Syracuse basketball (Syndication: The Indianapolis Star)
Later this week, Syracuse basketball head coach Jim Boeheim will guide the Orange on his 35th trip to the NCAA Tournament during his tenure on the Hill, and the ‘Cuse earning an invite to the 2021 Big Dance is a remarkable achievement, considering the circumstances.
First and foremost, like many other teams around the country, Syracuse basketball had to deal with several pauses amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, multiple games being canceled, and several of its players getting infected with Covid-19.
Additionally, senior Bourama Sidibe, the squad’s starting center, got injured in the season opener, which has hurt the ‘Cuse in the interior, both on offense and defense, throughout this stanza.