The College of Saint Rose men’s basketball team will play an exhibition game Wednesday, Nov. 1 against Syracuse at the JMA Wireless Dome, Golden Knights head coach Brian Beaury said Wednesday.
It will be the fifth time the Golden Knights and Orange will meet in an exhibition, following games in 2004, 2005, 2011 and 2018, all won by the Orange in Syracuse.
Beaury is returning to the Golden Knights after a five-year retirement, while former Syracuse player Adrian Autry is in his first year as the Orange’s head coach, promoted from assistant to replace Jim Boeheim. Beaury’s nephew, Ryan, is a former Syracuse team manager and graduate assistant who now handles video for the program.
“Certainly, what we get out of it is experience, which I think is one of the underrated things in college sports, is the student-athlete experience,” Beaury said. “Playing against a team of that quality in the Dome, first and foremost, it’s the experience.We’ve also had a couple of competitive games with them.”
In 2011, Saint Rose and Syracuse were tied at 30 at halftime before the Orange prevailed 87-69. In 2005, the Golden Knights played the Orange evenly in the second half in an 86-73 defeat.
It will be a signficant test for Saint Rose’s overhauled roster. Beaury said 11 players left after last season. Head coach Mike Perno stepped down this month, saying he was “disheartened” by the state of college basketball, specifically the transfer portal.
“I honestly don’t know,” said Beaury about the player departures. “It happened before I got there.”
Beary said he had to fill all 10 scholarships that are available under Division II guidelines.
Among the arrivals are a few Division I transfers: Maine forward Ata Turgut, St. Francis Brooklyn forward Nuha Sagnia and Robert Morris guard Tristian Jeffries.
Turgut, a 6-foot-9…
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