Syracuse basketball (Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports)
It’s unlikely that a Syracuse basketball player will make the All-ACC first team, given that competition for this squad is fierce, and also because the Orange is hovering in the middle of the pack as far as the Atlantic Coast Conference standings are concerned.
The same held true of the ‘Cuse a stanza ago, but redshirt junior forward Elijah Hughes led the conference in scoring and deserved inclusion on the All-ACC first team.
In the 2020-21 campaign, whose regular season is winding down and has almost certainly concluded for Syracuse basketball, the Orange is heading to the league’s post-season tournament next week fighting for its Big Dance life.