Syracuse basketball officially announced the hiring of Brenden Straughn as assistant basketball coach on Thursday. Straughn fills the vacancy on staff from Jim Boeheim’s retirement and Adrian Autry’s promotion. “Brenden is one of the bright young minds in college basketball,” Coach Autry said in a press release. “He checks all the boxes of a quality coach with his experience in recruiting, player development, relationship building, and teaching the game of basketball. He is going to be a great fit on our staff and an important addition to the Syracuse family.” “I’m very blessed and excited to join the Syracuse University…