Syracuse Basketball Officially Kicks Off Practice for the 2023-24 Season

Orange hoops is right around the corner.

Mike McAllister | Sep 26, 2023

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Syracuse football is off to a 4-0 start to the 2023 season, but that will not stop some from looking ahead to the upcoming Orange basketball campaign. Syracuse men's basketball held its first official practice on Monday (you can watch clips provided by Syracuse Athletics in the video above), signaling that the 2023-24 season is not too far away. In fact, there are multiple opportunities to get a look at this year's squad, the first under new head coach Adrian Autry, before the season opener on November 6th.

On October 13th, Syracuse holds Orange Madness in the JMA Wireless Dome. Eight days later, on October 21st, Syracuse will hold a similar event at the Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester War Memorial. The events will feature both the men's and women's basketball teams. They usually feature things like a scrimmage, three point shooting contest and a dunk contest.

After that, Syracuse plays in two exhibition games. The first is on October 27th against Daemen University. The second is on November 1st against the College of Saint Rose.

There is a lot of hype surrounding this Syracuse basketball team. With star guard Judah Mintz among the returning contributors along with incoming high profile transfers such as JJ Starling, Chance Westry and Naheem McLeod, the Orange is as talented and deep as it has been in several years on paper. In addition, this will be the first time the head coach is someone other than Jim Boeheim in nearly 50 years.

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Published Sep 26, 2023

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.