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Welcome to King Kamehameha Day!

King Kamehameha Day is a public holiday in Hawaiʻi that honors Kamehameha I, the Hawaiian king who was also known as Kamehameha the Great and the Napoleon of the Pacific. Kamehameha is known for establishing the unified Kingdom of Hawaiʻi in 1810, which brought together the islands of Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. He was monarch of Hawaiʻi from 1782 until his death on May 8, 1819. The holiday was proclaimed by Kamehameha's grandson, Kamehameha V, on December 22, 1871; it was first observed the following year. After Hawaiʻi became a state in 1959, the holiday was proclaimed by its governor and legislature as well.

Celebrations at the time of the day's creation consisted of fairs, carnivals, and races on foot, horse, and velocipede. Presently, the day nods to the ancient Hawaiian traditions that KamehamView attachment 182509eha fought to preserve as his land was being influenced by European culture. Each year, the Kamehameha Hula Competition takes place, where hula groups come to the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu from all over the world. Floral parades take place in different locations throughout Hawaiʻi. One of the biggest is on Oʻahu, where it begins at 'Iolani Palace and ends in Kapiʻolani Park, where a party with food, music, and cultural exhibitions then takes place. Three floral parades are held on the island of Hawaiʻi alone. Festivals are held on many of the islands, and many schools and businesses are closed.

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Anselem Signs NLI With Syracuse - Syracuse University Athletics (cuse.com)

Frank Anselem from Prolific Prep (Calif.) has signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to enroll and play basketball for Syracuse next season, according to the University.

Anselem, a 6-10, 220 center, was coached Joey Fuca. Anselem's play helped Prolific Prep advance to the 2020 Grind Session World Championship, where he recorded 14 points and seven rebounds in the championship-clinching game against Our Savior Lutheran. Prep was seeded eighth in the 2020 GEICO Nationals but the event was cancelled because of the pandemic.

A native of Lagos, Nigeria, Anselem has lived in Suwanee, Georgia, since coming to the United States. He was ranked among the top 100 prospects in the Class of 2021 before he recently re-classified to 2020. Anselem was rated 23rd overall amongst centers in the 2020 class by 247Sports.com. Prior to his time at Prolific Prep, Anselem attended Lincoln Academy (Ga.) and Westlake High (Ga.).

Anselem joins Woody Newton from Mt. Zion Prep and Brewster Academy (N.H.) product Kadary Richmond as incoming freshmen at Syracuse for the 2020-21 season. A fourth newcomer, Alan Griffin, transferred from Illinois.
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Syracuse Basketball: Orange destined for unranked pre-season (itlh; Adler)

Syracuse basketball will likely head into the 2020-21 campaign with relatively mild expectations. That works.

Assuming a collegiate hoops season occurs in a few months amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, Syracuse basketball is in store for an intriguing campaign.

The Orange will return four starters, but star forward Elijah Hughes, who led the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring during 2019-20, is off to the pros. The ‘Cuse has a promising 2020 recruiting class arriving on the Hill, but the team also has seen several guards transfer.

The wild card here is whether Illinois transfer Alan Griffin, a talented wing who has two years of eligibility remaining, will receive a waiver from the NCAA to immediately play.

Even if Griffin can compete in 2020-21, it’s virtually a given, at least for now, that Syracuse will find itself not ranked in the pre-season polls prior to the next stanza commencing.

In the last few days, a sister site of Inside The Loud House, Busting Brackets, and NBC Sports both published their latest top-25 ratings.

The Orange is not included in either list. The same goes for other media outlets, such as CBS Sports and ESPN.com. Should others release their own top-25 power rankings in the future, don’t count on the ‘Cuse making the cut.

That’s reasonable. And it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Head coach Jim Boeheim and his squads tend to perform admirably in circumstances where they aren’t anticipated to crush things.

Syracuse basketball could absolutely overachieve if the group’s underclassmen develop well.

If Griffin suits up, I think that Syracuse can prove sneaky good in 2020-21. The Orange probably won’t amount to a top-four crew in the ACC, but it could land somewhere in the No. 5 to No. 7 range, which is commendable, considering that Hughes moved on to the professional ranks.
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Boeheim’s Army adds a ninth player: This guy shoots the ball and crashes weddings (PS; Ditota)

Add Andrew White to the Boeheim’s Army roster.

The 6-foot-7 small forward, who played for the Syracuse-centric The Basketball Tournament team last summer, averaged nearly 12 points on 39 percent 3-point shooting for the Westchester Knicks of the G League in a 2019-20 season abbreviated by the coronavirus.

He adds another shooting element to a team that includes Eric Devendorf, Brandon Triche, John Gillon, Demetris Nichols, Malachi Richardson, Tyler Lydon, Donte Greene and Chris McCullough.

“I just had a really good time and experience last summer,” White said. “It’s just a great opportunity to play good 5-on-5 competition that is high stakes. I think it’ll be beneficial going into my next season.”

White is unclear about what his “next season”' will look like as teams globally prepare for a return to basketball. After his G League season was canceled, he installed a hoop at his family home in Virginia and has made good use of various athletic equipment there.

