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FEB. 9, 2019 Back at it After struggling with his health at the beginning of the season, Syrause point guard Frank Howard’s growth is key for SU ahaead of the NCAA Tournament.

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Shoe game Olivia Luciani started her own business that creates custom cleats and basketball sneakers for Syracuse athletes, including basketball star Tyus Battle.

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Shooter’s touch Freshman guard Buddy Boeheim didn’t shoot well at the start of the season, but as SU enters the final stretch, he’s settling into his expected role.

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FRANK HOWARD had a lower-leg injury that kept him out of SU’s first four games, during which SU went 2-2. Since his return to full health, Howard has improved, helping the SU offense with 8.0 points and 3.2 assists per game. josh shub-seltzer staff photographer

Frank Howard’s recovery from injury is key for Syracuse ahead of NCAA Tournament

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t came in one swift motion. A behind-the-back dribble was followed by a step back. Frank Howard stood inches behind the 3-point line while Duke’s Alex O’Connell lay on the floor in front of him. Howard nailed the 3 and pulled Syracuse within five.

After SU’s upset over then-No. 1 Duke, it seemed Howard was back to full strength.

In a season that started late due to injury and took nearly 12 games before finding his groove, Howard has been the spark during Syracuse’s (16-7, 7-3 Atlantic Coast)

hot start to conference play. As the Orange enters its toughest stretch of the season that includes four Top 25 matchups in the next month, their success will be synonymous with the play of Howard.

“Frank has struggled (all season),” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said on Jan. 14, after the Duke win. “When he plays like that, we’re a different team. …Last year, Frank averaged 15 points per game and this year it’s been six. So I hope he’s back.”

Howard’s lower leg injury held him out of Syracuse’s first four games. To make up for his loss, SU went to freshman Jalen Carey and junior Tyus Battle to fill his minutes. Carey struggled turning the ball over and Battle hadn’t adjusted to running see howard page 9

point. SU dropped two-straight games at Madison Square Garden.

Then, Howard’s long-awaited return came on Nov. 21 against Colgate. He started and played 19 minutes, shooting five 3s — he had five assists, three steals and no turnovers.

That started a tumultuous 12-game stretch where Howard worked back to full strength. Inconsistency followed. Howard’s jump shot, one that SU head coach Jim Boeheim said had progressed tremendously in the offseason, had yet to come to fruition. He struggled finishing around the rim and in the paint, too.

In Howard’s first 12 games of the season, he averaged 6.7 points per game on

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Businesswoman designs shoes for several SU athletes from the field against St. Bonaventure and dropped 31 at then-No. 1 Duke in a 95-91 overtime win. He and Luciani have a running joke: “It must be the shoes.” Battle said he loves Batman, and his father sports a Batman tattoo. Syracuse players don’t have to buy their own shoes — shoe costs are built into the team’s budget — but Battle spent his own cash for the custom design.

Players said a custom shoe signals individuality and it’s the most important piece of “equipment” in the game.

By Matthew Gutierrez senior staff writer

NIAGARA FALLS — Olivia Luciani climbed the staircase of her two-story apartment and smiled at the boxes of sneakers. On her secondfloor landing, a mini mountain of more boxes piles up all of the way near the ceiling. Loose papers were scattered.

Luciani strolled into a small room on the second floor and surveyed her computer screen, a table and another pile of shoeboxes. A sign on her desk said, “Work hard.”

She sighed.

“I do a lot in here,” she said.

Here, Luciani replicated Batman on a pair of Kyries for Syracuse men’s basketball’s best player, Tyus Battle. Here, she designed a pair of custom shoes for 2018 WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart, with “#MeToo” as the design, a reference to the #MeToo Movement. Here, she designed custom shoes for Dallas Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson, former SU star Brandon Triche and cleats for Syracuse running back Dontae Strickland, who helped lead the SU football team to a 10-3 season and first bowl victory in five years.

A Syracuse native, Luciani, 25, started her own shoe company out of her apartment a few minutes’ drive from Niagara Falls State Park. With “Laced by Liv,” youth, college and professional athletes mail her their shoes and then she ships them back with customization. It takes about three days to do a design like Battle’s, from initial sketches to finalized design to photoshop and airbrush.

