Inside Syracuse Basketball

ESPN NBA reporter Dave McMenamin, a former manager for the Syracuse basketball team, joins the podcast to talk about his memories of the 2003 team and its recent reunion weekend along with his thoughts about Carmelo Anthony and how he spotted Jim Boeheim walking alone in New Orleans in the early morning hours after SU’s championship win over Kansas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

Brent Axe and Donna Ditota are the guests on this edition of the Inside Syracuse podcast. We talked about Judah Mintz's decision to return to Syracuse for his sophomore year. His impact on next year's Orange. The roster possibilities that new coach Adrian Autry has at his disposal and where Syracuse will finish at the end of the 2024 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

Mike Curtis, a former Syracucse.com reporter who is now the Detroit Pistons beat writer for the Detroit News, talks about Judah Mintz’s play at the NBA combine, Buddy Boeheim’s year in the Pistons’ organization and his lunch with Syracuse and Detroit legend Dave Bing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Girard joins the podcast to discuss the reasons behind his decision to transfer, why he picked Clemson, what it will be like to return to the Dome in a visitors’ uniform and his golf outings with the Syracuse coaches following his transfer.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Syracuse player Matt Gorman joins the podcast to talk about his role in the new documentary “Will to Win’’ on the 20th anniversary of Syracuse’s 2003 national championship team. Gorman talked about his teammates, their stories and a potentially dangerous “hot-mic’’ incident with Gerry McNamara during the filming of the documentary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

Mike Waters is joined by his Syracuse.com colleagues Donna Ditota and Brent Axe for a discussion on Jim Boeheim’s retirement, how it went down and the transition to new head coach Adrian Autry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After playing for two years at Syracuse, Elijah Hughes was taken in the second round of the NBA’s 2020 draft. Since then, Hughes traded twice, released once and now plays with the Wisconsin Herd in the G-League. I talked with Elijah about the business side of pro basketball and where his career stands now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Syracuse player Jimmy Boeheim joined the podcast to talk about playing pro ball in Greece, what it’s like to be anonymous despite his famous last name, getting calls from his dad after his games and how living in Greece has expanded his eating habits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Syracuse basketball player Demetris Nichols talks about what he learned in his year as a Syracuse grad assistant, his new gig as an assistant with the Toronto Raptors’ G-League team and his inspirational story of overcoming a childhood stutter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Syracuse basketball player Roosevelt Bouie joins the podcast to talk about his love for fishing, how he learned to fish with his grandmother, how he discovered basketball at age 14, his thoughts on this year’s Syracuse team and his connection with current SU center Jesse Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Syracuse basketball player James Southerland joins the podcast to talk about Ron Naclerio, the New York City legend who was his coach at Cardozo High School coach; his Syracuse career, including the night he made nine 3-pointers at Arkansas; and a pro career that has stretched from the NBA to Europe and this season in the NBA’s G-League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

On the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast, former SU player Ryan Blackwell explained why he initially went to Illinois, why he transferred to Syracuse, his pro career that led him to Japan where he met his wife and began a career in coaching that continues today at Liverpool High School. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Syracuse player Howard Triche joined the podcast to talk about growing up in Syracuse, initially wanting to go away to school and how he eventually decided to play for his hometown school. He went in-depth on his Syracuse career and the run to the 1987 NCAA championship game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Syracuse player Cole Swider joined the podcast to talk about his decision to turn pro, what was it like going undrafted, at what point during the NBA draft did he know he would be signing with the Lakers, his amazing run in the NBA’s summer league and the prospects of going up against LeBron James in the Lakers’ training camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tyus Battle joins Mike Waters and talks about the recovery from a foot injury that ended his season last year in Israel, whether he would ever play for Boeheim’s Army, his experience playing basketball in Russia and if he would ever go back and play professional basketball there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Syracuse women’s basketball coach Felisha Leggette-Jack joins the podcast to talk about returning to her hometown as the head coach of her alma mater. Why did it seem to take SU so long to hire her? How she got here, who are her mentors and what are her goals for the program? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a standout prep career at Boys High in Brooklyn, Sam Penceal came to Syracuse in the same recruiting class as Dave Bing and Jim Boeheim. That class turned around a moribund program. But Sam is equally noteworthy for his efforts in education and administration. We talked about all of that in this edition of the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A mural featuring Dolph Schayes, Breanna Stewart, Manny Breland and Earl Lloyd is being painted on a building in downtown Syracuse. On June 22nd, the mural will be dedicated. Syracuse and NBA player Dan Schayes talks about his father, Dolph, one of the greatest players in NBA history. Dolph won an NBA title with the Syracuse Nats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Syracuse basketball player Otis Hill talks about his SU career, playing in the 1996 national championship game, his time working in a juvenile detention center and his new-found love of horses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Gbinije, the leading scorer on Syracuse’s 2016 Final Four, joins the podcast. What was it like to transfer from Duke to Syracuse and then have to play in front of the Cameron Crazies? What are his on Coach K’s retirement? And pickle juice. We had to talk about pickle juice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Syracuse basketball walk-on Rob McClanaghan, who has become a renowned trainer to NBA stars like Kevin Durant and Steph Curry, seemed to have it all. A glamorous career, a wife and two kids. His suicide attempt in 2019 shocked his friends and colleagues. Rob is now talking about mental health. He recently visited Syracuse University where he gave a presentation to SU athletes on emotional w...

Syracuse basketball player Joe Girard joined the podcast to talk about this past season for the Orange, how he handles haters on social media and how his role could change dramatically next season. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast, Jimmy Boeheim talks about his one year at Syracuse, his thoughts on this past season, and his future plans both on and off the court. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buddy Boeheim is the guest on this edition of the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Buddy talked about his Syracuse career. What it was like for him and his brother, Jimmy, to play for their father, the disappointment of a losing season and the punch that resulted in him being suspended from the last game of his college career. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn mor...

Jeff Goodman, college basketball reporter with The Stadium and the Field of 68 podcast, joined Mike Waters to talk about the current state of the Syracuse basketball program and what the future has in store for the Orange. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices