Let’s get one thing clear right away: this ain’t the Syracuse Orange. And for that matter, at this point, that’s probably a good thing.
That’s because the Syracuse Stallions, the city’s American Basketball Association franchise, are still playing basketball. Their season, which starts at the end of October, culminates this year in St. Louis with the “Elite 8” on Thursday, followed by the semi-finals and finals in the consecutive days. Meaning, the Stallions, in their first year of existence, are just a few more victories away from taking home a national championship, something Syracuse’s men’s and women’s teams obviously didn’t achieve this past year.