Syracuse womens basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack goes off after upset loss: Nobody fking cares

The increased buzz and crowds that have permeated women’s basketball over the past year apparently haven’t made their way to Syracuse.Orange coach Felisha Legette-Jack ripped her fan base after just 2,038 people watched Syracuse’s upset loss to Albany inside the 30,000-plus-seat JMA Wireless Dome.“This is what I’ve been trying to tell our young people on this team.Nobody cares about our program.

Nobody cares about women’s basketball,” Legette-Jack said to start her press conference.“It’s evident how — it’s not nobody’s fault, but the laughing and all that fun stuff, nobody is into it like we are and that’s OK.

But I try to get our kids to understand we’ve got to be so locked into us that we don’t see that the fan base is like 12 people here.We can’t see people that’s not on the court not really locked in.

Because it’s about our dreams.It’s about our decision that we’re going to rise above it all.”The past year has seen record crowds — particularly for Caitlin Clark’s collegiate (Iowa) and professional (Fever) games — and heightened excitement for the sport across multiple levels.Syracuse has historically always drawn well for men’s basketball and not as well for the women’s team, which Legette-Jack knows all too well since she grew up in Syracuse and later became one of the greatest players in program history from 1984-89.She became the first Syracuse women’s player to have her jersey retired in 2021.After leading the Orange to the NCAA Tournament last season, Legette-Jack’s third season is off to a rocky 2-3 start, including Wednesday’s 73-70 setback.She challenged her community to support her and her team better.Syracuse has yet to top 2,500 fans for any of its five games this season, averaging approximately 2,187 fans per contest.“The first thing we’re playing for is each other.

We’re not going to get it twisted.We got to close the noise out, whatever that noise is.

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