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Kendall's Roosevelt Bouie an SU Hoops Legend (D&C; Lahman)
Bouie was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks after graduating from SU, but the prospect of playing for an NBA expansion team wasn't very appealing. He opted instead to head for Europe, where he became a five-time All-star player in the Italian League. He won a European Championship in 1992 and also played for teams in Spain and Switzerland.
Now retired and back in the Kendall area, he helps players find teams to play for in Europe. In February, he had his Syracuse jersey retired before a crowd of 30,000.
Each week, we recognize a great sports figure from the Rochester area. See the complete list and read more about each one at bit.ly/RocJocks.
Several readers wrote in to nominate Bouie, including Tom Parker and Sue Stahl.
Whose name should we add next? Call me at (585) 258-2369 or send me an email with your suggestions.
ACC News
ACC Basketball Preseason Power Rankings (isportsweb.com; Macri)
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With all that said, here are my early ACC power rankings:
1. North Carolina
The team returns 4 out of 5 starters from a year ago, including leading scorer Marcus Paige and leading rebounder Brice Johnson. Also returning for his sophomore season is Justin Jackson, who improved greatly at the end of the year and hit some clutch shots in the ACC tournament. Unless something drastic happens and either Paige or Johnson change their decisions on the draft, this is team to beat next year.
2. Notre Dame
The Irish are losing their best player in Jerian Grant, but they have 3 promising incoming freshman in Rex Pflueger, Elijah Burns, and sharp shooting Matt Ryan. These additions, combined with improvements from returning players Zach Auguste and Steve Vasturia should be enough for the Irish to make some noise in the ACC, and possibly even repeat as Champions.
3. Duke
With Tyus Jones turning pro, many thought the Blue Devils may find it hard to challenge for the ACC title, however, Jones’s replacement has already been found in Derryck Thornton, who committed to Duke Tuesday. Thornton, a 5-star recruit ranked 11th overall by ESPN, will suit up next to fellow 5 star recruit Chase Jeter, who will take Jahlil Okafor’s place at Duke, and help man the middle for coach K. Duke will be a very young and talented team for the second straight year and should Brandon Ingram sign with the Devils next season, Duke will certainly be given a bump in the rankings.
4. Virginia
Despite the sudden and unexpected loss of Justin Anderson, the Cavalier’s best player last season, Virginia still returns senior guard Malcolm Brogdon and senior forward Anthony Gill, who will make Virginia the one of the best defensive teams in the country yet again next year. This is still a veteran team with a great coach in Tony Bennett, who knows how to put together a great season.
5. NC State
The Wolf Pack are also losing their top player in Trevor Lacy, however Mark Gottfried still has “Cat” Barber and a seasoned, veteran team. I understand this is a high placement for a NC state team that was probably the most unpredictable in the nation last season, but they were able to piece together amazing wins against teams like Duke, North Carolina, and Louisville while somehow losing to Boston College, Clemson, and Wofford. I believe the Pack will take another step forward and be more consistent this year with practically everyone returning with the exception of Lacy.
6. Miami
Miami returns almost the exact same team as a year ago, one that made it all the way to the NIT finals after being snubbed by the NCAA tournament committee. Miami, under the leadership of head coach Jim Larrañaga, will look to improve on last season’s progress in 2016.
7. Louisville
It is never smart to bet against Rick Pitino, but it will be extremely hard for his squad to overcome the losses of both Terry Rozier and Montrezl Harrell. Louisville, like NC State, was a very talented, yet inconsistent team last season and with Rozier and Harrell turning pro, it will be much harder to compete seriously for ACC supremacy once again.
8. Florida State
FSU had a very disappointing season last year, missing both the NCAA and NIT tournaments. However, next year’s squad should be much improved thanks to a great recruiting class of incoming freshman including, 5-star recruit Dwayne Bacon, who will compliment the return of 3 starters who missed time due to injury last season.
