By Donna Ditota | Posted on 17 July 2018 at 15:05 | Updated on July 17, 2018 at 15:25
Syracuse, N.Y. – Eric Devendorf will never give up his Michigan roots. But today, he is close to being a regular Syracuse
. The former guardian of Orange, so fiery during his playing career, is one of the inaugural members of the Boeheim Army and its most enduring contributor. He is now on the Syracuse basketball team
He can still play, can still invoke what has made him such an electrifying figure in college basketball.
We are going to do as many mini-Boeheim army profiles before the team departs Friday for its opening match of the Saturday basketball tournament.
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Vitals
Devendorf, 31, played for Syracuse from 2006 to 2009.
His last year with Orange, he maintained an average of 15.7 points and was was third behind Jonny Flynn and Andy Rautins. Devendorf shot 44% overall and 39% on the three-point line of his last season at Syracuse
He now has two daughters, Madelyn and Miranda.
Last team he played
Devendorf played abroad in New Zealand a few years ago. Since then, he has reduced his career abroad and has focused on staying at home with his children while working as a basketball assistant for the basketball team. SU.
Devendorf is one of the best TBT players. Five years ago, extravagance was introduced five years ago.
"I'm absorbing as much knowledge as I can." Obviously, being a staff member with a Hall of Fame coach, this does not happen every day. Learn to better break down the film and learn how I can implement what I see in practices to help young people. »
The best memory of Syracuse
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The best memory of Syracuse
"Six o'clock, it must be … If I said something else, people would be angry at me, so it must be the 6 OT, c & # 39; is certain. "
interesting memory Jim Boeheim
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The most interesting memory of Jim Boeheim
"I have a lot of memories, I'll tell you what (laughs) I do not know if it's a memory, but for me it would probably just be me on the staff now and be in those meetings after the games, knowing at one point that he was talking about me like that.So I'm behind the scenes and I hear them things that he has to say … sometimes, but at the same time, it's real, he's been doing it for over 40 years, just to be able to hear his contribution on the game has no price . "
What he likes about playing in TBT
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What he likes about the TBT
"I like to meet up with all the guys, obviously we all played together at one point, we had a good mix of veterans and youngsters It's really nice to come back here and have this fellowship with all the guys, tell old stories about the game and whatnot, and then obviously compete in the TBT is high level, I can not wait to go back and do a good time competition. "
