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Welcome to Plimsoll Day!
Today, on the date of his birth, we remember Samuel Plimsoll and the fight he undertook to improve and save the lives of sailors. Plimsoll was born on February 10, 1824, in Bristol, England. In 1868, he became a member of the House of Commons in the English Parliament, where he focused on sailor and ship safety. This led to the creation of the Royal Commission on Unseaworthy Ships in 1872, to find evidence and recommend changes. The following year, Plimsoll published Our Seamen.
Plimsoll pushed for load lines—which show how low a ship can rest in water without risking sinking—to be painted on ships, so it would be less likely they would be overloaded. Load lines had started being used earlier in the nineteenth century. British trade was expanding at the time, which led to a greater number of ships sinking, and to an eye turned to the need for safety. There first was a push to get load lines on ships in the 1830s. By mid-century, many sailors were being charged with desertion and imprisoned for refusing to sail in what they believed were "coffin ships"—dangerous ships unfit to sail.
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Opponent Preview: What to know about Virginia Tech (DO; Shetty)
On Tuesday night, Syracuse defeated Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts with the Orange winning four straight games for the first time since the 2019-20 season.
The win streak two years ago was extended to five straight, and Syracuse has the chance to mimic that this weekend in Blacksburg, Virginia. The Orange will play Virginia Tech in a game that features two top 20 offenses, according to KenPom. The Hokies are also the second-best 3-point shooting team in the nation, giving Syracuse’s zone a potential cause for concern.
But the Orange have also shot at least 45% from 3 during this four-game win streak as this game projects to be a potential shootout. Here’s what you need to know about Virginia Tech (14-10, 6-7 Atlantic Coast) as Syracuse (13-11, 7-6 ACC) looks to win five in a row:
Quincy Guerrier led the way with 20 points, while Marek Dolezaj scored 18. Alan Griffin posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, and he also added a career-high seven blocks. Off the bench, Kadary Richmond tacked on 13 points in 15 minutes as the Orange pulled off the upset.
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Keve Aluma has become one of Virginia Tech's top players after starting out his career at Wofford.
Virginia Tech utilizes Keve Aluma as versatile, defensive player (DO; Philipkosky)
With under four seconds left on the clock in the first half against Pittsburgh, Storm Murphy drew two defenders toward him. He quickly swung the ball to Keve Aluma at the top of the key and in less than a second, Aluma shot it over the outstretched hand of the Pitt defender.
The buzzer-beater gave Virginia Tech a 35-17 lead at halftime, and Aluma’s 18 points lifted the Hokies to their fourth straight win, a 27-point blowout over Pittsburgh.
“The shot that Aluma hit was enormous,” VT head coach Mike Young said. “(It was a) big momentum swing.”
When Aluma arrived at Wofford in 2017, he was a skilled but out-of-shape player, assistant coach Kevin Giltner said. But at Virginia Tech, he’s the team’s leading scorer, averaging over 15 points per game. Aluma’s become a versatile and selfless option for a Hokies team still fighting for a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
“Keve would rather score four points and win than score 20 and lose,” Giltner said.
At Wofford, a Southern Conference school in South Carolina, Aluma averaged 2.5 and 6.9 points per game, respectively, in his first two seasons before transferring to Virginia Tech. With the Terriers, Aluma assumed a role as the “Dennis Rodman type,” Giltner said — somebody who focused on rebounds and defense to help his team.
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Syracuse Orange forward Cole Swider (21) vs. Boston College at Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA, Tuesday February 8, 2022 Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com
Cole Swider is on an insanely hot shooting streak: ‘(He’s) shooting the lights out’ (PS; $; Ditota)
Cole Swider sent his high school coach a text before Syracuse played at Boston College on Tuesday night.
Swider has been in constant contact with Mike Hart, his former coach at St. Andrew’s School in Rhode Island. Hart texts him after every game, Swider said, to assess his performance, to provide levels of comfort, to advise and praise.
Swider never got a reply from his Tuesday, pre-BC text. So when he spotted Hart in Conte Forum before the game, he playfully prodded his ex-coach to get back to him.
