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Gamechangers: Syracuse Women's Basketball - Postseason Special
6/27/2026 | 24m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
Gamchangers recaps Syracuse Women's Basketball's Postseason Run and teams 2026-2026 season
On the postseason special of Gamechangers, we highlight the Orange’s postseason run and talk with Coach Jack and Coach Adair about their thoughts on the season. Plus, Coach Jack asks Michael Brunner, from Bank of America, why they got behind the hard hat award. Finally, to wrap up the season, we talk with the team’s coaches and general manager as they build the team for next year.
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Gamechangers: Syracuse Women's Basketball - Postseason Special
6/27/2026 | 24m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
On the postseason special of Gamechangers, we highlight the Orange’s postseason run and talk with Coach Jack and Coach Adair about their thoughts on the season. Plus, Coach Jack asks Michael Brunner, from Bank of America, why they got behind the hard hat award. Finally, to wrap up the season, we talk with the team’s coaches and general manager as they build the team for next year.
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WE LOOK BACK AT THE ORANGE'S POST SEASON RUN AND SIT DOWN WITH COACH JACK AND COACH ADAIR TO REFLECT ON THE SEASON.
PLUS, COACH JACK TALKS WITH MICHAEL BRUNNER OF BANK OF AMERICA ABOUT WHY THE COMPANY CHOSE TO SUPPORT THE HARD HAT AWARD.
THEN, AS THE SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE, WE CATCH UP WITH GENERAL MANAGER MYKALIA WALKER AS THE ORANGE BEGIN BUILDING NEXT SEASON'S ROSTER.
>> EVERY DAY YOU SHAPE THEIR SKILLS... THEIR CONFIDENCE AND NOW THEIR FINANCIAL FUTURE.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> LET'S JUST HAVE SOME FUN.
THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR THE WHOLE YEAR.
WHICH IS GOING TO ACCOMMODATE THIS YEAR.
ANYONE ELSE GOT SOME INSPIRATION FOR US?
>> KEEP TALKING TO EACH OTHER.
DEFENSE!
DEFENSE!
[ CHEERING ] [ CHEERING ] [ CHEERING ] >> SOPHIE BURROWS... FIRST OFF, CONGRATULATIONS ON SUCH AN INCREDIBLE SEASON.
DOUBLING YOUR WIN TOTAL FROM LAST YEAR, WINNING AN ACC TOURNAMENT GAME, NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME.
WHAT HAS THIS SEASON MEANT TO YOU?
>> I REALLY ENJOYED EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY THIS YEAR.
YOU KNOW, WE TRIED TO HOLD ON AS LONG AS WE COULD.
WE STARTED IN JUNE AND WENT TO NEW YORK CITY, AND THEY JUST KIND OF BECAME SISTERS AND I JUST PRAY THAT THEY MAINTAIN THAT FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
AND WE FOUGHT HARD.
WE MADE MISTAKES.
WE STUCK TOGETHER.
WE DIDN'T LISTEN TO THE NAYSAYERS.
WE DIDN'T SEE THE OTHER HOUSES THAT WERE ON FIRE.
WE JUST STAYED LOCK INTO WHO WE WERE AND WE BECAME SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL AND FOR THAT I WANT TO THANK MY PLAYERS AND COACHES AND ADMINISTRATION AND ALL THAT TOUCHED OUR PROGRAM TO MAKE IT BECOME WHAT IT WAS.
AND WE CERTAINLY KNOW THAT WE DIDN'T DO ALL WE WANTED TO DO BUT WE DID MORE THAN WE THOUGHT WE COULD AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> I JUST REMEMBER, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY MARCH, LATE MARCH EARLY APRIL TALKING TO COACH JACK ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY AS I WAS IN TRANSITION AND STILL CONTEMPLATING WHAT'S NEXT.
AND TO KNOW COACH JACK, RIGHT, SHE IS ONE OF THE BEST RECRUITERS OUT THERE.
IT WASN'T EVEN 24 HOURS BEFORE THE COACHING CHANGE AND SHE IS ALREADY ON THE PHONE.
