Syracuse basketball sits at 9-4 after completing its non-conference schedule, and the Orange now turns to its 18-game docket in Atlantic Coast Conference play. That will start on New Year's Eve, when the 'Cuse will welcome Clemson to the JMA Wireless Dome.
We all know that the Orange hasn't played in the NCAA Tournament since 2021. A four-year absence is a long stretch for this storied program, and Syracuse basketball fans, understandably, have grown impatient.
Currently, the 'Cuse has an NCAA NET ranking of No. 88, which isn't good.