The 2020-2021 Syracuse Orange basketball team will feature five players with family connections to the basketball program.
The most casual fans are aware that starting shooting guard Buddy Boeheim is the son of Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim. Jim scored 745 points in his Syracuse career. Buddy will surpass him fairly early this season as he is currently at 708 points.
Walk-on forward Nick Giancola is Jim Boeheim's nephew, the son of his wife Juli, and Buddy's cousin.