Swider, all smiles in the post-game retelling of that story, was in his comfort zone here. The Villanova transfer, now 24 games into his Syracuse career, experienced another in a string of transformative shooting nights in SU’s 73-64 win over Boston College.
Playing in front of the family, friends and high school coach who drove up from his home state, Swider scored a game-high 21 points against the Eagles. He was 6-of-11 overall and 5-of-8 from the 3-point line.
Afterward, SU coach Jim Boeheim asked Swider, jokingly, how he missed those three shots from the 3-point line.
That’s how good Swider has been from that distance these past four games. When he misses, it registers as a bit of a shock.
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Jim Boeheim assesses Syracuse after 4th straight win: 'This is one of the best offensive teams in the country' (247sports.com; Bailey)
Syracuse men's basketball head coach Jim Boeheim spoke matter-of-factly during his postgame press conference. Following the Orange's 73-64 win at Boston College on Tuesday night, he defended his roster's complement of "finishers."
SU's offense, he emphasized, has been strong throughout a rocky 46th year at the helm of the program -- not just during the four-game winning streak that has seen SU flip from two games under .500 to two games over. It's been the defense that has set back the program, and that remains the biggest hindrance toward reaching the NCAA Tournament.
"The games that we lost, it wasn’t because we didn’t have a finisher," Boeheim said. "It was because we couldn’t stop anybody. We lost games because we don’t stop people. We don’t lose games because we can’t score. We scored at Duke. We scored against Virginia. We can score. That’s not an issue. This is one of the best offensive teams in the country. Period.
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As Cole Swider has caught fire, Syracuse basketball is totally different team (itlh; Adler)
Syracuse basketball senior forward Cole Swider has put forth a phenomenal stretch of performances as the Orange has won four Atlantic Coast Conference clashes in a row.
The 6-foot-9 Swider, a transfer from Villanova, is scoring in droves and hitting the boards well. His stellar play is a huge difference-maker for the ‘Cuse, and when he competes at this kind of level, the Orange is a really dangerous squad.
On Tuesday night from the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass., Swider tallied a team-high 21 points and eight rebounds as Syracuse basketball triumphed over a pesky Boston College group, 73-64.
In the victory versus the Eagles (9-13, 4-8), junior center Jesse Edwards immensely struggled. Senior shooting guard Buddy Boeheim was off in his shooting from the field.
So the solid output from Swider, junior point guard Joe Girard III, sophomore center Frank Anselem and graduate student forward Jimmy Boeheim enabled the ‘Cuse (13-11, 7-6) to dispatch of Boston College.
During this four-affair success streak, Swider is averaging 17.3 points and 6.3 boards per encounter. He is connecting on 65.8 percent from the field and 73.7 percent from 3-point land. Swider is also 5-of-5 from the charity stripe.
That is wonderful production. As Swider lights it up on offense, it helps space the floor, opens the perimeter up for the Boeheim brothers and Girard, and this also provides opportunities for Orange players to drive the lane.
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Jim Boeheim shifted from suits to quarter-zips. This is what his tailor thinks. DO; Fernandez)
Jim Boeheim’s tailor isn’t mad about the Syracuse head coach’s shift from sport coats to quarter-zips. He isn’t mad that Boeheim probably won’t be buying specially-made sport coats lined with photos of the Carrier Dome or the Boeheim family to wear on gamedays. And he isn’t mad that he’ll no longer be able to see his handiwork displayed whenever he turns on a Syracuse game on TV.
“Right now, he’s a little bit more comfortable on the court,” said Boeheim’s tailor, Peter A. Roberti of Adrian Jules in Rochester, explaining that he wouldn’t try to convince Boeheim to switch back to sport coats. “Each guy’s got their own unique style. We’re never one to push anybody in one way or the other.”
Before the beginning of the season, Boeheim stood on the podium after an exhibition game and looked down toward the navy blue quarter-zip he was wearing with the Syracuse logo on the right side of his chest and the Nike logo on the other side.
“This is what you got. This is it,” Boeheim said, referencing the more casual attire he’d be wearing for the season. Thus far, he’s stuck by that, appearing from the tunnel each game day in a quarter-zip that has varied from white to gray to navy blue. He typically wears polo shirts underneath as well as sweats or track pants.
