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Sunday / December 22.
  • Syracuse Brings Young Team to Jimmy V

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    NEW YORK — Wesley Johnson, Andy Rautins and Jonny Flynn were all at Madison Square Garden Monday night.

    Yet none of the former Syracuse stars will be suiting up there Tuesday when No. 8 Syracuse  (8-0) meets No. 7 Michigan State (6-2)  in the Jimmy V Classic. No. 4 Kansas faces No. 13 Memphis in the first game of the doubleheader.

    “It looks very different,” Johnson, the reigning Big East Player of the Year, said of Syracuse before scoring five points on 2 of 6 shooting in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 121-114 loss to the Knicks at MSG.

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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