Syracuse basketball (Syndication: The Indianapolis Star)
Syracuse basketball, with its roster for the upcoming season likely set for the most part, has seen seven players from a campaign ago depart, while four have joined the program.
For now, that leaves the Orange with 10 scholarship players. Some veterans, such as junior shooting guard Buddy Boeheim and sophomore point guard Joe Girard III, are returning.
The ‘Cuse has brought in three solid transfers, along with a 2021 five-star commit in forward Benny Williams out of the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
By and large, pre-season prognostications from national pundits deem the Orange a fringe top-25 team, and that sounds about right to me at this juncture.