Syracuse basketball, Alan Griffin (Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports)
ESPN.com published a list of newcomers to watch in 2020-21, and oddly Syracuse basketball wing Alan Griffin didn’t make the cut of the top 80.
Since Alan Griffin announced in early April that he would transfer for his junior and senior seasons from Illinois to Syracuse basketball, the talented wing has gotten included on countless rankings of the top transfers across the country from a variety of national media outlets.
The 6-foot-5 Griffin, who will contend for a starting role with the Orange in the 2020-21 stanza and should receive extended minutes in head coach Jim Boeheim’s rotation, averaged nearly 9 points and 4.