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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Monday night’s game between No. 1 Syracuse (19-0, 6-0) and Pittsburgh (11-7, 0-5) at the Carrier Dome could be one for the record books. The Orange is one win away from recording the best start to a season in school history. In addition, head coach Jim Boeheim needs one more victory to tie Adolph Rupp for fourth place in career wins among Division I coaches. Tipoff between the two BIG EAST rivals is set for 7:30 p.m.

ESPN will broadcast the game as part of its “Big Monday” lineup. The game will also be available on ESPN3. Tickets for Monday’s game are available online, by phone (1-888-DOMETIX) or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office.  Fans can also follow the action on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network and its flagship TK99 (99.5 FM). The audio stream of the broadcast will be available on Orange All Access on SUathletics.com. Subscriptions to Orange All Access are available at daily, monthly and yearly rates.

19 AND COUNTING
Syracuse equaled its best start in school history with a 78-55 victory against Providence on Saturday. The Orange is now 19-0, matching the 1999-2000 team’s feat of starting the year with 19 consecutive victories. SU is one of three unbeaten teams remaining in Division I. Baylor (17-0) will play Kansas Monday night, while Murray State’s (18-0) next contest is on Wednesday against Morehead State.

CLOSING IN ON A LEGEND
Head coach Jim Boeheim enters Monday’s game with 875 career wins. His next victory will put him in a tie with Adolph Rupp for fourth place for the most wins by a Division I coach. Rupp posted 876 victories while coaching at Kentucky. Boeheim is also closing in on Dean Smith, who is third on the list with 879 wins.

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ORANGE
Syracuse tied it best start in school history with a 78-55 victory against Providence in the Carrier Dome on Saturday, Jan. 14. Four players scored in double figures for the Orange, led by senior Kris Joseph’s 13 points.

With SU leading by one, 17-16, Syracuse broke the game open with a 15-0 run to take a 32-16 advantage with 2:04 remaining in the first half. The Orange held the Friars without a field goal for a 10-minute stretch and caused turnovers on seven consecutive Providence turnovers.

The Orange opened the second half by scoring the first seven points to put the game out of reach. SU took its largest lead of the game of 30 at 62-32 with 8:02 remaining. The Friars chipped away at the Syracuse lead, but they could get no closer than 16 points.

Senior Scoop Jardine scored 10 points and was one assist shy of his third career double-double, finishing with nine helpers. Sophomore Dion Waiters and senior Mookie Jones came off the bench to contribute 12 and 10 points, respectively.

SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
Pittsburgh enters Monday’s game with an 11-7 overall record. The Panthers, which have lost their last five contests, are still looking for their first BIG EAST win of the year (0-5).

Two-time All-BIG EAST selection Ashton Gibbs leads the Panthers and ranks eighth in the BIG EAST in scoring, averaging 16.9 points per game. Nasir Robinson and Tray Woodall also average double figures in scoring. Both have contributed 12.4 points per contest. Robinson is also averaging 6.8 rebounds per game, which leads the team and ranks 12th in the BIG EAST.

Jamie Dixon is in his ninth year at the helm of the Pittsburgh program after spending four years as an assistant coach with the Panthers. He has earned four national coach of the year honors, including the 2011 award from the Sporting News. Dixon has guided Pittsburgh to two BIG EAST regular-season titles and one tournament championship.

THE SERIES
Syracuse leads the all-time series against Pittsburgh, 61-38. However, the Panthers have won the last five meets between the two schools. The Orange’s last win against Pittsburgh was a 65-61 victory on March 11, 2006.

UP NEXT…
Syracuse goes back on the road to take on Notre Dame on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 6 p.m.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — No. 1 Syracuse (18-0, 5-0) and Providence (12-6, 1-4) will meet for the second time in 10 days when they meet in the Carrier Dome on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 6 p.m.  The Orange is going for its 19th consecutive victory, which would equal the best start in school history.

