#17/20 SYRACUSE at #11/11 GEORGETOWN FEB. 26, 2011 l VERIZON CENTER l WASHINGTON, D.C. Second Chance Week Continues for Syracuse Orange #17/20 Syracuse (23-6, 10-6) has the opportunity to avenge a February loss for the Tim Brando Matt Park Tim Bickford second time this week when it plays at #11/11 vs. Mike Gminski Matt Roe Travis Eldridge Georgetown (21-7, 10-6) on Saturday, Feb. 26. 2010-11 Season 2010-11 Ted Conroy The Hoyas defeated the Orange on February 23-6, 10-6 21-7, 10-6 Kevin Ware 9 in the Carrier Dome, 64-56. Syracuse won at W-L 2010-11 Schedule (23-6, 10-6) Villanova on Monday night, reversing an earlier 5-5 Last 10 8-2 November defeat to the Wildcats in the Dome. 3-2 3-2 12 NORTHERN IOWA W, 68-46 Georgetown represents the 10th time Last 5 14 CANISIUS W, 86-67 Syracuse will take on a squad ranked in the 72.9 PPG 72.9 Legends Classic, Syracuse, N.Y. Associated Press top 25 this season. The Orange 63.1 OPP PPG 65.8 16 DETROIT W, 66-55 has wins over five top-25 squads this season, 21 WILLIAM & MARY W, 63-60 just shy of Division I leading Texas (6). +9.8 Margin +7.1 After losing four straight and six-of-eight Legends Classic, Atlantic City, N.J. .467 FG % .489 26 vs. Michigan W, 53-50 recently, Syracuse has bounced back with three straight victories. .392 .416 27 vs. Georgia Tech W, 80-76 FG % DEF Syracuse has a 46-39 advantage in the all-time 30 CORNELL W, 78-58 .343 .374 series, including the defeat to Georgetown this 3PT % December season. The Orange earned a road triumph the .320 3PT % DEF .327 4 NORTH CAROLINA STATE W, 65-59 last time it visited the nation’s capital, winning .658 .734 Jimmy V Classic, New York, N.Y. 75-71 a season ago. FT % 7 vs. #7/8 Michigan State W, 72-58 The Hoyas have won eight-of-10 but lost in 37.9 RPG 33.9 11 COLGATE W, 100-43 its most recent outing, 58-46 to Cincinnati on 33.8 OPP RPG 31.0 18 IONA W, 83-77 Wednesday night. 20 MORGAN STATE W, 97-55 John Thompson III has a team built around +4.1 Margin +2.9 senior guard Austin Freeman (17.8 ppg., 3.6 22 DREXEL W, 93-65 16.0 Assists PG 15.9 28 PROVIDENCE W, 81-74 rpg.). He had a squad-best 19 points in the loss January to the Bearcats. Senior guard Chris Wright (13.1 12.1 Turnovers PG 13.5 1 #15/15 NOTRE DAME W, 70-58 ppg., 2.9 rpg.) and junior guard Jason Clark (12.0 6.6 Blocks PG 4.5 ppg., 4.0 rpg.) are the other players averaging in 8 at Seton Hall W, 61-56 8.6 6.2 12 at St. John’s W, 76-59 double-digits for Georgetown. Steals PG 15 #25/rv CINCINNATI W, 67-52 Syracuse Scholarship Roster 17 #5/4 at Pittsburgh L, 66-74 2010-11 22 #7/7 VILLANOVA L, 72-83 No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class PPG RPG 25 SETON HALL L, 68-90 05 C.J. Fair F 6-8 203 Fr. 6.4 3.5 29 at Marquette L, 70-76 Career-high 17 points and 37 minutes versus Rutgers; last eight games, 9.4 ppg., 5.1 rpg. February 00 Rick Jackson F 6-9 240 Sr. 13.1 11.0 2 at #6/7 Connecticut W, 66-58 Career-high 22 rebounds against Detroit; Legends Classic MVP; 17 double-doubles in 29 games 5 at USF W, 72-49 11 Scoop Jardine G 6-2 190 Jr. 12.4 2.2 9 #11/11 GEORGETOWN L, 56-64 Career-best 27 versus Detroit, 13 assists at Marquette; leads BIG EAST in assist avg. (5.8) 12 at #16/15 Louisville L, 69-73 3 Mookie Jones F 6-6 220 RSo. 3.4 1.1 14 rv/rv WEST VIRGINIA W, 63-52 Season-best nine points versus Colgate; 28 of his 30 shots this season are threes 19 RUTGERS W, 84-80 OT 21 at #15/14 Villanova W, 69-64 32 Kris Joseph F 6-7 210 Jr. 14.7 5.0 26 at #11/11 Georgetown 12:00 p.m. Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team; Career-high 27 versus Providence; Missed Pitt game March 12 Baye Moussa Keita C 6-10 213 Fr. 2.4 4.1 5 DePAUL 4:00 p.m. Had a game-high 15 boards in 17 minutes vs. Canisius; Third on the team in rebound avg. BIG EAST Tournament, New York, N.Y. 51 Fab Melo C 7-0 244 Fr. 1.9 1.7 8-12 TBA Eight points and seven rebounds versus Cornell; Career-high nine points against Morgan State 24 Brandon Reese G 5-11 155 Jr. 0.9 0.5 Five SU Storylines Career-high four points and two rebounds versus Morgan State 1. Syracuse has defeated five top-25 teams this 33 DaShonte Riley C 7-0 233 So. 0.0 0.0 year, the second-best total in Division I. Had foot surgery during the preseason - out for the season 2. SU wins 21st of last 24 overtime games by 43 James Southerland G 6-8 210 So. 4.7 2.4 beating Rutgers, 84-80 on Feb. 19 2. Boeheim captures 850th career victory when Collegiate-high 18 points versus Morgan State; A career-best nine rebounds against Colgate3 Syracuse defeats West Virginia. 25 Brandon Triche G 6-4 198 So. 11.4 2.6 3. Rick Jackson ranks seventh in Division I and 21 points at Louisville, 20 points versus West Virginia; 13.3 avg. in BIG EAST games first in BIG EAST rebound average. 3 Dion Waiters G 6-4 215 Fr. 6.0 1.5 4. Boeheim posts Div. I record 33rd 20-win year. Career-high 17 points against Colgate; seven assists, zero turnovers against Morgan State #17/20 SYRACUSE at #11/11 GEORGETOWN 2010-11 SYRACUSE BASKETBALL February’s Best BIG EAST Rick Jackson Regular-Season Series Results 7 games vs. Georgetown 13.0 ppg. Season Date Site SU GU 9.4 rpg. 1979-80 2/12/80 Manley Field House 50 52 Sleepy Floyd hits two free-throws with :05 left. 2.0 apg. 1980-81 1/17/81 McDonough Arena 57 62 2.7 bpg. 2/9/81 Carrier Dome 66 54 Schayes grabs a then-BIG EAST record 23 boards. 1.0 spg. 1981-82 1/17/82 Carrier Dome 75 70 37.1 mpg. 2/8/82 Capital Centre 79 96 1982-83 1/10/83 Carrier Dome 92 97 3/7/83 Capital Centre 75 80 Rick Jackson 1983-84 1/30/84 Carrier Dome 67 80 3/3/84 Capital Centre 71 88 February Orange Notes 1984-85 1/28/85 Carrier Dome 65 63 a Feb. 21: Scoop Jardine had 20 points and SU overcomes 21 pts. and 17 rebs. by Ewing. Rick Jackson added 18 in Syracuse’s 69-64 3/3/85 Capital Centre 63 90 victory at Villanova. Jackson’s two free 1985-86 1/15/86 Capital Centre 70 73 2/23/86 Carrier Dome 64 63 throws with 4.6 seconds left iced the game. 1986-87 1/31/87 Capital Centre 81 80 OT a Feb. 21: Kris Joseph was named to the BIG 2/22/87 Carrier Dome 71 72 EAST Conference Honor Roll in recognition 1987-88 1/24/88 Carrier Dome 68 69 of his play from Feb. 14 - Feb. 20. During 2/13/88 Capital Centre 69 71 1988-89 2/13/89 Capital Centre 54 61 that span he helped SU to two wins and 3/5/89 Carrier Dome 82 76 OT averaged 18.5 points and 6.5 rebounds. 1989-90 1/27/90 Capital Centre 95 76 a Feb. 19: Rick Jackson’s free throw with 10 Owens tallies 36 points.. seconds left put the game into overtime 3/4/90 Carrier Dome 89 87 OT 1990-91 1/21/91 Capital Centre 58 56 and the Orange defeated Rutgers, 84-80. Kris Joseph had a team-leading 14 points 3/3/91 Carrier Dome 62 58 a Kris Joseph had five of his game-high 21 when the Orange played the Hoyas on A then-Dome record crowd of 33,048 sees SU win. points in overtime and Jackson finished 1991-92 1/15/92 Capital Centre 74 62 with 18 points and 12 boards. Feb. 9. 2/23/92 Carrier Dome 68 72 1992-93 1/5/93 Capital Centre 60 64 a Feb. 14: The Orange put a stop to a three- Season Individual Highs 2/8/93 Carrier Dome 76 61 game home losing streak by defeating West vs. Georgetown 1993-94 2/7/94 USAir Arena 56 60 Virginia, 63-52. Brandon Triche had 20 3/6/94 Carrier Dome 81 75 points and Kris Joseph had 16. Points: 36, Billy Owens (at GU, ‘89-90) 1994-95 1/30/95 USAir Arena 76 75 Rebounds: 23, Dan Schayes (at SU, ‘80-81) Iverson scores 25 points in one-point win. a Syracuse trailed by six in the second half Assists: 13, Jonny Flynn (at SU, 08-09, OT) 2/26/95 Carrier Dome 78 81 but a 17-3 run, ignited by back-to-back Steals: 6, Andy Rautins (at SU, ‘09-10) 1995-96 1/24/96 USAir Arena 64 83 threes by Joseph and Triche, turned the tide Blocks: 7, Dan Schayes (at SU, ‘80-81) 2/10/96 Carrier Dome 85 64 a Feb.