It seems that Syracuse basketball has its new director of strength and conditioning.
On the SU Athletics Web site, Robert Harris is noted to be in that role for the Orange program. There is no bio listed at this point in time, though.
I did some checking online, and based on the photo that's listed under Harris' bio on cuse.com, he appears to be the same Robert Harris who most recently was the associate director of basketball sports performance at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn., which is not far from Nashville. On Thursday, a source confirmed to me that the 'Cuse program has hired Harris.
Harris steps in to replace Ryan Cabiles, who had joined the Syracuse basketball staff in July of 2007. In late April, Syracuse.com's Hall of Fame writer Mike Waters reported that the Orange had parted ways with Cabiles.
For what it's worth, on X, Harris is followed by Syracuse basketball's general manager, Alex Kline.
Syracuse basketball has its new director of strength and conditioning.
According to his LinkedIn page, Harris was at Austin Peay from July of 2022 until May of this year. Immediately before that, he served as the head strength and conditioning coach for Kentucky basketball from June of 2014 until June of 2022.
In June of 2022, here was an article on Harris via kyinsider.com.
From January of 2013 until June of 2014, he was the assistant strength and conditioning coach at another Southeastern Conference school, Arkansas.
For about two years, Harris was an assistant strength and conditioning coach in the NFL, working for the Cincinnati Bengals. Harris also served as a strength and conditioning coach intern in football and Olympic sports at Big Ten Conference powerhouse Ohio State.
He earned a bachelor's degree in sports and exercise from Kentucky State University in 2009 and a master's degree in sports and exercise from Eastern Kentucky University in 2010.
Per a press release on May 13 of this year from Austin Peay, around that time, Harris "received the highest honor in his field when he earned the title of Master Strength and Conditioning Coach (MSCC) during the 2025 National Conference of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa).