Unranked Temple Defeats #3 Syracuse

Unfortunately for Orangemen fans and myself Syracuse suffered a painful loss to the Owls of Temple University in the last few minutes of the game. It was an extremely competitive contest throughout the first half, but anyone watching the game could tell that Temple was hungry for a victory. As the first half came to a close the score was 40-38 with Syracuse out in front. Temple came out of the locker room fired up and ready for a big upset. Khalif Wyatt did everything he could to help out his team with 33 points, 4 assists, and went a perfect 15-15 from the free throw line. Anthony Lee also played a key role in Temples success contributing 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 blocks. Temple started to take control of the game as the second half progressed. Syracuse was not even playing that poorly just their transition defense was a little shaken and the Temple Owls were just too much to handle. Of course the Orangmen fought back into the game as time was winding down. They ended up making one or two stupid mistakes which lead to fast break points for Temple and then had to foul them in desperation. Even when the game was practically over Michael Carter- Williams was still going strong taking it coast to coast for an easy layup. He finished the game with 13 points, 6 assists, and 5 rebounds. When the final buzzers sounded the score was 83-79 giving the Temple Owls a key victory to hand Syracuse their first loss of the season. Some outstanding performances include C.J Fair from Syracuse with 25 points, 7 rebounds, and a block. Also the senior Brandon Triche had a fairly solid game where he posted 17 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals. As a Syracuse fan I am always biased towards them, but Temple was able to outplay them both offensively and defensively and that is what lead to their victory.

Khalif Wyatt, guard for Temple


 

Recruiting Report: Andrew Wiggins

I will be spending my next few weeks writing about some of the top high school basketball recruits, and what colleges they are looking at and are committed to. These players are great young talents who will benefit the programs they play for.

Andrew Wiggins: Why not start at the top? Andrew Wiggins is the number one high school basketball recruit for the class of 2013. He is a 6 foot 7 inch, 190 pound small forward from Huntington Prep Highschool. He is an all around player who can drive the lane, dunk over larger defenders with his impressive vertical leap, and even shoot the mid range to outside jump shot. Wiggins has received offers from every school on his list such as Kentucky, Florida State, Duke, Kansas, North Carolina, Ohio State, and Syracuse. Just last week he visited Florida State, where the threw everything they had at him. FSU believes that just by being considered by Wiggins will make a difference on people's perception of the school. If he does decide to play ball there it will be one of the greatest recruiting decisions in the history of the school. The Seminoles have already been able to acquire the twenty-sixth and the number eighty recruits to their program. They are confident that they have a deep talented roster, but if Wiggins decides to join then they will most definitely be national contenders.

If he decides to go with the defending national champion, Kentucky Wildcats then they will have the number one recruiting class for sure with Andrew Harrison, and Austin Harrison from Travis High School along with James Young from Rochester High School. This young man is a great talent and definitely deserves to be the number player in the nation.

Andrew Wiggins: SF from Humington Prep High School