Tickets for Saturday’s game are available online, by phone (1-888-DOMETIX) or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office. The game will be broadcast live on the BIG EAST Network, Time Warner Sports Cable, SNY and ESPN3. Fans can also follow the action on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network and its flagship TK99 (99.5 FM). The audio stream of the broadcast will be available on Orange All Access on SUathletics.com. Subscriptions to Orange All Access are available at daily, monthly and yearly rates.

GOING FOR NUMBER 19
Syracuse goes for its 19th consecutive victory to open the season when it takes on Providence. The Orange has opened the season with 19 straight wins only once in its long and storied history. The 1999-2000 squad started the season 19-0 on its way to a 26-6 record. That team, which was led by a senior class of Jason Hart, Etan Thomas and Ryan Blackwell, advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 before losing to eventual national champion Michigan State in Auburn Hills.

ORANGE IN THE NCAA STATISTICS
Syracuse leads the nation in three categories in the latest NCAA statistics. The Orange is tied for first in winning percentage with Baylor and Murray State. SU also is ranked first in steals per game (10.9) and turnover margin (7.4). In addition, Syracuse is third in blocked shots per game (7.4) and fifth in assist/turnover ratio (1.52) and scoring margin (20.5). Individually, sophomore Fab Melo ranks 14th in blocked shots (2.9 per game).

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ORANGE
The Orange remained undefeated with a 79-66 victory at Villanova on Wednesday, Jan. 11 to start the season 18-0 for the second consecutive year.

The game opened with three ties and six lead changes before Syracuse took control with a 20-2 run during a span of seven minutes. With the score tied, 14-14, junior James Southerland’s jumper gave SU the lead for good. Seven different players scored for the Orange during the run. A Villanova turnover with 1.3 second remaining gave Syracuse one last possession, and senior Scoop Jardine took advantage of it, banking in a half-court three-pointer to give the Orange its largest lead of the half at 43-24.

Syracuse extended its lead to 22 to open the second half before Villanova went on a 15-4 scoring spurt to cut SU’s advantage to 52-41. The Orange responded with a 10-0 scoring run, highlighted by a dunk by sophomore Dion Waiters, to stretch the lead to 20 and put the game out of reach.

Waiters led the Orange with 20 points, while Southerland added 13 points. Sophomore Baye Keita pulled down a season-high seven rebounds to lead the Orange on the boards.

SCOUTING THE FRIARS
Providence is 12-6 this season and 1-4 in BIG EAST play. The Friars posted its first league win with a 90-59 victory against No. 14/15 Louisville on Tuesday, which snapped a four-game losing streak.

Four of the Friars’ five starters are averaging double figures in scoring. Junior Vincent Council leads the way with 16.4 points per game. He also leads the squad with 127 assists. Gerard Coleman and Bryce Cotton are averaging 15.1 and 14.6 points per game, respectively. In addition, LaDontae Henton is contributing 12.7 points and at team-high 8.9 rebounds per contest.

Ed Cooley is in his first season at the helm of the Providence program. He was named the 15th head coach in the history of the program on March 22, 2011. Previously, Cooley served as head coach at Fairfield for the past five seasons. He also spent nine seasons as an assistant coach at Boston College.

THE SERIES
Syracuse leads the all-time series with Providence, 45-10. The Orange defeated the Friars, 87-73, on Jan. 4 in Providence. Six players scored in double figures for SU, led by junior Brandon Triche’s 16 points.

UP NEXT…
The Orange hosts BIG EAST rival Pittsburgh on Monday, Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. as part of ESPN’s Big Monday. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. Tickets for Monday’s game are available online, by phone (1-888-DOMETIX) or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office.

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Box Score | Season Stats

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – A tale of two halves saw No. 1 Syracuse (17-0, 4-0) hold off No. 20 Marquette (12-4, 1-2) for a 73-66 victory on Saturday evening at the Carrier Dome.  
 
SU built an 18 point halftime lead (37-19) thanks in part to a 19-0 run in the middle of the first half. Syracuse’s largest lead of the game would reach 23 at 35-12 with 2:12 remaining in the first half when James Southerland buried a baseline jumper.
 
