Junior forwardhas announced his intention to return to Syracuse for his senior year with the men's basketball team. The second-team All-BIG EAST Conference performer considered entering his name in the 2013 NBA Draft but decided to come back to SU for his fourth year of eligibility and to complete his degree work."After talking it over with my family and my coaches, I decided another year at Syracuse was best for me," Fair said. "I'm excited about working hard with my teammates to put together another great season and graduating has also been a goal of mine."is a great character student-athlete who is on track to graduate, and obviously a tremendous player," said Syracuse director of athletics. "We are confident his continued progress will allow him to become the nation's top player and a viable candidate for the Naismith, Rupp, Wooden awards and other All-American honors. We look forward to him leading our team as we enter the ACC. We all feel that his senior season will be remarkable.""This is great news for our basketball program and for C.J.," said Syracuse coach. "I believe he's just going to keep getting better and better as a basketball player and earning his degree is important."Fair led Syracuse in scoring (14.5) and rebounding (7.0) averages this past season. The Orange were 30-10 and advanced to the Final Four before ending its season in a loss to Michigan, 61-56. He averaged 15.4 points per game in five NCAA Tournament contests. Fair was named to the NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team.Fair started all 40 games for SU and during the campaign became the 58th player in school history to surpass 1,000 career points. He scored in double figures 32 times as a junior.He was the BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week once and earned a spot on the league's weekly honor roll twice in 2012-13. In addition to the all-league recognition he received, Fair was received second team NABC All-District 5 laurels.Fair is on track to graduate with his class, the Class of '14, next spring.Syracuse is scheduled to join the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) on July 1, 2013.