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Axe: Syracuse basketball’s season was almost over before it began (podcast) (PS; Axe)
It is in no way hyperbole to say that the 2024-25 Syracuse men’s basketball season was almost over before it began on Monday night.
A loss to the Le Moyne Dolphins would have been catastrophic for SU’s NCAA Tournament NET ranking, not to mention the Orange would never live down losing to a program just down the road who elevated to Division I last season.
It has happened before as the Orange lost to the Dolphins in an exhibition game at the dome in 2009.
But losing when it counts to Le Moyne?
Unthinkable.
Now the question is how we will look back at Syracuse basketball’s 86-82 season-opening win over Le Moyne.
Was it just a learning experience for a team with seven new faces or did it expose some flaws we’ve been overlooking with the Orange?
We discussed all that and more on Syracuse basketball postgame presented by Crouse Health.
Brent Axe discusses the three big stats that held Syracuse back, how Le Moyne managed to stay in the game and the remarkable debut of SU transfer forward J’Yare Davis.
You’ll also hear postgame reaction from Chris Bell, Davis and SU head coach Adrian Autry.
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Jyare Davis comes off bench, powers SU to victory over Le Moyne (DO; Stepansky)
Pregame, Jyare Davis walks back and forth across halfcourt multiple times. He uses the time to settle himself, thinking of where he’s been and where he’s at now. He then prays and gets into his warmup.
The Delaware transfer is no longer an inexperienced player. He’s in his fifth season in college basketball. But Wednesday evening ahead of his Syracuse debut, Davis did the same routine to calm any tension surrounding the contest.
“It does a lot for me,” Davis said of the routine. “Growing up as a player, I always put a lot of pressure on myself. Games where I didn’t play well, I really upset myself. I think now I’m growing in my faith and growing as a person.”
Davis didn’t crack the starting lineup in his first game with the Orange. But when SU starting center Eddie Lampkin Jr. recorded his second foul in six minutes, Davis was thrust into the fold. The Newark, Delaware native thrived, totaling a team-high 22 points and 12 rebounds on 77% shooting in 26 minutes, helping Syracuse (1-0, 0-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) hold off Le Moyne (0-1, 0-0 Northeast Conference) 86-82.
The Orange didn’t play anywhere close to their best and clawed their way out of a decimating opening-night loss. But postgame, Syracuse head coach Adrian Autry didn’t shy away from acknowledging the key to victory for his squad.
“If he didn’t come in and do what he does, we would’ve lost the game,” Autry said. “Without Jyare Davis, we don’t win this game. It’s simple.”
Despite being one of Syracuse’s most experienced players, Davis doesn’t play a flashy role. He’s a small-ball forward whose 6-foot-7 frame is paired with a 220-pound build, making him a physical presence inside.
Davis comes off the bench and will likely continue to in his lone season with the Orange. But it’s a role he’s “completely fine with,” knowing he can trust how Autry will use him when needed.
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Syracuse vs Le Moyne postgame: Chris Bell (247sports.com; video; Sansbury)
Syracuse basketball knocked off Le Moyne 86-82 in the season opener for both teams Monday night inside the JMA Wireless Dome. Forward Chris Bell had a strong game with 20 points on 7-12 shooting. He discussed the win and his shooting in the video above.
(youtube; podcast; Locked on Syracuse)
Syracuse Orange Basketball opened the season with a 86-82 victory over the Le Moyne Dolphins inside the JMA Wireless Dome. It was not a pretty game for Syracuse Head Coach Adrian Autry's squad, but Chris Bell and Jyare Davis saved the Orange from a crushing early season loss. Five-star Donnie Freeman had his ups-and-downs, but still finished with a double-double. JJ Starling finished with 14 points and Petar Majstorovic was a nice spark plug off the bench.
Jackson Holzer reacts to Syracuse's win over Le Moyne on this edition of the Locked On Syracuse Podcast.
How Le Moyne nearly upset Syracuse: ‘Our goal coming in was to win’ (PS; $; Waters)
The Le Moyne College Dolphins came into the JMA Wireless Dome on Monday wanting to make a statement.
The Dolphins, still relative newbies to the NCAA’s Division I after making the jump from Division II a year ago, were hoping to send a notice to the citizens of Syracuse and beyond in the season-opening game against the Syracuse Orange.
This was Le Moyne’s first crack at its high major neighbor. The two schools did not play each other last season as the Dolphins navigated the D-I waters with a 15-17 overall record.