The Orange held Marquette scoreless for 9:39, and held the Golden Eagles without a field goal for 11:10 during its 19-0 spurt.
 
However, the Golden Eagles stormed out of the locker room and opened the second half with a 15-5 run, cutting SU’s lead to eight at 42-34 with 14:33 remaining.
 
Marquette continued to apply pressure, and closed to within two when Darius Johnson-Odom connected from downtown and brought the score to 59-57 in favor of Syracuse at the 5:15 mark.
 
After Baye Keita connected on two free throws, Dion Waiters blocked Johnson-Odom’s three point attempt and converted on the other end to extend the Orange lead back to six at 63-57.
 
From there, SU iced the game with a Kris Joseph three pointer and converting its free throws down the stretch.
 
Kris Joseph had a team-high 17 points while Brandon Triche tallied 16 points for the second-consecutive game. C.J. Fair and Waiters had 13 and 12 points, respectively.  
 
Johnson-Odom led the Golden Eagles with 19 points while Jae Crowder chipped in with 15.
 
Check back with SUAthletics.com shortly for a full game recap with complete statistics. 
  

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The fifth-ranked Orange (1-0) hosts Manhattan (1-0) in the opening round of the NIT Preseason Tipoff on Monday, November 14. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. It’s the second game of a doubleheader. Albany and Brown will play in the first game at 4 p.m.

The game will be broadcast on ESPNU. Tickets for Monday’s game are available online, by phone (1-888-DOMETIX) or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office. Fans can follow the action on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network and its flagship TK99 (99.5 FM). The audio stream of the broadcast will be available on Orange All Access on SUathletics.com. Subscriptions to Orange All Access are available at daily, monthly and yearly rates.

NEARING A MILESTONE
Senior Kris Joseph needs just four points to become the 55th player in school history to score 1,000 career points. Joseph tallied 16 points in the Orange’s season opener against Fordham, increasing his career point total to 996. The last player to join the 1,000-point club was Rick Jackson last season. Syracuse’s 54 current 1,000-point scorers is the fifth-highest total in the nation. Louisville and North Carolina both have 65, followed by Duke (60) and Kentucky (57).

A LOOK AT THE ORANGE
Syracuse won its seventh consecutive season opener on Saturday, November 12 with a 78-53 victory against Fordham. The Orange displayed a balanced offense as 11 different players scored, led by Kris Joseph and Dion Waiters, who recorded 16 points each.

Syracuse jumped out to an 18-8 lead and took a 32-19 lead into the locker room at halftime. Waiters paced the Orange in the second half, scoring nine of the team’s 11 points in a three-minute span, as he scored 11 of his 14 points after intermission. SU led by as many as 30 on two different occasions on its way to the 25-point win.

Junior Brandon Triche tallied nine points and led the Orange with seven rebounds, including five on the offensive end. Sophomore C.J. Fair also had nine points to go along with five rebounds, and junior James Southerland finished with seven points and four rebounds. Freshman Rakeem Christmas scored five points and pulled down six rebounds in his first official collegiate action, while sophomore center Fab Melo had four of Syracuse’s seven blocks.

SCOUTING MANHATTAN
The Jaspers defeated NJIT, 62-48, in its season opener on Saturday, November 12. Junior guard George Beamon posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while freshman Donovan Kates scored 10 points in his debut.

Head coach Stev eMasiello is in his first season at Manhattan. He took over the helm of the Jaspers’ program after spending six years as assistant coach at Louisville. During his tenure at UofL, he helped guide the Cardinals to six consecutive 20-win seasons and four NCAA Tournament appearances. Masiello also served as an assistant coach at Manhattan from 2001-05. He is a 2000 graduate of Kentucky.

THE SERIES
Syracuse leads the all-time series with Manhattan, 20-7 and has won 10 consecutive games against the Jaspers. Manhattan’s last win against the Orange was a 94-80 win on Feb. 4, 1965. The last time the two teams met was on Nov. 30, 2005 when Syracuse defeated the Jaspers, 87-82 in overtime.