WHEN I MET WITH COACH JACK WE WERE IN TAMPA AT THE FINAL FOUR AND WE JUST TALKED ABOUT WHAT WOULD THIS OPPORTUNITY LOOK LIKE?
I HABIT SAT IN THE ASSOCIATE HEAD COACHING CHAIR IN A VERY LONG TIME AND I JUST WANTED TO MORE IMPORTANTLY KNOW, COACH JACK, WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM ME FOR YOU.
SHE SAID I NEED ANOTHER HEAD COACH.
YOU'VE DONE IT.
YOU HAVE DONE IT AN AN ELITE LEVEL.
YOU HAVE HAD SUCCESS.
AND I WANT TO WORK ALONGSIDE OF SOMEONE THAT CAN GIVE ME THAT INSIGHT CAN WE CAN PLAY OFF EACH OTHER.
WE OFTEN JOKE THAT WE ARE THEIN AND YANG, FIRE AND ICE.
I'M NOT SURE WHO IS FIRE AND WHO IS ICE.
>> SOMETIMES IT'S A MIX.
>> RIGHT.
BUT TO APPRECIATE SOMEONE AS A LEADER SOMEONE WITH THE CONFIDENCE TO BRING ANOTHER LEADER AND SAY I WANT YOU TO BE PART OF MY TEAM.
THAT'S WHO COACH JACK IS.
SHE IS THE LEADER FOR LEADERS.
SHE IS A MENTOR.
SHE IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE ON THE FOREFRONT OF CHANGE.
BUT ALSO SHE BANTS TO POUR INTO PEOPLE-- SHE WANTS TO POUR IN PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THEY CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND GROW.
>> IN JOINING THIS TEAM, YOU ARE A BIG PART OF THE PROGRESSION, DOUBLING THE WIN TOTAL.
GETTING BACK TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.
WINNING A CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT GAME IN THE FIRST TIME IN THE ACC FOR COACH JACK.
WHEN YOU REFLECT ON THIS SEASON, WHAT COMES TO MIND?
>> I THINK OF HER LEADERSHIP.
AND I THINK OF OUR STAFF.
I JOINED A TEAM, YOU KNOW, AND I THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENT, BUT I LOOK AT IT AS IT WAS THE TEAM, YOU KNOW, COACH JACK AND COACH CASEY, KHYREE CARTER, I COULD SIT HERE AND TALK A LOT ABOUT HIM AS A COACH, SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN WITH HER FOR NINE YEARS, WHO KNOWS THIS TEAM, WHO KNOWS THIS PROGRAM.
THE WAY HE WELCOMED ME-- IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO WELCOME NEW PEOPLE IN YOUR PROGRAM AND YOUR TEAM AND THE OFFICE AND THE WAR ROOM.
AND JUST TO SIT DOWN AND TALK WITH HIM, I MEAN HE IS A YOUNG STAR IN THIS GAME.
HE WILL BE A HEAD COACH.
AMBER MOORE.
SHE HAS BEEN WITH COACH JACK NOW, THIS IS YEAR SIX.
FIVE YEARS AT THE TIME.
AND JUST HER ATTENTION TO DETAIL.
PEOPLE TALK ABOUT WHO SHE WAS AS A SHOOTER, RIGHT?
SHARP SHOOTER AT ILLINOIS.
BUT FOR ME, SHE WELCOMED ME AND JUST HER LEADERSHIP, THE WAY HER NAVIGATION SKILLS AND IF I NEEDED TO KNOW SOMETHING, SHE KNEW RIGHT AWAY HOW TO GET THINGS DONE.
DENALA HAD JUST BEEN HIRED BUT TRANSITIONING FROM FOOTBALL AND ACADEMICS, ANOTHER PERSON THAT IS ORGANIZED.
AND COACH, WHAT DO YOU NEED TO HELP ME HELP YOU HELP COACH.
AND SO MISS KATE, THE OFFICE ORGANIZER.
GOD KNOWS.
