The Daily Orange is a nonprofit newsroom that receives no funding from Syracuse University. Consider donating today to support our mission. Ahead of an unprecedented 2020-21 season, we asked our men’s and women’s basketball beat writers to predict Syracuse’s season record, MVP and X-factor. Here’s what they think will happen: Men’s Basketball Andrew Crane Room for growth ACC … [Read more...] about Beat writers predict Syracuse men’s and women’s basketball’s 2020-21 seasons
Breakdown: More important numbers that will define SU basketball’s season
The Daily Orange is a nonprofit newsroom that receives no funding from Syracuse University. Consider donating today to support our mission. After two positive COVID-19 tests left Syracuse men’s basketball in quarantine and paused the program’s activities, the team is set to take on Bryant in the Carrier Dome on Friday at 3 p.m. It’s the first of five scheduled nonconference … [Read more...] about Breakdown: More important numbers that will define SU basketball’s season
How Anthony Queeley’s path to Syracuse started in the weight room
The Daily Orange is a nonprofit newsroom that receives no funding from Syracuse University. Consider donating today to support our mission. Anthony Queeley had a clear path to the end zone. No one stepped in front of his seam route. The then-lanky 15-year-old had perfected his catching form and constantly studied great receivers, but this time, he couldn’t convert. The ball … [Read more...] about How Anthony Queeley’s path to Syracuse started in the weight room
Former Syracuse football great Markus Paul dies at 54
The Daily Orange is a nonprofit newsroom that receives no funding from Syracuse University. Consider donating today to support our mission. Markus Paul, who played defensive back for Syracuse from 1984 to 1988, died from a heart attack Wednesday evening. He was 54. Paul was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday morning for a medical emergency and was pronounced brain dead later … [Read more...] about Former Syracuse football great Markus Paul dies at 54
Opponent preview: Everything you need to know about NC State
The Daily Orange is a nonprofit newsroom that receives no funding from Syracuse University. Consider donating today to support our mission. Syracuse (1-8, 1-7 Atlantic Coast) has two chances to avoid its second 1-win season of the modern era, and Saturday’s game against NC State (6-3, 5-3) is the first. The matchup with the Wolfpack is the last time at least some SU seniors … [Read more...] about Opponent preview: Everything you need to know about NC State