For decades, basketball coaches have worn suits on the sidelines. But when the NBA laxed its suit-wearing mandate in the COVID-19 bubble, the results trickled down into NCAA basketball during the 2020-21 season and have continued on through this season. Boeheim said at the start of the year that the Atlantic Coast Conference’s coaches — along with the Big Ten’s — voted unanimously to stop wearing suits. As the regular season nears an end, he confirmed via Zoom that he does not miss wearing them.
“Somebody’s mad at me, but this is it,” Boeheim said with a laugh on Nov. 1, presumably referencing his tailor (who is, in fact, not actually mad at him). “It’s so much better for me. This is the way I coach at practice everyday. They’re comfortable. There’s no comparison.”
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Syracuse basketball landing Judah Mintz is 'absolutely a possibility' - The Juice Online (the juice; Cheng)
There’s never a bad time to talk about Syracuse recruiting in both the football and basketball worlds, and we did just that this week with Sports Illustrated’s Mike McAllister on The Juice on the Cuse Podcast, presented by SNY.tv.
Though Syracuse has signed five recruits in the 2022 class (Quadir Copeland, Justin Taylor, Chris Bunch, Maliq Brown and Peter Carey), the Orange are pursuing a sixth recruit in Oak Hill (Va.) Academy’s Judah Mintz. The four star combo guard is ranked 53rd nationally according to 247 Sports and 35th according to ESPN, and Syracuse has been heavily involved in his process since he decommitted from Pittsburgh in November.
Mintz will officially visit Syracuse, DePaul, Wake Forest and NC State before announcing a decision in March. He will be on the SU campus the weekend of Feb. 26, which also happens to fall on the same weekend as Duke visiting.
“I have to believe that the best atmosphere he’s going to see is going to be at Syracuse,” Mike says.
Though Syracuse could theoretically have five guards on the roster next year (Buddy Boeheim, Joe Girard III and Symir Torrence all have remaining eligibility), Mintz brings an aspect to the Orange it has been lacking this season.
“His strength is attacking downhill, playing in transition, and creating his own shot,” Mike says. “He can do all of that at a very high level. He’s a highly rated recruit for a reason.”
Of course, the main question is whether the Orange can land Mintz.
“There is absolutely a possibility he picks Syracuse,” Mike says.
I chatted with Mike about a variety of football topics as well. The Orange recently finished their 2022 recruiting cycle, and Mike tells me who he believes will be the impact player of that class.
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Syracuse basketball 4-star, 5-star targets are contenders for a national title (itlh; Adler)
It’s highly likely that multiple Syracuse basketball recruiting targets will be playing for a high-school national championship later on this spring, according to recruiting analysts and other experts who cover the sport.
According to media reports, the eight-team field for the 2022 GEICO Nationals is expected to get unveiled in mid-March. This season-ending event, slated for March 31 through April 2 at the Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Fla., will determine a high-school national champion for the 2021-22 campaign.
In reading a variety of media reports about the upcoming GEICO Nationals, there seems to be a handful of independent basketball academies, prep-school teams and others realistically vying for the eight spots.
Unfortunately, one squad that many ‘Cuse fans are keeping a close eye on probably isn’t going to make the cut for 2022 GEICO Nationals.
The Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah, is deemed a top-15 group by some experts, but I don’t get the sense that this team is going to hear its name called for the 2022 GEICO Nationals.
One of the stand-outs on the Wasatch Academy roster is 2022 four-star small forward Chris Bunch, a senior at the Wasatch Academy who is committed to the Orange.
Several Syracuse basketball targets are likely to play in the GEICO Nationals.
According to reports, some high-school squads in significant contention for invites to the 2022 GEICO Nationals are the Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla., the Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va., and the La Lumiere School in La Porte, Ind.
Competing for the Montverde Academy are 2023 five-star forward Kwame Evans Jr. and 2024 five-star power forward Derik Queen. They both landed Orange scholarship offers last October.
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https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/acc/university-of-miami/article258190173.html (miamiherald.com; Kaufman)
Two losses in a row could be considered a hiccup in the University of Miami’s otherwise impressive conference run so far this season.
