The Syracuse Orange entered the 2026 season with a super-experienced core four returning to lead their offense. The quartet of Joey Spallina, Michael Leo, Finn Thomson and Luke Rhoa were all going into their senior year, giving the Orange perhaps the best collection of returning veteran talent in the country. The core was solid, but […]
As James told you yesterday, Syracuse is marking Gerry McNamara’s return to the Orange in the best way possible…….by printing commerative t-shirts. Syracuse is going with McNamERA so if we’re going to go all-in on brand and nostalgia, we’ve got some marketing ideas for the 2026-27 home opener, and let’s get to them. Buses from […]
The first new Syacuse Football commit of the spring occurred earlier this week. WR Noah Collins-Howard from Rush-Henrietta High School in the Rochester area. Collins-Howard is listed as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports which has him as the 5th-ranked recruit in New York in his class. The wide receiver is listed at 5’9 1/2” […]
In addition to my work covering Syracuse basketball on here, I cover mid-major basketball for our sister site, Mid-Major Madness. I have a focus on the MAAC and other northeast mid-majors. I’ve covered new Syracuse head coach Gerry McNamara extensively during his two seasons at Siena. Here are some of the stories I wrote about […]
We are down to the Sweet 16 and while we wait to discover what needs Gerry McNamara will have on the 26-27 Syracuse roster, we can scout for some potential players over the next four nights. We’ve got four games tonight and it seems like Arkansas and Arizona might be the highlight, but watching the […]
Spring practice is underway for Syracuse Orange football, meaning fans are one step closer to seeing the team back in action. While most of the discussion over the past few months centered on the transfer portal with who the program brought in as well as lost, another essential factor to look at with the roster […]
The biggest news of the week, maybe of the year so far, was the announcement that Gerry McNamara would be returning to Syracuse to become the next men’s basketball head coach. In this week’s survey, 83% of fans said they are glad that the Pride of Scranton was heading back to the 315. It’s been […]
After the Syracuse Orange season ended on Monday night, head coach Felisha Legette-Jack used the post-game press conference to air her frustrations with the NCAA selection process- specifically sending her Orange to face the UConn Huskies time and time again. Now you can argue whether or not this was the time and the place to […]
Newly minted Syracuse basketball head coach Gerry McNamara made his first public comments since accepting the lead job at his alma mater. McNamara made an appearance Wednesday on ESPN Radio Syracuse with Steve Infanti and Paulie Scibilia where he was asked about the whirlwind of his last few weeks of winning the MAAC Tournament, making […]
One major offseason question for the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team is now answered. After several rumored candidates, Gerry McNamara will be the Orange’s next head coach. After underwhelming endings for the program in the last five years under Jim Boeheim and Adrian Autry, McNamara will look to be the person at the helm who […]
Vince Kehres preaches a simple mantra for his defense. 11 as 1. “We want to put a defense on the field that plays with great effort and tackles well, leverages the ball and plays together,” said Kehres. It’s a mantra that Kehres learned from his defensive coordinator when he played college football at Mount Union, […]
The Syracuse Orange took a day trip east on I-90 on Tuesday to face off with Orange legend Katie Rowan-Thomson and her UAlbany Great Danes, returning home with a gritty, 10-8 win over their in-state foes to extend their winning streak to eight straight. It was the kind of day in which nothing came easy, […]
What a feel-good story this is: the most beloved son of the Syracuse basketball family, after finding success elsewhere, returns home in attempt to lead his alma mater back to prominence. The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball program has hired Gerry McNamara as its ninth head coach in program history. McNamara is set to lead Syracuse […]
Fresh off their second straight 6-5 win over a ranked foe at Virginia on Saturday, the Syracuse Orange are heading right back out on the road with a trip to New York’s Capital Region to face the UAlbany Great Danes for a Tuesday matinee. The Orange have won seven games in a row to move […]
The Orange did it; according to Pete Thamel, they have reportedly hired Gerry McNamara to be the next head coach of the men’s basketball program. And even though the Orange were not playing in the NCAA Tournament, this was a decision that shook the college basketball world. Here are some of the reactions from all […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Syracuse fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Clearly the biggest Syracuse University sports news right now is the imminent hiring of Gerry McNamara […]
The top-seed UConn Huskies weren’t going to let the Syracuse Orange hang around this time. Unlike the last time these two schools met in the NCAA Tournament, UConn pressed Syracuse and converted turnovers into baskets as they ran away with a 98-45 win. Azzi Fudd had a career-high of 34 points to lead UConn. Sarah […]
The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball program will play the Providence Friars this upcoming season, according to multiple reports. Syracuse and Providence will meet in Boston at the TD Garden for a neutral site non-conference game. A date and time is yet to be determined. Jon Rothstein of CBS first reported the matchup. Mike Waters of […]
The Syracuse Orange women’s basketball team returns to the court in Storrs tonight looking to pull off one of the biggest NCAA Tournament upsets ever. The ninth-seeded Orange (24-8, 12-6) will be taking on the top-seed in this year’s March Madness in the No. 1 UConn Huskies (35-0, 20-0). Syracuse has not beaten UConn in […]
With the hiring of Gerry McNamara imminent, we got the TNIAAM staff to provide our initial thoughts and we’d love to hear yours in the comments. Immediate reaction to Gerry McNamara being named the Orange’s new head coach? Sam: Hope it works. No other coaching candidate being successful to the same magnitude would be as […]
The Syracuse Football team had their first two spring practices over the weekend and the big news was that Steve Angeli was out and able to participate in some drills. Angeli told the media that he’s ahead of his rehab schedule and expects to be ready to go for the 2026 season. We won’t see […]
The #9 seed Syracuse Orange will face off against the #1 seed UConn Huskies tonight in Storrs. The game tips off at 5:00 on ESPN with Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe on the call. Syracuse is a 5 touchdown underdog in this one, but can they pull off a March Monday Miracle? Here’s […]
The Syracuse Orange women’s basketball team is set to play its toughest test all season in Round Two of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Syracuse will be facing off against the undefeated, top seed of the tournament in the UConn Huskies. Calling this matchup tough is still an understatement, but it is March, meaning anything can […]
The Syracuse Orange returned home on Sunday for their first game in the JMA Dome in 37 days, emerging with a noisy, 18-12 victory over the No. 13 Georgetown Hoyas to improve to 8-2 with their fifth straight win. For much of the afternoon, the Orange (and Hoyas) seemed hell-bent on cramming 37 days worth […]
No. 9 Syracuse Orange extended its winning streak to seven games with a hard-fought 6-5 victory over No. 19 Virginia Cavaliers on the road at Scott Stadium. Syracuse entered the matchup at 6-3, riding a six-game win streak after executing a 6-5 upset victory against Yale the week prior. Virginia came in at 5-5, 3-2 […]