UP NEXT…
The NIT Preseason Tipoff continues at the Carrier Dome on Tuesday. The losers from Monday’s games play at 4 p.m. followed by the two winners at 7 p.m.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – In its final preparation for the 2011-12 campaign, No. 5 Syracuse hosts the College of St. Rose in an exhibition game on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. in the Carrier Dome.

Tickets for Tuesday’s exhibition game are available online, by phone (1-888-DOMETIX) or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B). Fans not in attendance can watch the game live on Time Warner Sports in the Syracuse area or listen to the action via the Syracuse IMG Radio Network and its flagship TK99 (99.5 FM). The video and audio streams of the broadcast will be available on Orange All Access on SUathletics.com. Subscriptions to Orange All Access are available at daily, monthly and yearly rates.

CAL-STATE LA REWIND
The Orange opened its preseason schedule with a 79-49 victory against Cal-State LA on Nov. 1. After leading by seven at halftime, SU used a 16-5 scoring run in the second half to break open the game as it cruised to the 30-point victory.

Sophomore Fab Melo scored a team-high 12 points to go along with eight rebounds. He also had two blocks and a steal in 17 minutes of action.

Senior Kris Joseph and sophomore Dion Waiters also reached double figures in scoring with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Senior Scoop Jardine added nine points and dished out a game-high seven assists.

Several newcomers took the court for the first time as members of the Orange. Rakeem Christmas was part of the starting five. He tallied five points, six rebounds and three blocks. Michael Carter-Williams and Trevor Cooney came off the bench for SU. Carter-Williams recorded six points, two rebounds, five assists, two steals and a blocked shot, while Cooney had seven points and one rebound.

SCOUTING THE COLLEGE OF ST. ROSE
The College of St. Rose is listed in the nation’s top 20 in three separate NCAA Division II national preseason polls. The Golden Knights are ranked No. 10 by Division II Bulleting, No. 12 by Basketball Times and No. 20 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

Senior guard Rob Gutierrez is preseason All-America pick after earned Northeast-10 all-conference honors last season. He averaged 17.9 points per game and reached double figures in scoring in 28 of 30 contests in 2010-11.

The Golden Knights are led by head coach Brian Beaury, who is in his 26th year at the helm of the program. Beaury has guided the College of St. Rose to 12 NCAA Tournament bids in the last 20 years.

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SYRACUSE, NY – Stephen “Stevie” Thompson ’90, a three-year starter for the Syracuse basketball teams of the late 1980s, will be honored at the 25^th Annual Distinguished Alumni Awards Luncheon in Los Angeles on October 29. 

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  The featured entertainment for Midnight Madness includes up-and-coming rapper Meek Mill, a Philadelphia native who records on the Maybach Music Group. Mill’s current single, “Tupac Back,” has been climbing the U.S. RB and Rap charts. Russian Bar Trio, an acrobatic act as seen on the popular television show America’s Got Talent, is also scheduled to perform its death-defying feats at midcourt.

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   The featured entertainment for Midnight Madness includes rapper and actor Tone Loc, who will perform his smash hits “Wild Thing” and “Funky Cold Medina,” accompanied by the SU Dance Team. Russian Bar Trio, an acrobatic act as seen on the popular television show America’s Got Talent, is also scheduled to perform its death-defying feats at midcourt. Deena from Jersey Show will be signing autographs and mingling with the crowd.

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Three-time All-American Floyd Little is returning to where it all started for him – to Syracuse University. Little is joining the Orange athletics department as special assistant to the athletics director, bringing his adult life full circle. A standout tailback for the Orange from 1964 through 1966 and a five-time Pro Bowl selection for the Denver Broncos, Little is enshrined in the Pro Football and College Football Halls of Fame.

Get a sneak preview of Little’s re-introduction to Syracuse University right now on Orange All Access and watch the press conference live on Orange All Access on Thursday, May 26 at 10 am.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Head men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim was presented with the Spartan Award by the Third Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division today at the Carmelo Anthony Center. The award was given in honor of the partnership between the men’s basketball program and the armed forces at Fort Drum.