Three consecutive losses would have been a bona fide slump and the way the ACC is going this year, the Hurricanes could not afford to be sliding in February because NCAA tournament bids will be at a premium.
UM averted another slip-up, overcame a slow start and beat Georgia Tech 79-70 Wednesday night at the Watsco Center. After the game, Charlie Moore and Anthony Walker celebrated in the student section, which was rocking for the third home game in a row.
All five Miami starters scored in double figures, led by sixth-year senior Sam Waardenburg, who scored 19 points, was 3-of-4 from three-point range, grabbed eight rebounds and had five assists and a block.
“Sam was terrific start to finish,” said UM coach Jim Larranaga.
Kam McGusty scored all 17 of his points in the second half to help lead Miami’s comeback from a two-point halftime deficit. The Canes trailed by as many as 14 points during the first half. Isaiah Wong added 14 points and seven rebounds, Moore finished with 13 points and five assists and provided a late-game spark after missing much of the second half in foul trouble.
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Quick Recap: Notre Dame Defeats Louisville, 63-57 (onefootdown.com; Kelly)
Tonight the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men’s Basketball team took on the Louisville Cardinals at home. The Irish were looking to improve their at home record to 10-1 and earn two victories over Louisville in the same season for the first time in program history. How did they do? Let’s take a look!
Louisville got on the board first with a layup by Jae’lyn Withers, followed by a three-point bucket by El Ellis, and the Cardinals were up 5-0. The Irish answered at 17:52 with a layup by Prentiss Hubb, and then a dunk by Paul Atkinson, Jr. (5-4, Louisville)
Roosevelt Wheeler made a jumper for Louisville, and Cormac Ryan quickly responded with a layup. After a defensive rebound by Atkinson Jr., Dane Goodwin got on the board with a layup of his own. Notre Dame on top, 8-7.
After the 15:25 media timeout, Blake Wesley got on the board with a three-point shot, which Louisville countered with a three-point shot by El Ellis. Atkinson Jr answered with an easy layup on the other end of the court. After a defensive rebound by the Irish, Cormac missed a three-point shot and the Irish are only 1-for-5 with their three-point shots so far.
Wesley got the defensive rebound on the next Louisville possession and Atkinson Jr. scored another layup. After two turnovers in a row, Louisville’s Jarrod West sank a layup. 15-12, Notre Dame up, 11:38 media timeout.
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Doyle's Books in Fayetteville
Independent bookstore opens in Onondaga County’s eastern suburbs (PS; $; Doran)
For years while working as an environmental consultant in Michigan, Michael Brophy operated a small bookstore as a side business. It was called Doyle’s Books and he opened it in Ann Arbor in 2002.
When he and his family moved to Fayetteville about five years ago, he decided he wanted to carry on the bookstore tradition here. He began looking for a small shop he could open and finally found a vacant building in the village’s historic Limestone District area at 225 Brooklea Drive in Fayetteville.
“I wanted a place that would be an integral part of the community,’' he said.
In late January, Brophy opened Doyle’s books, where he sells used books of all sorts, including rare books and first editions. He specializes in first editions of 20th century literature, as well as rare and unusual books in all fields.
Brophy has divided his 700 square feet of retail space, which used to house a hair stylist and acupuncture studio, into various sections. Those include general fiction, literature, children’s books, art and cookbooks, music books, mysteries, African-American literature, science fiction, biographies, non-fiction and more.
He also sells accessories, such as bookends and book lights.
“We have a really large inventory of books‚’’ Brophy said. He typically purchases his books from estate sales and libraries, and occasionally from individuals with extensive collections.
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Today, on the date of his birth, we remember Samuel Plimsoll and the fight he undertook to improve and save the lives of sailors. Plimsoll was born on February 10, 1824, in Bristol, England. In 1868, he became a member of the House of Commons in the English Parliament, where he focused on sailor and ship safety. This led to the creation of the Royal Commission on Unseaworthy Ships in 1872, to find evidence and recommend changes. The following year, Plimsoll published Our Seamen.
