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Syracuse basketball extended a scholarship offer to 2022 power forward Kyle Filipowski on Wednesday. AllSyracuse.com spoke with Wilbraham and Monson Academy head coach Mike Mannix to find out more about the player, how the offer went down and where Syracuse stands in his recruitment.
Q: Give us a scouting report of Kyle Filipowski. I start with his versatility, Mannix said. His versatility at his size, you just aren t going to find a lot of. He s a legitimate 6-foot-10. He rebounds what seems like almost every ball. He can handle it, he can shoot it, he can post up. He was darn close to being a 40 percent three point shooter this year. Averaged 21 points a game, 13 rebounds a game. His field goal percentage is really, really high. You just get it all when you have him as a player. This year I think he was one of the hardest working guys on the team. He really kind of set the tone for us. He was certainly in the mix every night as a guy that wasn t going to g
By Andy Demetra | Voice of the Yellow Jackets
The postgame handshake line has been eliminated this year, sacrificed in the name of COVID, but
Jose Alvarado and Mike Krzyzewski still sought each other out in the aftermath of Georgia Tech’s 75-68 loss to Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium Tuesday. The senior guard and Hall of Fame coach, both fierce competitors, needed to exchange their respects, if only for a fleeting moment, before going their separate ways.
Krzyzewski’s side of the chat involved a quick question.
“You’re Andy’s man?” Alvarado said Krzyzewski asked him.
Sadly, he wasn’t referring to a certain “Inside The Chart” author. It turns out Alvarado, who finished with 26 points, five assists and three steals across 40 gallant minutes against the Blue Devils, played AAU ball for Krzyzewski’s nephew. Andy Borman, a former Duke walk-on, coached Alvarado and junior Khalid Moore on the New York Rens.