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LATEST UPDATE: The zone is back: In Syracuse’s victory over North Carolina, head coach Adrian Autry used a play from Jim Boeheim’s scheme.

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New York City, Syracuse When Syracuse’s Adrian Autry realized he would be facing North Carolina’s formidable inside attack with a weak frontcourt, he pulled out a page from Jim Boeheim’s Guide to Coaching.

For the majority of the season in his first year as Syracuse’s head coach, Autry has played a man-to-man defense. After applying Boeheim’s famed 2-3 zone strategy for 25 years, the Orange changed their defensive philosophy.

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