Plimsoll pushed for load lines—which show how low a ship can rest in water without risking sinking—to be painted on ships, so it would be less likely they would be overloaded. Load lines had started being used earlier in the nineteenth century. British trade was expanding at the time, which led to a greater number of ships sinking, and to an eye turned to the need for safety. There first was a push to get load lines on ships in the 1830s. By mid-century, many sailors were being charged with desertion and imprisoned for refusing to sail in what they believed were "coffin ships"—dangerous ships unfit to sail.
SU News
Opponent Preview: What to know about Virginia Tech (DO; Shetty)
On Tuesday night, Syracuse defeated Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts with the Orange winning four straight games for the first time since the 2019-20 season.
The win streak two years ago was extended to five straight, and Syracuse has the chance to mimic that this weekend in Blacksburg, Virginia. The Orange will play Virginia Tech in a game that features two top 20 offenses, according to KenPom. The Hokies are also the second-best 3-point shooting team in the nation, giving Syracuse’s zone a potential cause for concern.
But the Orange have also shot at least 45% from 3 during this four-game win streak as this game projects to be a potential shootout. Here’s what you need to know about Virginia Tech (14-10, 6-7 Atlantic Coast) as Syracuse (13-11, 7-6 ACC) looks to win five in a row:
All-time series
Syracuse leads 11-5.Last time they played
The two teams last played in early 2021, when then-No. 16 Virginia Tech traveled up to play Syracuse. Four players for the Orange scored in double-digits as they upset the Hokies and picked up a key resume-building win. In a game where Buddy Boeheim was 3-for-13 and hit just one 3-pointer, it was up to the rest of the supporting cast to step up.Quincy Guerrier led the way with 20 points, while Marek Dolezaj scored 18. Alan Griffin posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, and he also added a career-high seven blocks. Off the bench, Kadary Richmond tacked on 13 points in 15 minutes as the Orange pulled off the upset.
KenPom odds
KenPom gives Virginia Tech a 71% chance of winning with a projected score of 77-71.The Virginia Tech report
The Hokies are right on the heels of Syracuse, sitting just one game behind the Orange in the ACC standings. Virginia Tech started of the season 5-0 with some easy nonconference wins, but its season began to unravel around Thanksgiving. Starting with a loss to Memphis, VT went 5-10 over its next 15 games, only able to piece together multiple wins in a row once....
Keve Aluma has become one of Virginia Tech's top players after starting out his career at Wofford.
Virginia Tech utilizes Keve Aluma as versatile, defensive player (DO; Philipkosky)
With under four seconds left on the clock in the first half against Pittsburgh, Storm Murphy drew two defenders toward him. He quickly swung the ball to Keve Aluma at the top of the key and in less than a second, Aluma shot it over the outstretched hand of the Pitt defender.
The buzzer-beater gave Virginia Tech a 35-17 lead at halftime, and Aluma’s 18 points lifted the Hokies to their fourth straight win, a 27-point blowout over Pittsburgh.
“The shot that Aluma hit was enormous,” VT head coach Mike Young said. “(It was a) big momentum swing.”
When Aluma arrived at Wofford in 2017, he was a skilled but out-of-shape player, assistant coach Kevin Giltner said. But at Virginia Tech, he’s the team’s leading scorer, averaging over 15 points per game. Aluma’s become a versatile and selfless option for a Hokies team still fighting for a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
“Keve would rather score four points and win than score 20 and lose,” Giltner said.
At Wofford, a Southern Conference school in South Carolina, Aluma averaged 2.5 and 6.9 points per game, respectively, in his first two seasons before transferring to Virginia Tech. With the Terriers, Aluma assumed a role as the “Dennis Rodman type,” Giltner said — somebody who focused on rebounds and defense to help his team.
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Syracuse Orange forward Cole Swider (21) vs. Boston College at Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA, Tuesday February 8, 2022 Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com
Cole Swider is on an insanely hot shooting streak: ‘(He’s) shooting the lights out’ (PS; $; Ditota)
Cole Swider sent his high school coach a text before Syracuse played at Boston College on Tuesday night.
Swider has been in constant contact with Mike Hart, his former coach at St. Andrew’s School in Rhode Island. Hart texts him after every game, Swider said, to assess his performance, to provide levels of comfort, to advise and praise.
