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MCW Drives Against Mitch McGary in Final Four Matchup in Atlanta in 2013
Syracuse to Face Michigan in ACC/BiG Challenge (PS; Waters)
The Syracuse Orange will face the Michigan Wolverines in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge next season in a rematch of the 2013 Final Four.
Michigan defeated Syracuse, 61-56, in the 2013 Final Four in Atlanta.
The Syracuse-Michigan game will be played in Ann Arbor, Mich., in December. The full list of pairings for the 16th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge will be announced later today. The Syracuse-Michigan matchup was one of several games first reported by SI.com.
The game will mark the 15th meeting between the two schools with Syracuse holding an 8-6 edge in the all-time series.
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The Basics on This Year's ACC/B1G Matchups (PS; Stevens)
Running down the basics of this year's ACC/Big Ten Challenge matchups, which were released Thursday afternoon ...
Syracuse at Michigan
Series: Syracuse leads 8-6.
Last meeting: Michigan 61-56 in the NCAA semifinals in Atlanta, April 6, 2013.
ACC/Big Ten Challenge series: First meeting.
Tidbit: Michigan coach John Beilein is 1-9 in his career against Syracuse, going 0-2 at Richmond, 0-6 at West Virginia and 1-1 with the Wolverines.
Rutgers at Clemson
Series: Clemson leads 1-0.
Last meeting: Clemson 78-68 in NIT second round in Piscataway, March 16, 1999.
ACC/Big Ten Challenge series: First meeting.
Tidbit: Rutgers' last game against an ACC school that wasn't imported from the Big East in the last decade was a 78-55 loss to North Carolina in New York on Dec. 28, 2010.
Nebraska at Florida State
Series: Florida State leads 1-0.
Last meeting: Florida State 74-60 in Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise, Fla., Dec. 31, 2005.
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U-M to Host Syracuse for 2014 ACC/B1G Challenge (MGoBlue.com)
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U-M'S ALL-TIME SERIES WITH SYRACUSE
Date (H/A/N) -- Score
2/6/1926 (A) -- L, 32-36
1/1/1927 (H) -- W, 31-27
1/2/1932 (A) -- L, 30-33
1/2/1933 (H) -- L, 28-31
1/2/1935 (A) -- L, 23-44
12/19/1938 (N1) -- W, 39-37
3/21/1971 (N2) -- W, 82-76
3/19/1981 (N3) -- L, 76-91
1/18/1987 (H) -- W, 91-88
1/31/1988 (A) -- L, 71-89
12/26/1997 (N4) -- W, 93-61
11/24/1998 (N5) -- L, 46-58
11/26/2010 (N6) -- L, 50-53
4/6/2013 (N7) -- W, 61-56
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Dr Gross's Finest Moment? Unveiling of the ED Statue
Axe Interview with Daryl Gross Part IV: Keeping Hop at SU and 'New York's College Team' (PS; Axe)
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On keeping Syracuse basketball assistant coach and 'head-coach-in-waiting' Mike Hopkins at Syracuse.
Hopkins' name has been linked to several college openings in recent years, including USC and Boston College.
"I love him, as you can imagine. He has been so great for this program. Jim (Boeheim) and I have had many conversations about it, so it starts with Coach Boeheim and that relationship.
"I don’t try to fool myself. My influence has been from an administrative level. I always say to Mike, "Would you rather be the King of Belgium of the Prince of England? No disrespect to Belgium (laughs). But England had the whole world at one point.
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Chris McCullough
Academics in Order, Chris McCullough Expects to Be On Syracuse's CAmpus Later This Month (PS; Ditota)
Chris McCullough, one of Syracuse's two Class of 2014 basketball recruits, expects to finish his high school academic responsibilities on Saturday and be fully qualified to play basketball for the Orange in 2014-15.
"I'll be up there in a couple weeks," he said at the Jordan Brand Classic in Brooklyn on April 18.
Questions had surfaced aboutMcCullough's academic situation, given the lag time between his dismissal from Brewster Academy and his arrival at IMG Academy last fall.
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Waters Series Ranking Last 26 SU Hoops Teams
Lawrence Moten, Big East Rookie of the Year
#19 1991-92 Team Limped into Post-Season Then Won Big East Tournament (PS; Waters)
NO. 19: 1991-92 TEAM
Overall record: 22-10
Big East record (finish): 10-8 (tie-5th in Big East)
Post-season: Lost to UMass in second round of NCAA tournament
Best player: Lawrence Moten
This wasn't the slam-dunk choice that one might think it was. Moten might be SU's all-time leading scorer, but in 1991-92 he was just a freshman. Dave Johnson was a senior and SU's leading scorer that year. Johnson averaged 19.8 points per game to Moten's 18.2. However, Moten made 49 percent of his shots compared to 41 percent for Johnson. Moten also had more assists and fewer turnovers. Moten even had 34 blocks to just nine for Johnson.
