Alan Griffin, Syracuse basketball (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
A lot of national pundits view Syracuse basketball in the No. 8 to No. 10 range within the ACC. Alan Griffin playing is key.
Sports Illustrated recently published its summer power rankings and has Syracuse basketball at No. 8 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
A couple of weeks ago, my colleagues and I at Inside The Louse House unveiled our own early pre-season ACC ratings, and I had the Orange at No. 8 as well.
In her piece on the league, Sports Illustrated college basketball editor Molly Geary wrote about the ‘Cuse, “The loss of Elijah Hughes is a big one, as he was the Orange’s best and most versatile scorer.