MISS KATE KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT SYRACUSE.
SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT JOINING, IT WASN'T JUST JOINING AND COMING TO AN OFFICE.
I WAS TALKING INTO A FAMILY.
AND COACH JACK IS THE LEADER OF THAT.
AND IT PERMEATES THROUGH THE OFFICE AND THE HALLWAY.
AND SO I PINCH MYSELF BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A YEAR.
IT FEELS LIKE A WHIRLWIND.
I OFTEN JOKE WITH COACH JACK, SHE BROUGHT ME HERE IN THE SPRING SO I HAD TO GO THROUGH MY FIRST SYRACUSE WINTER, WHICH I MADE IT THROUGH.
I DID HAVE TO GET SNOW TIRES BY THE WAY.
BUT WHEN YOU SEE SUCCESS, YOU OFTEN SEE THE HEAD COACH BECAUSE, AGAIN, THE HEAD COACH IS ALWAYS THE ONE ON THE FOREFRONT.
BUT I REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE TEAM BEHIND COACH JACK.
AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS PROGRAM GO.
IT WAS THE PEOPLE BEHIND HER IN ADDITION TO HER LEADERSHIP AND NAVIGATING OUTWARD AND THAT'S, I THINK, WHY WE WERE SO SUCCESSFUL.
IT WAS THE GROUP.
>> WHEN I THINK OF SPECIAL, IT'S HARD NOT TO THINK OF UCHE IZOJE, ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY LAST YEAR.
SHE CHOSE TO STAY AT SYRACUSE WHEN SHE COULD HAVE GONE ANYWHERE.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR TO YOU RETAIN SUCH A GREAT TALENT AND SUCH A GREAT PERSON?
>> IT TOOK RAP-- LET'S KEEP IT REAL.
IT TOOK US HAVING A RELATIONSHIP WITH I A YOUNG LADY WHO LEFT HER HOME AT 14 AND HAD TO BECOME AN ADULT IN JAPAN FROM NIGERIA.
FOR SEVEN YEARS SHE IS THERE BY HERSELF AND SHE NEEDED TO CONNECT WITH SOMEBODY WHO IS GOING TO TREAT HER AS A HUMAN BEING.
BEFORE WE TALKED ABOUT HER BEING A GREAT PLAYER AT SYRACUSE, WE TALKED ABOUT ME BEING A MOTHER FIGURE TO HER WHEREVER SHE IS IN THIS WORLD.
AND IF BEE WE GOT HER ON THE TEAM, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT DAILY F. WE DIDN'T HAVE HER HERE, SHE KNEW SHE HAD ME FORREST OF HER LIFE.
SHE DEFIED SIDED TO FLY HERE.
SHE DIDN'T KNOW HOW GOOD SHE COULD BE.
SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS PRETTY GOOD BUT WHAT MY COACHES POURED INTO HER AND HER HAVING FAITH IN HERSELF, PLAYER OF THE YEAR, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.
FIRST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE, OFFENSE AND DEFENSE.
MAYBE ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM AT THE END IN PLAYING IN ONE AND A HALF GAMES AND ALL AMERICAN, HONORABLE MENTION.
IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT HER STICK TO ITNESS IF YOU WILL.
OUR TEAM CONNECTED WITH HER CONNECTIVITY AND OUR COACHING STAFF, WE DID A TREMENDOUS JOB.
TWO MORE UCHE IZOJE!
>> YEAR ONE IN SYRACUSE, NOT QUITE DONE YET.
SEASON ONE DONE.
HOW HAS IT BEEN BEING IN THE 315?
>> IT HAS BEEN AMAZING, THE SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY IS AWESOME.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A FAN BASE LIKE THIS SO IT HAS BEEN REALLY COOL.
BEING ABLE TO WEAR THE BLOCK S IS INCREDIBLE.
I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE SOAP CONNECTIONS BECAUSE IT'S SYRACUSE.
>> I KNOW NO TWO DAYS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME IN YOUR JOB BUT TAKE ME THROUGH A DAY IN THE LIFE.
