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[orangenirvana]

Just a quick reminder...

1991 - Billy Owens enters NBA Draft one year early (NCAA First Round exit)
1992 - Big East tournament champs, NCAA Second Round

1995 - Michael Lloyd enters NBA Draft one year early (NCAA Second Round)
1996 - 30 wins, Final Four / NCAA Runner-Up

2008 - Donte Greene enters NBA Draft three years early (NIT)
2009 - 28 wins, NCAA Sweet 16

2009 - Jonny Flynn leaves two years early, Paul Harris and Eric Devendorf leave one year early
2010 - 30 wins, NCAA Tourney 1 seed, considered one of the greatest teams in SU history before Onuaku injury in BET

2010 - Wes Johnson leaves one-year early
2011 - 27 wins, 3 seed in NCAA Tourney

2012 - Dion Waiters and Fab Melo enter NBA Draft two years early (NCAA Elite 8)
2013 - 30 wins, Final Four

2013 - Michael Carter-Williams enters NBA Draft two years early
2014 - 28 wins

And of course...

2002 - Deshaun Williams enters NBA Draft one year early (NIT)
2003 - National Championship

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Just a quick reminder...

1991 - Billy Owens enters NBA Draft one year early (NCAA First Round exit)
1992 - Big East tournament champs, NCAA Second Round

1995 - Michael Lloyd enters NBA Draft one year early (NCAA Second Round)
1996 - 30 wins, Final Four / NCAA Runner-Up

2008 - Donte Greene enters NBA Draft three years early (NIT)
2009 - 28 wins, NCAA Sweet 16

2009 - Jonny Flynn leaves two years early, Paul Harris and Eric Devendorf leave one year early
2010 - 30 wins, NCAA Tourney 1 seed, considered one of the greatest teams in SU history before Onuaku injury in BET

2010 - Wes Johnson leaves one-year early
2011 - 27 wins, 3 seed in NCAA Tourney

2012 - Dion Waiters and Fab Melo enter NBA Draft two years early (NCAA Elite 8)
2013 - 30 wins, Final Four

2013 - Michael Carter-Williams enters NBA Draft two years early
2014 - 28 wins

And of course...

2002 - Deshaun Williams enters NBA Draft one year early (NIT)
2003 - National Championship

Lloyd and Williams leaving were upgrades.

 

[br801]

Just a quick reminder...

1991 - Billy Owens enters NBA Draft one year early (NCAA First Round exit)
1992 - Big East tournament champs, NCAA Second Round

1995 - Michael Lloyd enters NBA Draft one year early (NCAA Second Round)
1996 - 30 wins, Final Four / NCAA Runner-Up

2008 - Donte Greene enters NBA Draft three years early (NIT)
2009 - 28 wins, NCAA Sweet 16

2009 - Jonny Flynn leaves two years early, Paul Harris and Eric Devendorf leave one year early
2010 - 30 wins, NCAA Tourney 1 seed, considered one of the greatest teams in SU history before Onuaku injury in BET

2010 - Wes Johnson leaves one-year early
2011 - 27 wins, 3 seed in NCAA Tourney

2012 - Dion Waiters and Fab Melo enter NBA Draft two years early (NCAA Elite 8)
2013 - 30 wins, Final Four

2013 - Michael Carter-Williams enters NBA Draft two years early
2014 - 28 wins

And of course...

2002 - Deshaun Williams enters NBA Draft one year early (NIT)
2003 - National Championship

Absolutely. Just a lot of short memories around here, I guess.

And don't forget what happened after Pearl left for the NBA.

 

[orangenirvana]

Lloyd and Williams leaving were upgraded.

And a year from now maybe we'll be saying the same thing about Battle re: Richardson.

My Deyawn mention was a joke, btw.

 

[Dave85]

And a year from now maybe we'll be saying the same thing about Battle re: Richardson.

My Deyawn mention was a joke, btw.

And Lydon.

 

[orangenirvana]

And Lydon.

My expectation for Lydon is nothing short of All-American status.

 

[asj410]

Wait, Deshaun entered the draft in 2002? I thought he essentially got kicked out and had to transfer, ending up at Iona so he could watch SU win the national championship from his couch the very next season.

 

[orangefog]

Wait, Deshaun entered the draft in 2002? I thought he essentially got kicked out and had to transfer, ending up at Iona so he could watch SU win the national championship from his couch the very next season.

That's how I remember it.

 

[HoustonCuse]

Wait, Deshaun entered the draft in 2002? I thought he essentially got kicked out and had to transfer, ending up at Iona so he could watch SU win the national championship from his couch the very next season.

Wrong.








He watched it from the love seat. Better combo of TV viewing angle, ventilation, and fridge access.

 

[OrangeDW]

Wait, Deshaun entered the draft in 2002? I thought he essentially got kicked out and had to transfer, ending up at Iona so he could watch SU win the national championship from his couch the very next season.

Somewhere along the line he punched Otto, and he fell asleep at a court appearance too. That Daily Orange article on his Junior year off court exploits was crazy.

 

[DownTheField]

Somewhere along the line he punched Otto, and he fell asleep at a court appearance too. That Daily Orange article on his Junior year off court exploits was crazy.

One of my favorite DO stories ever.

http://dailyorange.com/2004/02/desh...hese-days-but-his-legend-remains-in-syracuse/

 

[Cowtown]

Apparently he was "asked to leave" as he would have been academically ineligible in 2002-03.

http://orangehoops.org/dwilliams.htm