Syracuse took a chance on Andy Rautins. As the son of former Syracuse player Leo Rautins, Andy wasn't heavily recruited out of high school. The coaching staff told Rautins they weren't sure how much he would play if he came to Syracuse, but Rautins was adamant about being a Syracuse Orange. Joining the Syracuse basketball program in the 2005-2006 season, Rautins would only play in 20 games behind senior Gerry McNamara and talented freshman guard Eric Devendorf.
In order to earn minutes, Rautins would need to improve his body to play in the Big East. He'd do just that and Rautins would continue improve at a rapid rate throughout his Syracuse career.
As a dual-citizen, Rautins was able to compete for the Canadian National Team during summers. In 2007, Rautins led Team Canada in scoring until he tore his ACL; he would redshirt the 2007-2008 season at Syracuse.
Rautins would cement himself in Syracuse history during his junior campaign. He made the most important three-pointer of his career against UConn at the end of the third overtime in the six overtime classic at the Big East Tournament.
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In the latest edition of a multi-part series, editorial staff of The Juice Online discuss various topics on Syracuse basketball. Today’s topic: Who should start for the 2015-16 team? The Juice Online’s Saugat Sen and Wesley Cheng explored.
Wesley Cheng: Saugat, ESPN’s Jeff Goodman released his too early top 50 rankings for college basketball earlier in the month, and Syracuse came in at No. 34. The ranking itself isn’t particularly surprising, but the one thing that stood out to me was that Goodman started Michael Gbinije at point guard with Malachi Richardson as a starter. He left incumbent point guard Kaleb Joseph on the bench. Do you like the idea of starting five consisting of Trevor Cooney-Gbinije-Richardson-Tyler Roberson-Dajuan Coleman?
Saugat Sen: Not only do I not like it, I see no way that Jim Boeheim will let that happen. From Gerry McNamara to Brandon Triche, we all know that once Boeheim starts a freshman point guard, he is going to keep him the starter the next year unless something drastic happens, and nothing drastic has happened. Joseph played like a freshman point guard. He will get better and the last thing he needs is a blow to his confidence by getting benched. That being said, Gbinije is our best scorer next year and he should not be wasting his time bringing the ball up the court. Malachi Richardson will be used the same way Boehiem used Dion Waiters and James Southerland—a spark off the bench.
WC: While I certainly agree with everything you just said, I’m going to play Devil’s Advocate for just a moment. What is the best lineup available to the Orange both offensively and defensively? Offensively, let’s say Joseph raises his shooting averages by five percent, he would be shooting 42 percent from the field and 25 percent from downtown. Richardson has been recruited as one of the best pure scorers in his class, so I would think the advantage goes to Richardson to start. Defensively, Joseph is 6’3″ 165 pounds while Richardson is 6’6″ and 210 pounds. Just from the eye test, Richardson is a much better fit at the top of the zone than Joseph. If you go strictly by a “start your best five guys” approach, it really should be Richardson-Cooney-Gbinije-Roberson-Coleman with Gbinije playing point forward duties. At the very least, do you think that this is the lineup that closes games?
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The term "big man on campus" is about to get a whole new meaning at Boston College.
Center Juan Carlos Reyes, a 6'10", 223-pounder out of Sound Doctrine Christian Academy (Ga.) committed to Boston College on Thursday, giving the Eagles a much-needed big man to play for head coach Jim Christian.
BC beat out a host of other schools, including ACC foes Clemson and Georgia Tech. They also outrecruited South Carolina, Tennessee, George Mason, and Memphis for the rights to call Reyes a member of their team.
A 2015, three-star recruit per 247sports, Reyes is a HUGE presence in the paint. Pairing him up with returning forward Idy Diallo will give the Eagles a young, big presence in the middle, an area they struggled mightily in at times during the 2014-2015 season. They will also have rising senior center Dennis Clifford returning to the Heights, giving BC three players 6'11" or taller.
Diallo was a part of the Eagles last year but was a nonfactor after suffering an injury.
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"The coaching staff told Rautins they weren't sure how much he would play if he came to Syracuse,"
Not sure the source of this statement, but fits in with my preception that Andy was a legacy recruit that the staff thought might help as a shooter off the bench.
