JBA in the portal

[two3zone]

Trying to fight Doug Edert after he smacked Judah is the most heart we’ve seen on this team in awhile.

Will always love John Bol.

Ehhhh, Judah slapped him first and JBA running all around the court to beat the breaks off the dude isn’t heart.

 

[rrlbees]

Yeah, and JBA portaled before. He's probably graduating and he's going to get some run at a lower D1 school and get his masters somewhere. Good for him, he's what college athletics is supposed to be about.

He graduated in December and started his masters this semester.

 

[capeorange]

Good luck JBA!

He may not have been a great player, but the team seemed to play better a few times when he was in. Looking at the team's record, I wonder why JB didn't at least give him a few more chances.
I'll never forget that attempted 3 that he called for and the immediate hook after. Priceless!

 

[Orangezoo]

Wish him all the best. Felt like a kid that has been important to the team especially morale wise over the past couple years as things have been tough

 

[UpstateSM]

Ehhhh, Judah slapped him first and JBA running all around the court to beat the breaks off the dude isn’t heart.

Still the most we've seen in awhile lol

 

[Consigliere]

Wish him the best. Judah loves this guy! He deserved better then he got. Will be a diplomat someday or working for the UN.

There is more to a team than the stats leaders. Jon Bol considered leaving, did his due diligence and determined his best path was another year or two at Syracuse. We are lucky and proud to have him as a fellow alumnus.

Selfishly, despite the disappointments of this year I was really looking forward to this group staying together for a second year when the players had experience with the system, and, more importantly, the coaches had experience with getting to understand the players. And he would have been a key leadership piece even if he never saw the court for a minute. Will be interesting to see who steps into that void.

 

[kingtidge]

Trying to fight Doug Edert after he smacked Judah is the most heart we’ve seen on this team in awhile.

Will always love John Bol.

He gone.

JBA is a great teammate and has a fantastic attitude.

Good luck to him.

If some of our starters had his attitude, we probably wouldn't have been boatraced off our home court in recent games (at least.)

 

[DoctahLexus]

Ehhhh, Judah slapped him first and JBA running all around the court to beat the breaks off the dude isn’t heart.

Yeah JBA didn't see that part. You think he should have asked that little dweeb what Judah did to make him mad first? Nah. JBA is the man. Will be missed.

 

[SmilinBob]

JBA made the team better on the court and on the bench. He didn't play because he took away minutes from the freshmen and if he did play 15+ minutes there would be a couple of very unhappy freshmen. Jim had to give them experience and to keep them on the team.

 

[CardiacCuse]

Ehhhh, Judah slapped him first and JBA running all around the court to beat the breaks off the dude isn’t heart.

friendly advice: put your orange colored glasses on and bask in the glow of jon bols legacy

 

[hoopsupstate]

JB should start him against Wake Forest. There would be no better honor for JBA. It would mean the world to him. You know he will bring energy and some toughness.

 

[rrlbees]

JB should start him against Wake Forest. There would be no better honor for JBA. It would mean the world to him. You know he will bring energy and some toughness.

I’d be cool with that.

 

[sweetpea]

Wish him the best. Judah loves this guy! He deserved better then he got. Will be a diplomat someday or working for the UN.

I like Bol too. Amazing amount of courage to live through the hardships he has had growing up. Not sure what you mean about deserving better than he got. At SU he deserved better? SU provided Bol great opportunity and it is a great credit to him that he took advantage of it.

 

[SWC75]

Just a reminder in case it's needed: JBA = John Bol Ajak. JAB = James Arthur Boeheim. It's JBA who is in the portal.

 

[Gotothehole]

Great young man will do great things in the future. This is what college athletics should be about.

 

[Orangezoo]

Since he is transferring I sure hope it's to a team that comes to play us next year so he can get a nice big ovation.

 

[Dick_in_MI]

I normally don't follow or root for anybody who transfers out, but I will root for Jon Bol. Personable, an outstanding teammate and now a fellow SU alum. I hope he has success at wherever he lands, gets his Masters, and has a great life. Forever Orange, big fella.

 

[kingtidge]

Since he is transferring I sure hope it's to a team that comes to play us next year so he can get a nice big ovation.

Colgate nailed-on now...

Thx.

 

[Orangefan1]

Nice kid but we need players that can play against ACC caliber talent and he never had that

 

[OrangeDW]

He was our second best forward this year.

I said what I said.

 

[jimmyT]

Hes a great kid but in all due respect to him, hes not really a syracuse level player. Nothing wrong with that.

What, exactly is a "Syracuse player" these days?

 

[rrlbees]

Nice kid but we need players that can play against ACC caliber talent and he never had that

We could have had Coleman and Owens and I’d still want JBA on my team.

 

[stlorange]

Disappointed? Yes
Mad as Hell? Yes
Angry? Yes
Irate? Yes
Furious? Yes
Anxious? No.

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

Wonder where he ends up. Not sure he has to drop that far down I think he could contribute at the A10 level. Hope he has a good last year and breaks the trend of our transfers struggling.

 

[SWC75]