#4/3 SYRACUSE (7-0) vs. #10/9 FLORIDA(5-1) DDECEMBERECEMBER 22,, 22011011 CCARRIERARRIER DDOMEOME SSYRACUSE,YRACUSE, NN.Y..Y. BIG EAST/SEC Challenge Features Pairing Of Top-Ranked Clubs Mike Tirico Matt Park Bill Spaulding The second evening of the Jay Bilas Matt Roe John Nolan vs. Andy Katz Heather Prusak three-day BIG EAST/SEC Challenge features two matchups of nationally ranked squads, 2011-12 Season 2011-12 2011-12 Schedule (7-0) including the encounter between #4/3 Syracuse 7-0 W-L 5-1 November (7-0) and #10/9 Florida (5-1). #6/6 Louisville 12 FORDHAM W, 78-53 (6-0) is hosting #20/19 Vanderbilt in the Last 10 Dick’s NIT Season Tip-off, Syracuse, N.Y. other. 5-0 Last 5 4-1 14 MANHATTAN W, 92-56 The Orange and the Gators have met four 15 ALBANY W, 98-74 other times. Syracuse won the fi rst pairing, 83.1 PPG 90.8 19 COLGATE W, 92-47 an 87-81 decision in the NCAA East Region. 57.0 OPP PPG 65.3 Dick’s NIT Season Tip-off, New York, N.Y. Florida won a 75-70 decision in the 2005 23 vs. Virginia Tech W, 69-58 2K Sports College Hoop Classic title contest. +26.1 Margin +25.5 25 vs. Stanford W, 69-63 SU triumphed in the semifi nals of the 2008 .489 FG % .488 29 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 84-48 O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic, 89-83. Syracuse December won the 2009 BIG EAST/SEC Invitational game .321 FG % DEF .398 BIG EAST/SEC Challenge, Syracuse, N.Y. in Tampa, 85-73. .377 3PT % .429 2 #10/9 FLORIDA 7:00 p.m. Coach Billy Donovan, a former BIG EAST .321 292 6 MARSHALL 7:00 p.m. standout at Providence College, is in his 16th 3PT % DEF 10 GEORGE WASHINGTON 7:00 p.m. season at Florida. He has guided the Gators to .632 FT % .620 17 at North Carolina State 6:30 p.m. a 365-148 record and the 2006 and 2007 NCAA 39.4 42.7 20 BUCKNELL 7:00 p.m. championships. RPG 22 TULANE 7:00 p.m. Florida has won fi ve of its fi rst six contests. 32.7 OPP RPG 32.2 28 SETON HALL 7:00 p.m. The Gators are one of the top offensive teams +6.7 +10.5 January in the country, averaging 90.8 points per Margin 1 at DePaul 5:00 p.m. outing. Six players are averaging double-digit 18.1 Assists PG 18.3 4 at Providence 9:00 p.m. production, led by junior guard Kenny Boynton 12.1 11.5 7 MARQUETTE 4:00 p.m. (18.5 ppg.) and freshman guard Bradley Beal Turnovers PG 11 at Villanova 7:00 p.m. (17.0). Sophomore forward Patric Young is the 6.7 Blocks PG 4.0 14 PROVIDENCE 6:00 p.m. leading rebounder (7.7 rpg.). 16 PITTSBURGH 7:30 p.m. 12.9 Steals PG 9.3 21 at Notre Dame 6:00 p.m. Syracuse Top 12 23 at Cincinnati 7:00 p.m. 28 WEST VIRGINIA 1:00 p.m. 2011-12 February No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class PPG RPG 4 at St. John’s 12:00 p.m. 1 Michael Carter-Williams G 6-5 184 Fr. 2.3 2.0 8 GEORGETOWN 7:00 p.m. McDonald’s All-American 11 CONNECTICUT 1:00 p.m. 25 Rakeem Christmas F 6-9 228 Fr. 4.3 3.9 13 at Louisville 7:00 p.m. McDonald’s All-American; Season-best nine points versus Albany, eight rebounds versus Colgate 19 at Rutgers 1:00 p.m. 10 Trevor Cooney G 6-4 188 Fr. -- -- 22 USF 7:00 p.m. Delaware Player of the Year; Redshirt in 2011-12 25 at Connecticut 9:00 p.m. 5 C.J. Fair F 6-8 212 So. 8.1 6.0 March 3 LOUISVILLE 4:00 p.m. Career-best 10 boards to with 12 points versus Virginia Tech BIG EAST Tournament, New York, N.Y. 11 Scoop Jardine G 6-2 195 RSr. 7.0 1.1 6-10 Madison Square Garden Played for Team USA in 2012 World University Games; Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 21 Mookie Jones F 6-6 230 Sr. 2.0 0.2 SU Storylines ranks fifth in career 3-pt Percentage at Syracuse (47-120, .392) 32 Kris Joseph F 6-7 215 Sr. 14.7 5.7 1. BIG EAST/SEC Challenge features 12 teams from both conferences squaring off. Preseason Naismith Award and Wooden Award watch lists; 55th 1,000-point scorer at SU 2. This is the 30th straight season the Orange 12 Baye Keita C 6-10 215 So. 4.0 3.0 have played at Madison Square Garden. Had a career-best 14 points vs. Albany on 6-for-6 shooting from the field 3. Joseph named tournament MOP and SU 51 Fab Melo C 7-0 255 So. 5.9 5.1 wins NIT Season Tip-off. Played for Brazil in the 2011 World University Games; Career-high nine boards vs. Manhattan 4. Ten SU players are averaging at least 11.7 43 James Southerland G 6-8 215 Jr. 