We've been laser-focused on the 2025 football season, but Syracuse basketball's 2025-26 campaign will arrive before you know it. By and large, national and Atlantic Coast Conference pundits aren't super high on the 'Cuse, which is understandable, given the team's record in recent seasons.
However, CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein thinks the Orange is one of five teams that could overachieve in 2025-26. I'm an acknowledged homer, but I agree with Rothstein, who knows a lot more about collegiate hoops than I do!
Syracuse retained two All-ACC caliber players in J.