Orange Set To Open Exhibition Season Against IUP

Game Details: Tuesday, Oct. 25, Syracuse, N.Y., 7:00 p.m.
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Syracuse men's basketball is set to open its exhibition slate at the JMA Wireless Dome when it takes on Division II Indiana (Pa.) on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 7:00 p.m.

SETTING THE STAGE
Both teams start their season with the exhibition. The Orange are undefeated in exhibition games since 2009, having won 23 straight contests. Syracuse wrapped up the 2021-22 campaign with an overall record of 16-17 (9-11 ACC). For the first time since the 1968-69 campaign, the Orange finished with a losing record.

IUP wrapped up the 2021-22 season with a 33-3 overall record and went 20-2 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). The Crimson Hawks are coming off a third straight conference title and run to the NCAA Division II Semifinals.

BEEN A MINUTE
The Orange and the Crimson Hawks have never met on the hardwood during the regular season, but this will be the third exhibition matchup between the two squads. 'Cuse is 2-0 in exhibition action versus IUP. In the most recent meeting (Tuesday, Nov. 2nd, 2016) SU took the exhibition victory over IUP, 83-65.

SENIORS BACK IN THE DOME
Senior Starters Jesse Edwards and Joseph Girard III return for another year with the Orange. Edwards reached double-digits in points in 16 out of 24 games last season and led the team with 39 dunks. Before the Amsterdam, Netherlands native had his season end with an injury 24 games in, Edwards saw his scoring average rise from 1.9 to 12.0 ppg and his rebounding increase from 2.6 to 6.5 rpg.

Girard led Syracuse from deep last season by connecting 89 3-pointers, which locked him in the sixth (209) spot on the all-time career three-pointers list. In addition to leading the Orange, the sharpshooter was second in the ACC in three-point field-goal percentage, shooting a.403 clip across the season. The Glen Falls, N.Y. native enters his fourth year with the Orange having already surpassed 1,000 career points. He's started 91 of 93 games and accumulated 1,126 points in his Syracuse tenure.

KEY RETURNERS
Senior guard Symir Torrence and sophomore forward Benny Williams are two key returners to watch out for this season. Torrence saw time on the floor in all but three contests this past year and made his first Syracuse start against Duke in the 2022 ACC Tournament, where he logged a career-high 40 minutes. Williams made his Orange debut in the season opener against Lafayette and had a career-best 14-point showing against Duke during conference play.

INCOMING 'CUSE HOOPERS
The Orange welcomed six incoming freshmen ahead of the 2022-23 season: Judah Mintz (G, 6-3, Oak Hill Academy), Maliq Brown (F, 6-8. Blue Ridge School), Chris Bell (F, 6-7, Wasatch Academy), Peter Carey (C, 6-11, Northfield Mount Herman School), Quadir Copeland (G, 6-6, IMG Academy) and Justin Taylor (G, 6-6, IMG Academy). This class was ranked seventh overall and fourth in the ACC according to Rivals.com. 247sports.com ranked the class 15th overall and fourth in the ACC. SU also welcomed sophomore transfer Mounir Hima (C, 6-11, St. Mary Assumption), who spent the last two years at Duquesne.

TICKETS
Syracuse men's basketball tickets are available online (cuse.com/tickets), by phone (1-888-DOMETIX) and at the Dome Box Office (Gate B).

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Orange Set To Open Exhibition Season Against IUP

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Joseph Girard III

Mounir Hima

Judah Mintz

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Symir Torrence

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