The Syracuse Orange and San Diego State Aztecs help tip-off the college basketball season Friday when they face off in the "Battle of the Midway," and military-themed game that is being played on the deck of the aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Midway.

The Syracuse Orange men's basketball program concluded its exhibition schedule Sunday with blowout, 103-60, victory over Division II Bloomsburg University. Syracuse will no begin preparations for Friday's season opener against San Diego State.

The Syracuse Orange men's basketball program received a verbal commitment from three-star point guard Ron Patterson on Saturday. Patterson was a former commit of Indiana University. He is the fourth verbal commitment for the Class of 2013.

The Syracuse Orange defeated the Pace Setters, 99-63, Thursday in an exhibition men's basketball game at the Carrier Dome.

Syracuse Orange men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim spoke on The Score 1260 AM about the upcoming men's basketball season.

The Syracuse Orange men's basketball program will open its 2012-13 season Thursday with an exhibition game against Pace University (7 p.m. ET on SNY). The contest will feature a new-look roster for SU, the No. 9-ranked team in the nation.

Tyler Roberson, a men's basketball recruiting target of the Syracuse Orange and Rutgers Scarlet Knights, recently announced his final list of three schools. Roberson, a native of Roselle, NJ, eliminated Rutgers but kept Syracuse.

The Syracuse Orange men's basketball team was ranked No.9 in the 2012 preseason AP Poll.

Andrew Wiggins, the top high school basketball player in the country, will reclassify and become a member of the Class of 2013, says his father. Wiggins' decision put him on the market for a lot of major men's basketball programs, including Syracuse.

Before the Syracuse men's basketball season tips off, SB Nation New York's Jared Smith was invited to do a podcast with Sean Keeley, the creator of the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician, to recap the historic 2011-12 season.