Le Moyne guard Will Amica, a local kid who played at West Genesee High School, wanted “to show that Syracuse isn’t the only team in Syracuse that’s good at basketball.’’
The Dolphins did that and they nearly handed Syracuse what would have been a devastating and historic loss in the process.
Syracuse rallied from a 41-36 halftime deficit and then hung on, thwarting Le Moyne’s attempt to set up a game-winning 3-pointer in the final seconds before escaping with an 86-82 victory over its upstart neighbors.
“Overall, really happy with our guys’ performance,’’ Le Moyne coach Nate Champion said. “Obviously, not the result we wanted. We were pretty confident that we would keep this game close and I thought we did that and had opportunities to win.’’
The Dolphins held a Syracuse team that made more than 50% of its shots and averaged 98.5 points in its two exhibition games to just 43% shooting on Monday.
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MBB: ACC Tips Off Week 1 (RX; HM)
MBB: ACC Tips Off Week 1
Football may be on the back stretch, but basketball is just beginning. Tonight is the tip-off of the ACC basketball season! From the official ACC release of Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024...
ACC Men's Basketball Quick Hits
• The 72nd season of ACC Men's Basketball starts Monday, November 4, with 15 teams taking the court. Georgia Tech, Notre Dame and Virginia open their seasons Wednesday.
• Newcomers Cal, SMU and Stanford begin their inaugural ACC seasons on Monday as the ACC expands to 18 teams. The Cardinal play the first game of any ACC team this season at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT versus Denver.
• Duke (No. 7 AP/5 USA Today) and North Carolina (No. 9 AP/10 USA Today) are ranked in the preseason national polls. Clemson, Louisville, Miami, Virginia and Wake Forest are receiving votes in one or both polls.
• Following a vote of the league’s media, Duke was chosen as the preseason favorite to win the 2025 ACC Championship. The Blue Devils were followed in the poll by UNC, Wake Forest, Clemson and Virginia.
• Three members of the 2024 All-ACC Team are back for the 2024-25 season: UNC's RJ Davis and Wake Forest's Hunter Sallis (first team) and Notre Dame's Markus Burton (third team). Three honorable mention honorees return: Jamir Watkins (FSU), Ian Schieffelin (Clemson) and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (NC State).
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Syracuse Orange on Instagram: "The Orange start the season with a W 'Cuse x @srcdefense"
990 likes, 3 comments - cusepics on November 4, 2024: "The Orange start the season with a W 'Cuse x @srcdefense".
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Here are the 23 winners of Syracuse.com’s 2024 Best and Brightest Awards (PS)
Syracuse.com has selected 23 Central New York high school students as winners of its annual Best and Brightest award.
The honor recognizes the accomplishments of area high school seniors in the Class of 2025. Eligible students included those with at minimum B or 3.0 grade point average attending school in Section III (Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oswego, Oneida and Otsego counties).
Students nominated themselves with an application, essay, letters of recommendation, details about their academic successes, extracurricular activities and service to their school and community. They were also asked to write a personal narrative about their experiences. A panel of syracuse.com judges then selected the winners.
The recipients are:
- Oluwafeyisike Ajagbe, Westhill High School
- Jadyn Baker, Marcellus High School
- Alexa Battaglia, Manlius Pebble Hill School
- Shreya Bhattacharya, Fayetteville-Manlius High School
- Caitlin Forshey, Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central
- Deniz Gursoy, Fayetteville-Manlius High School
- Abbigail Lane, Liverpool High School
- Kelly Liu, Fayetteville-Manlius High School
- Evan Paradise Mastroccio, Nottingham High School
- Liliana Mulchy, New Hartford High School
- Matthias Patyi, Bishop Grimes High School
- Ashley Pawelczyk, Bishop Ludden High School
- Avery Pritchard, Belleville Henderson High School
- Declan Reed, Christian Brothers Academy
- Katherine Rinn, CW Baker High School
- Gabriella Shuler, General Brown High School
- Helena Sipley, Westhill High School
- Rebeca Siquier, Jamesville-DeWitt High School
- Eliana Thompson, Liverpool High School
- Brian Tollar, Jamesville-DeWitt High School
- Aanya Verma, Fayetteville-Manlius High School
- Lucy Wright, Tully High School
- Henry Zhe-Heimerman, Nottingham High School
