Tyler Ennis joins frosh in-crowd

— -- SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Syracuse point guard Tyler Ennis' ascension from arguably the best freshman floor general to one of the best freshmen period has been both by design and by accident.

He'd attend practices while his brother, Dylan, who is a redshirt sophomore at Villanova, played and his dad coached. Dylan Ennis is nearly three years older, which meant Tyler Ennis was more or less the team mascot.

Growing up in Brampton, Ontario, located right outside of Toronto, Tyler Ennis was focused on hoops at an early age. Initially, Ennis tagged along out of convenience to be around his dad, his brother and basketball. Ennis had his own uniform and he'd participate in warmups with the team, too.

Tony McIntyre, his father who also coached the team, said during one game they were up 30 points when an official half-jokingly made a suggestion, "Why don't you put the young guy in?"

"It started as an accident, then it became a convenience thing," McIntyre said. "… Then the next season it was like, he can play here."

He can play here.