Coach Boeheim and the men’s basketball program will present the award annually to the SU basketball player that demonstrates the values of loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity and personal courage on and off the court.

Presenting the award to coach Boeheim were First Sergeant Milt Yagel and Major Joseph Hoffman.

“We are proud here at Syracuse University to be associated with the soldiers at Fort Drum,” said Boeheim.

“We owe so much to these people. What our armed forces do for our country is unbelievable and I don’t think we have enough appreciation for what they do for us.”

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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -  Syracuse recruit Trevor Cooney is one of 21 players confirmed to participate in the 2011 USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Championship Team training camp.  The USA Basketball U19 training camp will be held June 17-24 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., and will be utilized to select the 12-member team that will represent the USA at the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship in Latvia.

USA Basketball today announced that Jahii Carson (Mesa High School/*Arizona State/Phoenix, Ariz.); Khyle Marshall (Butler/Davie, Fla.); Javon McCrea (Buffalo/Newark, N.Y.); Scott Wilbekin (Florida/Gainesville, Fla.); and Cameron Wright (Pittsburgh/Cleveland, Ohio) had accepted invitations from the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team Committee to attend the 2011 USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team training camp. Withdrawing from the U19 training camp was guard Brad Beal (Chaminade College Prep/*Florida/St. Louis, Mo.).

The USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team Committee, chaired by NCAA representative Jim Boeheim (head coach, Syracuse University), is expected to announce on June 19 finalists for the 12-member USA U19 World Championship Team roster. Training camp for the selected finalists will begin in the afternoon on June 19, with the official 12-member USA roster being announced prior to the team’s departure for Europe on June 24. The 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men is being held June 30-July 10 in Valmiera, Liepaja and Riga Latvia.

Previously announced by USA Basketball as attending the 2011 USA U19 World Championship Team training camp were: Keith Appling (Michigan State/Detroit, Mich.); Melsahn Basabe (Iowa/Glen Cove, N.Y.); James Bell (Villanova/Orlando, Fla.); Anthony Brown (Stanford/Huntington Beach, Calif.); Cooney (Sanford School/*Syracuse/Wilmington, Del.); Allen Crabbe (California/Los Angeles, Calif.); Tim Hardaway, Jr. (Michigan/Miami, Fla.); Joe Jackson (Memphis/Memphis, Tenn.); Jeremy Lamb (Connecticut/ Norcross, Ga.); Meyers Leonard (Illinois/Robinson, Ill.); Doug McDermott (Creighton/Ames, Iowa); Travis McKie (Wake Forest/Richmond, Va.); Tony Mitchell (North Texas/Dallas, Texas);Richard Solomon (California/Los Angeles, Calif.); Josiah Turner (Quality Education Academy/*Arizona/Sacramento, Calif.); and Patric Young (Florida/Jacksonville, Fla.).

Six of the players possess prior USA Basketball experience including three players from the 2010 USA U18 National Team that captured gold at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship. 

Cooney, Mitchell and Young were part of USA Basketball’s 2010 U18 team, while Leonard and Young participated on the USA Junior National Select Team that won the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit.

Other players possessing USA Basketball trials experience include Appling and Bell, while Jackson was invited to the 2010 U17 Trials but was unable to participate.

Included on the roster are 18 student-athletes who attended a NCAA Division I school in 2010-11 and three (Carson, Cooney and Turner) players who completed their high school careers this year.

Sixteen colleges and seven conferences have representation on the USA roster. The University of California, with Crabbe and Solomon, and the University of Florida, with Young and Wilbekin, are the only colleges sending multiple representatives.

Lamb helped lead the University of Connecticut to the 2011 NCAA title and along the way was named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team after averaging 16.2 ppg. and 4.8 rpg. Marshall was a freshman for NCAA runner-up Butler.

Nine athletes listed among their NCAA conference all-freshman squads following the 2010-11 season, including three who were named their conference’s freshman of the year. Crabbe was named the Pac-10 Conference Freshman of the Year, McCrea was named the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year, and McDermott was named the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year and Freshman of the Year. Additionally, Jackson collected MVP honors for the Conference USA Tournament, Lamb was named to the Big East Conference All-Tournament Team and McDermott was also named All-Missouri Valley Conference first team.

Named to their respective conference all-freshman teams were: Basabe (Big Ten), Brown (Pac-10), Crabbe (Pac-10), Hardaway (Big Ten), Lamb (Big East), McCrea (Mid-American), McDermott (Missouri Valley), McKie (Atlantic Coast) and Young (Southeastern). Additionally, McCrea was tabbed by CollegeInsider.com to its Mid-Major Freshmen All-America team; McDermott was named to the USBWA Freshman All-America second team, while Hardaway, McDermott, McKie and Young were each named to the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Freshman All-American Team. Of the three incoming freshmen attending the training, Turner ranks No. 14 in the ESPNU Class of 2011 rankings, Carson lists No. 49 and Cooney is No. 64.

Recently named George Mason University head coach Paul Hewitt is head coach of the USA U19 World Championship Team, and Randy Bennett of St. Mary’s College and Cliff Warren of Jacksonville University are assistant coaches.

In addition to Boeheim, the 2009-12 USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Committee includes NCAA appointees Lorenzo Romar (head coach, University of Washington), Bruce Weber (head coach, University of Illinois) and Roy Williams (head coach, University of North Carolina); and athlete representative Jay Williams, a member of the 2002 USA World Championship Team.

FIBA U19 World Championship

Led by then University of Oklahoma head coach Jeff Capel, the 2010 USA U18 National Team secured the USA’s berth to the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship with a 5-0 and gold medal finish in its zone qualifier, the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship, held June 26-30 in San Antonio, Texas. Sixteen nations will battle for the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men title June 30-July 10 in Latvia. The United States has been placed in Group D, along with China, Egypt and Serbia. The 12 remaining 19-and-under national teams were distributed as such: Group A includes Brazil, Poland, Russia and Tunisia; Group B consists of Argentina, Australia, Latvia and Taiwan; and Group C is comprised of Canada, Croatia, Lithuania and South Korea.

The U.S. squad’s preliminary round slate opens with a June 30 contest against Egypt, followed by Serbia on July 1, and the USA squad will conclude preliminary play July 2 versus China. The top three teams from each preliminary group will qualify for the preliminary second round, while the fourth place teams will qualify for the classification round to determine 13th to 16th places.

The 12 teams who qualify for the second round, which will be played July 4-6, will be divided into groups E and F, with six teams in each group. The top three preliminary round teams from groups A and B will advance to Group E, and the top three from C and D will advance to Group F. Each team will play the three new teams in its new group, with the final scores of all games played in the preliminary round carrying over to determine the second round standings.

Teams finishing in first through fourth places in the two second round groups will qualify for the quarterfinals, with the opportunity to advance to the semifinals and finals. Teams finishing in fifth and sixth places in Groups E and F will play for ninth through 12th places. The quarterfinals will be held on July 8, semifinals are slated for July 9 and the gold and bronze medal games, as well as the 5th/6th place and 7th/8th place games will be contested on July 10.

Originally known as the FIBA Junior World Championship, the tournament was held every four years from 1979 – 2007. Starting in 2009 FIBA changed its calendar and now holds age-based world championships every other year. USA men’s teams are 62-11 in the U19/Junior World Championships, and have won four gold and three silver medals, most recently earning the gold medal for the first time since 1991 with a 9-0 record in 2009.

