by Steven Baker and Nick Mannion<\/p>\n
The college basketball season has finally began, and that means the Syracuse University begin their quest for a chance for their sixth Final Four, under Hall-of-Famer Head Coach Jim Boeheim. The Orange started their season with a couple major wins against Texas A&M and Connecticut, which were both top 25 teams at the time. They also won the 2015 Battle for Atlantis Tournament in November, but since then, things have been grim.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The Orange are currently 13-7. Jamesville-DeWitt High School students, like junior Mikey Yonta, were buzzing about the North Carolina game, predicting it would be a good game. The Tar Heels came right at Syracuse, attacking the Zone in the paint. Freshman Nina Grigorian summed up the end of the game: \u201cevery time we scored it seemed like it was very hard or a difficult shot, but when they came down the court they would score with ease. Their defense just outplayed us in the last few minutes of the game.\u201d Despite the loss, many people enjoyed watching the game, including freshman Anastasia Parks, who said \u201cI love watching the game but was disappointed we lost.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The Cuse\u2019s 13-7 record this year has been disappointing to all the fans. \u201cThey haven’t been playing well, and it\u2019s not fun to watch them lose,\u201d said senior Rebecca Shen. The Orange have seven losses, five of those coming to teams with winning records. \u201cWe shouldn’t have lost any of those games, but we\u2019ll come back,\u201d said senior Hannah Schayes. Along with being 0-4 on the road, the Orange are 3-4 in ACC play, \u201c I\u2019m not surprised at all about their 3-4 in conference play, (because) we can\u2019t score,\u201d said senior Ryan Mandelis. \u201cThe ACC is one of the best leagues in the country, all of their (ACC) games are gonna be tough\u201d said Varsity Boys Basketball Coach Jeff Ike<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/span>Syracuse\u2019s Coach Boeheim has already served his nine game suspension this year, due to NCAA violations. Assistant Coach Mike Hopkins stepped in for Boeheim, and in his first game against Georgetown, Syracuse lost 79-72. As head coach of the Orange, Hopkins went 4-5, with wins against Montana State, Texas Southern, Cornell, and Colgate. Coach Ike thinks Hopkins did a good job because he knows Coach Boeheim\u2019s \u201csystem\u201d and runs it well. However, Hopkins also had losses to Georgetown, St. John\u2019s, Pittsburgh, Miami, and Clemson, which prompted senior CYO basketball player Patrick Cramer to comment that \u201cHopkins coaching has been atrocious.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/span>There have been a lot of talk about if any Syracuse basketball players will be drafted into the NBA. Freshman Nolan Giblin strongly believes that \u201cTrevor Cooney will be drafted number one in the NBA Draft this year and Michael Gbinije will go top 20.\u201d Although, there are some who believe otherwise. \u201cI don\u2019t think anyone from Syracuse will go pro next year,\u201d said sophomore Kenny Santos. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/span>In the rest of this season Syracuse has games against strong teams like Virginia, Louisville, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, and one of Syracuse\u2019s hated rivals, Duke. Many students around the school can\u2019t wait for these games. \u201cI can\u2019t wait until we destroy Duke,\u201d said senior David Benaroch. Sophomore Ryan Evans says that Duke is going to be \u201cstunned\u201d after their game against Syracuse. Other students like freshman Shane Wright believe we will get \u201cclobbered.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Steven Baker and Nick Mannion The college basketball season has finally began, and that means the Syracuse University begin their quest for a chance for their sixth Final Four, under Hall-of-Famer Head Coach Jim Boeheim. 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