Clearly head coach Jim Boeheim juiced this orange as much as he could. No one could’ve predicted this version of Syracuse basketball could’ve possibly made it into the Sweet 16, but they did.
They did in spite of the penalties that were cast against them back in 2015.
To give you an update and also a look back at the original sanctions here’s a recap:
- “The NCAA had originally sanctioned Syracuse with the loss of three scholarships a year for a four-year period. That penalty was part of the NCAA’s report on violations within the Syracuse basketball program”, per Syracuse.