{"id":63618,"date":"2025-11-25T00:47:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T00:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/63618\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T00:47:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T00:47:15","slug":"players-era-festival-syracuse-battles-houston-at-the-mgm-grand-in-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/63618\/","title":{"rendered":"Players Era Festival: Syracuse battles Houston at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EJUYKSZMEZDZFPD4KXZN37XGMA.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Syracuse Orange guard Nate Kingz (4) pulls a rebound down as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)\"\/><\/p>\n<p>1 \/ 18<\/p>\n<p>N. Scott Trimble<\/p>\n<p>Players Era Festival 2025: Syracuse vs Houston<\/p>\n<p>Syracuse Orange guard Nate Kingz (4) pulls a rebound down as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)<a href=\"http:\/\/syracuse.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FEJUYKSZMEZDZFPD4KXZN37XGMA.jpg&amp;caption=Syracuse%20Orange%20guard%20Nate%20Kingz%20(4)%20pulls%20a%20rebound%20down%20as%20Syracuse%20takes%20on%20Houston%20in%20the%20first%20round%20of%20play%20in%20the%20Players%20Era%20Festival%20at%20the%20MGM%20Grand%20in%20Las%20Vegas%20Monday%2C%20November%2024%2C%202025.%20(N.%20Scott%20Trimble%20%7C%20strimble%40syracuse.com)&amp;affphotographername=N.%20Scott%20Trimblefalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=syracuse&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4KJSEJKQ4ZHY3OJDEVXGWIRYJM.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Syracuse Orange forward Kiyan Anthony (7) dunks in the ball as Syracuse Orange forward Kiyan Anthony (7) dunks in the ball as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>2 \/ 18<\/p>\n<p>N. Scott Trimble<\/p>\n<p>Players Era Festival 2025: Syracuse vs Houston<\/p>\n<p>Syracuse Orange forward Kiyan Anthony (7) dunks in the ball as Syracuse Orange forward Kiyan Anthony (7) dunks in the ball as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)<a href=\"http:\/\/syracuse.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2F4KJSEJKQ4ZHY3OJDEVXGWIRYJM.jpg&amp;caption=Syracuse%20Orange%20forward%20Kiyan%20Anthony%20(7)%20dunks%20in%20the%20ball%20as%20Syracuse%20Orange%20forward%20Kiyan%20Anthony%20(7)%20dunks%20in%20the%20ball%20as%20Syracuse%20takes%20on%20Houston%20in%20the%20first%20round%20of%20play%20in%20the%20Players%20Era%20Festival%20at%20the%20MGM%20Grand%20in%20Las%20Vegas%20Monday%2C%20November%2024%2C%202025.%20(N.%20Scott%20Trimble%20%7C%20strimble%40syracuse.com)&amp;affphotographername=N.%20Scott%20Trimblefalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=syracuse&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RQ3VI3FVSFDZVGXRKNNWZ36CAE.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Houston Cougars forward Joseph Tugler (11) grabs Syracuse Orange forward Sadiq White Jr. (0) hand and fouls his dunk as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>3 \/ 18<\/p>\n<p>N. Scott Trimble<\/p>\n<p>Players Era Festival 2025: Syracuse vs Houston<\/p>\n<p>Houston Cougars forward Joseph Tugler (11) grabs Syracuse Orange forward Sadiq White Jr. (0) hand and fouls his dunk as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)<a href=\"http:\/\/syracuse.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FRQ3VI3FVSFDZVGXRKNNWZ36CAE.jpg&amp;caption=Houston%20Cougars%20forward%20Joseph%20Tugler%20(11)%20grabs%20Syracuse%20Orange%20forward%20Sadiq%20White%20Jr.%20(0)%20hand%20and%20fouls%20his%20dunk%20as%20Syracuse%20takes%20on%20Houston%20in%20the%20first%20round%20of%20play%20in%20the%20Players%20Era%20Festival%20at%20the%20MGM%20Grand%20in%20Las%20Vegas%20Monday%2C%20November%2024%2C%202025.%20(N.%20Scott%20Trimble%20%7C%20strimble%40syracuse.com)&amp;affphotographername=N.%20Scott%20Trimblefalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=syracuse&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/X47O3OLVSZF6JOJFJARYIGHWNA.