Category: Syracuse Orange Basketball

Syracuse forward Quincy Guerrier will enter his name into the transfer portal while still testing the pre-NBA draft process, he announced on Twitter Friday night. The Daily Orange confirmed on March 29 that Guerrier had planned to test the pre-draft waters, but ... MORE

Former Syracuse Orange women’s basketball player Kamilla Cardoso has transferred to Southeastern Conference powerhouse South Carolina. Cardoso entered the transfer portal on April 22 after a breakout freshman year with the Orange. No better way for @Kamillascsilva to celebrate her birthday than ... MORE

The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team is scheduled play Villanova for the first time since 2014, per report. The Orange and Wildcats will meet this upcoming season in early December, according to Jon Rothstein. Sources: Villanova will face Syracuse in the 2021 ... MORE

Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year Kamilla Cardoso has entered the transfer portal, a source confirmed to The Daily Orange. The Next Hoops’ Mitchell Northam first reported the news. The 6-foot-7 center was the highest recruit in SU program history (No. 5 ... MORE

He’s coming home. After playing three seasons for the Cornell Big Red, Jimmy Boeheim is officially transferring to Syracuse University to play basketball with his brother Buddy and for his father, the Hall of Fame Head Coach of the Orange Jim Boeheim ... MORE

Former Syracuse point guard Tiana Mangakahia was not selected in this year’s WNBA draft. The last Syracuse players drafted were Brittney Sykes and Alexis Peterson in the first and second round in 2017, respectively. She signed a training camp contract with the ... MORE

The Basketball Tournament announced Wednesday its four regional sites and its quarterfinal site for the 2021 version of its annual $1 million winner-take-all summer basketball bonanza. Games initially will be held at regional sites in Wichita, Kansas (Wichita State), Columbus, Ohio (Ohio ... MORE

Alan Griffin’s career at Syracuse is likely over after one season. Griffin, who transferred last summer to SU from Illinois, plans to enter the draft and sign with an agent, according to a report from Adam Zagoria. He averaged 13.3 points, 5.8 ... MORE

Former Syracuse guard Kiara Lewis is transferring to Clemson, according to a release from Clemson Athletics. Lewis led the Orange in points per game (14.0) and minutes per game (37.1) during the 2020-21 season. The redshirt senior entered the transfer portal on ... MORE

A local basketball standout will be transferring from her current college. Kiara Fisher, a freshman guard at Syracuse University, has officially entered the transfer portal 18 Sports confirmed on Thursday. Fisher, the 2020 Twin Tiers Sports Awards Female MVP, averaged three points ... MORE

Senior forward Marek Dolezaj has decided to pursue a career in professional basketball and will not be returning to Syracuse for another collegiate season. Dolezaj made the announcement on April 7 on his social media accounts. “Four years ago, I could have ... MORE

Syracuse center Bourama Sidibe plans to return for a fifth year of eligibility, he told Syracuse.com’s Mike Waters on Monday. Sidibe missed all but two games this season due to a torn meniscus and subsequent setbacks, playing a combined 15 minutes against Bryant ... MORE

Even with all of the talk around the transfer portal right now, college basketball teams continue recruiting high school players as well. The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball didn’t have anyone in their 2022 class at the start of Tuesday, but that changed ... MORE

Former Syracuse guard Kadary Richmond has committed to Seton Hall, according to multiple reports. Richmond appeared in all 28 games for Syracuse making a few starts when Buddy Boeheim was out due to COVID-19 quarantine. In 21 minutes per game, Richmond averaged ... MORE

Villanova transfer Cole Swider, a 6-foot-9 wing who shot 40.2% from 3 last season, announced he’s committing to the Orange on Saturday night. The transfer provides Syracuse with a new option in the frontcourt. Swider, a native of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, was one ... MORE