GMac Slays Hoyas
#20 2005-06 Team Had a Losing Big East Record, Then GMac Took Over (PS; Waters)
NO. 20: 2005-06 TEAM
Overall record: 23-12
Big East record (finish): 7-9 (9th in Big East)
Post-season: Lost to Texas A&M in first round of NCAA tournament
Best player: Gerry McNamara
Gerry McNamara reacts after his pass to Eric Devendorf resulted in a go-ahead basket late in Syracuse's win over Georgetown in the 2006 Big East Tournament semifinals. Syracuse's Gerry McNamara celebrates Eric Devendorf basket with seconds to go in their game against Georgetown in the semi finals of the Big East Tournament. 2006 2006Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
Over-rated or not (and we'll get into that later), Gerry McNamara was clearly Syracuse's best player in 2005-06. Actually, that was part of Syracuse's problem in 2006. McNamara averaged 16.0 points per game, but his 3-point shooting percentage dipped to a career-low 33.4 ...
Former Players
Arinze Onuaku, James Southerland Make All D-League Teams (PS; Ditota)
Arinze Onuaku and James Southerland performed well enough during the 2013-14 D-League season to be recognized by the NBA's developmental league.
Onuaku, who played for the Canton Charge, was named to the D-League's third team. Now 26, Onuaku averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Charge. The Cleveland Cavaliers called him up during the season and signed him to a late-season 10-day contract.
Onuaku started last season with the New Orleans Pelicans but was subsequently waived by the team. He and Donte Greene are expected to be teammates for The Basketball Tournament in Philadelphia in June, where the winning team will pocket $500,000.
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Other
Westhill Star Jordan Roland is NYS Player of the Year (PS; Webb)
Westhill High School junior Jordan Roland has been named New York's Class B Basketball Player of the Year as selected by the New York State Sportswriters Association. The team was announced on Thursday.
Roland is believed to be the first player from Westhill in any sport to be named a state player of the year, according to school athletics director Matt Whipple.
"I was excited," Roland said Thursday after track practice. "I mean it was thing where, it just shows what we did as a team. You usually don't get an award like that unless your team goes far. It shows I couldn't have done that without my teammates."
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SU News
MCW Drives Against Mitch McGary in Final Four Matchup in Atlanta in 2013
Syracuse to Face Michigan in ACC/BiG Challenge (PS; Waters)
The Syracuse Orange will face the Michigan Wolverines in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge next season in a rematch of the 2013 Final Four.
Michigan defeated Syracuse, 61-56, in the 2013 Final Four in Atlanta.
The Syracuse-Michigan game will be played in Ann Arbor, Mich., in December. The full list of pairings for the 16th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge will be announced later today. The Syracuse-Michigan matchup was one of several games first reported by SI.com.
The game will mark the 15th meeting between the two schools with Syracuse holding an 8-6 edge in the all-time series.
...
The Basics on This Year's ACC/B1G Matchups (PS; Stevens)
Running down the basics of this year's ACC/Big Ten Challenge matchups, which were released Thursday afternoon ...
Syracuse at Michigan
Series: Syracuse leads 8-6.
Last meeting: Michigan 61-56 in the NCAA semifinals in Atlanta, April 6, 2013.
ACC/Big Ten Challenge series: First meeting.
Tidbit: Michigan coach John Beilein is 1-9 in his career against Syracuse, going 0-2 at Richmond, 0-6 at West Virginia and 1-1 with the Wolverines.
Rutgers at Clemson
Series: Clemson leads 1-0.
Last meeting: Clemson 78-68 in NIT second round in Piscataway, March 16, 1999.
ACC/Big Ten Challenge series: First meeting.
Tidbit: Rutgers' last game against an ACC school that wasn't imported from the Big East in the last decade was a 78-55 loss to North Carolina in New York on Dec. 28, 2010.
Nebraska at Florida State
Series: Florida State leads 1-0.
Last meeting: Florida State 74-60 in Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise, Fla., Dec. 31, 2005.
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U-M to Host Syracuse for 2014 ACC/B1G Challenge (MGoBlue.com)
...
U-M'S ALL-TIME SERIES WITH SYRACUSE
Date (H/A/N) -- Score
2/6/1926 (A) -- L, 32-36
1/1/1927 (H) -- W, 31-27
1/2/1932 (A) -- L, 30-33
1/2/1933 (H) -- L, 28-31
1/2/1935 (A) -- L, 23-44
12/19/1938 (N1) -- W, 39-37
3/21/1971 (N2) -- W, 82-76
3/19/1981 (N3) -- L, 76-91
1/18/1987 (H) -- W, 91-88
1/31/1988 (A) -- L, 71-89
12/26/1997 (N4) -- W, 93-61
11/24/1998 (N5) -- L, 46-58
11/26/2010 (N6) -- L, 50-53
4/6/2013 (N7) -- W, 61-56
...
