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"King Him" - Nate Kingz Helps 'Cuse Edge SMU
On a Valentine's Day afternoon in Central New York, it heated up enough for the ice in Syracuse to finally start to melt. The visiting team was dressed appropriately in red as the Mustangs of SMU entered into their third contest all-time versus Syracuse. SMU won the only other two contests played between themselves and Syracuse, which both happened in the 2024-25 season, SMU's first season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Mustangs would score first, tha

Dan Tortora
Feb 142 min read


Syracuse Rises Above Cal in Double OT
In their second season coming from the Pacific Coast to play within their current conference named after the Atlantic Coast, the California Golden Bears entered the Dome on a snow-covered night in Central New York to face the Syracuse Orange in a men's basketball bout. There were six lead changes and four ties by the 8:29 mark of the first half, where it stood at 21-apiece after a jumper by junior guard Dai Dai Ames of the Golden Bears. Chris Bell, who left Syracuse for Cal v

Dan Tortora
Feb 115 min read


Syracuse Stops Losing Streak, Tops Notre Dame
The Syracuse Orange men's basketball squad opened the door to the Dome on a cold wintry night as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish descended upon Central New York from South Bend, Indiana. Both teams came in with almost exactly the same overall and conference records, with Syracuse 12-9 overall and Notre Dame 11-10, along with Syracuse being 3-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Notre Dame coming in at 2-6. Over a minute past before either team scored in this the 69th ma

Dan Tortora
Jan 312 min read


Syracuse Loses 3rd-Straight in ACC Play
The Syracuse Orange welcomed a team from South Beach who has been having weather in the 70s to visit on a day that recorded single-digits in temperature. Luckily for the Miami Hurricanes, this game was indoors in a controlled environment. And Miami did just that, controlled the environment, early on. Behind 9-0, Syracuse did not score their first points until almost four minutes into the contest, when redshirt-senior guard Nate Kingz connected with the net on a jumper at the

Dan Tortora
Jan 242 min read


Orange Spin Out, Hokies Close Out
The Syracuse Orange men's basketball team returned home to host the Virginia Tech Hokies after an 81-73 road loss in overtime to the Boston College Eagles. Unlike Syracuse, Virginia Tech was coming off of a win, 89-76 at home versus the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. This match-up between the Orange and Hokies served as the 22nd chapter between the two teams, with the Orange holding the advantage, 13-8. The last four games have been split 2-2, with the Hokies winning the last con

Dan Tortora
Jan 213 min read


Syracuse Slams Down the "W", Starting 3-1 in ACC
On a cold but clear night in Central New York, the Syracuse Orange men's basketball squad had a visitor from the Sunshine State in the Florida State Seminoles. Florida State took the first lead of the night, 2-0, on a layup by senior guard Robert McCray V. Syracuse's first lead came on their first possession that followed, when redshirt-senior guard Nate Kingz connected from long range, bringing the score to 3-2 Syracuse. The Seminoles would get out to an 11-3 advantage befor

Dan Tortora
Jan 133 min read


Syracuse Wins 4th in Last 5 Contests
With less than a week before Christmas, the Syracuse Orange (7-4) hosted the Northeastern Huskies (4-5) after having won three of their last four games this season. The Huskies would be tied with the Orange at 14-all before the Orange advanced themselves out to a double-digit lead at the break, 41-31. At the 16-minute media timeout, Syracuse remained ahead, 48-40, with Northeastern out-scoring Syracuse 9-7 in the early portion of the second half. The Orange came out of that t

Dan Tortora
Dec 20, 20252 min read


Freebies the Achilles Heel of 'Cuse
There are 365 teams in NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball. Enough teams to equal the amount of days in a year. Of those teams, 364 of them are above the Syracuse Orange program in free-throw percentage, with the Orange last in the nation in percentage of freebies made, at 58%, through their first 11 games of the season. This is the breakdown of Syracuse's free-throw performances this season in those 11 games: Versus Binghamton - 11-for-16 Versus Delaware State - 11-for-21 Versu