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Syracuse Orange forward Ibrahim Souare (10) screens above Houston Cougars forward Kalifa Sakho (14) as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>4 \/ 18<\/p>\n<p>N. Scott Trimble<\/p>\n<p>Players Era Festival 2025: Syracuse vs Houston<\/p>\n<p>Syracuse Orange forward Ibrahim Souare (10) screens above Houston Cougars forward Kalifa Sakho (14) as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)<a href=\"http:\/\/syracuse.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FX47O3OLVSZF6JOJFJARYIGHWNA.jpg&amp;caption=Syracuse%20Orange%20forward%20Ibrahim%20Souare%20(10)%20screens%20above%20Houston%20Cougars%20forward%20Kalifa%20Sakho%20(14)%20as%20Syracuse%20takes%20on%20Houston%20in%20the%20first%20round%20of%20play%20in%20the%20Players%20Era%20Festival%20at%20the%20MGM%20Grand%20in%20Las%20Vegas%20Monday%2C%20November%2024%2C%202025.%20(N.%20Scott%20Trimble%20%7C%20strimble%40syracuse.com)&amp;affphotographername=N.%20Scott%20Trimblefalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=syracuse&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CKRKZWUN4BBEZNI46UREMJZSPU.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Orange coach Adrian Autry reacts to Syracuse Orange forward Kiyan Anthony (7) dunking in the ball as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>5 \/ 18<\/p>\n<p>N. Scott Trimble<\/p>\n<p>Players Era Festival 2025: Syracuse vs Houston<\/p>\n<p>Orange coach Adrian Autry reacts to Syracuse Orange forward Kiyan Anthony (7) dunking in the ball as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)<a href=\"http:\/\/syracuse.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FCKRKZWUN4BBEZNI46UREMJZSPU.jpg&amp;caption=Orange%20coach%20Adrian%20Autry%20reacts%20to%20Syracuse%20Orange%20forward%20Kiyan%20Anthony%20(7)%20dunking%20in%20the%20ball%20as%20Syracuse%20takes%20on%20Houston%20in%20the%20first%20round%20of%20play%20in%20the%20Players%20Era%20Festival%20at%20the%20MGM%20Grand%20in%20Las%20Vegas%20Monday%2C%20November%2024%2C%202025.%20(N.%20Scott%20Trimble%20%7C%20strimble%40syracuse.com)&amp;affphotographername=N.%20Scott%20Trimblefalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=syracuse&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHZ5ONBZXZDHTHKLCVEZSRFFKM.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Syracuse Orange forward Kiyan Anthony (7) fires a layup in as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>6 \/ 18<\/p>\n<p>N. Scott Trimble<\/p>\n<p>Players Era Festival 2025: Syracuse vs Houston<\/p>\n<p>Syracuse Orange forward Kiyan Anthony (7) fires a layup in as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)<a href=\"http:\/\/syracuse.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FPHZ5ONBZXZDHTHKLCVEZSRFFKM.jpg&amp;caption=Syracuse%20Orange%20forward%20Kiyan%20Anthony%20(7)%20fires%20a%20layup%20in%20as%20Syracuse%20takes%20on%20Houston%20in%20the%20first%20round%20of%20play%20in%20the%20Players%20Era%20Festival%20at%20the%20MGM%20Grand%20in%20Las%20Vegas%20Monday%2C%20November%2024%2C%202025.%20(N.%20Scott%20Trimble%20%7C%20strimble%40syracuse.com)&amp;affphotographername=N.%20Scott%20Trimblefalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=syracuse&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/R5HGJLPGBVCZTNJBXXRX65YFOA.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Syracuse Orange forward Kiyan Anthony (7) rebounds the ball as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>7 \/ 18<\/p>\n<p>N. Scott Trimble<\/p>\n<p>Players Era Festival 2025: Syracuse vs Houston<\/p>\n<p>Syracuse Orange forward Kiyan Anthony (7) rebounds the ball as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)<a href=\"http:\/\/syracuse.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FR5HGJLPGBVCZTNJBXXRX65YFOA.jpg&amp;caption=Syracuse%20Orange%20forward%20Kiyan%20Anthony%20(7)%20rebounds%20the%20ball%20as%20Syracuse%20takes%20on%20Houston%20in%20the%20first%20round%20of%20play%20in%20the%20Players%20Era%20Festival%20at%20the%20MGM%20Grand%20in%20Las%20Vegas%20Monday%2C%20November%2024%2C%202025.