Inside Syracuse Basketball
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Hosted by Hall of Fame reporter Mike Waters, the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast offers smart, independent analysis. Mike has covered Syracuse basketball for over 35 years for Syracuse.com and The Post-Standard. You'll also get insider insight from fellow Hall of Famer Donna Ditota and former Syracuse guard Brandon Triche. Check in weekly for unmatched insight, analysis and the kind of coverage only decades of reporting and on-court experience can deliver.
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SU assistant Jamal Brunt on why he left Penn State for Syracuse and his hopes for the Orange
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May 26, 2026 |
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Luke Wilson on why he picked Syracuse: A defensive presence for the Orange
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May 20, 2026 |
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Syracuse assistant Ryan Daly on his family's basketball tree and SU's rebuilt roster
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May 11, 2026 |
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Why Syracuse is scheduling Power 5 teams and exhibitions away from the Dome
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May 07, 2026 |
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Ryan Blackwell on his return to Syracuse in a unique, new role
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Aiden Tobiason talks about his decision to transfer to Syracuse
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Portal podcast: Syracuse’s new additions, key retentions and potential targets
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Matt Gorman on new Syracuse coach Gerry McNamara: 'He's going to fill those seats'
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Joe Girard III on new Syracuse coach Gerry McNamara: Motivator, competitor, winner
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Syracuse hires Gerry McNamara: Can he resurrect the Orange basketball program?
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Syracuse coaching candidates Gerry McNamara & Bryan Hodgson lead their teams into the NCAA tourey
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Adrian Autry fired: Analyzing Syracuse's search for a new coach
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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With a new chancellor in place, we analyze Syracuse's search for a new AD
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Making sense of Syracuse's search for a chancellor, AD and basketball coach
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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How SU stayed with Top 25 teams early in the season, but is getting blown out now?
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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A crazy week in Syracuse sports: Wildhack retires, Dome lights go out, SU wins in 2OT,
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Don't be fooled by the final score: Syracuse got blown out by North Carolina
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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After 4 straight losses, what's next for the Syracuse Orange?
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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How bad is it for the Syracuse Orange after back-to-back losses?
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Sizing up Syracuse after Orange's 3rd straight ACC win
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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What we learned from Syracuse's win at Georgia Tech?
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Syracuse's loss to Clemson: Donnie Freeman returns, Orange offense falters
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Analyzing Syracuse's 9-4 record as ACC opener approaches
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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What went wrong in Syracuse's loss to Hofstra?
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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How the ACC's Resurgence Could Help Syracuse Build its NCAA Resume
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Breaking down Syracuse's upset win over No. 13 Tennessee
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Leaving Las Vegas: Examining Syracuse's 0-3 trip to Players Era Festival
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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JJ Starling's return, free throw woes and a trip to Vegas: Inside Syracuse Basketball
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Kiyan Anthony's first college start: Is he better (sooner) than we thought? (Inside Syracuse Basketball)
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Observations from Syracuse's opening night win vs. Binghamton (Inside Syracuse Basketball)
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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First impressions of Autry’s roster and the preseason game vs. Pace (Inside Syracuse Basketball)
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Eric Devendorf analyzes the Orange's performance in its season opener
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Syracuse’s ACC schedule: The sneaky good games and the resume boosters
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Catching up with walk on fan favorite Elimu Nelson
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Diving into the Blue Ribbon College Basketball yearbook
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Brendan Marks of The Athletic predicts the final ACC standings
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: young staffers shaping SU's approach to recruit, develop and NIL
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: On3's Joe Tipton says Kiyan Anthony ‘Has made a name for himself’
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Alex Kline moves from NBA to Syracuse University
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Tyus Battle on his professional career and injuries
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Why no Boeheim’s Army?, SU’s roster, transfers, and the schedule
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Scheduling with SU Director of basketball operations Pete Corasaniti
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Commit Donnie Freeman discusses the past year at IMG, his rise in the national rankings and his expectations for the Orange in the 2024-25 season.
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May 14, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Get to know new assistant coach Dan Engelstad
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May 10, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Get to know Jyare Davis the newest addition to the Orange
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: David Teel of the Richmond Times-Dispatch breaks down the ACC Tournament
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Breaking down predictions for ACC basketball awards
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Paul Brazeau of the ACC breaks down scheduling for Men's basketball
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Buddy Boeheim reflects on his dads 47 year coaching career
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Lawrence Moten joins Mike Waters to talk about Jim Boeheim
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Rick Pitino reflects on coaching as an assistant to Jim Boeheim
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Hal Cohen of Jim Boeheim's first recruiting class
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Rex Trobridge reflects on playing with Jim Boeheim
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Former Syracuse basketball player Joe Girard on his return to the Dome: “It’ll be great to see everybody’’
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse basketball: Jim Boeheim and Dave Bing unite to share old stories before a new honor
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Breaking down the Orange in the new year
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Mike and Donna analyze the Orange post Hawaii trip
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: ACC basketball preview: Where does Syracuse stand in Adrian Autry’s first year?
