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Benny Williams to Miss Remainder of Season With Injury

Syracuse basketball’s freshman forward will not be available for the final games of the season.

Mike McAllister

Benny Williams to Miss Remainder of Season With Injury
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Syracuse freshman forward Benny Williams will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season due to a lower body injury suffered against North Carolina, Syracuse Athletics announced on Thursday. The Orange takes on Miami on Saturday in the regular season finale before heading to the ACC Tournament. Williams averaged 1.9 points and 1.4 rebounds in just under 11 minutes per game. 

The availability of Symir Torrence for the Miami game is also in doubt after suffering a head injury against Duke. The Orange is already without starting center Jesse Edwards, who was lost for the season after injuring his wrist at Boston College. 

Williams came to Syracuse as a highly touted recruit, but it has been an up and down freshman campaign. He has flashed athleticism but saw his playing time vary as he adjusted to the college game and the Orange’s system. Still, Williams has remained positive all year about the coaching staff, the program and his development. He will be expected to take on a much larger role next season with several veterans departing. 

The 6-8 forward had his best game of the season recently, scoring a career high 14 points on 5-7 shooting and grabbing a career high six rebounds in 30 minutes during Syracuse’s loss to Duke in the Carrier Dome. He also made all four of his free throw attempts. He will attempt to build off of that outing during the offseason. 

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MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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