%20(N.%20Scott%20Trimble%20%7C%20strimble%40syracuse.com)&amp;affphotographername=N.%20Scott%20Trimblefalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=syracuse&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEMEZN7IYVH7DF6ZJGWCGV4J6A.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Syracuse Orange forward Ibrahim Souare (10) slams his arms against the backboard overshooting a Cougar as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>8 \/ 18<\/p>\n<p>N. Scott Trimble<\/p>\n<p>Players Era Festival 2025: Syracuse vs Houston<\/p>\n<p>Syracuse Orange forward Ibrahim Souare (10) slams his arms against the backboard overshooting a Cougar as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)<a href=\"http:\/\/syracuse.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FSEMEZN7IYVH7DF6ZJGWCGV4J6A.jpg&amp;caption=Syracuse%20Orange%20forward%20Ibrahim%20Souare%20(10)%20slams%20his%20arms%20against%20the%20backboard%20overshooting%20a%20Cougar%20as%20Syracuse%20takes%20on%20Houston%20in%20the%20first%20round%20of%20play%20in%20the%20Players%20Era%20Festival%20at%20the%20MGM%20Grand%20in%20Las%20Vegas%20Monday%2C%20November%2024%2C%202025.%20(N.%20Scott%20Trimble%20%7C%20strimble%40syracuse.com)&amp;affphotographername=N.%20Scott%20Trimblefalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=syracuse&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WUZRV7DAWJFRLGH4IKEB2PM2VE.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>9 \/ 18<\/p>\n<p>N. Scott Trimble<\/p>\n<p>Players Era Festival 2025: Syracuse vs Houston<\/p>\n<p>Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)<a href=\"http:\/\/syracuse.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FWUZRV7DAWJFRLGH4IKEB2PM2VE.jpg&amp;caption=Syracuse%20takes%20on%20Houston%20in%20the%20first%20round%20of%20play%20in%20the%20Players%20Era%20Festival%20at%20the%20MGM%20Grand%20in%20Las%20Vegas%20Monday%2C%20November%2024%2C%202025.%20(N.%20Scott%20Trimble%20%7C%20strimble%40syracuse.com)&amp;affphotographername=N.%20Scott%20Trimblefalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=syracuse&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DEBGBNUN7JGPPKEFWPM5ST4QW4.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Houston Cougars guard Kingston Flemings (4) goes up for shot against Syracuse Orange forward Kiyan Anthony (7) as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>10 \/ 18<\/p>\n<p>N. Scott Trimble<\/p>\n<p>Players Era Festival 2025: Syracuse vs Houston<\/p>\n<p>Houston Cougars guard Kingston Flemings (4) goes up for shot against Syracuse Orange forward Kiyan Anthony (7) as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)<a href=\"http:\/\/syracuse.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FDEBGBNUN7JGPPKEFWPM5ST4QW4.jpg&amp;caption=Houston%20Cougars%20guard%20Kingston%20Flemings%20(4)%20goes%20up%20for%20shot%20against%20Syracuse%20Orange%20forward%20Kiyan%20Anthony%20(7)%20as%20Syracuse%20takes%20on%20Houston%20in%20the%20first%20round%20of%20play%20in%20the%20Players%20Era%20Festival%20at%20the%20MGM%20Grand%20in%20Las%20Vegas%20Monday%2C%20November%2024%2C%202025.%20(N.%20Scott%20Trimble%20%7C%20strimble%40syracuse.com)&amp;affphotographername=N.%20Scott%20Trimblefalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=syracuse&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KNJN2VBBV5BBJM5DH5LTEMX7FI.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Houston Cougars guard Kingston Flemings (4) grasps for the ball against Syracuse Orange guard Bryce Zephir (55) as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>11 \/ 18<\/p>\n<p>N. Scott Trimble<\/p>\n<p>Players Era Festival 2025: Syracuse vs Houston<\/p>\n<p>Houston Cougars guard Kingston Flemings (4) grasps for the ball against Syracuse Orange guard Bryce Zephir (55) as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)<a href=\"http:\/\/syracuse.