syracuse.com - 1/3/2008
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Justin Burrell stood in a corridor of the Carrier Dome and knit his brow at the memory. For most of the 39 minutes he played Wednesday against Syracuse University, the St. John's forward was tasked with halting the steaming freight train that was Orange center Arinze Onuaku. And for much of the evening, Burrell and his St. John's teammates tried to hold on and hope as Onuaku barreled through ...
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Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician —
A lot of people are praising Arinze Onuaku this morning for his 23 point, 12 rebound game last night in Syracuse's 76-70 win over St John's. But where's the love for Arinze Onuwaku? And what were the chances we'd have two Arinze's on one team? Amazing! (Note: If you click on that link and they've realized they spelled his name wrong and that joke doesn't make any sense, please disregard) Donte Greene didn't want you to forget about him and he added 22 points of his own. Paul Harris and Jonny Flynn each dished 7 assists. Flynn also scored 14 and joined Onuaku/Onuwaku and Greene as the only Orange scoring in double figures for ...
BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (1/3/2008)
College Basketball Blog Report —
... (Post-Standard) and thwarts every SJU run to earn an opening win in Big East play. Onuaku was the key throughout as the SU Center Wore a Red 'S' on his Chest (Post-Standard). ---------------------------------------------- South Florida 68 Rutgers 45 Not too much surprising happened in the league opener between South Florida and Rutgers as Kentrell Gransberry dominated inside and freshman Dominique Jones light it up from outside as ...
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Nice Work, Whatever Your Name Is
nunesmagician.blogspot.com 1/3/2008 — A lot of people are praising Arinze Onuaku this morning for his 23 point, 12 rebound game last night in Syracuse's 76-70 win over St John's. But where's the love for Arinze Onuwaku? And what were the chances we'd have two Arinze's on one team? Amazing!
ORANGE PUNCH MIGHT BE TOUGH TO SWALLOW —
NY Post: Sports 1/2/2008
Jim Boeheim and Norm Roberts would scoff at any assertion that the first league game of the season was a must-win. Let them scoff. With the quality and depth of the Big East and the glaring questions facing both teams, neither Syracuse nor St...
ONUAKA TRIPS UP JOHNNIES —
NY Post: Sports 1/3/2008
St. John's coach Norm Roberts is at least happy about one thing - he only has to deal with Syracuse center Arinze Onuaku once this season. The 6-foot-9, 258-pound Onuaku scored a career-high 23 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, leading Syracuse...
