Cheer on Syracuse’s incredible NCAA run
After yet another upset, the last team to enter the NCAA hoops tourney is now in the Sweet Sixteen. How far can the Syracuse University Orange go?
This tough, gritty band of underdogs has already won three games in five days : the First Four play-in game, followed by triumphs over sixth-seeded Texas Christian and third-seeded Michigan State.
Legendary coach Jim Boeheim has done a masterful job in guiding a team that many experts said shouldn’t have made it into the 68-team tournament.
But Boeheim’s army marches on, even as four other Empire State teams (Buffalo, Iona, LIU-Brooklyn and St. Bonaventure) have fallen by the wayside. New York’s hopes now rest entirely on Syracuse.
The Orange’s only March Madness championship came in 2003, though they’ve made the tournament dozens of times. In 2016, they made it to the Final Four before losing to North Carolina.
Now the 2018 squad must get past ACC powerhouse Duke on Friday in Omaha, Neb.
Go, Orange!