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Syracuse Basketball: Buddy Boeheim is a top-10 returning player nationally

The pre-season accolades continue to pile up for Syracuse basketball senior shooting guard Buddy Boeheim.

The 6-foot-6 Boeheim, who averaged nearly 18 points a game as a junior and more than 15 points per contest as a sophomore, is one of the 10 best returning players ahead of the 2021-22 term, according to college basketball insider Andy Katz.

NCAA.com’s Stan Becton recently published a piece highlighting the top-25 returning players for 2021-22, as put together by Katz, who is one of the premier analysts and journalists in the sport.

Katz has Boeheim at No.