9. Syracuse
This is probably a much lower ranking than what could have been for a Syracuse program that has long been one of the best in the country. With the self imposed postseason ban and the harsh sanctions placed on the school for rules violations, Syracuse will not seriously challenge any of the top teams in the conference next year. However, the team will still welcome in 4 incoming freshman who all were selected to play in the Jordan Brand Classic All-American game.
10. Pittsburgh
Pitt had a down year last season, failing to reach the NCAA tournament. The swarming defensive mindset was missing last year from Jamie Dixon’s team and it will be something that he will look to improve on next year.
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Sasaki Associates Presents Preliminary Ideas for Campus Master Plan of Syracuse University (DO; Mattingly)
Images of an academic promenade, a university promenade and a renovated Carrier Dome were on display Tuesday at a presentation regarding preliminary findings for Syracuse University’s Campus Master Plan.
About 100 members of the SU community gathered in the Milton Atrium in the Life Sciences Complex on Wednesday to see the ideas presented at an open house by Sasaki Associates, a Massachusetts-based architecture firm hired by SU. The preliminary ideas include the creation of the university and academic promenade, and renovations to key campus buildings. There is no timetable for the implementation of the ideas because of other factors, said Lou Marcoccia, SU’s chief financial officer.
Preliminary renovations to the Carrier Dome include an addition to the north end of the Dome, as well as connecting the building to Archbold Gymnasium and what is now the new Falk Complex. Archbold and Flanagan Gymnasium would both undergo renovations. The goal of connecting the buildings is to make the Dome a bigger part of student life, a Sasaki representative said.
The Schine Student Center and Bird Library would also undergo renovations, including the possibility of “building up” on Schine to add offices or possibly a residence area.
Other buildings listed as undergoing renovation include the Women’s Building, Crouse College, Link Hall, Huntington Hall and an expansion onto the east end of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management.
The area that is now an open space as well as basketball and tennis courts near the Women’s Building is listed as a potential building site, meaning the recreation areas would be no more. To combat this, the preliminary plan has a recreation field area mapped near Lawrinson Hall and Campus West. There is also a new recreation center as part of the preliminary plan, which would be built where Watson Hall is currently located. Many of the possible renovations as part of the plan are geared toward residence life.
Other planned changes near Campus West include the elimination of the Stadium Lot parking area, which would be turned to housing, recreation and dining. Other parts of the preliminary plan would get rid of current parking options, but Sasaki officials said another parking space would be found for each one lost. One official said the topography of SU being on a hill would allow for possible parking spaces underground.
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Syracuse Women's Lacrosse Team Enjoys Upgraded Locker Room Following Gary Gait's Fundraising Efforts (DO; D'Abbraccio)
To get out of her teammates’ way, Loren Ziegler usually avoided staying in Syracuse’s overcrowded locker room too long. She instead carried her belongings back and forth.
But a world-class renovation later, the Orange’s new locker room has become a second home, the senior midfielder said.
“Honestly, we pretty much all live in there,” Ziegler said. “Just being that great it also brought our team closer together because we’re always in there doing work, eating together.
“Whether we’re going to practice or not, in between classes everyone just gets back to the locker room.”
It took a $1.2 million fundraising effort and subsequent planning and building, but this year the Syracuse women’s lacrosse team finally upgraded from its outdated locker room. In the fall, it relocated within Manley Field House to a new, state-of-the-art facility in a space that was previously a weight room.
Phase one of the project has been completed and the $1.2 million has been collected and exhausted, SU head coach Gary Gait said. The next step involves the completion of a video room and a few other minor changes, a phase that he said will require at least another $300,000 and has an undetermined timeframe.
But he went “above and beyond” to provide his team what it has now, Ziegler said.
“Having a life? What’s that?” Gait said with a laugh. “It’s just — I love what I do. It’s not tough. It’s easy to go meet some alums who love Syracuse and the people who’ve gone here.
“Just trying to find people who want to help and support women’s lacrosse and provide these young ladies with the greatest facility and experience possible here at Syracuse.”