The process differs with every shoe, but Luciani generally does a variation of the same tactic: Apply acetone, clean the outside, sand, smoothen, tape areas not to be painted or altered, and paint. She’s utilized dozens of colors and designs, based on what the client wants.

As a women’s basketball player at SUNY Buffalo State, Luciani broke the school’s all-

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OLIVIA LUCIANI started a custom shoe business that provides designed shoes for multiple Syracuse athletes, including Tyus Battle. matthew gutierrez senior staff writer

time record for 3-point shots made (175) and the single-season record (57). As a student, she cleaned students’ shoes on campus. She started painting sneakers for fun, then got a job at a Nike Factory Store. She runs her own shop and wants to kept growing.

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Wearing Batman, Battle hit the gamewinner against Georgetown, went 8-of-8

“Good shoes really help,” said Battle, who sustained a foot injury in 11th grade and has worn Nike Kyries ever since. “You want to be comfortable. I don’t change it up too much.”

Because SU head coach Jim Boeheim doesn’t have any shoe rules — many coaches require players wear a certain color — Battle splurged on his favorite hero. Luciani charges a $100 minimum for a custom job, $80 for a deep cleaning and $70 for a shoe restoration, according to her website.

Luciani is moving back to Syracuse, and she hopes to do custom cleats for several SU men’s lacrosse players. She’s designed hundreds of pairs of shoes, and clients include the Seattle Storm’s Natasha Howard, a teammate of Stewart. There are no limits on which sports she can do.

“This,” she said, “has been a lot of fun.” mguti100@syr.edu | @Matthewgut21

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Buddy Boeheim is growing into the 3-point specialist Syracuse expected him to be

BUDDY BOEHEIM has improved his 3-point shooting in conference play this season, after making just 22 percent of his 3s in nonconference play. Since ACC play began, Boeheim’s percentage has doubled to 44 percent. Syracuse has relied on him to help space the floor on the offensive end. josh shub-seltzer staff photographer

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n a 33-second span against Georgia Tech, Buddy Boeheim swished two 3s from the same spot on the right wing of Jim Boeheim Court. They didn’t make the difference in a disappointing, 14-point Syracuse loss. But coupled with a 3 earlier in the game, those shots changed the trajectory of Buddy’s season.

“I obviously didn’t shoot overall well from the field,” Buddy said, “but those three 3s I hit were confidence boosters. It showed myself that I could go out there and do those type of things.”

In conference play, Buddy has shot almost 44 percent from beyond the arc, a stark contrast from his 22 percent mark in nonconference play. Syracuse (16-7, 7-3 Atlantic Coast) has relied on the freshman guard to space the floor whenever an opposing team switches to a zone defense.

Even after Buddy shot 8 for 36 from deep in nonconference action, players and coaches, including Buddy, had no doubt his shooting would come around. Buddy could prove crucial in the rematch with Boston College on Saturday, just like he did when he played in crunch time at BC on Jan. 30.

“Playing against a zone is something that I capitalize on,” Buddy said after the first BC game, “and that’s what I’m called upon for, going in there and knocking down shots.”

Syracuse assistant and all-time 3-point leader Gerry McNamara said Buddy’s shooting was the key to him contributing in his first season at SU. So to players and coaches, Buddy’s 0 for 5 opening night surely was just a blip. The 3 for 20 from deep in SU’s first six games, the same. And that’s how Buddy’s father saw it, too.

On Jan. 30, Boeheim pointed out that former SU stars Andy Rautins and Demetris Nichols both began their college careers with poor 3-point percentages before shooting 40 percent by graduation. Whenever an Orange player was asked in the nonconference months about Buddy’s early struggles, the message was simple: He’s a shooter. If Buddy was on the floor when a technical foul was called on the opposition, he took the foul shots. But the 3-pointers still weren’t falling.

He made a three against Northeastern on Dec. 4: “A good thing,” Boeheim called it. Buddy made just two of his next nine from deep, though, and then began ACC play with limited minutes against Notre Dame and Clemson.

“He was playing good then,” Boeheim said. “He just wasn’t making shots to start.”

Buddy’s form didn’t change amidst the struggles. He still rose straight up and down, “the high release, perfect form” that McNamara compared to one of the NBA’s best marksmen, Klay Thompson. Frustrations showed, though.

