A group of former Syracuse men’s basketball players will get together for a chance at $2 million in the 2016 edition of The Basketball Tournament starting this Saturday. The team is fittingly named Boeheim’s Army, composed of former Purdue guard Willie Deane and nine former Orange that span a decade of Jim Boeheim’s tenure. Last year the squad bowed out in the Elite Eight against eventual champions City of Gods. This year, second-seeded Boeheim’s Army faces No. 15 seed Basketball City NYC at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Philadelphia University to begin its quest toward the cash prize. Follow along all week as we introduce you to the team’s players and coach ahead of the matchup.

Terrence Roberts

Roberts played at Syracuse from 2003-07, amassing 7.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. He averaged 10.7 points per contest in his junior season on the Orange team that won four games in four days to capture the 2006 Big East tournament title. He also shot an efficient 54.1 percent from the field over his four years.

Since graduating from SU, he’s played for 10 professional teams, including the Los Angeles D-Fenders in the NBA D-League for part of 2011. He currently plays for the Super City Rangers in New Zealand with former Syracuse teammate and fellow Boeheim’s Army returner Eric Devendorf.

Roberts has traveled an intriguing road in recent years, which Syracuse.com’s Chris Carlson captured during last year’s tournament. In Boeheim’s Army’s four games last summer, Roberts averaged an even seven points and five rebounds per game while coming off the bench, and will factor into a deeper Boeheim’s Army frontcourt this year.

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Published on July 12, 2016 at 10:30 pm

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