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Kendall's Roosevelt Bouie an SU Hoops Legend (D&C; Lahman)
Bouie was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks after graduating from SU, but the prospect of playing for an NBA expansion team wasn't very appealing. He opted instead to head for Europe, where he became a five-time All-star player in the Italian League. He won a European Championship in 1992 and also played for teams in Spain and Switzerland.
Now retired and back in the Kendall area, he helps players find teams to play for in Europe. In February, he had his Syracuse jersey retired before a crowd of 30,000.
Each week, we recognize a great sports figure from the Rochester area. See the complete list and read more about each one at bit.ly/RocJocks.
Several readers wrote in to nominate Bouie, including Tom Parker and Sue Stahl.
Whose name should we add next? Call me at (585) 258-2369 or send me an email with your suggestions.
ACC News
ACC Basketball Preseason Power Rankings (isportsweb.com; Macri)
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With all that said, here are my early ACC power rankings:
1. North Carolina
The team returns 4 out of 5 starters from a year ago, including leading scorer Marcus Paige and leading rebounder Brice Johnson. Also returning for his sophomore season is Justin Jackson, who improved greatly at the end of the year and hit some clutch shots in the ACC tournament. Unless something drastic happens and either Paige or Johnson change their decisions on the draft, this is team to beat next year.
2. Notre Dame
The Irish are losing their best player in Jerian Grant, but they have 3 promising incoming freshman in Rex Pflueger, Elijah Burns, and sharp shooting Matt Ryan. These additions, combined with improvements from returning players Zach Auguste and Steve Vasturia should be enough for the Irish to make some noise in the ACC, and possibly even repeat as Champions.
3. Duke
With Tyus Jones turning pro, many thought the Blue Devils may find it hard to challenge for the ACC title, however, Jones’s replacement has already been found in Derryck Thornton, who committed to Duke Tuesday. Thornton, a 5-star recruit ranked 11th overall by ESPN, will suit up next to fellow 5 star recruit Chase Jeter, who will take Jahlil Okafor’s place at Duke, and help man the middle for coach K. Duke will be a very young and talented team for the second straight year and should Brandon Ingram sign with the Devils next season, Duke will certainly be given a bump in the rankings.
4. Virginia
Despite the sudden and unexpected loss of Justin Anderson, the Cavalier’s best player last season, Virginia still returns senior guard Malcolm Brogdon and senior forward Anthony Gill, who will make Virginia the one of the best defensive teams in the country yet again next year. This is still a veteran team with a great coach in Tony Bennett, who knows how to put together a great season.
5. NC State
The Wolf Pack are also losing their top player in Trevor Lacy, however Mark Gottfried still has “Cat” Barber and a seasoned, veteran team. I understand this is a high placement for a NC state team that was probably the most unpredictable in the nation last season, but they were able to piece together amazing wins against teams like Duke, North Carolina, and Louisville while somehow losing to Boston College, Clemson, and Wofford. I believe the Pack will take another step forward and be more consistent this year with practically everyone returning with the exception of Lacy.
6. Miami
Miami returns almost the exact same team as a year ago, one that made it all the way to the NIT finals after being snubbed by the NCAA tournament committee. Miami, under the leadership of head coach Jim Larrañaga, will look to improve on last season’s progress in 2016.
7. Louisville
It is never smart to bet against Rick Pitino, but it will be extremely hard for his squad to overcome the losses of both Terry Rozier and Montrezl Harrell. Louisville, like NC State, was a very talented, yet inconsistent team last season and with Rozier and Harrell turning pro, it will be much harder to compete seriously for ACC supremacy once again.
8. Florida State
FSU had a very disappointing season last year, missing both the NCAA and NIT tournaments. However, next year’s squad should be much improved thanks to a great recruiting class of incoming freshman including, 5-star recruit Dwayne Bacon, who will compliment the return of 3 starters who missed time due to injury last season.
