Syracuse basketball remains a long way from re-entering the conversation for an at-large berth in the Big Dance, but the Orange’s overtime upset of then-No. 18 Virginia in Charlottesville this past Saturday is surely a step in the right direction.
For the ‘Cuse (9-7, 2-3) to even consider sniffing March Madness, or frankly even the NIT, Syracuse must get on a roll and begin to stockpile successes in Atlantic Coast Conference play. The Orange is presently 0-3 versus league opponents at home during the 2019-20 campaign, and, suffice it to say, that disturbing record has to reverse – pronto.