Akir Souare in the portal

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Cusefan69]

 

[kuethstheman]

I didn't know he had a first name!

 

[OttoinGrotto]

All the best to him.

 

[Frozen]

I didn't know had a first name!

I didn’t know it until I read this thread.

 

[DilemaCuse]

So much for being the only center on the team and trying to earn a starting spot.
College sports in 2026 are in a weird place.

 

[23Zone]

Gmac cleaning house
Love it

 

[orangemass]

He was the definition of a warm body

 

[Irt4su]

 

[OrangeTarheel]

Souare to hear it

 

[tptcuse]

Souare to hear it

Well done.

 

[721Comstock]

Souare to hear it

Souare not Souare!

 

[Maxsumm]

This will be his first but probably not his last Souare into the portal

 

[721Comstock]

Given that there are virtually no major hoops schools north of Syracuse,
it seems pretty likely that he is

Southbound Souare.


IYKYK.
deep cut Led Zep track.
Fitting because he’ll likely be a deep bench player before he’s cut from his next stop.

 

[Newhouser]

Gotta be honest didn't hate him like everyone else last year. Thought he was what he was, a limited back up center getting limited minutes. Not sure what else we are going to have here.

 

[orangemass]

Gotta be honest didn't hate him like everyone else last year. Thought he was what he was, a limited back up center getting limited minutes. Not sure what else we are going to have here.

He may be a great dude but basketball wise extremely extremely limited

 

[HyattsCuse]

We’ll always have the memory of that 3 pointer he took. I was so surprised he shot it, I started laughing.

 

[newmexicuse]

So much for being the only center on the team and trying to earn a starting spot.
College sports in 2026 are in a weird place.

He tried hard, but he is not starting caliber. Not even sure he is backup caliber for a tournament team.

 

[PhatOrange]

Souare is a more than capable backup center. We've had worse that's for sure. He needed better player development.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Souare is a more than capable backup center. We've had worse that's for sure.

 

[Wrinkle]

Is no one else confused as to why now he is known as Akir and not Ibrahim?

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Is no one else confused as to why now he is known as Akir and not Ibrahim?

That's above my pay grade.

 

[sutomcat]

I thought Souare was a good athlete who was extremely raw and not ready to play at the ACC level.

He had no idea how to set a pick but tried anyway almost every Syracuse possession when he was in.

Was usually called for a foul.

Was too skinny to play down low and had no footwork or moves down low.

Good athlete who occasionally blocked a shot but consistently positioned himself poorly, when playing defense, when rebounding, when trying to get the ball down low, etc.

Seems like a nice young man but the Australian center from Siena is a big upgrade. At least he has some idea how to play basketball.

 

[Eric15]

He's part of this seemingly endless line of backup Syracuse centers over the past 10-20 years (Devin Brennan-McBride, Sean Williams, DeShonte Riley, Chinonso Obokoh, Peter Carey, etc.) that looks like they never played basketball for one second before stepping foot on the SU campus.

Sorry, I know that was mean. I hope he finds a home somewhere at a lower level and thrives.

 

[23Zone]

I thought Souare was a good athlete who was extremely raw and not ready to play at the ACC level.

He had no idea how to set a pick but tried anyway almost every Syracuse possession when he was in.

Was usually called for a foul.

Was too skinny to play down low and had no footwork or moves down low.

Good athlete who occasionally blocked a shot but consistently positioned himself poorly, when playing defense, when rebounding, when trying to get the ball down low, etc.

Seems like a nice young man but the Australian center from Siena is a big upgrade. At least he has some idea how to play basketball.

Another example of regression. He was better at GT