WHAT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT COME WITH BEING A G.M.?
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
NO TWO DAYS ARE THE SAME.
ONE DAY I'M MANAGING NIL DEALS AND THIRD PARTY SITUATIONS FOR OUR PLAYERS MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF, THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
AND THEN THE NEXT DAY I'M DIGGING IN THE PORTAL TO SEE WHO IS GOING TO BE ON OUR TEAM NEXT YEAR.
SO IT'S VERY MULTIFACETED.
IT'S A LOT OF TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO BRING IN SOME RECEIVE GNAW TO HELP SUPPORT OUR PROGRAM NEEDS IN TERMS OF RETAINING AND RECRUITING NEW PLAYERS.
BUT THEN ALSO MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO FILL THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE THIRD PARTY DEALS THAT THEY'RE DOING AND MANAGING ALL OF THAT FOR OUR PROGRAM.
>> YOU MENTIONED SUPPORTING THE PROGRAMS, SUPPORTING THE TEAM.
HOW CAN FANS, HOW CAN VIEWERS DO A BETTER JOB OF DOING THAT?
>> OH MY GOSH, INVEST.
IF YOU HAVE BUSINESSES BRING THEM TO THE TABLE.
THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN WORK WITH OUR STUDENT ATHLETES USING THEIR NAME, IMAGE AND LIKENESS.
AND I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENT ATHLETES TO GROW BUT IT'S ALSO THE BEST PLATFORM TO CONNECT THE COMMUNITY WITH OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAM.
THERE WERE SOME GREAT MOMENTS POST GAME THIS YEAR, CELEBRATING THE BANK OF AMERICA HARD HAT.
I LOVE THE ACC TOURNAMENT WHEN THE TEAM BESTOWED IT UPON YOU.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF BUSINESSES LIKE BANK OF AMERICA?
>> IT'S INCREDIBLE.
IT'S NEEDED.
WE DON'T CONTINUE WITHOUT PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY POURING INTO IT FINANCIALLY AND WITH THEIR LOVE AND SHOWING UP TO GAMES.
AND BANK OF AMERICA STEPPED UP FINANCIALLY FOR US.
AND NOW THEY REALIZE THAT IT IS A COOL THING, BUT ALSO A GREAT THING.
WE DON'T DO IT FOR ANY KIND OF, YOU KNOW, REVIEWS.
WE DO IT BECAUSE WE REALLY SINCERELY CARE ABOUT THE YOUNG LADY WHO STEPPED UP AND PULLED US TOGETHER.
NOT NECESSARILY IN OUR MINUTES PLANNING AND SCORING AND REBOUNDING BUT THE CLAPPING AND CHEERING AND SUPPORT.
THAT'S WHAT THE WORLD IS MADE OF, A LOT OF LITTLE PEOPLE DOING EXTRAORDINARY THINGS BEHIND THE SCENES.
WE TRY TO BRING THAT TO LIGHT.
[ CHEERING ] >> REMEMBER OUR WHY.
IF WE CAN REMEMBER IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW.
IT'S ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE LEAVING FOR THE LEGACY FOR THE OTHERS COMING BEHIND YOU.
THIS IS RIGHT NOW.
IT'S THAT PERSONAL.
IT'S GOTTEN PERSONAL FOR ME BECAUSE I ABSOLUTELY KNOW WHAT I HAM IN MIND AND IF NOBODY ELSE SEE SEES IT, I SEE YOU TRYING TO GETTING GREAT.
I A COUPLE TIMES YOU ARE WIDE OPEN AND YOUR SISTER DIDN'T SEE YOU.
AND WHAT THE HELL.
AND YOU ARE LIKE, GOOD JOB AND YOU EXPLAIN TO HER, I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THIS.
THIS KID CAN'T GUARD ME.
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO.
WE ARE TRYING TO DO IT OUR WAY.
WITH NO APOLOGIES, OKAY?
[ CHEERING ] >> HI, MICHAEL.
