The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team’s 2018-19 season was filled with more regrets than most in recent memory.
They failed to take advantage of their final run in March with Tyus Battle. Frank Howard thwarted his opportunity to leave a positive lasting image of his tenure, due to a pre-tournament drug suspension. When Buddy Boeheim’s ascent halted in the tourney loss against Baylor, highly-touted freshman Jalen Carey could only chip in three minutes.
Jim Boeheim sat Carey deep down his bench for much of Syracuse’s second half. Despite that, Carey this week that said he never considered transferring in spite of it.