Dr Gross's Finest Moment? Unveiling of the ED Statue
Axe Interview with Daryl Gross Part IV: Keeping Hop at SU and 'New York's College Team' (PS; Axe)
...
On keeping Syracuse basketball assistant coach and 'head-coach-in-waiting' Mike Hopkins at Syracuse.
Hopkins' name has been linked to several college openings in recent years, including USC and Boston College.
"I love him, as you can imagine. He has been so great for this program. Jim (Boeheim) and I have had many conversations about it, so it starts with Coach Boeheim and that relationship.
"I don’t try to fool myself. My influence has been from an administrative level. I always say to Mike, "Would you rather be the King of Belgium of the Prince of England? No disrespect to Belgium (laughs). But England had the whole world at one point.
...
Chris McCullough
Academics in Order, Chris McCullough Expects to Be On Syracuse's CAmpus Later This Month (PS; Ditota)
Chris McCullough, one of Syracuse's two Class of 2014 basketball recruits, expects to finish his high school academic responsibilities on Saturday and be fully qualified to play basketball for the Orange in 2014-15.
"I'll be up there in a couple weeks," he said at the Jordan Brand Classic in Brooklyn on April 18.
Questions had surfaced aboutMcCullough's academic situation, given the lag time between his dismissal from Brewster Academy and his arrival at IMG Academy last fall.
...
Waters Series Ranking Last 26 SU Hoops Teams
Lawrence Moten, Big East Rookie of the Year
#19 1991-92 Team Limped into Post-Season Then Won Big East Tournament (PS; Waters)
NO. 19: 1991-92 TEAM
Overall record: 22-10
Big East record (finish): 10-8 (tie-5th in Big East)
Post-season: Lost to UMass in second round of NCAA tournament
Best player: Lawrence Moten
This wasn't the slam-dunk choice that one might think it was. Moten might be SU's all-time leading scorer, but in 1991-92 he was just a freshman. Dave Johnson was a senior and SU's leading scorer that year. Johnson averaged 19.8 points per game to Moten's 18.2. However, Moten made 49 percent of his shots compared to 41 percent for Johnson. Moten also had more assists and fewer turnovers. Moten even had 34 blocks to just nine for Johnson.
GMac Slays Hoyas
#20 2005-06 Team Had a Losing Big East Record, Then GMac Took Over (PS; Waters)
NO. 20: 2005-06 TEAM
Overall record: 23-12
Big East record (finish): 7-9 (9th in Big East)
Post-season: Lost to Texas A&M in first round of NCAA tournament
Best player: Gerry McNamara
Gerry McNamara reacts after his pass to Eric Devendorf resulted in a go-ahead basket late in Syracuse's win over Georgetown in the 2006 Big East Tournament semifinals. Syracuse's Gerry McNamara celebrates Eric Devendorf basket with seconds to go in their game against Georgetown in the semi finals of the Big East Tournament. 2006 2006Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
Over-rated or not (and we'll get into that later), Gerry McNamara was clearly Syracuse's best player in 2005-06. Actually, that was part of Syracuse's problem in 2006. McNamara averaged 16.0 points per game, but his 3-point shooting percentage dipped to a career-low 33.4 ...
Former Players
Arinze Onuaku, James Southerland Make All D-League Teams (PS; Ditota)
Arinze Onuaku and James Southerland performed well enough during the 2013-14 D-League season to be recognized by the NBA's developmental league.
Onuaku, who played for the Canton Charge, was named to the D-League's third team. Now 26, Onuaku averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Charge. The Cleveland Cavaliers called him up during the season and signed him to a late-season 10-day contract.
Onuaku started last season with the New Orleans Pelicans but was subsequently waived by the team. He and Donte Greene are expected to be teammates for The Basketball Tournament in Philadelphia in June, where the winning team will pocket $500,000.
...
Other
Westhill Star Jordan Roland is NYS Player of the Year (PS; Webb)
Westhill High School junior Jordan Roland has been named New York's Class B Basketball Player of the Year as selected by the New York State Sportswriters Association. The team was announced on Thursday.
Roland is believed to be the first player from Westhill in any sport to be named a state player of the year, according to school athletics director Matt Whipple.
"I was excited," Roland said Thursday after track practice. "I mean it was thing where, it just shows what we did as a team. You usually don't get an award like that unless your team goes far. It shows I couldn't have done that without my teammates."
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