Men’s Basketball Hosts Oakland

Game Details: Tuesday, Dec. 6, Syracuse, N.Y., 6:00 p.m.
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Syracuse (4-4) squares off with Oakland (2-8) inside the JMA Wireless Dome on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 6:00 p.m.

SETTING THE STAGE
The Orange return to the Hill after besting Notre Dame, 62-61, on the road. Freshman guard Judah Mintz locked in the victory in crunch time by nailing a layup with just under 13.3 seconds left in the contest.

The Golden Grizzlies enter following a 79-73 overtime loss to Purdue Fort Wayne.

SYRACUSE-OAKLAND SERIES
SU holds an all-time record of 4-0 in the series. The two squads first met on the hardwood during the 2008-09 season. Most recently the Orange bested Oakland, 74-62, on Dec. 18, 2019. All four prior encounters were contested in the Dome.

LAST TIME OUT
Senior center Jesse Edwards tied his career-best effort with 22 points against the Irish. He added 16 rebounds to produce his third double-double of the season. Senior guard Joseph Girard III contributed 20 points in the road decision.

ORANGE LEADERS
Edward is one of three Syracuse performers logging double-digit points (14.8 ppg) and is averaging a double-double with a team leading 12.0 rebounds per contest. Freshman guard Judah Mintz is recording 14.4 points per game and Girard is currently putting up 14.3 ppg.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Sophomore forward Trey Townsend is Oakland's leading scorer (16.1 ppg) and is one of four Golden Grizzlies averaging double-digit scoring. Graduate forward Keaton Hervey leads on the glass with 7.9 boards per contest and produces 14.4 points per game.

'CUSE FANS CAN VOTE FOR GIRARD
Senior Joseph Girard III is one of 20 players named to the 2023 Jerry West Award watch list, which is annually presented to the top shooting guard in Division I college basketball. Orange fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting for each of the three rounds. The list will be narrowed down to 10 in January, five in February, and the five finalists will be presented to Jerry West and the Hall of Fame's selection committee where a winner will be selected in March. Fans can vote for Girard at hoophallawards.com.

BOEHEIM & PEARL TO JOIN RING OF HONOR
Jim Boeheim and Dwayne "Pearl" Washington -- two of the most prominent names in Syracuse men's basketball history -- will be formally recognized as members of the Syracuse University Athletics Ring of Honor in the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. The ceremony will be held on the same day the Orange host Georgetown.

MCNAMARA AND WARRICK JERSEY RETIREMENT
Twenty years after playing a major role in Syracuse's first NCAA Basketball Championship, Gerry McNamara '06 and Hakim Warrick '05 will have their Orange jerseys hoisted to the Dome rafters. The jersey retirements will take place on Sunday, March 4 when Syracuse hosts Wake Forest at 5:00 p.m. in the JMA Wireless Dome.

20TH ANNIVERSARY OF '03 CHAMPIONSHIP
Syracuse University Athletics will celebrate the 20^th Anniversary of the men's basketball program's 2003 NCAA Championship throughout the 2022-23 season, culminating with a reunion at the March 4 contest with Wake Forest. Members of the 2002-03 national title team have been invited to return to Syracuse for planned activities the weekend of March 3-5, 2023. The Orange are scheduled to host Wake Forest on Saturday, March 4, in the final regular-season contest of the campaign. Those from the 2002-03 squad who are able to return, will be recognized at the game.

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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Players Mentioned

Jesse Edwards

Joseph Girard III

Judah Mintz

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