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FKNJN2VBBV5BBJM5DH5LTEMX7FI.jpg&amp;caption=Houston%20Cougars%20guard%20Kingston%20Flemings%20(4)%20grasps%20for%20the%20ball%20against%20Syracuse%20Orange%20guard%20Bryce%20Zephir%20(55)%20as%20Syracuse%20takes%20on%20Houston%20in%20the%20first%20round%20of%20play%20in%20the%20Players%20Era%20Festival%20at%20the%20MGM%20Grand%20in%20Las%20Vegas%20Monday%2C%20November%2024%2C%202025.%20(N.%20Scott%20Trimble%20%7C%20strimble%40syracuse.com)&amp;affphotographername=N.%20Scott%20Trimblefalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=syracuse&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DNTNCUOMZNHMFAKSJ4N7CTVJ44.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Syracuse Orange forward Tyler Betsey (5) screens Houston Cougars guard Kingston Flemings (4) as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>12 \/ 18<\/p>\n<p>N. Scott Trimble<\/p>\n<p>Players Era Festival 2025: Syracuse vs Houston<\/p>\n<p>Syracuse Orange forward Tyler Betsey (5) screens Houston Cougars guard Kingston Flemings (4) as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)<a href=\"http:\/\/syracuse.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FDNTNCUOMZNHMFAKSJ4N7CTVJ44.jpg&amp;caption=Syracuse%20Orange%20forward%20Tyler%20Betsey%20(5)%20screens%20Houston%20Cougars%20guard%20Kingston%20Flemings%20(4)%20as%20Syracuse%20takes%20on%20Houston%20in%20the%20first%20round%20of%20play%20in%20the%20Players%20Era%20Festival%20at%20the%20MGM%20Grand%20in%20Las%20Vegas%20Monday%2C%20November%2024%2C%202025.%20(N.%20Scott%20Trimble%20%7C%20strimble%40syracuse.com)&amp;affphotographername=N.%20Scott%20Trimblefalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=syracuse&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MYJ4357Y3JAQVFOYT3AEFHEQYQ.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"The Orange bench erupts on a score as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>13 \/ 18<\/p>\n<p>N. Scott Trimble<\/p>\n<p>Players Era Festival 2025: Syracuse vs Houston<\/p>\n<p>The Orange bench erupts on a score as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)<a href=\"http:\/\/syracuse.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FMYJ4357Y3JAQVFOYT3AEFHEQYQ.jpg&amp;caption=The%20Orange%20bench%20erupts%20on%20a%20score%20as%20Syracuse%20takes%20on%20Houston%20in%20the%20first%20round%20of%20play%20in%20the%20Players%20Era%20Festival%20at%20the%20MGM%20Grand%20in%20Las%20Vegas%20Monday%2C%20November%2024%2C%202025.%20(N.%20Scott%20Trimble%20%7C%20strimble%40syracuse.com)&amp;affphotographername=N.%20Scott%20Trimblefalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=syracuse&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IERTB4UYWJEGPOGRSMOEO45D7Q.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Syracuse Orange forward Kiyan Anthony (7) warms up as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>14 \/ 18<\/p>\n<p>N. Scott Trimble<\/p>\n<p>Players Era Festival 2025: Syracuse vs Houston<\/p>\n<p>Syracuse Orange forward Kiyan Anthony (7) warms up as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)<a href=\"http:\/\/syracuse.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FIERTB4UYWJEGPOGRSMOEO45D7Q.jpg&amp;caption=Syracuse%20Orange%20forward%20Kiyan%20Anthony%20(7)%20warms%20up%20as%20Syracuse%20takes%20on%20Houston%20in%20the%20first%20round%20of%20play%20in%20the%20Players%20Era%20Festival%20at%20the%20MGM%20Grand%20in%20Las%20Vegas%20Monday%2C%20November%2024%2C%202025.%20(N.%20Scott%20Trimble%20%7C%20strimble%40syracuse.com)&amp;affphotographername=N.%20Scott%20Trimblefalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=syracuse&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WHVQIRU2PFFANJ63J7KPKKYGPI.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Carmelo Anthony sits curtsied to watch his son Syracuse Orange forward Kiyan Anthony (7) and the Orange as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>15 \/ 18<\/p>\n<p>N. Scott Trimble<\/p>\n<p>Players Era Festival 2025: Syracuse vs Houston<\/p>\n<p>Carmelo Anthony sits curtsied to watch his son Syracuse Orange forward Kiyan Anthony (7) and the Orange as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)<a href=\"http:\/\/syracuse.