derek Brower and Harried, and Jeremy McNeil and Josh Pace. McCroskey and Terrence Roberts were classmates. Bourama Sidibe is the most recent member of the bottom 10 and Bob Dooms is the oldest having played in the early 1970s.
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