Former Syracuse basketball player James Southerland joins the podcast to talk about Ron Naclerio, the New York City legend who was his coach at Cardozo High School coach; his Syracuse career, including the night he made nine 3-pointers at Arkansas; and a pro career that has stretched from the NBA to Europe and this season in the NBA’s G-League.

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On the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast, former SU player Ryan Blackwell explained why he initially went to Illinois, why he transferred to Syracuse, his pro career that led him to Japan where he met his wife and began a career in coaching that continues today at Liverpool High School.

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Former Syracuse player Howard Triche joined the podcast to talk about growing up in Syracuse, initially wanting to go away to school and how he eventually decided to play for his hometown school. He went in-depth on his Syracuse career and the run to the 1987 NCAA championship game.

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Former Syracuse player Cole Swider joined the podcast to talk about his decision to turn pro, what was it like going undrafted, at what point during the NBA draft did he know he would be signing with the Lakers, his amazing run in the NBA’s summer league and the prospects of going up against LeBron James in the Lakers’ training camp.

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Tyus Battle joins Mike Waters and talks about the recovery from a foot injury that ended his season last year in Israel, whether he would ever play for Boeheim’s Army, his experience playing basketball in Russia and if he would ever go back and play professional basketball there.

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Syracuse women’s basketball coach Felisha Leggette-Jack joins the podcast to talk about returning to her hometown as the head coach of her alma mater. Why did it seem to take SU so long to hire her? How she got here, who are her mentors and what are her goals for the program?

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After a standout prep career at Boys High in Brooklyn, Sam Penceal came to Syracuse in the same recruiting class as Dave Bing and Jim Boeheim. That class turned around a moribund program. But Sam is equally noteworthy for his efforts in education and administration. We talked about all of that in this edition of the podcast.

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A mural featuring Dolph Schayes, Breanna Stewart, Manny Breland and Earl Lloyd is being painted on a building in downtown Syracuse. On June 22nd, the mural will be dedicated. Syracuse and NBA player Dan Schayes talks about his father, Dolph, one of the greatest players in NBA history. Dolph won an NBA title with the Syracuse Nats.

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Syracuse basketball player Otis Hill talks about his SU career, playing in the 1996 national championship game, his time working in a juvenile detention center and his new-found love of horses.

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Michael Gbinije, the leading scorer on Syracuse’s 2016 Final Four, joins the podcast. What was it like to transfer from Duke to Syracuse and then have to play in front of the Cameron Crazies? What are his on Coach K’s retirement? And pickle juice. We had to talk about pickle juice.

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