The Tokyo Olympics have come to an end and former Syracuse Orange athletes brought home four medals in this year’s competition. Jerami Grant kept the Syracuse gold medal streak alive as part of the US Men’s Basketball team which defeated France 87-82 in the gold medal game.
Grant didn’t play in that final game but he joins Carmelo Anthony as Orange alums who have played on gold-medal winning basketball squads. We’ll see if Grant can continue to earn a spot on the US team for the 2024 games in Paris or maybe another alum will emerge to continue the gold-medal tradition.