College basketball countdown: No. 10 Syracuse

Posted Nov 1, 2013
The Orange will bring their vaunted 2-3 zone defense to the ACC to challenge kingpins Duke and North Carolina. The backcourt is depleted with the loss of Michael Carter-Williams and Brandon Triche, but they return a battle-tested frontcourt led by C.J. Fair, the team's most steady producer the past two seasons. (USA Today)

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