Wes Johnson

Big things already expected from Syracuse Basketball’s freshman class
By Kevin Barry
October 29, 2010 - 10:25am
Head Coach Jim Boeheim is looking to Fab Melo, Dion Waiters, C.J. Fair and Baye Moussa Keita to step up.

With Andy Rautins, Wes Johnson and Arinzie Onuaku no longer in the Orange’s starting line up, Syracuse Head Coach Jim Boeheim is looking to the newcomers to contribute. This year’s freshmen are reminiscent of the 2007 freshman class of Scoop Jardine, Donte Greene, Johnny Flynn and Rick Jackson.

Smiles all around
By Carron J. Phillips
October 16, 2010 - 2:23am
Former Orange stars Wes Johnson and Jonny Flynn came back to the Carrier Dome for a homecoming celebration.

Wesley Johnson was all smiles after Friday night's exhibition game against the Detroit Pistons. The rookie wasn’t grinning because his team won the game, but because he was happy to be home again.

“It was a lot of fun,” Johnson said. “ I was tired and a lot of adrenaline was flowing, but I had fun. Seeing that 'S' on the court brought back a lot of good memories.”

Former Syracuse Basketball Stars Open Renovated Park
By Tim Doehler
October 15, 2010 - 3:03pm
Jim Boeheim joins Jonny Flynn and Wes Johson to re-open Schiller Park.

Former Syracuse University basketball stars Jonny Flynn and Wes Johnson will team up with their former coach, Jim Boeheim to re-open the recently renovated basketball court at Schiller Park in Syracuse, according to The Post-Standrd.

The event is open to the public and is scheduled to take place at 2:15 p.m..

Former Orange Stars Not Likely To Team Up At Dome
By Tony Jondreau
September 28, 2010 - 9:13pm
Former Orange and current Minnesota Timberwolves’ point guard Jonny Flynn will likely miss the team’s exhibition game at the Carrier Dome on October 15th while recovering from hip surgery. Flynn was expected to team up with rookie and former Orangeman Wes Johnson for the first time on the Dome floor, but will likely not be able to play until November.

Minnesota Timberwolves’ point guard Jonny Flynn will likely miss the team’s exhibition game at the...

Wes Johnson and Andy Rautins: NBA here they come
By Erica Sanderson
June 25, 2010 - 12:29pm
Former Syracuse Orange Wesley Johnson goes to the Minnesota Timberwolves as the No. 4 pick, while teammate Andy Rautins heads to the New York Knicks.

Syracuse knew it had a superstar on its hands, and the rest of the country noticed. Wes Johnson was the No. 4 pick last night for the Minnesota Timberwolves, as two of Syracuse Orange's finest were drafted into the NBA, onto bigger and better careers.

Glee returns tonight
By Erika Wachter
April 13, 2010 - 8:03pm
Plus, JMU's Springfest turns into riot and Wes Johnson to put his name in NBA draft.
Glee will return to Fox tonight at 9:28 p.m. to complete the last 9 episodes in its first season.

Glee, which has an astonishingly large following of "gleeks," looks to finish the season even better than it started.

More songs, more drama and more laughs should be overflowing in the second-half of the season.

Wes Johnson to enter NBA Draft
By Jill Chandler
April 12, 2010 - 2:23pm
Our # 4 has decided to enter the NBA draft.

The Junior forward posted on Twitter this morning "Up and ready to make moves..." and that is exactly what he is doing.

Wes Johnson will be formally announcing his plans to enter the NBA draft  in a press conference today at 3 p.m. at the Carmello Anthony Basketball Center.  

Orange, Johnson ready to serve Butler
By Kyle C. Leach
March 23, 2010 - 4:44pm
Syracuse (30-4) travels to Salt Lake City for its Sweet Sixteen matchup with Butler (30-4). Tip-off is 7:07 p.m. EST.

Syracuse starting forward Rick Jackson getting into foul trouble was the best thing to happen to Syracuse on Sunday afternoon.

With two hands tied behind their backs (the team's other starting forward Arinze Onuaku was inactive with a leg injury), the Orange took a bat to Gonzaga’s pumpkin chariot, and put up 87 points on the Cinderella-turned-NCAA-regular.

"This is as well as we've played all year," said Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim. "It was a tremendous performance."

Healthcare bill passes, faces next challenge
By Drew Sagon
March 22, 2010 - 1:56pm
Plus, SU handles Gonzaga in the second round of the NCAA tournament and Buzz Aldrin gets ready to "Dance with the Stars."


The House passed the Senate's health care reform bill last night by a vote of 224 to 206, but Americans shouldn't expect to see changes right away. Before any legislative changes are made, members of the Senate have to sign off on the changes made to the bill on order to address the differences between the Senate and House bills. Senate Republicans maintain they will use any legislative techniques to delay or stop the bill from passing.

Going Home Early
By Eric Meyers
March 11, 2010 - 5:38pm
Turnovers, defensive woes and a worrying injury troubled the one-seeded Syracuse Orange as they fell to eighth seed Georgetown in the Big East tournament quarterfinals, 91-84.

Two kinds of fans filled Madison Square Garden this afternoon.  Half wore Orange, and stood in stunned silence.  The other half wore just about anything else, and cheered as loud as they could for the top seed to fall.  They got their wish.

Six minutes into the second half, Syracuse watched their lead dwindle from a game high nine points, to one point in under two minutes.  And with a 2-point field goal by Vee Sanford, Georgetown took the lead and never lost it.