In the past several years, Syracuse has been churning out players who were drafted by the NBA. Just last year, both Rakeem Christmas and Chris McCullough were drafted in the first 40 picks. The year before that it was Tyler Ennis and Jerami Grant. Before that it was Michael Carter-Williams. Even earlier you can find players like Dion Waiters, Kris Joseph, Fab Melo, Andy Rautins, and Wes Johnson. The point is, Syracuse has seen a lot of talent head to the NBA.
Unfortunately for SU, some of those players left school early and unexpectedly. The past few years have seen teams that aren’t nearly as deep and it has hurt the team’s overall performance.