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The Daily OrangeHarris overcomes recent woes, pops off for 16 point
By Kyle Austin and Jared Diamond
Posted: 3/2/09, 1:40 AM EST Section: Sports
Sunday, Boeheim had some different words.
"I think he's learning," Boeheim said. "He had a real good effort out there; there wasn't a lot of time."
Big East bye all but secured
Syracuse went into Sunday's game tied with Cincinnati and West Virginia for seventh place in the Big East standings. Following the win, the Orange is in a strong position to finish the regular season among the top eight teams in the league. Under the rules of the newly expanded Big East tournament, which starts March 10, the top eight teams receive a first-round bye.
The Orange is now tied for sixth in the conference, and has recorded wins over the three teams directly below it in the standings. With two games left in the regular season, one of which against 15th-place Rutgers, the Orange has the inside track for the first round bye.
"That'll be very important," Flynn said of the bye. "In a league like this, we kind of beat up on each other. Just to get a bye for a day or so, it's going to be good for our legs and good for our team."
Gabor's number retired
Billy Gabor, Syracuse's first-ever 1,000-point scorer, had his No. 17 lifted into the rafters during halftime of Sunday's game. Gabor stood at midcourt alongside Athletic Director Daryl Gross and watched the curtain lowered to reveal his jersey alongside the eight other retired basketball numbers.
"I've been waiting for this to happen, hoping it would happen, and finally it's happened and I'm so very happy," the 87-year-old Gabor said after the ceremony.
Gabor played for Syracuse from 1942-48 (he missed two seasons while in military service), and finished with 1,344 career points. Gabor played six seasons in the NBA with the Syracuse nationals.
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"I think he's learning," Boeheim said. "He had a real good effort out there; there wasn't a lot of time."
Big East bye all but secured
Syracuse went into Sunday's game tied with Cincinnati and West Virginia for seventh place in the Big East standings. Following the win, the Orange is in a strong position to finish the regular season among the top eight teams in the league. Under the rules of the newly expanded Big East tournament, which starts March 10, the top eight teams receive a first-round bye.
The Orange is now tied for sixth in the conference, and has recorded wins over the three teams directly below it in the standings. With two games left in the regular season, one of which against 15th-place Rutgers, the Orange has the inside track for the first round bye.
"That'll be very important," Flynn said of the bye. "In a league like this, we kind of beat up on each other. Just to get a bye for a day or so, it's going to be good for our legs and good for our team."
Gabor's number retired
Billy Gabor, Syracuse's first-ever 1,000-point scorer, had his No. 17 lifted into the rafters during halftime of Sunday's game. Gabor stood at midcourt alongside Athletic Director Daryl Gross and watched the curtain lowered to reveal his jersey alongside the eight other retired basketball numbers.
"I've been waiting for this to happen, hoping it would happen, and finally it's happened and I'm so very happy," the 87-year-old Gabor said after the ceremony.
Gabor played for Syracuse from 1942-48 (he missed two seasons while in military service), and finished with 1,344 career points. Gabor played six seasons in the NBA with the Syracuse nationals.
jediamon@syr.edu
kbaustin@syr.edu
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