Seniors Baye Moussa Keita (12) and C.J. Fair were on hand in the Carmelo K. Anthony Center on Thursday afternoon to field questions from the media
Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski
Practice Starts!
8/15/2013 2:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Syracuse men's basketball team returned to campus on August 15 to begin work for its upcoming four exhibition game summer trip to Canada.
Seniors Baye Moussa Keita and C.J. Fair were available to media on Thursday afternoon at the Carmelo K. Anthony Center before SU's first summer practice.
"We are just getting ready because we have a pretty good group of freshmen, but we just need to get that chemistry," said Keita, prior to practice. "They're a really good group of freshman, so we just need to get our chemistry, get our offense going and get ready on defense."
Ten players participated in the initial workout. In addition to Keita and Fair, junior Rakeem Christmas, redshirt sophomore Trevor Cooney, sophomores DaJuan Coleman, Michael Gbinije, and Jerami Grant, and freshmen Tyler Ennis, B.J. Johnson and Ron Patterson were part of the initial practice.
"We're going to have a lot of new guys out there on the court, so we want to be able to play as a unit right from our first game," commented Fair, a national player of the year candidate. "I know this kind of trip will help not just the freshman, but the whole team."
The team leaves Syracuse on August 20 and will open up play at McGill University's Love Competition Hall in Montreal on August 21. SU will then match up with Bishops University for a contest at Champlain College the following night.
Waiting in Ottawa for games on August 23 and 24 are Carleton University and Ottawa University, respectively. The matchup with Carleton will take place at Scotia Bank Arena, home of the Ottawa Senators of the NHL, while the tilt against Ottawa will be played at Montpetit Hall.
TICKET INFORMATION
August 21 at McGill, 6:00 p.m.: General admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students with valid ID cards, while children 12 and under will be admitted free of charge. Advance tickets are available at the Redbird Sports Shop (514-398-1539), inside the Currie gym. Tickets will also be on sale at the door, 90 minutes before tip-off. The game will be played at Love Competition Hall inside the Currie Gymnasium, 475 Avenue des Pins Ouest, Montreak, Quebec, H2W 1S4
DIRECTIONS: http://www.mcgillathletics.ca/sports/2012/11/2/GEN_1102121124.aspx?tab=traveldirections
August 22 vs. Bishops (at Champlain College Saint-Lambert), 7:00 p.m.: Tickets will be on sale at the door. The game will be played at 900 Riverside Drive, St-Lambert, Quebec, J4P 3P2.
DIRECTIONS: http://www.champlainonline.com/champlainweb/links/about/directions/
August 23 at Carleton, 7:30 p.m.: Tickets are on sale and can be purchased through CapitalTickets.ca, by calling 613-599-3267 or 1-877-788-3267, or at the Scotiabank Place box office. Additional ticket locations include The Sens Store at Carlingwood Mall and Place d'Orleans, any Ottawa Sports Experts location, Les Galeries de Hull and Ottawa Festivals. It will be played at Scotiabank Place.
August 24 at Ottawa, 7:00 p.m.: Tickets are on sale and can be purchased through CapitalTickets.ca or at the Ottawa box office by calling 613-562-5800, ext. 4337. The game is scheduled for Montpetit Hall.
Syracuse Season Tickets: Season ticket deposits for the 2013-14 Syracuse Men's Basketball season are available now for $125 per season ticket. For more information, or to place your deposit today, please call 888-DOME-TIX, or click here to place your deposit online via SUAthletics.com.
Seniors Baye Moussa Keita and C.J. Fair were available to media on Thursday afternoon at the Carmelo K. Anthony Center before SU's first summer practice.
"We are just getting ready because we have a pretty good group of freshmen, but we just need to get that chemistry," said Keita, prior to practice. "They're a really good group of freshman, so we just need to get our chemistry, get our offense going and get ready on defense."
Ten players participated in the initial workout. In addition to Keita and Fair, junior Rakeem Christmas, redshirt sophomore Trevor Cooney, sophomores DaJuan Coleman, Michael Gbinije, and Jerami Grant, and freshmen Tyler Ennis, B.J. Johnson and Ron Patterson were part of the initial practice.
"We're going to have a lot of new guys out there on the court, so we want to be able to play as a unit right from our first game," commented Fair, a national player of the year candidate. "I know this kind of trip will help not just the freshman, but the whole team."
The team leaves Syracuse on August 20 and will open up play at McGill University's Love Competition Hall in Montreal on August 21. SU will then match up with Bishops University for a contest at Champlain College the following night.
Waiting in Ottawa for games on August 23 and 24 are Carleton University and Ottawa University, respectively. The matchup with Carleton will take place at Scotia Bank Arena, home of the Ottawa Senators of the NHL, while the tilt against Ottawa will be played at Montpetit Hall.
TICKET INFORMATION
August 21 at McGill, 6:00 p.m.: General admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students with valid ID cards, while children 12 and under will be admitted free of charge. Advance tickets are available at the Redbird Sports Shop (514-398-1539), inside the Currie gym. Tickets will also be on sale at the door, 90 minutes before tip-off. The game will be played at Love Competition Hall inside the Currie Gymnasium, 475 Avenue des Pins Ouest, Montreak, Quebec, H2W 1S4
DIRECTIONS: http://www.mcgillathletics.ca/sports/2012/11/2/GEN_1102121124.aspx?tab=traveldirections
August 22 vs. Bishops (at Champlain College Saint-Lambert), 7:00 p.m.: Tickets will be on sale at the door. The game will be played at 900 Riverside Drive, St-Lambert, Quebec, J4P 3P2.
DIRECTIONS: http://www.champlainonline.com/champlainweb/links/about/directions/
August 23 at Carleton, 7:30 p.m.: Tickets are on sale and can be purchased through CapitalTickets.ca, by calling 613-599-3267 or 1-877-788-3267, or at the Scotiabank Place box office. Additional ticket locations include The Sens Store at Carlingwood Mall and Place d'Orleans, any Ottawa Sports Experts location, Les Galeries de Hull and Ottawa Festivals. It will be played at Scotiabank Place.
August 24 at Ottawa, 7:00 p.m.: Tickets are on sale and can be purchased through CapitalTickets.ca or at the Ottawa box office by calling 613-562-5800, ext. 4337. The game is scheduled for Montpetit Hall.
Syracuse Season Tickets: Season ticket deposits for the 2013-14 Syracuse Men's Basketball season are available now for $125 per season ticket. For more information, or to place your deposit today, please call 888-DOME-TIX, or click here to place your deposit online via SUAthletics.com.
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