No. 11 seed Syracuse (21-13, 8-10 Atlantic Coast) will face off against No. 6 seed TCU (21-11, 9-9 Big 12) on Friday in Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Here are the best sights from Thursday’s media availability and open practice sessions.
CORRECTION: In a previous version of this post, Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo was misidentified. The Daily Orange regrets this error.
Texas Christian University basketball players traveled from Fort Worth, Texas, to play in Little Caesars Arena Friday night against Syracuse.
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David Patrick, TCU assistant basketball coach, played one season at Syracuse in 1995-1996, when SU finished as the national runner-up.
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Tom Izzo, Michigan State head coach, signed autographs as he was leaving practice. Syracuse could play Michigan State on Sunday if it beats TCU.
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Jamie Dixon is coaching his second season for TCU. He graduated from TCU in 1987 and in 2007 was inducted into the TCU Athletic Hall of Fame.
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TCU won the NIT championship in the 2016-2017 season. The team had a record of 12-21 the last season before Dixon took over.
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Frank Howard and Tyus Battle both played 40 minutes during Wednesday's game. The team arrived in Detroit in the early hours of Thursday morning.
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Jim Boeheim addressed the media before Friday's game against the Horned Frogs.
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Syracuse guard Howard Washington has traveled with the team despite being out for the season with a torn ACL.
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Matthew Moyer and Patrick Herlihy prep for Thursdays game, setting up in the locker room of Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
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Syracuse managers have shoe cases for all of the players. They received matching shoes upon qualifying for the NCAA Tournament.
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Strength coach Ryan Cabiles and SU center Bourama Sidibe chat in the locker room.
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Syracuse watched other March Madness games from the locker room.
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Moyer and Herlihy react to Loyola Chicago's last second 3-point shot to win its game against Miami.
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Marek Dolezaj laughs as the whole room cheers after Donte Ingram hit the three.
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Oshae Brissett was the third freshman in SU history with a double-double in an NCAA Tournament game.
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Brissett played 37 minutes on Wednesday, scoring 23 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.
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Junior guard Shaun Belbey warms up during Syracuse's open practice on Thursday.
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Dolezaj scored five points against Arizona State.
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Moyer did not start the First Four game, playing five minutes total.
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Dolezaj will be going up against TCU forward Vladimir Brodziansky on Friday. Brodziansky, like Dolezaj, is from Slovakia.
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Moyer, Battle and Howard run a drill together during practice.
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Dolezaj rises up for a jump shot during practice.
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Braedon Bayer takes a jump shot against Paschal Chukwu.
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Little Caesars Arena has the March Madness logo at midcourt.
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Little Caesars Arena was finished in September of 2017 and is home to NBA's Detroit Pistons.
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Fans await players and coaches for signatures at Thursday's practice.
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Boeheim signs a few signatures as he walks off the floor for the last time until Friday's game against TCU.
Alexandra Moreo | Senior Staff PhotographerPublished on March 15, 2018 at 8:58 pm Contact Alexandra: amoreo@syr.edu
