On Saturday, February 12, Syracuse Orange guard Joe Girard eclipsed 1,000 career points in a 71-59 loss in Blacksburg, VA against the Virginia Tech Hokies. Girard needed just 3 points going into the game but ended the game with 16 points and 3 assists to give him 1,013 points in his career. Up next on the Syracuse scoring list are Leo Rautins (1,031) and Rakeem Christmas (1,046).
Known as a score-first guard, the Glens Falls native broke Lance Stephenson’s New York State record of 2,946 as just a high school junior back in 2018.