James Southerland

Breaking: James Southerland ruled out
By Mark Volain
January 12, 2013 - 1:11pm

The Syracuse University Athletic Department's Communication Office announced Saturday morning that senior forward James Southerland has been indefinitely removed from competetion.

Southerland will not compete in Saturday's home game against the Villanova Wildcats, the begining of his removal from competition.

Southerland was averaging 13.6 points per game, and was always the first man off the bench. In Wednesday's tilt against Providence, Southerland scored 13 points and had seven rebounds in 38 minutes of play.

Syracuse outlasts Providence
By Mark Volain
January 9, 2013 - 11:11pm
Although the Friars led at halftime, the Orange came back in the second half to secure its third Big East victory, 72-66.

When the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team has close games, CJ Fair shines. That remained true in Wednesday nights' 72-66 victory over Providence College.

The junior led the No. 7 Orange (15-1, 3-0 Big East) with 23 points and 11 rebounds. He was 9-for-10 from the line and also added four blocks.

SU defeats Rutgers 78-53 for Boeheim's 903rd win
By Tyler Greenawalt
January 2, 2013 - 10:39pm
Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim passes Bobby Knight for sole possession of second place with 903 career men's Div. 1 wins as Syracuse wins its Big East opener against Rutgers.

Jim Boeheim keeps making history this season.

With No. 7 Syracuse (13-1, 1-0 Big East) defeating Rutgers (9-3, 0-1 Big East) 78-53 Wednesday night at the Carrier Dome, Boeheim sits only behind current Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski on the all-time Div. 1 wins list. Boeheim, who was tied with Bobby Knight, won game number 903 to take sole possession of second place.

Tuesday's victory also make the first game of Big East play for the Orange, and the continuation of longest, active home-court winning streak at 33 games....

SU shakes off slow start, defeats Canisius
By Mark Volain
December 15, 2012 - 11:57pm
James Southerland provided strong bench play to help propel the Orange past the Golden Griffins to remain undefeated on the year.

After a first half that saw the Orange trailing with less than a minute left to play, the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team turned it around in the second half, scoring 50 points en route to an 85-61 victory over Canisius.

Hot shooting propels Orange in early road test
By Fred Omar Imbert
December 1, 2012 - 3:03am
James Southerland's career day helps SU down a feisty Arkansas squad in first true road game of season.

The No. 6 Syracuse University men’s basketball team (5-0, 0-0 Big East) defeated the University of Arkansas Razorbacks 91-82 Friday at the Bud Watson Arena.   

The Syracuse victory marked the Big East’s fifth win in this year’s Big East-SEC Challenge.

Senior forward James Southerland led the Orange with a career-high 35 points. Southerland also tied the SU record for most three-pointers made in a game with nine. Sophomore guard Michael Carter-Williams chimed in with 17 points, 10 boards and nine assists. 

Orange gets past Bulldogs in round one
By Dan Connors
March 15, 2012 - 11:04pm
Syracuse pulled away from UNC-Asheville thanks in part to 13 second-half points from junior forward James Southerland

Syracuse played poorly for 30 minutes but found a way to avoid the upset with some timely shooting and a clutch performance from junior forward James Southerland, winning 72-65. The Orange were down by four at the half as UNC-Asheville found holes in the SU zone, both in the high-post and beyond the arc. The Bulldog’s lead stretched to as large as seven, but Syracuse fought back and re-gained the lead for good after Southerland hit a jumper with six minutes left in the game.

Here are three thoughts from the game:

Syracuse pulls ahead of Connecticut in second half
By Jon Krouner
March 8, 2012 - 4:49pm
Sophomore guard Dion Waiters had a game-high 18 points as the No. 1-seeded Orange dropped the Huskies