Greg Davis is number 1

[Jake]

Somebody watch this and do the math….I don’t want to relive it.

 

[cto]

Sutomcat and I were at that game. It was the second round in Dayton, and we had smooshed Hawaii in the previous game. The thing I remember most about that weekend: Billy Celuck at the hotel's front desk, wearing only boxer shorts. He had locked himself out of his room ... and had come to the desk in his underpants to get another key.

 

[TexanMark]

Celuck one minute played and 4 fouls LOL.

Yeah but he was Rico Suave around the coeds

 

[Chip]

Our 48-24 2nd half was better than Miami's 47-15 against Kansas on Sunday.

So there's that.

 

[OttoMets]

I can play but not post the Youtube video of the game...don't have the time to watch more than a small bit, but six minutes into the first half Celuck has already played a lot more than one minute. And no Greg Davis yet.

 

[Jake]

Somebody watch this and do the math….I don’t want to relive it.

He played exactly 1 minute.

 

[OttoMets]

Aaand Billy just attempted an 18-footer from the corner at the 13:00 mark. Why, I don't know. Maybe his 47% free throw percentage gave him a little extra confidence.

 

[joct]

There’s no way that box score is accurate.

Billy Celluck played 1 minute and got 4 fouls, 3 blocks, and took 3 shots? And Greg Davis played 17 minutes in a tourney game?

No way.

The box score is wrong, and the tweet was based on googling a wrong box score.

I don’t remember Greg Davis playing 17 minutes combined in games that mattered. They probably screwed his and Celluck’s minutes up.

I think they have the minutes for Davis and Celluck mixed up. Celluck had 17 and Davis had 1. This is on SU's site

2000-01gamesummaries (PDF) - Syracuse University Athletics

2000-01gamesummaries (PDF)

cuse.com

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I think they have the minutes for Davis and Celluck mixed up. Celluck had 17 and Davis had 1. This is on SU's site View attachment 216072

2000-01gamesummaries (PDF) - Syracuse University Athletics

2000-01gamesummaries (PDF)

cuse.com

Don't you dare take this away from Greg Davis.

 

[orangefog]

Don't you dare take this away from Greg Davis.

You know he has business cards made up "Greg Davis the 17 Trillion man"

 

[Niastri]

Right.

And Celluck split center minutes with McNeil that year and given his stat line - that’s a typical Billy stat line given half a game or so.

Just thinking that we were a five seed with Billy Celuck and Jeremy McNeil at center. How far we have fallen.

 

[OrangeDW]

Just thinking that we were a five seed with Billy Celuck and Jeremy McNeil at center. How far we have fallen.

I remember that as a season where JB pulled the right strings, guys clicked, the senior PG Griffin helped pull it all together, and Brown and Shumpert were borderline studs. Our 1-4 guys really carried us because we weren’t deep and the center spot was as you described it.

 

[Fly Rodder]

Good job everyone!

Consider this case closed.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

It is REALLY HARD to play for SEVENTEEN!!! minutes, and collect ZERO stats of ANY kind!!!!

That is truly a remarkable (lack of) achievement!!

The same stat line as a dead man. For 17 minutes.
Weekend at Greg Davis'.

A dead man would have gotten at least 1 rebound.

 

[SWC75]

You can't always trust box scores.

Cuse.com still has benny Williams playing 25 mintues agaisnt NC State and getting only an assist:

Men's Basketball vs NC State on 2/2/2022 - Box Score - Syracuse University Athletics

The official box score of Men's Basketball vs NC State on 2/2/2022

cuse.com

He actually played only 5 minutes:

Syracuse vs. NC State - Box Score - February 2, 2022 - ESPN

I've asked them to correct it and they never have.

 

[Jasoncuse]

I can play but not post the Youtube video of the game...don't have the time to watch more than a small bit, but six minutes into the first half Celuck has already played a lot more than one minute. And no Greg Davis yet.

Here's Davis checking in with his fellow walk-ons at the 1:00 mark

 

[OttoinGrotto]

You know he has business cards made up "Greg Davis the 17 Trillion man"

As well he should.

 

[Eric15]

Celuck one minute played and 4 fouls LOL.

I'll still never understand how he got into the HOF.

 

[orangemass]

He almost got a rebound in that minute!!

 

[Eric15]

Billy Celuck at the hotel's front desk, wearing only boxer shorts.

 

[CuseTroop]

There it is. The box score that made JB say "Screw it, there's literally no point in playing the bench"

 

[SUFan44]

Greg Davis and James Thues might be the worst recruiting class in the history of Syracuse basketball.

But if I remember correctly, it led to a massive shift on the coaching staff.

I believe back in that time, only two assistant coaches plus the head coach were allowed to go off campus to recruit. I could be completely off, but I seem to recall Bernie being taken off the road and Hopkins being put on it.

The 2000-01 year was also saw the departure of Louie Orr to Siena, and the addition of Troy Weaver. Big upgrade on the recruiting side of things.

Personal Memory: Greg Davis played so little for SU, he would regular Archbold to play pickup with us regular folk. So did Jeremy McNeil, for what it's worth. Anyway, Davis wasn't even the best player in those pickup games. He was truly a bad basketball player.

No offense, he might be a very nice guy, but from a basketball standpoint, it may have been the biggest miss in the history of Syracuse recruiting.

 

[OrangeDW]

Greg Davis and James Thues might be the worst recruiting class in the history of Syracuse basketball.

But if I remember correctly, it led to a massive shift on the coaching staff.

I believe back in that time, only two assistant coaches plus the head coach were allowed to go off campus to recruit. I could be completely off, but I seem to recall Bernie being taken off the road and Hopkins being put on it.

The 2000-01 year was also saw the departure of Louie Orr to Siena, and the addition of Troy Weaver. Big upgrade on the recruiting side of things.

Personal Memory: Greg Davis played so little for SU, he would regular Archbold to play pickup with us regular folk. So did Jeremy McNeil, for what it's worth. Anyway, Davis wasn't even the best player in those pickup games. He was truly a bad basketball player.

No offense, he might be a very nice guy, but from a basketball standpoint, it may have been the biggest miss in the history of Syracuse recruiting.

Bernie and Louie out, Hop and Weaver in. National title within 2 years.

Let’s get this thing fixed up.

 

[Niastri]

Bernie and Louie out, Hop and Weaver in. National title within 2 years.

Let’s get this thing fixed up.

And, suddenly, a hint of light peaked through the darkest of clouds...

 

[SWC75]

Greg Davis and James Thues might be the worst recruiting class in the history of Syracuse basketball.

But if I remember correctly, it led to a massive shift on the coaching staff.

I believe back in that time, only two assistant coaches plus the head coach were allowed to go off campus to recruit. I could be completely off, but I seem to recall Bernie being taken off the road and Hopkins being put on it.

The 2000-01 year was also saw the departure of Louie Orr to Siena, and the addition of Troy Weaver. Big upgrade on the recruiting side of things.

Personal Memory: Greg Davis played so little for SU, he would regular Archbold to play pickup with us regular folk. So did Jeremy McNeil, for what it's worth. Anyway, Davis wasn't even the best player in those pickup games. He was truly a bad basketball player.

No offense, he might be a very nice guy, but from a basketball standpoint, it may have been the biggest miss in the history of Syracuse recruiting.

Pretty much. I have them third from the bottom and the bottom class was empty because they had recruited so well before that they decided to skip a year and focus on the next year, (when they got Billy Owens). And the second to last class would not have been so if Chris McCullough didn't get injured.

Ranking the SU recruiting classes

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