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Beat writers predict Syracuse to top Boston College

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Syracuse (16-7, 7-3 Atlantic Coast) and Boston College (11-10, 2-7) both lost Tuesday night, SU to Florida State and BC to Duke. Each will be looking for a bounce back in their rematch on Saturday. The Orange won the first meeting, 77-71, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Here’s what our beat writers expect to happen Saturday.

Billy Heyen (18-5)

Deja vu all over again Syracuse 77, Boston College 71 Yup, that’s the score of the first meeting, and that came even with Tyus Battle going into takeover mode in the second half. Frank Howard and Paschal Chukwu have to return to form before this SU team will be blowing anyone out.

So expect Ky Bowman and Jordan Chatman to keep it close, again, but Battle or Oshae Brissett to provide the final difference.

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buddy hands. Others, a shake of the head, a grimace or even a laugh. The mannerisms mirrored an early-November practice, when Buddy struggled to keep up with the 35-year-old McNamara and walk-on Ky Feldman in a 3-point shooting contest.

But when three more fell through against the Yellow Jackets, Buddy felt validated. He knew he was a shooter — from the playroom and Tykes hoop in his childhood home to the Manley Field House baskets, lowered below 10 feet when he was just a child.

“Everyone here believes in me, which is great for me as a shooter, you need that,” Buddy said. “I know that they’re gonna drop eventually.”

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howard 32.1 percent shooting, and 26.4 percent from 3. He had just four points in a comeback win over Georgetown, and nine in a shocking loss to Old Dominion.

All the while, he and Boeheim constantly reinforced that he was close to 100 percent.

“It’s been very frustrating,” Howard said of his recovery process on Jan. 14. “I think this was the first year I got a full summer to really work. I got to a great spot … Not really knowing it would take this long to get your rhythm back.”

Positives came sporadically. He stole the ball four times in back-to-back games in mid-December. But then he shot 2 for 7 in an upset loss to Old Dominion in which SU blew a double-digit lead. He made 60 percent of his 3s against Buffalo. But then he was 1-of-6 from the field with three turnovers against Arkansas State. And he shot 50 percent in a strong home win against Clemson, while dishing out four assists. But after he scored eight points in a 14-point loss to Georgia Tech.

Then came Duke. Howard’s second-half breakout performance against the Blue Devils keyed the Orange in an upset win, 95-91.

After no first half points and three fouls, the senior point guard shot 7 for 12 in the second half and overtime, scoring 16 points.

He added five assists and six rebounds, too, while adding a momentum-shifting breakaway steal-and-score in overtime.

“I definitely feel explosive again,” Howard said after the win. “I’m still working, but yeah, I’m definitely back.”

Since Duke, and over the last seven games, Howard has become an integral part of Syracuse’s offense. His scoring average has jumped by nearly four points and his shooting percentages by nearly double digits compared to his first 12 games.

Some of that can be credited toward an increased pressure on Battle. Howard said when Battle handles the ball, Howard has extra space to shoot or make a quick move to get by a defender.

When Battle missed his first 10 shots and was held to six points to Pittsburgh on Feb.

Charlie DiSturco (17-6)

No birds flying here Syracuse 68, Boston College 64 This game is a must-win, especially after an 18-point loss to Florida State inside the Carrier Dome. Syracuse already downed Boston College before and should be able to hold off the Eagles once again. This Syracuse team is on the NCAA Tournament bubble once again. With that said, expect Frank Howard to bounce back and the Orange to pull away late, securing another home win before a rough four-game stretch that includes three Top 25 teams.

Matthew Gutierrez (15-8)

Soaring Eagles Syracuse 65, Boston College 64 No game will be easy. There’s no need to say games are “must-wins” or “guaranteed wins,” because they all are. Syracuse needs more wins, period. They need to go on the road and beat Top 25 teams. Beating the Eagles won’t be in cruise control. sports@dailyorange.com | @DOSports

Eric Devendorf, didn’t change Buddy’s shot when Buddy was a high schooler, because it was already “unbelievable,” Devendorf said.

It was the shot that made UNC head coach Roy Williams tell Boeheim, “You better take him,” after Buddy made seven 3s at the Nike EYBL Peach Jam in summer 2017.

After two months of limited makes at Syracuse, Buddy realized his shooting potential.

“It’s a struggle to be able to make shots when you’re a young player,” Boeheim said.

