SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — When things go wrong for Jim Boeheim and his Syracuse Orange, point guard Scoop Jardine usually is the fall guy.
He takes the criticism in stride.
Jardine says he just tries not to look at the negative stuff and tries to stay positive because he knows his teammates believe in him.
Last season, Jardine came off a redshirt year and began to impress on a regular basis, emerging in a role he certainly wasn’t accustomed to — as the first or second guy off the bench. Although freshman Brandon Triche started every game at point guard, Jardine became a key player on a team that finished 30-5 and advanced to the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament. He averaged 22 minutes and nine points and had 151 assists to go with 67 turnovers.
Jardine moved into the starting role at the point this season, and is averaging 12 points. He leads the Big East in assists at 5.9 per game in conference play.