THIS IS FELICIA JACK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SPONSORSHIP OF OUR PROGRAM.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO WANT TO BE A SPONSOR FOR OUR HARD HAT AWARD?
I MEAN THIS IS AMAZING WHAT YOU DID BUT I WANT TO KNOW YOUR INSPIRATION BEHIND IT.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
LOCALLY, MY LOCAL LEADERSHIP TEAM AND I WERE LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT WAY TO REACH OUT TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND SHOW OUR BRAND LOCALLY.
AND HISTORICALLY WE HAVE DONE SOME THINGS WITH WCNY AND SO WE WERE WORKING WITH THEM AND THEY PRESENTED US WITH THIS HARD HAT CONCEPT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A COOL IDEA SO I STARTED TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.
AND THEN I ENDED UP GOING TO THE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON DINNER.
AND I GOT A CHANCE TO-- FIRST OF ALL, THE ATTENDANCE, I COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE AND KIND OF THOUGHT, WOW, IT SORT OF CONFIRMED WHAT I KIND OF KNEW, WHICH IS THAT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL IS REALLY ACCELERATING IN POPULARITY AND THAT DINNER AND THE ATTENDANCE THERE CONFIRMED THAT AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, I MET WITH COACH JACK AND SOME OF THE TEAMMATES AND THE STAFF AND THEY REALLY INTERACTED IN A VERY FUN WAY AND THEY COULD-- YOU COULD TELL THEY WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF EACH OTHER.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE KIND OF THOUGHT, THIS IS KIND OF A COOL IDEA AND I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA.
SO WE BROUGHT THE HARD HAT CONCEPT TO LIFE.
>> AND MICHAEL, HOW DOES BANK OF AMERICA VIEW SPONSORSHIP OF COLLEGIATE SPORTS IN PARTICULARLY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL?
>> YEAH, SO BIG PICTURE, SPORTS JUST SPARK A REAL HUMAN CONNECTION AMONG ALL PEOPLE, ALL AGES, ALL ABILITIES AND BACKGROUNDS, SO THAT CONNECTIVITY PROVIDES COMPANIES WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD THEIR BRAND AND REACH THEIR CUSTOMERS.
AT BANK OF AMERICA, WE'VE PARTNERED WITH A NUMBER OF ICONIC SPORTS BRANDS AND REALLY OVERALL, OUR GOAL WITH SPORTS OR ANY OF THE OTHER SPONSORS REALLY IN SPORTS IS TO CREATE, YOU KNOW, STRONG COMMUNITY TIES, DRIVE, REAL ECONOMIC IMPACT, EXPAND PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS AND WITH RESPECT TO SYRACUSE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AND PARTNERSHIP THIS YEAR, YOU KNOW, WE SAW THE PLAYERS AND THE STAFF AND THE INTERACTION AND HOW THEY'RE VERY PROUD OF REPRESENTING THE UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY AND BASED ON THAT, AND JUST HOW THEY REALLY CONNECTED WITH PEOPLE, WE REALLY SAW VALUE IN THAT, CANDIDLY AS A CORPORATE PARTNER AND THAT'S WHAT REALLY DROVE OUR PARTNERSHIP.
AND WE LOVE THE PARTNERSHIP.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT, FOR VIEWERS WHO HAVE WATCHED ""GAMECHANGERS"" AND THE ACTUAL HARD HAT AWARD AFTER EVERY GAME, YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE THAT THEY HAVE FOR EACH OTHER AND SUPPORT THEY PROVIDE FOR EACH OTHER AND THE PRIDE THAT THEY BRING TO WHAT THEY DO AND THEIR CRAFT.
SO THAT WAS REALLY MEANINGFUL FOR US.
[ CHEERING ] >> PUT IT UP.
HOLD IT UP.
INSPIRATIONAL PHOTO.
>> I HAVE PLAYED BASKETBALL 40 YEARS AGO AND I GRADUATE IN 1989 AND NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS DID I THINK THERE WOULD BE A PRO-LEAGUE HERE, NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS DID I THINK THE PRO-LEAGUE WOULD BECOME WHAT IT IS BECOMING.
