The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team is about 40 percent of the way through the season as we enter the New Year. As we wait for competition to pick back up against Notre Dame on January 5, let’s look back on how the team got to where it is:
September 14: Frank Howard injures lower leg in preseason practice
The injury was to Frank Howard’s lower leg. For a while, media and fans alike were left in the dark about the details of the injury. Howard’s original timetable had him pegged to return before the first game of the season.