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Benny Williams Dismissed From Syracuse Basketball Team

The Orange will be without one of its forwards for the rest of the season.
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Benny Williams Dismissed From Syracuse Basketball Team
Benny Williams Dismissed From Syracuse Basketball Team

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Syracuse basketball announced on Tuesday that forward Benny Williams has been dismissed from the team. Williams appeared in 18 games this season without a start. He averaged 5.4 points and 3.9 rebounds in 17 minutes of action per game. Williams was shooting 40% from the floor overall, 20.6% from three point range and 53.8% from the foul line. 

"Benny Williams has been dismissed from the Syracuse men's basketball team," the program said in a statement. "Everyone involved with the program wishes Benny the best." 

Williams came to Syracuse as a high profile, highly regarded recruit. He showed flashes as a true freshman before starting 24 games as a sophomore. A significant developmental leap was expected entering his junior season, but he was suspended before the second exhibition game which continued to the start of the season. 

Once Williams rejoined the team, his play was up and down. He received a technical against Wake Forest on Saturday after getting frustrated with a call. Williams threw the ball towards the baseline, away from any official, which led to the technical. 

Overall, in his Syracuse career, Benny started 24 games and appeared in 77. He averaged 4.8 points, 3.1 rebounds. 0.7 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.4 blocks in 16.7 minutes per game. 

Out of high school, Williams was rated a four start recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and On3. Rivals rated him a five star prospect. 

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MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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