The only difference is the last time was March ‘09 at Manley Field House when Triche’s high school alma mater, Jamesville-DeWitt, claimed its second straight Section III, Class A Championship over (Utica) Notre Dame! Triche scored 22 points in that game – what are the chances we’ll see that again tonight!?
An excerpt from a pre-season article by Zach Smart who’s written for Big East Basketball Report, Hoops Addict and The East Coast Bias….”Jim Boeheim snared one of the nation’s highly sought after items on the recruiting market by penning local product Brandon Triche. Triche starred at Jamesville-Dewitt HS, Rautin’s alma mater. Accustomed to a high-octane style, Triche was the Class A Co-New York State Player of the Year. Triche is a bulky 6-4 guard who operates offense like the rest of us wake up in the morning. He’s a major steal for the Orange, as national media outlets did not equate him with the star power of other blue chips.
Expect Triche to get meaningful tick his freshman year. He could potentially float up as one of the elite rookies in the Big East ocean. The gem of Jim Boeheim’s 2009 recruiting class, Triche has the Hall of Fame coach ultra confident in putting the rock in his hands from the get-go. Don’t sleep.”