Swider never got a reply from his Tuesday, pre-BC text. So when he spotted Hart in Conte Forum before the game, he playfully prodded his ex-coach to get back to him.
Swider, all smiles in the post-game retelling of that story, was in his comfort zone here. The Villanova transfer, now 24 games into his Syracuse career, experienced another in a string of transformative shooting nights in SU’s 73-64 win over Boston College.
Playing in front of the family, friends and high school coach who drove up from his home state, Swider scored a game-high 21 points against the Eagles. He was 6-of-11 overall and 5-of-8 from the 3-point line.
Afterward, SU coach Jim Boeheim asked Swider, jokingly, how he missed those three shots from the 3-point line.
That’s how good Swider has been from that distance these past four games. When he misses, it registers as a bit of a shock.
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Jim Boeheim assesses Syracuse after 4th straight win: 'This is one of the best offensive teams in the country' (247sports.com; Bailey)
Syracuse men's basketball head coach Jim Boeheim spoke matter-of-factly during his postgame press conference. Following the Orange's 73-64 win at Boston College on Tuesday night, he defended his roster's complement of "finishers."
SU's offense, he emphasized, has been strong throughout a rocky 46th year at the helm of the program -- not just during the four-game winning streak that has seen SU flip from two games under .500 to two games over. It's been the defense that has set back the program, and that remains the biggest hindrance toward reaching the NCAA Tournament.
"The games that we lost, it wasn’t because we didn’t have a finisher," Boeheim said. "It was because we couldn’t stop anybody. We lost games because we don’t stop people. We don’t lose games because we can’t score. We scored at Duke. We scored against Virginia. We can score. That’s not an issue. This is one of the best offensive teams in the country. Period.
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As Cole Swider has caught fire, Syracuse basketball is totally different team (itlh; Adler)
Syracuse basketball senior forward Cole Swider has put forth a phenomenal stretch of performances as the Orange has won four Atlantic Coast Conference clashes in a row.
The 6-foot-9 Swider, a transfer from Villanova, is scoring in droves and hitting the boards well. His stellar play is a huge difference-maker for the ‘Cuse, and when he competes at this kind of level, the Orange is a really dangerous squad.
On Tuesday night from the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass., Swider tallied a team-high 21 points and eight rebounds as Syracuse basketball triumphed over a pesky Boston College group, 73-64.
In the victory versus the Eagles (9-13, 4-8), junior center Jesse Edwards immensely struggled. Senior shooting guard Buddy Boeheim was off in his shooting from the field.
So the solid output from Swider, junior point guard Joe Girard III, sophomore center Frank Anselem and graduate student forward Jimmy Boeheim enabled the ‘Cuse (13-11, 7-6) to dispatch of Boston College.
Syracuse basketball senior forward Cole Swider is in a zone of late.
In taking down the Eagles, the Orange has beaten Boston College seven straight times and now holds an all-time edge of 54-26. The ‘Cuse only shot about 39 percent as a collective unit from the field, but Syracuse basketball did hold its own on the glass and commit just 10 turnovers.During this four-affair success streak, Swider is averaging 17.3 points and 6.3 boards per encounter. He is connecting on 65.8 percent from the field and 73.7 percent from 3-point land. Swider is also 5-of-5 from the charity stripe.
That is wonderful production. As Swider lights it up on offense, it helps space the floor, opens the perimeter up for the Boeheim brothers and Girard, and this also provides opportunities for Orange players to drive the lane.
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Jim Boeheim shifted from suits to quarter-zips. This is what his tailor thinks. DO; Fernandez)
Jim Boeheim’s tailor isn’t mad about the Syracuse head coach’s shift from sport coats to quarter-zips. He isn’t mad that Boeheim probably won’t be buying specially-made sport coats lined with photos of the Carrier Dome or the Boeheim family to wear on gamedays. And he isn’t mad that he’ll no longer be able to see his handiwork displayed whenever he turns on a Syracuse game on TV.
“Right now, he’s a little bit more comfortable on the court,” said Boeheim’s tailor, Peter A. Roberti of Adrian Jules in Rochester, explaining that he wouldn’t try to convince Boeheim to switch back to sport coats. “Each guy’s got their own unique style. We’re never one to push anybody in one way or the other.”
