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Welcome to Ombuds Day!
Ombuds Day recognizes the ombuds profession, which has existed for centuries but is underutilized and relatively unknown. The main goal of the day is to improve the public's awareness of ombuds, also known as ombudspersons or ombudsmen. The public is educated about the role of ombuds, the wide variety of services they provide is explained, a greater use of their programs and services is encouraged, and the value they bring to institutions and the constituents they serve is highlighted. The secondary goals of Ombuds Day are to recognize the important work of ombuds and to connect ombuds in their respective communities. It is set on the second Thursday of October to coincide with Conflict Resolution Month and Meditation Week. Each year there is a different theme. For instance, in 2021 the theme was "Ombuds: Exploring Options to Resolve Conflict Together."
According to the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution, the founders of Ombuds Day, ombuds are "confidential, impartial, and independent conflict management professionals" who do alternative dispute resolution (ADR) work in government, universities, healthcare facilities, and other organizations. They may work with constituents within an organization, such as with students or employees, or with constituents outside of an organization, such as with visitors to it. Some work as advocates, while others investigate complaints. One reason ombuds are often misunderstood is there are so many types of them. Similarly, compared to other approaches to conflict resolution like mediation, litigation, and arbitration, the role they play and the services they provide is relatively unknown. Because of their relative obscurity and the importance of their work, ombuds are recognized today with Ombuds Day!
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Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim and Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski before a Sweet 16 game against Duke on Friday, March 23, 2018, at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com SYRSYR
Which coaches influenced Syracuse basketball’s Jim Boeheim? (Mike’s Mailbox) (PS; $; Waters)
In this week’s Mike’s Mailbox, Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim says no matter what field you’re in, you still need to keep learning.
I’m constantly learning things from my readers and the questions they send in to Mike’s Mailbox.
This week is no exception. We’ve got questions about high-scoring transfers, a What If scenario that harkens back to 1990 and we start it all off with a question about Jim Boeheim’s coaching influences.
Q: I was curious if Jim Boeheim has ever said which coaches influenced him the most early on in his career?
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Mike: I thought this was a great question and while I’ve heard Jim Boeheim refer to strategies and techniques that other coaches used before, I decided to put the question to him directly.
Here is what he said in a recent interview:
“I took from everybody. I watched everybody. I picked up the UCLA press. Some of the things Coach (Bob) Knight did at Army and Indiana. I took some things I saw high school coaches do.
“I think you pick and choose from different coaches. John Chaney’s zone. Pittsburgh’s match-up zone. Penn State’s John Bach played a lot of different types of zones. Mike Krzyzewski and his mental approach to coaching.
“I watch NBA games. I’ve gotten a couple plays from Mike D’Antoni. If you’re in any field and not learning something, you’re moving backwards.’’
I specifically asked Boeheim about Fred Lewis, who he played for at Syracuse; and Roy Danforth, who he served as an assistant at Syracuse.
“Fred Lewis really pushed, especially our first couple of years. He was a good recruiter, too. Roy’s approach was a little bit looser and I think I picked up some of that.
“I also took some from Dick Blackwell. He was my high school coach. He was really structured. I’m somewhere in there. I’m a combination of those guys.
“The thing is as coaches we’re all different. You can be successful with different approaches.’’
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SU basketball leftovers: Is Buddy coming back? What about the big men? (PS; $; Ditota)
Buddy Boeheim had mostly finished interviews at the ACC men’s basketball media day on Tuesday. At that point nobody – not a single probing media person – had asked whether he was preparing to play his final season at Syracuse.
Boeheim, the Orange senior, is allowed to play one more college basketball season because of the havoc Covid-19 brought upon 2020-21. The NCAA granted every player from last season a free year of eligibility.
Boeheim does not plan to use it.
“I’m set on this being my last year, my last go-around,” he said. “We have some great players coming in. Having Justin Taylor up here with Quadir (Copeland). I think (Taylor) has a chance to be even better (than me). He’s a really good athlete and he really shoots the ball well. So, I’m really excited to watch him play in the future. He knows if he ever has any questions he can reach out to me.
“I’m excited to be a fan again. Yeah. I’m just focused on this year right now. As of now, I have no plans of coming back.”
Justin Taylor, a 6-foot-6 wing/shooting guard, is a highly-recruited player from Charlottesville, Virginia, who seems like the heir apparent to replace Boeheim. Copeland is a combo guard who can play on the ball or off the ball.
Jim Boeheim talked Tuesday about his team’s 3-point shooting ability. He called this 2021-22 team probably the best 3-point shooting team he’s ever had. (This is his 46th season at SU.)
Buddy Boeheim shot .385 from the 3-point line last season, ranking him 54th nationally in 3-point field goal percentage. Boeheim ranked 22nd nationally in 3-point attempts (77-of-201).