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Ken Pomeroy breaks down his advanced analysis of college basketball
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Observations from Syracuse’s basketball media day and Orange Madness from our beat writers
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Practicing against Breanna Stewart: A former walk-on and his side gig
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Donna Ditota and Mike Waters discuss Gerry McNamara, JJ Starling, Judah Mintz and which Syracuse players intrigues them the most
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Syracuse basketball assistant Allen Griffin on this year’s centers: ‘I’ve got a unique group’
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: We asked 50 players: Who should be the next Syracuse basketball player to have his jersey honored?
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Rapid reaction: Stanford, Cal, SMU join ACC
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse basketball: Roasting Jim Boeheim: 500 friends surprised coach in Rochester. His ‘eyes filled with tears’
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Coaching as a single mom, Nancy Lieberman and coming home to Le Moyne
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Examining a wild week in conference realignment as Florida State makes a fuss about the ACC
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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John Wildhack 1-on-1: Inside the Boeheim-Autry coaching transition; LeQuint Allen’s suspension and how long the SU AD wants the job (podcast)
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Peach Jam roundup and Syracuse recruiting talk with college basketball insider Adam Zagoria
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Brenden Straughn: Syracuse assistant’s hire was ‘worst-kept secret’ at Final Four
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse basketball: Mookie Jones speaks on his downfall and current High School coaching job
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Donna Ditota joins Mike Waters to talk about Jim Boeheim
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: ESPN NBA reporter Dave McMenamin, a former manager for the Syracuse basketball team, joins the podcast to talk about his memories of the 2003 team and its recent reunion weekend along with his thoughts about Carmelo Anthony
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Brent Axe and Donna Ditota join Mike Waters to talk about Judah Mintz
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Mike Curtis, a former Syracucse.com reporter who is now the Detroit Pistons beat writer for the Detroit News, talks about Judah Mintz’s play at the NBA combine
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May 24, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Joe Girard joins the podcast to discuss the reasons behind his decision to transfer, why he picked Clemson
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May 17, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Matt Gorman speaks with Mike Waters on Syracuse.com's new documentary "Will to Win" looking back on the 2003 national championship season
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Mike Waters is joined by his Syracuse.com colleagues Donna Ditota and Brent Axe for a discussion on Jim Boeheim’s retirement, how it went down and the transition to new head coach Adrian Autry
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Elijah Hughes speaks on his professional career and the business side of the NBA
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Feb 04, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Jimmy Boeheim talks with Mike Waters about playing pro ball in Greece and calls from dad
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Demetris Nichols on being a Syracuse grad assistant and now an assistant with the Toronto Raptors’ G-League team
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Roosevelt Bouie talks about his love for fishing and his connection to Jesse Edwards
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: James Southerland talks about the night he made nine 3-pointers
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Inside Syracuse basketball: Ryan Blackwell's journey from Illinois to Syracuse to Japan and back
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Former Syracuse player Howard Triche talks about growing up in Syracuse and the 1987 championship game
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Cole Swider on decision to turn pro, what it was like going undrafted, amazing run in NBA summer league
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Tyus Battle talks about recovery from foot injury, Boeheim's Army, basketball in Russia
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Felisha Legette-Jack talks about returning to her hometown as head coach of her alma mater
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Sam Penceal speaks with Mike Waters
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Danny Schayes speaks with Mike Waters
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Otis Hill speaks with Mike Waters
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May 19, 2022 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Michael Gbinije with Mike Waters
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May 16, 2022 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Rob McClanaghan speaks with Mike Waters
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May 09, 2022 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball: Joe Girard with Mike Waters
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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On the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast, Jimmy Boeheim talks about his one year at Syracuse, his thoughts on this past season, and his future plans both on and off the court.
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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On the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast, former SU player Buddy Boeheim talked about his Syracuse career, the disappointment of a losing season and the punch that resulted in him being suspended from the last game of his college career
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Mar 19, 2022 |
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Jeff Goodman, college basketball reporter with The Stadium and the Field of 68 podcast, joined Mike Waters to talk about the current state of the Syracuse basketball program
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Former Syracuse basketball player Arinze Onuaku talks knee injuries, the famous 6-OT game against UConn and the Orange’s loss to Butler in the 2010 Sweet 16.