WE HAVE CHOICES.
GIRS, THEY CALL US.
THEY CALL US GIRLS STILL.
GET BACK IN YOUR CORNERS GIRLS AND YOU SAID NO, NO, WE ARE GOING TO WOMAN UP.
WE ARE GOING TO STAND FOR SOMETHING.
WE ARE GOING TO PLAY THIS GAME LIKE WOMEN AND STAND FOR THE RIGHT THINGS.
I JUST NEED TO TELL YOU HOW PROUD I AM WITH WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND WHO YOU ARE.
COME ON, GET TOUGH.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN YOUR FIGHT AND YOUR PLIGHT.
KEEP GOING BECAUSE THIS OLD LADY HERE, SHE TRIED TO BE THE ONE AND COULDN'T.
BUT HE SAID IT WASN'T DENIED.
IT JUST WAS DELAYED AND YOU SHOWING ME WHAT DELAYED LOOKS LIKE.
SO THANK YOU LADIES.
MY CLAN.
>> I'M SO GRATEFUL.
SO HUMBLE.
GOOD JOB.
TO BE ABLE TO PULL THIS TOGETHER SO FAST.
WE DO SOME REP SHARE STUFF AND PRAY THAT PEOPLE, EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE EXACTLY WHAT PEOPLE THAT WAS NEEDED.
I JUST CAN'T THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ENOUGH FOR DOING THE WORK TO GET US TO THIS POINT.
I DON'T TAKE ANY OF YOU FOR GRANTED.
I DON'T TAKE ANYBODY IN THIS CIRCLE, ANY OF YOU GUYS, EVERYBODY THAT HAS BEEN THROUGH THIS JOURNEY WITH US REALLY, REALLY, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU FOR POURING OUTWARD OF YOUR LOVE FOR HOVER WANTS TO RECEIVE IT AND PEOPLE ON THE SIDELINES SEE THE LOVE COMING TOWARDS THEM.
AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO STOP SAYING IT.
YOU GUYS ARE REALLY MAKING SOME THINGS AT THIS PLACE I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
WHEN I BRING YOU GUYS IN, SHOWING THEM WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
THEY SAY WHAT, KEEP IT, KEEP THE LID UP.
THEY'RE COMING FOR THE VAULT PLAN BECAUSE WE ARE SHOWING YOU WHAT GREATNESS LOOKS LIKE.
AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ARE A WOMAN, YOU MUST FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU DESERVE.
JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE DOING GREAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT'S ALL YOU DESERVE.
SO THERE IS MORE IN THE TANK.
YOU HAVE TO FIGHT FOR IT ON THE COURT AND HAVE I TO FIGHT FOR IT IN THE BOARD ROOM, TRUST ME BECAUSE I SEE YOU FIGHT THE WAY YOU DO TODAY, OUR FIGHT IS GOING TO BE TREMENDOUS.
[ CHEERING ] >> COACH JACK AND THE ORANGE MADE THE 2025-2026 SEASON ONE TO REMEMBER.
THE PROGRAM NOW LOOKS FORWARD TO BUILDING OFF OF LAST SEASON'S SUCCESS.
SYRACUSE BRINGS BACK A STRONG CORE OF RETURNING PLAYERS, HIGHLIGHTED BY ACC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR UCHE IZOJE.
THE TEAM HAS MADE SOME IMPRESSIVE ADDITIONS TO THE ROSTER WITH HOPES OF ACHIEVING EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS NEXT YEAR.
AND THOUGH WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE FALL FOR THE REGULAR SEASON TO BEGIN, COACH JACK AND SYRACUSE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ARE ALREADY HARD AT WORK.
BUILDING A TEAM AND A PROGRAM THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN BE PROUD OF.
Episode Preview - Gamechangers: Syracuse Women's Basketball Postseason Special
Gamchangers recaps Syracuse Women's Basketball's Postseason Run and teams 2026-2026 season (35s)
Video has Closed Captions
Postseason interview between Coach Jack and Michael Brunner (3m 31s)
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