Sunday, March 1
Carrier Dome
2:00 p.m.
Syracuse University
vs
Cincinnati
Arinze Onuaku leads the BIG EAST in field-goal percentage (68.7 pct.).
SU Hosts Cincinnati Sunday
2/27/2009 3:47:10 PM | Men's Basketball
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The SU men's basketball team (20-8, 8-7) hosts Cincinnati (18-10, 8-7) in a conference showdown on Sunday, March 1. The game is set to begin at 2 p.m. and is one of two home contests remaining for the Orange this season. Prior to the game, Syracuse will honor former basketball star Billy Gabor by retiring his #17 jersey. Gabor will be the ninth men's basketball standout to have his jersey raised to the Dome rafters.
Gabor, a two-time Helms Foundation All-American, was the program's top scorer for four seasons between 1942 and 1948. His jersey will join those of Dave Bing, Derrick Coleman, Sherman Douglas, Vic Hanson, Billy Owens, Wilmeth Sadat-Singh, Rony Seikaly, and Dwayne “Pearl” Washington, which have been previously honored.
Gabor was a fixture in the Syracuse lineup during the 1942-43, 1945-46, 1946-47 and 1947-48 seasons. He missed two seasons while serving in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. Gabor was the first SU player to tally 400 season points when he scored 409 in 1946-47. He also was the first to score 1,000 career points, finishing with 1,344. He still ranks tied for 28th in career scoring at SU. Gabor set what was then the school record for game points, scoring 36.
Sunday's contest will be televised live on the BIG East Network (Ch. 26 in Syracuse). Fans can also hear the action on the Syracuse ISP Sports Network and its flagship station TK 99 (99.5 FM). A live audio stream will be available online at SUathletics.com for Orange All Access subscribers.
“SUCCESS BY SIX” BOOK DRIVE IS SUNDAY
Orange basketball fans are invited to bring new and gently used books to the Carrier Dome on Sunday for the annual “Success by Six – Bring on the Books” Book Drive, which provides children in Onondaga County an early start at reading. Boxes will be stationed at every Dome gate for the collection. The new and gently used books will be distributed to children aged 0-6 in local pre-kindergarten, Head Start, day care, and family care Programs. Books for adolescents up to age 14 will be distributed at before- and after-school programs throughout Onondaga County.
Orange basketball fans are invited to bring new and gently used books to the Carrier Dome on Sunday for the annual “Success by Six – Bring on the Books” Book Drive, which provides children in Onondaga County an early start at reading. Boxes will be stationed at every Dome gate for the collection. The new and gently used books will be distributed to children aged 0-6 in local pre-kindergarten, Head Start, day care, and family care Programs. Books for adolescents up to age 14 will be distributed at before- and after-school programs throughout Onondaga County.
ABOUT THE ORANGE
The Orange looks to carry the momentum it gained from an 87-58 win over St. John's into the Cincinnati contest. The Orange was in total control Tuesday against the Red Storm and shot a blistering 64.9 percent from the floor in the contest. Syracuse hit 37 of its 57 field goals, including six 3-pointers. The win secured the 31st 20-win season for head coach Jim Boeheim, an NCAA Division I record.
The Orange looks to carry the momentum it gained from an 87-58 win over St. John's into the Cincinnati contest. The Orange was in total control Tuesday against the Red Storm and shot a blistering 64.9 percent from the floor in the contest. Syracuse hit 37 of its 57 field goals, including six 3-pointers. The win secured the 31st 20-win season for head coach Jim Boeheim, an NCAA Division I record.
Sophomore Jonny Flynn paced the Orange with 21 points. Flynn has been SU's leading scorer in 14 of the team's 28 games this season and he is averaging 17.3 points per contest against conference opponents, good for second on the squad behind Eric Devendorf (17.4 ppg). Flynn also dished out eight assists to move into fourth in season assists by an Orange sophomore (174).
Devendorf contributed 17 points in Tuesdays win, his eighth consecutive double-digit scoring effort. Sophomore Rick Jackson and junior Arinze Onauku added 15 and 14 points, respectively. As a team, Syracuse is averaging 80.0 ppg, tied for 12th in the nation. Its 49 percent field-goal percentage lists seventh nationally.
Syracuse has won two its last three and is currently tied for seventh in the conference standings with three regular-season games remaining. Cincinnati is one of the team's the Orange is tied with (West Virginia is the other). The top eight teams receive first-round byes in the BIG EAST Tournament, which gets underway on March 10 at Madison Square Garden.
SCOUTING CINCINNATI
The Bearcats have bounced back from a 13-19 season a year ago and are 18-10 overall so far in 2008-09. Cincinnati is angling for an NCAA Tournament berth and can strengthen its case with some wins down the stretch. The Bearcats are coming off a 65-61 home triumph against West Virginia in Mountaineers' coach Bob Huggins' return to the Queen City. Huggins coached the Bearcats for 16 seasons from 1989-90 to 2004-05. Freshman forward Yancy Gates led the Bearcats with 22 points in the win.
The Bearcats have bounced back from a 13-19 season a year ago and are 18-10 overall so far in 2008-09. Cincinnati is angling for an NCAA Tournament berth and can strengthen its case with some wins down the stretch. The Bearcats are coming off a 65-61 home triumph against West Virginia in Mountaineers' coach Bob Huggins' return to the Queen City. Huggins coached the Bearcats for 16 seasons from 1989-90 to 2004-05. Freshman forward Yancy Gates led the Bearcats with 22 points in the win.
Gates (10.8 ppg) is one of two Cincinnati players averaging double-digit points this season and he is also the squad's leading rebounder at 6.1 boards per game. Cincinnati's top scorer is junior guard Deonta Vaughn. He leads the club at 15.4 ppg. Vaughn is also the team's best free-throw shooter at 80.7 percent (96-119).
Head coach Mick Cronin, a former Huggins' assistant, is in his third year at the Cincinnati helm. He is 42-48 at the school and 111-72 in his career as a collegiate head coach.
THE SERIES
Syracuse leads the all-time series, 3-2. The Bearcats won last year's meeting, 74-66, at Fifth Third Arena.
Syracuse leads the all-time series, 3-2. The Bearcats won last year's meeting, 74-66, at Fifth Third Arena.
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