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Former Syracuse basketball player Chuck Richards chats with Mike about playing with Dave Bing and Jim Boeheim and spending over 25 years with the FBI
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Syracuse.com basketball reporters Donna Ditota and Mike Waters analyze this year’s Syracuse basketball team
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Former Syracuse basketball player Terrence Roberts chats with Mike about playing for coach Bob Hurley at St. Anthony High School, his time at SU and taking up competitive cycling
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Former Syracuse Basketball player Jason Hart joins Mike to chat about his new job as the head coach of the G-League Ignite, why he left college coaching, and his playing career at Syracuse
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Former Syracuse basketball player Matt Roe chats with Mike about playing for Syracuse, transferring from SU and returning to his hometown
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Former Syracuse star Stephen Thompson joins Mike Waters to chat about coaching his sons at Oregon State and what Jim Boeheim will face this season coaching sons Buddy and Jimmy
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Former Syracuse star Derrick Coleman joins Mike Waters to chat about the Coming Back Together weekend and his time at SU
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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ESPN’s Andrea Adelson chats with Mike about the recent departures from the Big 12 and if it will impact the ACC and Syracuse
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Former Syracuse player Chris McCullough joins Mike Waters to chat about Boeheim's Army and all of the places he's played basketball in his career
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Former Syracuse player Ryan Blackwell chats with Mike about coaching Boeheim's Army and this year's team
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Yahoo Sports reporter Pete Thamel chats with Mike about the recent retirement announcements from Roy Williams and Mike Krzyzewski and about how long Jim Boeheim will keep coaching
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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ESPN’s NBA reporter Dave McMenamin chats with Mike about being a student manager at Syracuse and former Syracuse players in the NBA
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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ESPN college basketball reporter Jeff Borzello talks with Mike Waters about Syracuse recruits and the state of the SU program
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May 17, 2021 |
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Syracuse recruit Benny Williams talks about why he fell in love with Syracuse early in the recruiting process
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May 03, 2021 |
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Symir Torrence talks to Mike Waters about his decision to transfer from Marquette to Syracuse
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Jimmy Boeheim joins Mike Waters to talk about his decision to play for his father and joining his brother, Buddy, at Syracuse University next year
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Cole Swider talks with Mike Waters about his decision to transfer to Syracuse and how he sees himself fitting in with the Orange
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Former Syracuse basketball player Eric Devendorf talks about the Orange’s amazing run to the Sweet 16 and Buddy Boeheim's hot streak
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Former Syracuse basketball player Herman Harried talks about playing with Pearl Washington and Derrick Coleman and how he got the nickname Tree
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Former Syracuse player Matt Gorman talks about playing with Carmelo Anthony and Gerry McNamara, dunking on Carmelo and why he chose to redshirt rather than transfer
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Former Syracuse basketball player Danny Schayes talks about playing for Syracuse University, his NBA career and his father, Dolph Schayes
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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Syracuse University graduate and ESPN announcer Dave Pasch talks about being the Voice of the Syracuse Orange, the advice he got from SU alums and partnering withBill Walton
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Former Syracuse Basketball player, Leo Rautins talks about his time at Syracuse, the 1981 Big East championship and life with his pets
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Former Syracuse player Josh Pace talks about his impressions of Carmelo Anthony and his memories of the 2003 national championship run
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Former Syracuse basketball player Trevor Cooney shares several stories from his career including playing in the 2013 and 2016 Final Fours
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Former Syracuse University basketball star Rafael Addison talks about his time at SU, his memories of Pearl Washington and his rookie year with the Phoenix Suns
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Georgetown basketball radio announcer Rich Chvotkin talks about his long broadcasting career and his memories of the Syracuse-Georgetown rivalry
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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Syracuse basketball legend Billy Owens talks about his time at SU, his brother’s influence on him to play for Syracuse and his son playing for Boeheim
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Former Syracuse basketball great John Wallace chats about his days playing with Syracuse, his memories of the 1996 NCAA title game and his work with the New York Knicks
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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NCAA’s Senior Vice President of Basketball, Dan Gavitt talks about how college basketball teams are trying to navigate the season during the pandemic
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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Former Syracuse star Etan Thomas talks about his early days playing basketball in Tulsa, his time at Syracuse University and his experiences with racism
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas on his playing days at Duke, law school and a Barney the Dinosaur subpoena
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Syracuse basketball legend Dave Bing talks about his youth in D.C., NBA career and time as Detroit mayor
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Inside Syracuse Basketball with Mike Waters (Trailer)
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Nov 18, 2020 |