The Syracuse Orange sports community was devastated to see the news of former Syracuse basketball women’s point guard Tiana Mangakahia announcing her retirement. Tiana announced on social media that due to a recent stage IV cancer diagnosis, she will step away to focus on her cancer treatment.
First off, my prayers and love go out to Tiana, her family and those around her. Cancer sucks and this is sadly not her first experience with it after a 2019 diagnosis of breast cancer. Many of us have lost loved ones to cancer and followed Tiana’s journey at Syracuse, including her return to the court and we are praying for her to beat it again.