SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — No. 6 Syracuse is down to seven scholarship players, and Orange coach Jim Boeheim is making sure everybody is ready if needed, even the walk-ons, as the team heads to Pitt Saturday.
Reserves Matt Lyde-Cajuste and Griffin Hoffmann, both seniors, and juniors Nolan Hart and Russ DeRemer have each played in nine games, logging a total of 45 minutes between them. They have scored a total of five points.
Lyde-Cajuste walked on to the team as a freshman and was awarded a scholarship this year. At 6-foot-4 and a muscular 210 pounds, he’s practiced against the Orange centers and this year has dueled with the forwards, a position he’ll likely man if needed.
Syracuse is without senior forward James Southerland, who’s missed the last four games because of an eligibility issue, and freshman forward Dajuan Coleman. Coleman underwent surgery on his left knee on Tuesday and is out for a month.