Cole Swider shot .402 from the 3-point line at Villanova. But because he took just 87 shots from 3, he does not appear among the national leaders in 3-point percentage. Swider attempted the fourth-most 3s on the Villanova team. He will take many more shots from that distance at Syracuse. Jim Boeheim referred to him Tuesday as “an exceptional shooter.” He is also 6-foot-9.
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Tucker receives multiple honors; SU basketball in recruit's final five (thenewshouse.com; Green)
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2022 recruit Brown adds SU to final five
Orange basketball recruit Maliq Brown has included Syracuse among his final college choices.Brown, a 6’9” forward from Saint George, Virginia, also named Georgetown, North Carolina State, Penn State and Virginia Tech to his final schools.
Brown took an official visit to the Syracuse campus last week. His former AAU teammate, guard Justin Taylor, has already committed to the Orange.
Baldwinsville native chooses Notre Dame over SU
JJ Starling, the 27th-ranked college recruit in the ESPN 100, announced his commitment to Notre Dame on Tuesday.Starling chose the Fighting Irish over Syracuse, Duke, Northwestern and Stanford. The 6’4” guard is a Baldwinsville, New York, native who plays at La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana.
Cross Country alum is top American at Boston Marathon
Colin Bennie, a key runner on SU’s 2015 national champion cross country team, was the U.S.’s top finisher during Monday’s Boston Marathon.His time of 2 hours, 11 minutes and 26 seconds earned him seventh place overall in the men’s race. This Boston Marathon was Bennie’s first, and only the third marathon he’s ever run.
SU alum wins Boilermaker race
Stephen Rathbun, a Syracuse University graduate, became the first American to win Utica’s Boilermaker Road Race in 30 years....
Syracuse Basketball: Two priority targets who remain in 2022 are pivotal (itlh; Adler)
Syracuse basketball did not win the recruiting sweepstakes over Central New York native J.J. Starling, the 2022 four-star combo guard who picked Notre Dame over the Orange and several other finalists.
Understandably, many ‘Cuse fans are quite disappointed in this development, and I am, too. Starling’s decision is the latest in a string of recruiting misses for the Orange, whether it be four-star wing Kamari Lands, five-star point guard Dior Johnson or a couple of elite big men in this cycle, among others.
So, yes, the ‘Cuse isn’t likely to land a top-10 overall class in 2022. Stuff happens. However, Syracuse basketball could still capture a 2022 cycle rated in the top-20 nationally, in my opinion.
Syracuse basketball has two priority targets left on the board in the 2022 class.
At this juncture, it seems that the two remaining prospects that the Orange coaching staff is pursuing in the 2022 cycle are four-star wing Chris Bunch, who has the ‘Cuse in his top three, and three-star power forward Maliq Brown, who has Syracuse basketball in his top five.
I’m not a recruiting analyst, but the chatter I hear is that the Orange is in really strong shape with both Bunch and Brown. A senior at the Blue Ridge School in St. George, Va., Brown is set to announce this Saturday, and his top five are Syracuse basketball, Georgetown, Penn State, N.C. State and Virginia Tech.
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Syracuse basketball in fray for 5-star from Baltimore, No. 2 national player (itlh; Adler)
A while back, I wrote a column about elite 2023 prospect Kwame Evans Jr. from Baltimore, in which I said that I hoped eventually Syracuse basketball would offer him.
The Orange has obliged. According to various media reports, including one from college basketball insider Adam Zagoria, the ‘Cuse coaching staff has offered the 6-foot-9 Evans, a consensus five-star, top-five player in this cycle who is either listed as a small forward or a power forward, depending on the recruiting service.
Now, Syracuse basketball will face an uphill climb to land Evans, who already has a boatload of high-major offers. The Orange’s offer to Evans, by the way, is among numerous ones to five-star, top-20 prospects in the 2023 class.
Evans competed as a sophomore for the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in Baltimore, however, for his junior campaign, he is suiting up for the powerhouse Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla.
Syracuse basketball is in the mix for five-star Kwame Evans Jr.
According to a review of numerous recruiting Web sites, Evans holds more than 20 offers, from teams such as Oregon, Ohio State, Indiana, Memphis, Texas, Southern California, Florida, Illinois, Pittsburgh, Kansas, LSU, Maryland, Tennessee, Texas A&M, St. John’s, Georgetown, Virginia Tech and Auburn.
That’s some hefty competition for the ‘Cuse. And given that Evans is just entering his junior stanza of prep-school ball, I imagine that all of the blue-blood groups and recruiting heavyweights across the country will end up vying for his services.
Recruiting services deem Evans the No. 1 forward, whether a small forward or a power forward, nationwide within the 2023 cycle.
