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Syracuse basketball ‘really, really good offensive team,’ Jim Boeheim says

Syracuse basketball, Jim Boeheim (Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports)

Syracuse basketball head coach Jim Boeheim has said a couple of times in recent interviews that he’s pumped about the upcoming season for his boys in Orange.

Coming off a Sweet 16 run in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, the ‘Cuse has undergone a sizable roster make-over, much like many other teams amid the NCAA’s new transfer policy and the sport’s free-agency explosion.

In looking ahead to the 2021-22 campaign, Syracuse basketball is likely to have 11 scholarship players, numerous veterans, several incoming transfers, and a five-star freshman in forward Benny Williams out of the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.