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The Syracuse University men's basketball team held their first practice for the 2016-2017 season at the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center on Friday September 30th. Freshman Matthew Moyer. Stephen D. Cannerelli | scannerelli@syracuse.com

Syracuse, N.Y. — Matthew Moyer has been cleared to participate in all aspects of Syracuse's basketball practice, Orange coach Jim Boeheim said Tuesday afternoon.

Moyer, the freshman forward, suffered a "Grade 3 turf toe" injury last July while playing two-on-two with his new SU teammates. He had progressed from a cast to a walking boot to being healed enough to shoot, lift and perform other basketball-related tasks once the Orange started officially practicing for the 2016-17 season.

Moyer was held out of contact drills and scrimmages for the first week of practice, but has since been deemed fully fit to perform. Boeheim said Moyer will be gradually immersed into the contact and scrimmage drills. He needs to regain some of the conditioning he lost while his foot healed.

Moyer spent time before Tuesday's practice in the Melo Center working on 3-point shooting with SU assistant coach Adrian Autry.