Syracuse took a chance on Andy Rautins. As the son of former Syracuse player Leo Rautins, Andy wasn't heavily recruited out of high school. The coaching staff told Rautins they weren't sure how much he would play if he came to Syracuse, but Rautins was adamant about being a Syracuse Orange. Joining the Syracuse basketball program in the 2005-2006 season, Rautins would only play in 20 games behind senior Gerry McNamara and talented freshman guard Eric Devendorf.
In order to earn minutes, Rautins would need to improve his body to play in the Big East. He'd do just that and Rautins would continue improve at a rapid rate throughout his Syracuse career.
As a dual-citizen, Rautins was able to compete for the Canadian National Team during summers. In 2007, Rautins led Team Canada in scoring until he tore his ACL; he would redshirt the 2007-2008 season at Syracuse.
Rautins would cement himself in Syracuse history during his junior campaign. He made the most important three-pointer of his career against UConn at the end of the third overtime in the six overtime classic at the Big East Tournament.
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In the latest edition of a multi-part series, editorial staff of The Juice Online discuss various topics on Syracuse basketball. Today’s topic: Who should start for the 2015-16 team? The Juice Online’s Saugat Sen and Wesley Cheng explored.
Wesley Cheng: Saugat, ESPN’s Jeff Goodman released his too early top 50 rankings for college basketball earlier in the month, and Syracuse came in at No. 34. The ranking itself isn’t particularly surprising, but the one thing that stood out to me was that Goodman started Michael Gbinije at point guard with Malachi Richardson as a starter. He left incumbent point guard Kaleb Joseph on the bench. Do you like the idea of starting five consisting of Trevor Cooney-Gbinije-Richardson-Tyler Roberson-Dajuan Coleman?
Saugat Sen: Not only do I not like it, I see no way that Jim Boeheim will let that happen. From Gerry McNamara to Brandon Triche, we all know that once Boeheim starts a freshman point guard, he is going to keep him the starter the next year unless something drastic happens, and nothing drastic has happened. Joseph played like a freshman point guard. He will get better and the last thing he needs is a blow to his confidence by getting benched. That being said, Gbinije is our best scorer next year and he should not be wasting his time bringing the ball up the court. Malachi Richardson will be used the same way Boehiem used Dion Waiters and James Southerland—a spark off the bench.
WC: While I certainly agree with everything you just said, I’m going to play Devil’s Advocate for just a moment. What is the best lineup available to the Orange both offensively and defensively? Offensively, let’s say Joseph raises his shooting averages by five percent, he would be shooting 42 percent from the field and 25 percent from downtown. Richardson has been recruited as one of the best pure scorers in his class, so I would think the advantage goes to Richardson to start. Defensively, Joseph is 6’3″ 165 pounds while Richardson is 6’6″ and 210 pounds. Just from the eye test, Richardson is a much better fit at the top of the zone than Joseph. If you go strictly by a “start your best five guys” approach, it really should be Richardson-Cooney-Gbinije-Roberson-Coleman with Gbinije playing point forward duties. At the very least, do you think that this is the lineup that closes games?
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The term "big man on campus" is about to get a whole new meaning at Boston College.
Center Juan Carlos Reyes, a 6'10", 223-pounder out of Sound Doctrine Christian Academy (Ga.) committed to Boston College on Thursday, giving the Eagles a much-needed big man to play for head coach Jim Christian.
BC beat out a host of other schools, including ACC foes Clemson and Georgia Tech. They also outrecruited South Carolina, Tennessee, George Mason, and Memphis for the rights to call Reyes a member of their team.
A 2015, three-star recruit per No links to . . . allowed on this site, Reyes is a HUGE presence in the paint. Pairing him up with returning forward Idy Diallo will give the Eagles a young, big presence in the middle, an area they struggled mightily in at times during the 2014-2015 season. They will also have rising senior center Dennis Clifford returning to the Heights, giving BC three players 6'11" or taller.
Diallo was a part of the Eagles last year but was a nonfactor after suffering an injury.
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