fewer late leads and or takes a few jalen adamsled steps on offense 201617 should be considerably less fraught 25 syracuse orange after seeing his postcombine draft stock soar malachi richardson decided to turn pro which made sense it also left a huge hole in jim boeheims backcourt michael gbinije and trevor cooney graduated so the orange will instead rely on rising sophomore franklin howard fifthyear transfer john gillion and incoming freshman tyus battle to pick up the slack challenging but doable and the good news is that tyler lydon is a 3andd star in the making pascal chukwu and tyler roberson will be brutal on the boards and boeheims ability to mold size and length into a top25 outfit is basically unparalleled honorable mention usc trojans dayton flyers iowa state cyclones oklahoma sooners texas am aggies seton hall pirates smu mustangs san diego state aztecs virginia tech hokies