A new chapter in the battle between the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team and the Indiana Hoosiers will be written Monday night. Many in Upstate New York remember the first.
“Smart takes the shot. OHH! And the Hoosiers with three seconds go ahead!”
Nearly 40 years ago, both squads met on the court for the first time in New Orleans. It was the 1987 NCAA Championship, the first one for Syracuse under legendary head coach Jim Boeheim. True Orange fans remember the names that almost got the program its first title: Sherman Douglas, Rony Seikaly, Derrick Coleman…