Jim Boeheim declared before the season began that incoming 6-foot-6 transfer Elijah Hughes was a forward. He could’ve played at the two or the three at his size, but that was that.
Hughes has started every game in the front court since.
In shrinking his starting lineup slightly, Boeheim’s Syracuse Orange continue to rank among the best defenses in the country. That’s in part because his 6-foot-6 swingman is a shot-blocking menace, who hits 3⁄4-court shots and can also drill seven from three-point distance (one with his foot on the line).