Saturday, November 12
Syracuse, NY
4:00 p.m.
Syracuse University
vs
Fordham University
Head coach Jim Boeheim enters his 36th year at the helm of the Orange program. Under his direction, the Orange is 31-4 in season openers.
Game On: SU Hosts Rams in Opener Saturday
11/11/2011 1:33:39 PM | Men's Basketball
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| Game Details |
Saturday, Nov. 12 | Syracuse, N.Y. | 4 p.m. Carrier Dome | Tickets |
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| Game Coverage |
TV: Time Warner Cable | Radio: WTKW 99.5 FM Orange All Access: Audio | Live Stats Twitter: @suorangeempire |
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse officially opens the 2011-12 campaign when it hosts Fordham on Saturday, November 12 in the Carrier Dome. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. The Orange enters the season ranked No. 5 in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches preseason polls.
Tickets for Saturday's game are available online, by phone (1-888-DOMETIX) or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office. Fans not in attendance can listen to the game on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network and its flagship TK99 (99.5 FM). The audio stream of the broadcast will be available on Orange All Access on SUathletics.com. Subscriptions to Orange All Access are available at daily, monthly and yearly rates.
ORANGE IN SEASON OPENERS
Syracuse has won six consecutive season openers, all of which have been played in the Carrier Dome. The last the Orange opened the season with a loss was in 2003-04 when Charlotte defeated SU, 96-92, in the Carrier Dome. Under the direction of head coach Jim Boeheim, the Orange is an amazing 31-4 in season openers.
35 AND COUNTING
Head coach Jim Boeheim enters his 36th season at the helm of the Syracuse program. Boeheim was named the seventh head coach in Syracuse history on April 3, 1976. Since then he has guided the Orange to a record of 856-301 (.740), nine BIG EAST regular-season titles, five tournament crowns and 28 NCAA Tournament appearances. In 2002-03, Boeheim led his alma mater to the school's first NCAA Tournament title. In 2010, he was presented with the Naismith Award, the Henry Iba National Coach of the Year Award, and similar honors from the Associated Press, NABC, Sporting News and YahooSports.
Boeheim, who is one of only eight Division I coaches to have surpassed 800 career victories, is second among active Division I coaches and fifth overall in wins (856). He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005.
NEW FACE ON THE SIDELINES
Adrian Autry, a former All-BIG EAST First Team performer at Syracuse, returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach last spring. Autry returned to Central New York after serving as the director of basketball operations at Virginia Tech from 2008-11.
A LOOK AT THE ORANGE
Syracuse went 2-0 in the preseason with a 79-49 victory against Cal State –LA on November 1 and an 87-69 win against College of St. Rose on November 8. Senior Kris Joseph averaged 11.5 points in the two exhibition games to lead the Orange.
Members of the Orange freshmen class made their highly anticipated debuts in the preseason. Rakeem Christmas was in the starting lineup in both games. He was 5-for-7 from the field and averaged 6.0 points in the two contests. Michael Carter-Williams tallied 11 points in the victory against College of St. Rose, while Trevor Cooney added seven points against the Golden Knights.
SCOUTING FORDHAM
Saturday's game is the regular-season opener for Fordham. The Rams lost to Northwood (Fla.), 76-71, in its only preseason game. Fordham finished last season with a 7-21 record.
Junior forward Chris Gaston was named to the Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team for the second consecutive season. Last year, Gaston led the Fordham squad in scoring and rebounding, averaging 15.9 points per game and 11.3 rebounds per game. He also recorded 41 blocks, 38 assists and a team-high 26 steals.
This is head coach Tom Pecora's second year at Fordham. Last season, Pecora led the team to a win against St. John's, a team that would go on to defeat Duke and eventual national champions, Connecticut, last year. He also led the Rams to a win against Massachusetts in the final game of the year, a victory that snapped a 41-game Atlantic 10 losing streak for the Rams.
NEXT UP…
Syracuse hosts the NIT Season Tipoff first and second rounds on Monday and Tuesday. The Orange plays Manhattan on Monday at 7 p.m. and either Albany or Brown on Tuesday.
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