“He’s shot it well every day in practice, and he’s translated it over into the games.”

Now, Buddy’s 3s prompt raised arms from his teammates and a leg lift from Boeheim while the ball is in midair. When they fall through, Boeheim will pump his fist or clap his hands, and Buddy himself has taken to occasionally lifting three fingers high.

2, Oshae Brissett and Howard took on the bulk of the offensive load. On one play, Battle drove toward the paint and drew Howard’s man. Once he hit the free-throw line, Battle kicked it to Howard on the left wing.

The lone player with four years of experience in the Syracuse offense stood beyond the 3-point line, right hand curled, as his 3-ball arced toward the hoop.

His defensive nature — Howard led the ACC in steals per game as a junior — and ability to run the offense had been desperately needed. Carey has struggled with both, and while Battle has seen an increase in time at the point, his success has come with Howard playing at 100 percent.

SU’s offense as a whole has seen an uptick in production, scoring more points and shooting the 3 ball much better. Before Duke, SU had shot above 40 percent from deep just twice. Since, the Orange have done it three times, with Howard shooting 35.9 percent in that span.

“With injuries like that you just have to take your time,” Battle said after downing Clemson on Jan. 9. “It takes time to get back.

That’s the hardest part with injuries is getting back. He was thrown into the fire.”

Howard’s presence has added another 3-point threat that can also finish around the rim. Another defensively sound, lengthy, athletic guard that anchors the front of the 2-3 zone. Another player that’s as experienced as anyone on the roster and has been to the NCAA Tournament twice in three years.

In Syracuse’s most recent game, an 18-point home loss to No. 22 Florida State, Howard played just 14 minutes. He took just two first half shots — missing both — before returning in the second half and making two errant passes that resulted in turnovers. It was a rare off-game from Howard, and this time Boeheim didn’t offer him the time and pulled him from the contest. The Orange were able to cut the FSU lead from 22 to one, but without Howard in the lineup, fatigue eventually set in and the Seminoles put one final run on the Orange.

If one thing was made clear from Tuesday night’s loss, it was that Syracuse needs Howard on the floor. csdistur@syr.edu | @charliedisturco

(FAR RIGHT) OSHAE BRISSETT has returned to his 2018 NCAA Tournament form in recent games to help SU to a 7-3 record in ACC play. josh shub-seltzer staff photographer

Buddy said his eyes light up when the opposition deploys a zone, like Georgia Tech did.

Against BC, Boeheim played ahead of SU’s senior point guard for the final 13:18 because he was beating the Eagles’ zone with his shooting. In Pittsburgh last Saturday, the Panthers switched to the 2-3 zone on one possession, and Boeheim simultaneously sent Buddy to the scorers’ table to check in. Buddy took a 3 one minute after entering, and made another a few minutes later.

“People are gonna be worried about Frank (Howard), Elijah (Hughes), myself, Oshae (Brissett),” Tyus Battle said. “So when he comes in the game that’s all he has to do. Come in and knock down some 3s, and he’s doing a great job of that so far.”

After a few of Buddy’s zone-busting games, his father has cautioned that Buddy is still just

a 3-ball specialist. When Virginia Tech used mostly man-to-man, Buddy played just four minutes. Against FSU, he played but couldn’t make a 3, struggling against tight perimeter defense. His playing time will almost always come at the expense of Battle or Howard. But by knocking down open shots against zones, Buddy has created a role for himself.

It might’ve come faster than Boeheim expected, since he knows freshmen struggle to knock down shots, especially in the ACC. It might’ve come slower than Buddy expected, because he’s used to cashing open looks. When ACC opposition has tried to stifle SU with zone looks, Buddy’s been ready. For the Orange, that’s come exactly when needed.

— Senior Staff Writer Matthew Gutierrez contributed reporting to this story. wmheyen@syr.edu | @wheyen3

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Opponent preview: What to know about Boston College

By Billy Heyen

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Syracuse (16-7, 7-3 Atlantic Coast) entered its last meeting with Boston College (11-10, 2-7) coming off a loss, and that’ll be true Saturday as well, with SU having lost to No. 22 Florida State on Tuesday night. BC will be coming off a loss to Duke on Tuesday night. In the first meeting, on Jan. 30, Syracuse emerged with a 77-71 win.

Here’s what to know about the Eagles before Saturday.

