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1 month ago | 
nunesmagician.com | Kevin Wall |Max Tomaiuolo |Dominic Chiappone |James Szuba
Rich Barnes-Imagn Images The 2025-26 Syracuse Orange men’s basketball season is a few months away, but now we know who the Orange will face in ACC play. Did someone say ACC hoops news? Opponents for the 2025-2026 Men's Basketball season are here. details: https://t.co/NDXEem0DbD pic.twitter.com/obVTPOoE8d— ACC Men's Basketball (@accmbb) May 28, 2025We put up the TNIAAM signal to get some roundtable reactions to the opponents, so let’s get to the questions....
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1 month ago | 
nunesmagician.com | James Szuba
Photo by Todd F. Michalek/Syracuse Athletics/University Images via Getty Images Incoming Syracuse Orange men’s basketball freshman Sadiq White has been invited to tryout for Team USA’s Under-19 team. White, one of 33 members invited to the tryout, will report to training camp in Colorado Springs beginning June 14. The roster will be trimmed to 12 players before the team departs for the FIBA U19 World Cup in Switzerland.
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1 month ago | 
nunesmagician.com | James Szuba
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1 month ago | 
nunesmagician.com | James Szuba
Photo by Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images Rising sophomore Donnie Freeman has grown an inch, according to Syracuse Orange men’s basketball head coach Adrian Autry. Freeman, now 6-foot-10, is “100 percent” healthy following a season-ending injury. He has returned to basketball activities, a Syracuse spokesman confirmed. “He’s in the gym,” Autry said. “We’re easing him along. But everything is fine, he made a clean recovery and we’re really excited.”Freeman last played in game action on Jan.
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1 month ago | 
nunesmagician.com | James Szuba
Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Atlantic Coast Conference is “strongly considering” moving its men’s basketball programs from a 20-game league schedule to 18 as soon as this season, according to a report from CBS Sports. In theory the move would allow teams to play more marquee games in the non-conference schedule, with the intention of increasing the conference’s odds to field more teams in the NCAA Tournament.
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
nunesmagician.com | James Szuba
Photo by Bryan Bennett/Getty Images Syracuse Orange men’s basketball guard Kyle Cuffe Jr. plans to return to the program for the 2025-26 season, he told Nunes Magician. Cuffe, a senior academically, has two seasons of basketball eligibility remaining. He and head coach Adrian Autry had not had end of season conversations by the time this reporting took place, but the two have spoken throughout the basketball season about returning. “I plan to be back,” Cuffe said.
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
nunesmagician.com | James Szuba
Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team saw its season come to a close in the ACC Tournament Second Round against the Southern Methodist University Mustangs. SMU handed Syracuse a decisive 73-53 defeat inside the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.The SMU defense proved a tough row to hoe as Syracuse (14-19) shot 18-53 from the floor and turned it over 15 times. The Mustangs (23-9) had 18 points off Syracuse’s turnovers and won the rebounding battle 36-28.
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Mar 12, 2025 | 
nunesmagician.com | Kevin Wall |James Szuba |Michael Ostrowski |Max Tomaiuolo
Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Syracuse Orange (14-18, 7-13) will face the SMU Mustangs (22-9, 13-7) in the second round of the ACC Tournament with a 9:30 tip on ESPNU. SMU won the regular season meeting with a final second tip-in and here’s what we’re predicting... Szuba: SMU 78, Syracuse 75SMU comes into the ACC Tournament limping, having lost four of its last seven and three wins over the bottom of the league.
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Mar 12, 2025 | 
nunesmagician.com | Kevin Wall |Michael Ostrowski |James Szuba |Max Tomaiuolo
Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images The Syracuse Orange (14-18, 7-13) advanced to face the SMU Mustangs (22-9, 13-7) in the second round of the ACC Tournament. Syracuse is looking to win two games in the ACC Tournament for the first time in school history. Tip off at 9:30 on ESPNU and here’s what we’re watching for tonightMike: Lock In at the LineIt's hard to go after J.J. Starling, Eddie Lampkin, and Jyare Davis too much when the three put together almost all of SU's offense yesterday...
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Mar 11, 2025 | 
nunesmagician.com | James Szuba
Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team survived in the ACC Tournament First Round, handling the Florida State Seminoles by a final score of 66-62 in what was Leonard Hamilton’s final game as head coach. JJ Starling took over in the second half to lead Syracuse (14-18) to victory, finishing with 27 points and 5 rebounds. Eddie Lampkin scored 14 points and 9 rebounds while Jyare Davis added 14 points and 6 rebounds.