Dan Tortora
Dec 20, 20251 min read


Syracuse Survives A Hawk Attack
The Syracuse Orange men's basketball squad (3-0) reentered the Dome after winning their first road contest of the season 80-50 over the Drexel Dragons to face the Monmouth Hawks (1-2) who were coming off of their second loss in a row this season, which came on the road against the Seton Hall Pirates. Syracuse would start things off with a swat by sophomore forward Donnie Freeman. Around the 14-minute mark, Monmouth would take their first lead of the night, ahead 10-9 on a jum

Dan Tortora
Nov 18, 20252 min read


Orange Sting Hornets, Win By 40
The Syracuse Orange (1-0) took on the Delaware State Hornets (0-1) on a sunny, early afternoon in Central New York for the first time ever in the schools' histories. Speaking of history, true freshman guard Kiyan Anthony got his first collegiate start in this match-up. The Orange scored on their opening possession when sophomore forward Donnie Freeman connected from long range to give Syracuse the first lead of the day, 3-0. Delaware State answered right back, scoring on thei

Dan Tortora
Nov 8, 20252 min read


Get the Orange Some Milk for the Dunk Party
The Syracuse Orange and Binghamton Bearcats each began the 2025-26 season on a cool night in Central New York as the Bearcats traveled an hour north on Interstate-81 to Syracuse, New York, for a bout with the Orange. Syracuse was on the offensive glass early, scoring all six of their opening points off of offensive rebounds, with junior guard Naithan George scoring first on a jumper followed by a hook shot and jumper by sophomore forward Donnie Freeman to go ahead 6-0. Just b

Dan Tortora
Nov 3, 20253 min read


Syracuse Offense MIA in Loss to Pitt
The 81st chapter of the Syracuse Orange - Pittsburgh Panthers' rivalry happened on a warmer-than-usual night in Central New York. And it came at a time where the Orange were in need of some heat to thaw them out of their slump, after dropping two in a row since losing starting quarterback Steve Angeli for the season due to a torn Achilles. The Panthers came in well in the driver's seat of the head-to-head series at 44-33-3. Syracuse had given up 69 points in their last two ga

Dan Tortora
Oct 18, 20257 min read


Exclusive Schedule News for Le Moyne
While on “Wake Up Call with Dan Tortora”, Le Moyne Dolphins Women’s Basketball Head Coach Nick DiPillo shared exclusive news on the...

Dan Tortora
Jul 16, 20252 min read


Weltz Shines on Senior Day, Bearcats Roll
On an early afternoon at the beginning of March, the Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball program opened their doors for their final...

Dan Tortora
Mar 1, 20253 min read


Syracuse Never Trails, Silences the Wolves
The Syracuse Orange returned to action with a match at home in the Dome versus the N.C. State Wolfpack. Syracuse came in on a four-game...

Dan Tortora
Feb 26, 20252 min read


Syracuse Caught Looking
The Syracuse Orange came back home to the Dome after losing to the Miami Hurricanes on the road, 91-84, while the Hurricanes were in 18th...

Dan Tortora
Feb 15, 20253 min read


Syracuse Wins 60th All-Time Game vs BC
The Syracuse Orange men's basketball team's match-up with the Boston College Eagles marked the 87th overall meeting between the two...

Dan Tortora
Feb 8, 20255 min read


Donnie Freeman to Miss Remainder of Season
Syracuse Orange true freshman forward Donnie Freeman will be out for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. The official statement from...

Dan Tortora
Feb 8, 20251 min read


It's Magic #44 Straight for Syracuse over Cornell
The Syracuse Orange returned to the Dome, where they began the season 3-0, after losing two on neutral court at the Barclays Center in...

Dan Tortora
Nov 27, 20242 min read


Le Moyne's Valiant Showing Ends Just Short
The Le Moyne Dolphins are used to coming into the Dome to face the Syracuse Orange in exhibition play, but this season, both teams opened...

Dan Tortora
Nov 4, 20243 min read
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