Additionally, when I penned this article, Evans was rated No. 2 overall in the 2023 class according to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite.
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ACCN adds MBB talent - 2021-10-12 (RX; HM)
ACCN adds MBB talent - 2021-10-12
From the ESPN press release of October 12, 2021...Former Tar Heel Standouts Joel Berry II and KJ Smith Join ACC Network’s Studio Team
- 2017 Most Outstanding Player and National Champion Berry Added to ACCN’s Nothing But Net Roster
- Smith to Contribute Weekly on All ACC and In Play, and Serve as a Social Media Correspondent
Former North Carolina men’s basketball standouts Joel Berry II and KJ Smith have signed deals to join ACC Network as college basketball studio analysts. Berry II will appear weekly on ACCN’s signature basketball show Nothing But Net, while Smith will contribute on All ACC along with serving as a social media correspondent on the network’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram handles.
Both will make their network debuts Tuesday, Oct. 12 as part of ACCN’s coverage of ACC Basketball Tipoff.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Joel and KJ to our ACC Network family. Their engaging personalities and knowledge of the game will be immediate assets to our studio coverage,” said coordinating producer Aaron Katzman. “Joel makes our Nothing But Net team even more decorated with two Most Outstanding Players and NCAA champions in Joel and Luke Hancock and national champion, NBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist Carlos Boozer, while KJ will elevate both our studio programming and the content on our ACCN social platforms.”
Joel Berry II
One of the most decorated players in North Carolina men’s basketball history, Berry II helped the Tar Heels to the 2017 NCAA Championship and an appearance in the 2016 NCAA title game. He was named the 2017 NCAA Most Outstanding Player following a 22-point, six-assist effort in the title game, along with being named to the All-Final Four Teams in ’16 and ‘17. The Apopka, Fla., native earned third-team NBCA All-America and first team All-ACC honors in 2018, and was a finalist for both the James A. Sullivan and Bob Cousy awards that season. In addition, he also earned second team All-ACC honors in 2017, and was named the 2016 ACC Tournament MVP following the Tar Heels’ championship run.During his four-year career in Chapel Hill, Berry II played a role in 109 Carolina victories, including 14 NCAA Tournament and 10 ACC Tournament wins. He recorded 1,813 points and 451 assists.
“ACC basketball holds a special place in my heart and being blessed with the opportunity to play in the best conference in the nation was a dream come true,” said Berry. “It doesn't get any better than joining ACC Network and having the chance to cover high-level basketball that comes with playing in this conference. I'm honored to have this opportunity, and I'm excited to join the team and get started.”
KJ Smith
Smith played three seasons at North Carolina from 2018-21, appearing in 50 games and helping the Tar Heels to NCAA Tournament appearances in 2019 and 2021. Following graduation in 2021, Smith joined On3 Sports covering college and high school basketball and recruiting.Smith’s father, Kenny Smith Sr., played at North Carolina from 1983-87 where he earned Basketball Times National Player of the Year honors in 1987 and is the Tar Heels’ all-time leader in assists and steals.
“I’m thrilled to be joining ACC Network,” said Smith. “During my time at UNC, I fell in love with ACC basketball and now I can’t wait to cover it. It’s going to be a fun season and I am excited to contribute.”
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https://www.syracuse.com/entertainm...se-for-hometown-concert-with-2020-vision.html (PS; Herbert)
Syracuse native Martin Sexton is returning home with “2020 Vision.”
The singer-songwriter will perform at the Westcott Theater on Saturday. Doors open at 7 p.m., music starts at 8 with opening act Mikey Powell.
The soulful Sexton was born and raised in Syracuse, shouting out The Gem Diner on his 1996 song “Diner.” He moved to Boston in his early 20s and got his start busking around Harvard in the early ‘90s, but is always excited to be back in the Salt City.
“Generally, when I’m touring I don’t have a lot of time to see what there it is to see, but I always make time in the hometown for a stop at the Little Gem Diner and the Harrison Bakery for the world’s best half-moon cookie,” he told syracuse.com | The Post-Standard in a phone interview.
Sexton recently released a new EP, “2020 Vision,” which is inspired by the events of last year, including the Covid-19 pandemic that shut down live touring for the most part. He played a socially distant drive-in concert at the Fingerlakes Drive-In last fall, and recorded the new songs remotely for the first time in his decades-long career.
“Technically speaking, the way we made the record is not live in the studio. I laid down my guitar and vocal tracks in a Massachusetts studio and then sent them out to the producer and then he added his magic on to it,” Sexton said.
Other musicians also contributed from afar, including a bluesy guitar dub from John Mayer on “Calling On America.”
“That’s so cool, man,” he said after hearing Mayer’s addition to the tune, inspired by Sexton’s experiences traveling across America in 2020.
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