According to The Juice, Syracuse Orange starting center Fab Melo will return to Jim Boeheim's lineup this weekend against St. Johns. This action has been speculated now for days, and returns Syracuse to the deep team they were before Melo was lost. The reason for Melo's absence is still unknown due to privacy laws, but it's widely accepted that he was academically ineligible.
In the two games without Melo, both Baye Keita and Rakeem Christmas showed signs of being a short term replacement, but neither was really able to fill the massive shoes left empty by Fab. The team was outrebounded heavily, and suffered their first loss, all while Melo sat on the bench and watched.
This news comes at the ideal time for Syracuse. After the Johnny's on Saturaday, the Orange face the hated Georgetown Hoyas on Wednesday the 8th, followed by UConn on Saturday the 10th; a game expected to break the Carrier Dome attendance record.
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