In less than two weeks, college basketball’s biggest stage, March Madness, has featured some of the biggest upsets and some of the toughest heartbreaks. The Syracuse basketball team was not immune to these feelings. The Orange nearly did the impossible for the second-straight round on Friday night.
After upsetting the No. 3 Michigan State Spartans in round two of the tournament, the Orange’s noteworthy 2-3 zone defense limited the Duke Blue Devils to less than 40% shooting (19% from three) and had multiple chances to win the game in the final minutes of round three.
While most have five Duke players going in the first round of the NBA Draft, Syracuse has just two players that would get drafted if they choose to declare themselves eligible.