9. Syracuse
This is probably a much lower ranking than what could have been for a Syracuse program that has long been one of the best in the country. With the self imposed postseason ban and the harsh sanctions placed on the school for rules violations, Syracuse will not seriously challenge any of the top teams in the conference next year. However, the team will still welcome in 4 incoming freshman who all were selected to play in the Jordan Brand Classic All-American game.
10. Pittsburgh
Pitt had a down year last season, failing to reach the NCAA tournament. The swarming defensive mindset was missing last year from Jamie Dixon’s team and it will be something that he will look to improve on next year.
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Other
Sasaki Associates Presents Preliminary Ideas for Campus Master Plan of Syracuse University (DO; Mattingly)
Images of an academic promenade, a university promenade and a renovated Carrier Dome were on display Tuesday at a presentation regarding preliminary findings for Syracuse University’s Campus Master Plan.
About 100 members of the SU community gathered in the Milton Atrium in the Life Sciences Complex on Wednesday to see the ideas presented at an open house by Sasaki Associates, a Massachusetts-based architecture firm hired by SU. The preliminary ideas include the creation of the university and academic promenade, and renovations to key campus buildings. There is no timetable for the implementation of the ideas because of other factors, said Lou Marcoccia, SU’s chief financial officer.
Preliminary renovations to the Carrier Dome include an addition to the north end of the Dome, as well as connecting the building to Archbold Gymnasium and what is now the new Falk Complex. Archbold and Flanagan Gymnasium would both undergo renovations. The goal of connecting the buildings is to make the Dome a bigger part of student life, a Sasaki representative said.
The Schine Student Center and Bird Library would also undergo renovations, including the possibility of “building up” on Schine to add offices or possibly a residence area.
Other buildings listed as undergoing renovation include the Women’s Building, Crouse College, Link Hall, Huntington Hall and an expansion onto the east end of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management.
The area that is now an open space as well as basketball and tennis courts near the Women’s Building is listed as a potential building site, meaning the recreation areas would be no more. To combat this, the preliminary plan has a recreation field area mapped near Lawrinson Hall and Campus West. There is also a new recreation center as part of the preliminary plan, which would be built where Watson Hall is currently located. Many of the possible renovations as part of the plan are geared toward residence life.
Other planned changes near Campus West include the elimination of the Stadium Lot parking area, which would be turned to housing, recreation and dining. Other parts of the preliminary plan would get rid of current parking options, but Sasaki officials said another parking space would be found for each one lost. One official said the topography of SU being on a hill would allow for possible parking spaces underground.
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Syracuse Women's Lacrosse Team Enjoys Upgraded Locker Room Following Gary Gait's Fundraising Efforts (DO; D'Abbraccio)
To get out of her teammates’ way, Loren Ziegler usually avoided staying in Syracuse’s overcrowded locker room too long. She instead carried her belongings back and forth.
But a world-class renovation later, the Orange’s new locker room has become a second home, the senior midfielder said.
“Honestly, we pretty much all live in there,” Ziegler said. “Just being that great it also brought our team closer together because we’re always in there doing work, eating together.
“Whether we’re going to practice or not, in between classes everyone just gets back to the locker room.”
It took a $1.2 million fundraising effort and subsequent planning and building, but this year the Syracuse women’s lacrosse team finally upgraded from its outdated locker room. In the fall, it relocated within Manley Field House to a new, state-of-the-art facility in a space that was previously a weight room.
Phase one of the project has been completed and the $1.2 million has been collected and exhausted, SU head coach Gary Gait said. The next step involves the completion of a video room and a few other minor changes, a phase that he said will require at least another $300,000 and has an undetermined timeframe.
But he went “above and beyond” to provide his team what it has now, Ziegler said.
“Having a life? What’s that?” Gait said with a laugh. “It’s just — I love what I do. It’s not tough. It’s easy to go meet some alums who love Syracuse and the people who’ve gone here.
“Just trying to find people who want to help and support women’s lacrosse and provide these young ladies with the greatest facility and experience possible here at Syracuse.”
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