He’s lifted weights to improve his leg and core strength. He’s climbed aboard the elliptical and the treadmill. He’s completed multiple series of sprints.

“I’ve been pretty happy with my quarantine regimen,” he said.

Last summer, White accepted an invitation to crash a local
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SU betrays students with planned tuition increase (DO: Our Reader)

I stumbled across this piece from Syracuse University’s newsletter the other day. It enthusiastically pitches Boost the ‘Cuse, a 44-hour fundraising event from early November. It brags that members of the Orange family worldwide will “boost the ‘Cuse” with online, phone and in-person donations, encouraging attendance by featuring fun events like a trivia night and scavenger hunt.

“Together,” it finishes, “we’ll Boost the ‘Cuse and celebrate what it means to be Orange!”

Together?

Together?

Boost the ‘Cuse ended Nov. 6. The next day, residents of Day Hall found racist graffiti in their bathrooms and were directed not to take photos or video of the event. As students broadcasted the event regardless, Chancellor Kent Syverud responded days later with an email saying the coverup was the result of poor communication between leadership.

On Nov. 13, #NotAgainSU’s occupation of the Barnes Center at The Arch began. There were more racist incidents as the occupation continued. Yet even though the protest gathered attention nationwide, even earning a spot on the front page of The New York Times and gaining the support of politicians, Syverud failed to respond to demands until students marched to his house.

Together, we poured money into a university that immediately attempted to cover up a hate incident on its grounds — and not for the first time.

Together, we donated to a university that was already charging us $52,210 in tuition, only to be dismissed in Hendricks Chapel until Syverud changed his mind.

Together, we contributed to a family that apparently feels lots of things for us, and love is not one of them.
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Former Fizz: Craig Hoffman (SU 2010-2012) – Orange Fizz – Free Syracuse Recruiting News (orangefizz.net; podcast; May)

Former Fizz is a new interview series where we talk with previous Orange Fizz staff writers about Syracuse sports from when they were on campus. Topics include specific players and games, special memories and of course Jim Boeheim throughout the years. You can listen to all of the episodes on the Orange Fizz SoundCloud or orangefizz.net.

The series continues with Craig Hoffman as the special guest. Craig is currently living and working in Washington D.C. and has to deal with Georgetown fans all around him, but still says he hates the Hoyas. He remembers Chandler Jones ruining Geno Smith and Jim Boeheim ruining reporters. The interview is below, followed by an abbreviated Q&A from the discussion. We hope you enjoy!
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A Couple Of Encouraging ACC Notes (DBR; King)

Two ACC notes worth passing on. First, BC’s new AD Patrick Kraft talks here about his plans to help make the Eagles relevant.

He’s saying the right things:

“There is no barrier for us. I don’t allow excuses about money and finances. That’s not it. I’ve never been in a place where we open up the gates and there’s a ton of money. It’s about using creativity and resources. … We have the foundation—it’s about how we use it...There is no magic bullet. It’s not like all of a sudden you’ve got to flip the switch, but what you do is you engage your alumni first.”

He also says that he thinks football will be played this fall.

That leads us to Josh Pastner.

The Georgia Tech basketball coach hopes that basketball can start working with small groups in July and then move to full team things in August.

It’s nice to see optimism from both men.
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Axe: The Stadium? Come on, Syracuse. We can do better than that (PS; Axe)

One sentence can reveal a lot.

That was certainly the case when Syracuse University sent out a press release earlier this week announcing a Nov. 10 men’s basketball home game against Maryland-Baltimore County.

Here’s the first line of that release:

Syracuse will square off with Maryland-Baltimore County for the second time in program history when the two squads meet on Tuesday, November 10, in the Stadium.

Good news! The annual slow drip of revealing the Syracuse men’s basketball schedule is underway.

No one knows what a second wave of Covid-19 will look like in the fall and how that could affect college basketball, but it is still encouraging to think about hoops going on in some form.

OK, what else do we have here? Oh sure. UMBC! An intriguing nonconference opponent for Syracuse as it became the first No. 16 seed to knock off a No. 1 seed (Virginia) in the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
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Restarting NY, Phase 3: What’s opening? What’s closed? (PS; Breidenbach)

Central New York appears on track to move into phase 3 of New York’s plan to reopen businesses that were closed in March to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon said he is hopeful the high number of tests and low rate of infection will convince Gov. Andrew Cuomo to start phase three in CNY this weekend.

Expected to open

Here are the businesses and services that could open when Central New York reaches phase three, according to guidance the state posted earlier this week.

Restaurants

Restaurants will be able to serve food and drinks indoors.

This includes all places that sell food: Restaurants, bars, food trucks.

They will have to limit capacity to half of the maximum occupancy, exclusive of employees. Tables inside and out must be spaced six feet apart. Staff will wear masks at all times. Customers can take off their masks while seated. Tables will be limited to 10 people. The state recommends restaurants provide single-use, disposable menus or display menus in a common place. Restaurants should limit the use of devices like buzzers to alert customers that seating or an order is ready.
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