Before the beginning of the season, Boeheim stood on the podium after an exhibition game and looked down toward the navy blue quarter-zip he was wearing with the Syracuse logo on the right side of his chest and the Nike logo on the other side.
“This is what you got. This is it,” Boeheim said, referencing the more casual attire he’d be wearing for the season. Thus far, he’s stuck by that, appearing from the tunnel each game day in a quarter-zip that has varied from white to gray to navy blue. He typically wears polo shirts underneath as well as sweats or track pants.
For decades, basketball coaches have worn suits on the sidelines. But when the NBA laxed its suit-wearing mandate in the COVID-19 bubble, the results trickled down into NCAA basketball during the 2020-21 season and have continued on through this season. Boeheim said at the start of the year that the Atlantic Coast Conference’s coaches — along with the Big Ten’s — voted unanimously to stop wearing suits. As the regular season nears an end, he confirmed via Zoom that he does not miss wearing them.
“Somebody’s mad at me, but this is it,” Boeheim said with a laugh on Nov. 1, presumably referencing his tailor (who is, in fact, not actually mad at him). “It’s so much better for me. This is the way I coach at practice everyday. They’re comfortable. There’s no comparison.”
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Syracuse basketball landing Judah Mintz is 'absolutely a possibility' - The Juice Online (the juice; Cheng)
There’s never a bad time to talk about Syracuse recruiting in both the football and basketball worlds, and we did just that this week with Sports Illustrated’s Mike McAllister on The Juice on the Cuse Podcast, presented by SNY.tv.
Though Syracuse has signed five recruits in the 2022 class (Quadir Copeland, Justin Taylor, Chris Bunch, Maliq Brown and Peter Carey), the Orange are pursuing a sixth recruit in Oak Hill (Va.) Academy’s Judah Mintz. The four star combo guard is ranked 53rd nationally according to 247 Sports and 35th according to ESPN, and Syracuse has been heavily involved in his process since he decommitted from Pittsburgh in November.
Mintz will officially visit Syracuse, DePaul, Wake Forest and NC State before announcing a decision in March. He will be on the SU campus the weekend of Feb. 26, which also happens to fall on the same weekend as Duke visiting.
“I have to believe that the best atmosphere he’s going to see is going to be at Syracuse,” Mike says.
Though Syracuse could theoretically have five guards on the roster next year (Buddy Boeheim, Joe Girard III and Symir Torrence all have remaining eligibility), Mintz brings an aspect to the Orange it has been lacking this season.
“His strength is attacking downhill, playing in transition, and creating his own shot,” Mike says. “He can do all of that at a very high level. He’s a highly rated recruit for a reason.”
Of course, the main question is whether the Orange can land Mintz.
“There is absolutely a possibility he picks Syracuse,” Mike says.
I chatted with Mike about a variety of football topics as well. The Orange recently finished their 2022 recruiting cycle, and Mike tells me who he believes will be the impact player of that class.
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Syracuse basketball 4-star, 5-star targets are contenders for a national title (itlh; Adler)
It’s highly likely that multiple Syracuse basketball recruiting targets will be playing for a high-school national championship later on this spring, according to recruiting analysts and other experts who cover the sport.
According to media reports, the eight-team field for the 2022 GEICO Nationals is expected to get unveiled in mid-March. This season-ending event, slated for March 31 through April 2 at the Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Fla., will determine a high-school national champion for the 2021-22 campaign.
In reading a variety of media reports about the upcoming GEICO Nationals, there seems to be a handful of independent basketball academies, prep-school teams and others realistically vying for the eight spots.
Unfortunately, one squad that many ‘Cuse fans are keeping a close eye on probably isn’t going to make the cut for 2022 GEICO Nationals.
The Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah, is deemed a top-15 group by some experts, but I don’t get the sense that this team is going to hear its name called for the 2022 GEICO Nationals.
One of the stand-outs on the Wasatch Academy roster is 2022 four-star small forward Chris Bunch, a senior at the Wasatch Academy who is committed to the Orange.