All-time series: Syracuse leads, 48-26 Last time they played: Boston College jumped out to an early lead less than two weeks ago in Conte Forum. But the Orange battled back to make it a close game at the half. In the second, Tyus Battle took over. He scored 21 in the second half and finished with 31 for the game, and SU won 77-71. He said he felt the Eagles couldn’t guard him 1-on-1, except BC also chose not to send much help defense Battle’s way, and he exploited it. Buddy Boeheim also had a big game shooting from the perimeter, drawing chants of his name from a heavily Orange-favoring crowd on the road.

The Boston College report: The only thing that could be a major difference between now and Saturday for the Eagles would be the return of freshman guard Wynston Tabbs, who was reportedly still on crutches Tuesday night. His status has been taken game-bygame, but he’s missed four in-a-row, which include three BC losses. He’d started all but one game before getting hurt, and would add another dynamic guard to a backcourt with Ky Bowman and Jordan Chatman.

Otherwise, there’ll be no surprises from the first meeting. Chatman will attempt to stretch the zone as he did early in Conte Forum. Bowman will lead the show, shooting from deep, driving, dishing and even grabbing rebounds. The key for BC will be players like Nik Popovic and Jared Hamilton, who both scored double-digits in the first meeting with

TYUS BATTLE scored 31 points on 11-of-17 shooting in Syracuse’s 77-71 win over Boston College on Jan. 30. He also added six assists and four rebounds in one of his best all-around performances of the season. josh shub-seltzer staff photographer

SU. Chatman and Bowman should get theirs, and were mentioned by multiple Orange players on Tuesday night. With eyes on them, the secondary pieces could be key for the Eagles.

How Syracuse beats Boston College: Shut down Bowman and Chatman.

They each scored 21 points in the first meeting.

Chatman broke open the early lead for BC with his shooting from the outside, and Bowman led a comeback charge that came up a bit short.

The Orange will need to be aware of BC’s two stars at all times, and prevent easy perimeter shots on kickouts, especially after Florida

State’s 3s burned SU on Tuesday night.

Beyond that, SU needs to avoid a slow start.

It’s been commonplace of late, with the Orange falling down big at Virginia Tech, Boston College and against FSU. Getting out to a fast start will force an Eagles team without enough firepower to play catch up.

Stat to know: 96.3 percent The percentage of possible minutes that Ky Bowman plays for Boston College, per KenPom. That’s first in the country.

KenPom odds: Syracuse is given an 83 percent chance to win, by a projected 75-64 score.

Player to watch: Steffon Mitchell, for-

ward, No. 41 In Syracuse’s first meeting with BC, Mitchell battled foul trouble and contributed a single point. He’s not a major scorer for the Eagles, but he played a key role when in against SU, moving around the middle of the Orange zone looking for space. Mitchell hesitated to shoot on the initial catch near the paint, though, making him a player Syracuse could mostly ignore. For the Eagles to threaten SU on Saturday, Mitchell will have to be assertive early to create for others late. wmheyen@syr.edu | @wheyen3

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Check us out at: HousingSU.com • info@housingsu.com 315-565-7555

Housing Available ❑ Ackerman/Sumner/Lancaster Aves. ❑ 2, 3, 5, 6 Bedrooms 3, 6 Bedrooms ❑ Furnished ❑ Free Washer & Dryer ❑ Off street Parking ❑ Leases Begin June/August 2019 ❑ 12 & some 10 month leases ❑ www.willco-su-rents.com Call Rich @ 315-374-9508

at (315) 443-2315 for more details.

laundry, Pet friendly. Half the price of Luxury Dorms, and twice the freedom

Erica Thomas, OPR Property Manager 315-478-6504

Copper Beech Commons

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Available June

3, 4, 5, 6 bedrooms and rooms for rent Local landlord Off-street parking Fully-furnished Laundry facilities Short walk to campus Rent starts at $445 per bedroom Leases negotiable

Great 5,6,7 Bedroom House Fireplace, ADT Alarm Lots of parking Great porch Pets OK

Call or text anytime: 315-263-5757

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Nice homes

2019-2020

Must-see Well-maintained 4-5 bedroom Furnished Free laundry Off st parking for five Call or text Peter at 315-439-3055

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2019-2020 4-6 Bedrooms Call John or Judy

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