CARSON DESROSIERS TO VISIT SYRACUSE

August 27, 2008


While the NBE Basketball Report was Catching Up with Carson Desrosiers it was learned that the 6-foot-10 class of 2010 big man will take an unofficial visit to Syracuse later this week.


Along with the Orange, Desrosiers told the NBE Basketball Report that Providence, Pittsburgh, Purdue and Penn State were also coming after him pretty hard. Earlier this week Desrosiers visited Providence with AAU teammate Evan Smotrycz and had a very nice visit.

“I was impressed with the campus and liked the philosophy of the coaching staff and the direction they want the program to move,” Desrosiers said of Providence. “(We) took a tour with Coach (Pat) Skerry and sat down and talked to Coach Skerry and Coach Keno Davis.”

Syracuse has already extended an offer to the class of 2010 big man from Central Catholic High school in Massachusetts after he had an impressive July 'live' period on the AAU circuit.

For more on Desrosiers, please visit the NBE Basketball Report and see the latest story on him.

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SYRACUSE RECRUITS LOCAL GUARD

August 20, 2008


Upstate New York is not an area that is generally considered a hotbed of high-major Division 1 basketball talent, certainly not when compared with the more urban and metropolitan areas further south. That’s not to say that great players can’t exist up north, and judging by the final four schools that comprise Brandon Triche’s list, he certainly qualifies as one the top overall players in the Empire State’s 2009 class. The Dewitt, NY native said that he hopes to decide on one of those four schools by the November signing period.

“It’s alright," Brandon Triche said when asked about the recruiting process. “There’s a little bit of pressure in trying to pick a school."

The four schools that appear to have made the cut and form the list from which the eventual winner for his services will come from are Syracuse, Georgetown, Connecticut, and Georgia Tech.

About Syracuse, he said: “The location is a factor. It’s like five minutes from my house. The coach is a Hall of Famer, and Johnny Flynn will probably head to the NBA after the season, so that will open up a spot for me."

Triche is generally considered a combo guard, so it was interesting that he sees himself playing the point in college – or at least for Syracuse.

Finally, Triche was asked about his uncle, Howard Triche, who played at Syracuse from 1984 to 1987. Brandon Triche said, “He just tells me about his experiences and the coaches."

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