Several Syracuse basketball targets are likely to play in the GEICO Nationals.
According to reports, some high-school squads in significant contention for invites to the 2022 GEICO Nationals are the Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla., the Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va., and the La Lumiere School in La Porte, Ind.
Competing for the Montverde Academy are 2023 five-star forward Kwame Evans Jr. and 2024 five-star power forward Derik Queen. They both landed Orange scholarship offers last October.
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https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/acc/university-of-miami/article258190173.html (miamiherald.com; Kaufman)
Two losses in a row could be considered a hiccup in the University of Miami’s otherwise impressive conference run so far this season.
Three consecutive losses would have been a bona fide slump and the way the ACC is going this year, the Hurricanes could not afford to be sliding in February because NCAA tournament bids will be at a premium.
UM averted another slip-up, overcame a slow start and beat Georgia Tech 79-70 Wednesday night at the Watsco Center. After the game, Charlie Moore and Anthony Walker celebrated in the student section, which was rocking for the third home game in a row.
All five Miami starters scored in double figures, led by sixth-year senior Sam Waardenburg, who scored 19 points, was 3-of-4 from three-point range, grabbed eight rebounds and had five assists and a block.
“Sam was terrific start to finish,” said UM coach Jim Larranaga.
Kam McGusty scored all 17 of his points in the second half to help lead Miami’s comeback from a two-point halftime deficit. The Canes trailed by as many as 14 points during the first half. Isaiah Wong added 14 points and seven rebounds, Moore finished with 13 points and five assists and provided a late-game spark after missing much of the second half in foul trouble.
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Quick Recap: Notre Dame Defeats Louisville, 63-57 (onefootdown.com; Kelly)
Tonight the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men’s Basketball team took on the Louisville Cardinals at home. The Irish were looking to improve their at home record to 10-1 and earn two victories over Louisville in the same season for the first time in program history. How did they do? Let’s take a look!
Louisville got on the board first with a layup by Jae’lyn Withers, followed by a three-point bucket by El Ellis, and the Cardinals were up 5-0. The Irish answered at 17:52 with a layup by Prentiss Hubb, and then a dunk by Paul Atkinson, Jr. (5-4, Louisville)
Roosevelt Wheeler made a jumper for Louisville, and Cormac Ryan quickly responded with a layup. After a defensive rebound by Atkinson Jr., Dane Goodwin got on the board with a layup of his own. Notre Dame on top, 8-7.
After the 15:25 media timeout, Blake Wesley got on the board with a three-point shot, which Louisville countered with a three-point shot by El Ellis. Atkinson Jr answered with an easy layup on the other end of the court. After a defensive rebound by the Irish, Cormac missed a three-point shot and the Irish are only 1-for-5 with their three-point shots so far.
Wesley got the defensive rebound on the next Louisville possession and Atkinson Jr. scored another layup. After two turnovers in a row, Louisville’s Jarrod West sank a layup. 15-12, Notre Dame up, 11:38 media timeout.
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Doyle's Books in Fayetteville
Independent bookstore opens in Onondaga County’s eastern suburbs (PS; $; Doran)
For years while working as an environmental consultant in Michigan, Michael Brophy operated a small bookstore as a side business. It was called Doyle’s Books and he opened it in Ann Arbor in 2002.
When he and his family moved to Fayetteville about five years ago, he decided he wanted to carry on the bookstore tradition here. He began looking for a small shop he could open and finally found a vacant building in the village’s historic Limestone District area at 225 Brooklea Drive in Fayetteville.
“I wanted a place that would be an integral part of the community,’' he said.
In late January, Brophy opened Doyle’s books, where he sells used books of all sorts, including rare books and first editions. He specializes in first editions of 20th century literature, as well as rare and unusual books in all fields.
Brophy has divided his 700 square feet of retail space, which used to house a hair stylist and acupuncture studio, into various sections. Those include general fiction, literature, children’s books, art and cookbooks, music books, mysteries, African-American literature, science fiction, biographies, non-fiction and more.
He also sells accessories, such as bookends and book lights.
“We have a really large inventory of books‚’’ Brophy said. He typically purchases his books from estate sales and libraries, and occasionally from individuals with extensive collections.
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