Syracuse, N.Y. ― The highlight of Syracuse’s non-conference schedule this season is the Players Era Festival, a 32-team event taking place in Las Vegas during Thanksgiving week.

I can tell that Syracuse fans are looking forward to the Orange playing in some high-level games because I’ve been getting quite a few questions regarding the Players Era Festival.

I selected two questions for this week’s Mailbox because they tapped into my love of basketball history.

A reminder: The Mailbox has returned as part of our Inside Syracuse basketball newsletter . As a subscriber to the newsletter, you’ll get the Mailbox days before it appears on Syracuse.com. You’ll also be able to submit questions directly to me at mwaters@syracuse.com . Start receiving the newsletter by clicking here .

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