SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As Felisha Legette-Jack strides down the Wall of Fame hallway of the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center, her wide smile can be seen from miles away. She’s dressed in a navy blue jumpsuit and bright Syracuse-orange sneakers. It’s exactly the kind of fit you wear when you’re lounging around in the comfort of your own home, sporting your team colors with pride.
For Legette-Jack, Syracuse is and always will be home. She was a key pillar of the women’s basketball program in the late 1980s and her picture hangs in the school’s Wall of Fame. In her office, she points to the orange-painted walls, where pictures of the current women’s basketball team hang. Some photos show players enjoying a meal together and sitting on the front steps of a building after a run. The mood in the photos is light and carefree as Orange teammates, old and new, huddle near each other and smile brightly into the camera.
“I want them to see, this is us,” says Legette-Jack, who took over as head coach in late March 2022. “This is what we’re becoming through these pictures and the things we were doing together.”
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