Like many sports stories, the tired tale of hopeful rookies becoming veterans is told time and again throughout the years. Junior big man Bourama Sidibe explained how he learned the ropes from Paschal Chukwu, who others assisted, after themselves pulling from the players before them. So on and so forth.
Marek Dolezaj’s rise to becoming one of the chief spokesmen for the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team rings differently from common ascents. He spoke at ACC Media Day alongside Elijah Hughes, after years of Tyus Battle and Frank Howard monopolizing the microphones there.