2023-24 Daily Orange Basketball Guide

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NEW ERA: Basketball Guide 2023

The Daily Orange’s 2023 Basketball Guide previews a new era of Syracuse basketball with welcome signs of continuity too.

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POLISHED: Competing for Team USA, Dyaisha Fair grew her defensive prowess

“It was a basketball die-hard experience.” Dyaisha Fair’s time playing 3x3 with Team USA allowed her to raise her skills and knowledge defensively heading into her final season at SU.

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CHIPPING AWAY: Georgia Woolley proved herself in Australia to become a Division I star

“We just chipped away and chipped away.” Georgia Woolley developed her game in Australia before joining Felisha Legette-Jack’s University at Buffalo program in 2021. Now, she’s a top-scoring threat for the Orange.

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FRESH FACE: Alyssa Latham looks to make same instant impact as she did in high school

Latham stepped into the Homewood-Flossmoor gym five years later as a lengthy, uncoordinated ninth grader. She wore two knee braces but flashed potential in open runs as an athletic shot blocker.

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Beat writers predict Syracuse women’s basketball’s 2023-2024 season

Heading into 2023-24, Legette-Jack’s vision appears more complete. Dyaisha Fair cemented herself as one of the top point guards in the country last season — averaging 19.9 points and earning a First Team All-ACC selection — and is back for her graduate year.

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