BasketballNews.com
assembled a number of Syracuse Orange greats to discuss the 2020-21
NCAA season, the state of college basketball, their favorite
moments at Syracuse University, untold stories and more. This
Syracuse roundtable includes:
John Wallace - The forward starred at Syracuse
from 1992-1996 and he has the third-most points (2,119) and
third-most rebounds (1,065) in program history. In 1996, Wallace
led the Orange to the Final Four and was named a consensus
second-team All-American. Syracuse retired Wallace's No. 44 jersey,
and he went on to play seven years in the NBA.
Hakim Warrick - The big man was with the Orange
from 2001-2005, and he helped Syracuse win their 2003 NCAA
championship. Warrick is the program's fifth-leading scorer (2,073
points) and fourth-leading rebounder (1,025) of all-time. He was a
consensus first-team All-American and was named the Big East player
of the Year in 2005. Warrick played in the NBA and overseas for
over a decade.
Etan Thomas - Before he was a writer and podcaster for
BasketballNews.com, Thomas was a dominant big man for Syracuse
from 1996-2000. He is the program's all-time leading shot-blocker
(424). He was the Big East's Defensive Player of the Year in 1999
and 2000, and he won the Big East's Most Improved Player award in
1998. Thomas went on to play 11 seasons in the NBA.
Eric Devendorf - Devendorf suited up for the
Orange from 2005-2009, and he is the program's 14th-leading scorer
of all-time (1,680 points). He played professionally for seven
years, including stints in the G League and overseas. Devendorf
returned to coach at Syracuse from 2016-2018.
Lazarus Sims - Sims played at Syracuse from
1992-1996 and he was the team's starting point guard during their
Final Four run in 1996. He recorded the 10th-most assists (432) in
program history. After an 11-year professional career, he joined
Jim Boeheim's staff as a player development coach in 2007. He's
currently the head coach of the TBL's Tampa Bay Titans.