USA U19 World Championship for Men Players of note include: Stacey Augmon (1987), Vin Baker (1991), Michael Beasley (2007), Dee Brown (2003), Vince Carter (1995), Nick Collison (1999), Seth Curry (2009), Stephen Curry (2007), Paul Davis (2003), Eric Floyd (1979), Jonny Flynn (2007), Ashton Gibbs (2009), Gordon Hayward (2009), Larry Johnson (1987), Stephon Marbury (1995), Gary Payton (1987), Sam Perkins (1979), Wesley Person (1991), Kevin Pittsnogle (2003), J.J. Redick (2003), Bobby Simmons (1999), Scott Skiles (1983), Tyshawn Taylor (2009), Howard Thompkins (2009), Deron Williams (2003) and James Worthy (1979).

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Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim is one of many prominent college coaches who will participate in The American Cancer Society’s 12^th annual Coaches vs. Cancer® Golf Invitational, Presented by Under Armour®, Sunday and Monday, June 12-13, at the renowned The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island (S.C.) Golf Resort.  NCAA Division I men’s college basketball and football coaches from across the nation will compete in this fundraising tournament to support the American Cancer Society and its fight for every birthday threatened by cancer in every community.

Among head basketball coaches scheduled to play are Roy Williams (North Carolina), Phil Martelli (Saint Joseph’s), Fran Dunphy (Temple), Tubby Smith (Minnesota), Seth Greenberg (Virginia Tech), Fran McCaffery (Iowa), Bobby Cremins (College of Charleston), Mark Gottfried (NC State), Gary Williams (formerly of Maryland), Norm Stewart (Missouri, retired, and Coaches vs. Cancer founder), Jim Harrick (formerly of Rhode Island, Georgia and UCLA), and Doc Rivers (NBA Boston Celtics), as well as ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas. Head football coaches Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech) and Steve Spurrier (South Carolina) are also slated to be playing.  

Boeheim has been a long-standing supporter of Coaches vs. Cancer. The Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation holds annual events in support of the program.

Coaches vs. Cancer, a collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), empowers coaches, their teams and communities to join the fight against cancer. Since its founding in 1993, Coaches vs. Cancer has raised nearly $70 million to help the Society fund groundbreaking cancer research; provide up-to-date cancer information and education; advocate for public health policies that benefit communities; and deliver services that improve the quality of life for patients and their families. Additional information is available at coachesvscancer.org.

 “The Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Invitational provides a tremendous opportunity for these outstanding coaches to enjoy the relaxing camaraderie rarely afforded them during the heat of the college basketball season. As well, they bring their individual commitments of time and passion for the American Cancer Society that speak boldly to our mission of helping people stay well and get well, find cures and fight back against the disease,” said Stephen L. Swanson, 2010-11 national volunteer chair, American Cancer Society Board of Directors. “These coaches do so much to promote healthy lifestyles and to elevate cancer awareness at their schools, in their communities and throughout the nation, and their efforts continue to send a message that the battle against cancer is winnable.”

Coaches vs. Cancer supports the American Cancer Society through its involvement with numerous programs and events, also including college and high school basketball fundraisers; basketball galas; the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic – a preseason, 12-school college basketball tournament which culminates in New York City’s Madison Square Garden in November; Suits and Sneakers Awareness Weekend in mid-season; and the Fight Cancer in Style endeavor for coaches’ wives during the 2012 NCAA Men’s Final Four weekend in New Orleans. 

In 2012, The Ocean Course will host the 94^th PGA Championship, the year’s fourth and final major title event on the world golf stage. Twenty years ago, The Ocean Course hosted the Ryder Cup Matches, the world-renowned biennial golf competition between teams from the United States and Europe, jointly administered by the PGA of America and the European Tour.

The Ocean Course was recently rated 25^th in Golf Digest magazine’s listing of the “100 Greatest U.S. Courses,” and fourth-best among U.S. public golf courses. Following its historic hosting of the 1991 Ryder Cup’s “War by the Shore” – won by the U.S. team on the final round’s final putt, The Ocean Course hosted the 2007 Senior PGA Championship. Located on Kiawah Island’s eastern-most end, the Pete Dye-designed, 7,356-yard, par-72 course boasts more seaside holes (10) than any other golf course in the Northern Hemisphere. 

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