10.6 3.6 minutes per game. Had a career-high 19 points against Eastern Michigan and Albany 5. Three SU subs -- guard Dion Waiters (11.9) 20 Brandon Triche G 6-4 205 Jr. 11.0 2.4 and forwards James Southerland (10.6) Played on East Coast All-Stars team that competed in Estonia in August; Season-high 18 vs. Va. Tech and C.J. Fair (8.1) -- are among the top 3 Dion Waiters G 6-4 215 So. 11.9 1.6 five Orange scorers. Team’s second-leading scorer; Squad-best 2.3 steals avg. SUATHLETICS.COM 2011-12 SYRACUSE BASKETBALL November’s Best In-Season Media Services Kris Joseph Syracuse Quick Facts Interview Opportunities 7 games Location: Syracuse, N.Y. Postgame: The Syracuse lockeroom is open Conference: BIG EAST 14.7 ppg. following Coach Jim Boeheim’s postgame press Enrollment: 12,560 conference. 5.7 rpg. Founded: 1870 Coach Boeheim: To contact Coach Boeheim, call 1.3 apg. Colors: Orange (Pantone 1665) the basketball office at (315) 443-4608. Outside of 0.1 bpg. Nickname: Orange postgame interviews and specific media interview Arena (Capacity): Carrier Dome (34,616) days, media should make arrangements with Coach 1.4 spg. Chancellor and President: Dr. Nancy Cantor Boeheim directly. 27.1 mpg. Athletics Director: Dr. Daryl Gross Student-Athletes and Assistant Coaches: Media interview days will be scheduled throughout the Kris Joseph Syracuse Hoop History season. Some student-athletes may have class November Orange Notes schedules that conflict with planned interview First Year of Basketball: 1900-01 Nov. 29: Syracuse welcomed former days. Please respect the privacy of the student- Overall All-Time Record: 1,817-819, .689 assistant Rob Murphy back to the Dome and athletes and their families, by NOT calling them NCAA Wins Ranking: 5th presented his Eastern Michigan club with directly. Interviews SHOULD NOT be conducted NCAA Winning Percentage Ranking: 7th an 84-48 setback. without making the arrangements through Pete Consecutive Winning Seasons Completed: Moore in Athletic Communications. James Southerland tied his career-best 41, top active streak effort with 19 points and added fi ve boards Attending Practice: Most Syracuse men’s basketball NCAA Tournament Appearances (34): and three steals in 19 minutes. Scoop practices are open to attend but not to conduct 1957, 1966, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, interviews. REPORTING ON INJURIES OR GAME Jardine had eight points and seven assists. 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, STRATEGY IS PROHIBITED. Contact Pete Moore to Nov. 28: Kris Joseph was named BIG 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, obtain the practice schedule and site, to learn if the EAST Conference Player of the Week. In 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, practice is open, and to notify him if you plan to two games at the Season NIT Tip-off, he attend. 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 averaged 19.0 points and 9.5 rebounds NCAA Tournament Record: 53-34, .609 Radio a game, and won tournament most Syracuse ISP Sports Network: Voice of the Orange NCAA Championships (1): 2003 outstanding player recognition. Matt Park ‘97 and analyst Matt Roe broadcast NCAA Final Fours (4): Nov. 25: Syracuse raced back from a 58-51, all of Syracuse’s games on the Syracuse ISP Radio 1975, 1987, 1996, 2003 second-half defi cit by posting an 18-5 Network. The programming originates from WTKW- NCAA Elite Eights (7): 1957, 1966, 1975, run to close out the contest and defeat FM (99.5) and is carried by affiliates in New York, 1987, 1989, 1996, 2003 Pennsylvania and Vermont. WAER-FM (88.3) also Stanford, 69-63. The victory gave the NCAA Sweet Sixteens (16): carries SU men’s basketball games home and away. Orange the Dick’s Sporting Goods Season 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1987, 1989, The AmeriCU Jim Boeheim Show: The show is NIT Tip-off title. 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, broadcast live from Delmonicos, 7:00–9:00 p.m. Kris Joseph tallied 18 points and nine 2009, 2010 (fi rst recorded in 1975) on Thursday evenings. Hosted by Voice of the boards against Stanford and was named the NIT Appearances (12): Orange Matt Park ‘97, the program originates from tournament’s MOP.