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FWHVQIRU2PFFANJ63J7KPKKYGPI.jpg&amp;caption=Carmelo%20Anthony%20sits%20curtsied%20to%20watch%20his%20son%20Syracuse%20Orange%20forward%20Kiyan%20Anthony%20(7)%20and%20the%20Orange%20as%20Syracuse%20takes%20on%20Houston%20in%20the%20first%20round%20of%20play%20in%20the%20Players%20Era%20Festival%20at%20the%20MGM%20Grand%20in%20Las%20Vegas%20Monday%2C%20November%2024%2C%202025.%20(N.%20Scott%20Trimble%20%7C%20strimble%40syracuse.com)&amp;affphotographername=N.%20Scott%20Trimblefalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=syracuse&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/QT5VUON2MRCY3G7W6IGR5Y6VQM.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"The Orange warms up as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>16 \/ 18<\/p>\n<p>N. Scott Trimble<\/p>\n<p>Players Era Festival 2025: Syracuse vs Houston<\/p>\n<p>The Orange warms up as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)<a href=\"http:\/\/syracuse.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FQT5VUON2MRCY3G7W6IGR5Y6VQM.jpg&amp;caption=The%20Orange%20warms%20up%20as%20Syracuse%20takes%20on%20Houston%20in%20the%20first%20round%20of%20play%20in%20the%20Players%20Era%20Festival%20at%20the%20MGM%20Grand%20in%20Las%20Vegas%20Monday%2C%20November%2024%2C%202025.%20(N.%20Scott%20Trimble%20%7C%20strimble%40syracuse.com)&amp;affphotographername=N.%20Scott%20Trimblefalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=syracuse&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ZORNYIEKKFERJDQQW3Q5LKJD4Y.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"A Syracuse fan walks into the arena as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>17 \/ 18<\/p>\n<p>N. Scott Trimble<\/p>\n<p>Players Era Festival 2025: Syracuse vs Houston<\/p>\n<p>A Syracuse fan walks into the arena as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)<a href=\"http:\/\/syracuse.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FZORNYIEKKFERJDQQW3Q5LKJD4Y.jpg&amp;caption=A%20Syracuse%20fan%20walks%20into%20the%20arena%20as%20Syracuse%20takes%20on%20Houston%20in%20the%20first%20round%20of%20play%20in%20the%20Players%20Era%20Festival%20at%20the%20MGM%20Grand%20in%20Las%20Vegas%20Monday%2C%20November%2024%2C%202025.%20(N.%20Scott%20Trimble%20%7C%20strimble%40syracuse.com)&amp;affphotographername=N.%20Scott%20Trimblefalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=syracuse&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/C2MBTMLHDVATLC7JI5JMZ5T5I4.jpg\"   height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Syracuse fans arrive in the arena as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>18 \/ 18<\/p>\n<p>N. Scott Trimble<\/p>\n<p>Players Era Festival 2025: Syracuse vs Houston<\/p>\n<p>Syracuse fans arrive in the arena as Syracuse takes on Houston in the first round of play in the Players Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Monday, November 24, 2025. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)<a href=\"http:\/\/syracuse.newskeepsake.com\/api\/capture?sd_image=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fadvancelocal%2FC2MBTMLHDVATLC7JI5JMZ5T5I4.jpg&amp;caption=Syracuse%20fans%20arrive%20in%20the%20arena%20as%20Syracuse%20takes%20on%20Houston%20in%20the%20first%20round%20of%20play%20in%20the%20Players%20Era%20Festival%20at%20the%20MGM%20Grand%20in%20Las%20Vegas%20Monday%2C%20November%2024%2C%202025.%20(N.%20Scott%20Trimble%20%7C%20strimble%40syracuse.com)&amp;affphotographername=N.%20Scott%20Trimblefalse&amp;subscription_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Fdigitalsubscription%2Fimagedownload&amp;market=syracuse&amp;subscriber=ac8ecd4c1bf4751b6fed4230af708018893cf328\" class=\"gallery_photo_buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Get Photo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1 \/ 18 N. 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