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Dennis Nett / The Post-Standard SYRACUSE GUARD Scoop Jardine gets instructions from coach Jim Boeheim during Friday’s game against Northern Iowa at the Carrier Dome.

THREEPOINTS Click the links below Syracuse has won 19 for more Syracuse straight games against coverage on 1 Canisius. Last year, Canisius freshman • Photos Ashton Khan played at » Videos • Search 2 Brewster Academy in » Photo galleries Wolfboro, N.H., along with • Track » Live game updates current SU freshman C.J. Fair. • Email » The Orange Canisius guard Gaby Basketball blog with • Extended Descriptions Belardo transferred from The Post-Standard’s 3 South Florida and sat out WHO’sHOT Mike Waters and syracuse.com/classifieds last year. went Donna Ditota 7-for-19 from the » Bud Poliquin, The field, including 1- Post-Standard’s sports of-6 from 3-point Discover the advantage. TOTHEPOINT columnist The Orange needs to build on range, in the two its solid second half against preseason scrums. » Mike’s Mailbag has Northern Iowa and come out But he busted out answers to your SU Post- Standard Media strong against Canisius. SU has in the opener with basketball questions far more talent and should win 10 points on 3-for- » Follow PSBasketball by double digits. 6 shooting. on Twitter In print and online. » Subscribe to the Orange Scouting Report CANISIUS SYRACUSE PRIMEMATCHUPSMALLFORWARD 15-Julius Coles 32- real-time Sr., 6-4, 183 Jr., 6-7, 210 A senior who’s been Joseph found out just a major contributor how hard it can be in since he was a the spotlight against freshman. He’s very Northern Iowa, then good in transition he responded in the and takes about half second half. A very weatherFAST! EASY! NOW! encouraging sign. So his shots from three. was his 2-for-5 night from 3-point range. Video POINTGUARD 3-Robert 11-Scoop Jardine Goldsberry Jr., 6-2, 190 Sr., 6-0, 175 A rough shooting He’s a role-playing night (0-for-7) in the point guard. He’ll opener for Jardine. shoot when open, Still, his - but he’s mainly a turnover ratio was a facilitator. nice 4 to 2.

SHOOTINGGUARD Maps 12-Gaby Belardo 20-Brandon So., 6-2, 180 Triche So., 6-4, 205 He took a ton of shots in their Triche’s five points exhibition against didn’t exactly light Buff State and only up the scoreboard one was a three. He’s on Friday, but with an off-the-bounce Jardine struggling, guy. Triche played 32 solid minutes. POWERFORWARD 24-Elton Frazier 00-Rick Jackson Sr., 6-6, 208 Sr., 6-9, 240 Satellite Super athletic. An Would Jim Boeheim excellent transition take Rick Jackson’s player and a very 14-point, 7- good offensive performance in every rebounder. game this year? You bet he would.

CENTER 45-Tomas 51-Fab Melo Vazquez- Fr., 7-0, 244 Simmons Melo’s four points It’s all there on: Sr., 6-7, 220 came on 2-for-3 Another long, shooting, but the big syracuse.com/weather athletic kid. He’s not freshman needs to super-skilled but he’s focus on defense and very active on the Discover the advantage. rebounding. And not glass and he’s a very fouling out. good shot-blocker. Post- Standard Media CANISIUSBENCH I like Greg Logins. He’s a forward with good size. A lefty shooter who will be a key In print and online. contributor and maybe even a starter for them at times this season. I also think (Alshwan) Hymes will play a lot. He’s a strong kid. He’ll take a lot of threes. SYRACUSESTATS MIKE’SMAILBAG GP-GS Min. FG% 3FG% FT% Reb PF A TO Blk ST Pts Post-Standard basketball writer 00-R. Jackson 1-1 30.0 80.0 0.0 66.7 7.0 0.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 14.0 Mike Waters answers readers’ 32-K. Joseph 1-1 29.0 33.3 40.0 75.0 5.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 14.0 questions about the Orange, the 3-D. Waiters 1-0 18.0 50.0 50.0 100.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 10.0 Big East, all of college basketball 43-Southerland 1-0 15.0 100.0 100.0 50.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 7.0 and just about anything else. 5-C.J. Fair 1-0 8.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 6.0 Submit your question to Mike at [email protected] 20-B. Triche 1-1 32.0 40.0 33.3 0.0 2.0 4.0 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 » 51-F. Melo 1-1 18.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 3.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.0 Baye Moussa Keita 21-M. Jones 1-0 8.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 Q. appears to be the number 34-Tomaszewski 1-0 1.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 one backup to Fab Melo this 12-B. Keita 1-0 18.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 5.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 year. Last year, Rick Jackson was the backup even 13-G. Hoffman 1-0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 though DaShonte Riley was 11-S. Jardine 1-1 19.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 more of a true center. Why the 14-Lyde-Cajuste 1-0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 switch? 24-B. Reese 1-0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 — Gerry 2-N. Resavy 1-0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Mike Waters: I think the SU totals 48.9 47.4 71.4 34.0 21.0 17.0 15.0 6.0 8.0 68.0 main reason Keita will get min- Opponents 27.3 18.2 66.7 34.0 21.0 8.0 12.0 0.0 3.0 46.0 utes behind Fab Melo is both are freshmen, and freshman centers CANISIUSSTATS INSIDE FIRSTFIVEGAMES tend to get into foul trouble. Canisius Last year, Jackson could back Pts Reb A THESTATS up Arinze Onuaku, but because St. Bonaventure 80-70 15-J. Coles 21.0 3.0 0.0 Last year, Syracuse Onuaku, a senior, rarely got into 12-G. Belardo 19.0 1.0 3.0 ranked second in the at Syracuse Today foul trouble, Jackson still saw 11-A. Hymes 13.0 2.0 1.0 Big East in field-goal Eastern Michigan Nov. 20 most of his minutes at power shooting defense, forward. 00-G. Logins 10.0 3.0 1.0 Buffalo Nov. 23 holding opponents Plus, I think Boeheim really 3-R. Goldsberry 9.0 3.0 2.0 to a 39.8 percentage. at Binghamton Nov. 30 likes Keita’s energy and athleti- 42-Vazquez-Simmons 4.0 8.0 3.0 In Friday’s opener, Syracuse cism. Northern Iowa made 24-E. Frazier 4.0 7.0 0.0 Northern Iowa 68-46 just 27.3 percent of 5-R. Groves 0.0 3.0 3.0 Canisius Today I was reading the SU its shots against the Hoops preview section Orange. Detroit Tuesday Q. Home this afternoon and noticed that William & Mary Nov. 21 Away the games on Thanksgiving Neutral Michigan Nov. 26 weekend (the tournament in Atlantic City) are not listed as being on TV anyplace. Could that be for real? — Joe in Walworth Mike Waters: I’ve received a few e-mails over the past week about the Legends Classic games on Nov. 26-27 in Atlantic CATCH IT IF City. So many that I eventually called the event’s promoter, the YOU CAN. Gazelle Group, and talked to Gazelle president Rick Giles. Giles explained that the games A sports magazine in Atlantic City will be televised on HD Net, which is currently like no other. not availble on Time Warner Built for Central Cable. New York.

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