Syracuse Orange men's basketball
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The Syracuse Orange men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball
team representing Syracuse University
. The program is classified in the NCAA
's Division I, and the team competes in the Big East Conference
. Since playing its first official season in 1900-1901, the Orange has established a strong reputation as the fifth winningest men's Division I basketball team of all-time, and currently holds an active NCAA-record 40 consecutive winning seasons.
In its 35th year under current head coach Jim Boeheim
, the team has compiled an all-time record 32 20-win seasons, including eight Big East regular season championships, five Big East Tournament
championships, 25 NCAA Tournament
appearances (and 32 all-time), and three appearances in the national title game. In those games, the Orange lost to Indiana
in 1987
and Kentucky
in 1996
, before defeating Kansas for the title in 2003
.
Dave Bing
. As a sophomore in 1964, Bing led the team to an NIT
appearance and as a senior in 1966, he led the team to its second NCAA Tournament
appearance, where it reached the regional final. Bing's backcourt partner on these teams was future Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim
.
Syracuse remained competitive after Bing's departure, with NIT
appearances in 1967
, 1971
, and 1972
. Under coach Roy Danforth
, in 1973
, the team began a string of consecutive NCAA
appearances highlighted by a Final Four appearance in 1975
. The 1975 squad featured guard Jim Lee
and forward Rudy Hackett
and was affectionately known as "Roy's Runts."
and the University turned to young assistant Jim Boeheim
to assume the helm. Boeheim extended the string of NCAA appearances to nine, with bids in each of his first four seasons, a period in which his teams won 100 games. These teams featured star forward Louis Orr
and center Roosevelt Bouie and were sometimes referred to as the "Louie and Bouie Show."
in 1979, along with Georgetown University
, St. John's University and Providence College
. Syracuse and Georgetown were each ranked in the top ten in 1980, and a new and major rivalry blossomed when Georgetown snapped Syracuse's 57-game home winning streak in the final men's basketball game played at Manley Field House
. Over the next ten seasons, these two schools met eight times in the Big East Tournament, four times in the finals, and met numerous times on national television during the regular season.
Syracuse won the Big East Tournament
in 1981, but was passed over by the NCAA Tournament. The team, featuring Danny Schayes
and Leo Rautins
, finished runner-up in the NIT
. The team returned to the NIT in 1982
, before beginning another extended streak of NCAA appearances in 1983
.
Buoyed by the visibility provided by the Big East and by rising attendances at the Carrier Dome
, Syracuse continued to increase in national prominence. Heralded high school phenomenon Dwayne "Pearl" Washington joined the team in 1983, and led the school to NCAA appearances in 1984
, 1985
, and 1986
, before leaving school early for the NBA Draft
.
, with a team featuring Rony Seikaly
, Sherman Douglas
and freshman Derrick Coleman
, reaching the National Championship game before losing, 74–73, in the final to Indiana
on a last-second jump shot by Keith Smart
. Led by Coleman, Douglas, Seikaly, Stephen Thompson and Billy Owens
, the school extended its string of NCAA appearances to 10 seasons before that string was broken in 1993, due to NCAA
sanctions resulting from an incident involving a booster.
Led by guard Lawrence Moten
and forward/center John Wallace
, the school returned to the NCAAs in 1994
and 1995
. In 1996
, Wallace led the team to its third Final Four appearance, where it played impressively before losing, 76–67, in the final to a heavily-favored Kentucky
team that included nine future NBA players. (Kentucky head coach Rick Pitino
had been an assistant coach to Boeheim in 1976, 1977.)
and appeared in the NIT
. The 1998
, 1999
, and 2000
squads featuring guard Jason Hart and center Etan Thomas
all earned NCAA bids. In 2000, the University also named its All-Century Team
, recognizing its greatest players of the 20th century and the school's first 100 years of basketball. The team made a fourth consecutive NCAA appearance in 2001
, but returned to the NIT in 2002
, despite a having a 20-win season. This marked the first time a school with 20 wins from the Big East Conference was denied a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
and Gerry McNamara
and sophomore Hakim Warrick
, the Orangemen won their first NCAA Tournament Championship
with a 81–78 defeat of the University of Kansas in the final. Anthony was named NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
.
after the school year, but McNamara and Warrick stayed on, leading the team to NCAA
bids in 2004
and 2005
. The latter season saw Syracuse introduce a new nickname, dropping "Orangemen" and "Orangewomen" in favor of "Orange". In 2006, McNamara would lead the Orange
to an extremely unexpected Big East Championship
victory, making the 9th-seeded Orange the lowest seed to ever win the championship and only the 3rd school to repeat as Big East tournament champions, but was immediately defeated in the opening round of the 2006 NCAA tournament
by Texas A&M
, 66–58.
The 2007-08
season for the Orange
was up and down. The Orange had a 50-point win over East Tennessee State on December 15, the largest margin of victory in 20 seasons. They recorded top-25 wins over Georgetown and Marquette. But the team lost to Villanova in the Big East Tournament opening round
, and to UMass in the NIT
. UMass
became the first team ever to beat the Orange twice in the same season at the Carrier Dome.
In the 2008-09 season Syracuse
was led by sophomore guard Jonny Flynn
. The team returned key players like Eric Devendorf
, Andy Rautins
, Rick Jackson
, Arinze Onuaku
and Paul Harris
. Syracuse gained a tremendous amount of media attention following a 127–117 upset of UConn in six overtimes during the early morning hours of March 13, 2009 "the Game that wouldn't end" to advance to the semifinals of the Big East Conference Tournament
. This game solidified their seeding in the 2009 NCAA Tournament
. This game was the second longest of any game in NCAA History and only the 4th to make it into six overtimes. However, they lost in the Big East Final. Syracuse received a 3 seed and beat Stephen F. Austin 59–44 in the First Round. Syracuse stamped its ticket to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2004, defeating 6th seed Arizona State 78–67. However, the season ended with a loss to No. 2 seed Oklahoma, as the Sooners ended the Orange's season with a 84–71 loss.
At the start of the 2009-10 season, having lost three key players (Devendorf, Flynn, Harris) from the previous season, the Orange was not considered a top contender, unranked in the preseason AP Poll
. An early exhibition game loss to local LeMoyne College, a Division II school, did little to improve the outlook. However, led by its starters, returning seniors Andy Rautins and Arinze Onuaku, junior Rick Jackson, a relatively unknown transfer from Iowa State University
, forward Wes Johnson
, freshman point guard Brandon Triche, plus standout reserve players, sophomores Kris Joseph
and Scoop Jardine, the team began to deliver, winning its first 13 regular season games. By the second week of rankings, the Orange had climbed into the top ten, staying in the top five continuously from week 9. Syracuse reached a number one ranking two weeks before the season ended, finishing the season in fourth place with its best-ever regular season win–loss performance, at 28-3. It finished on top of the Big East for the regular season, losing in the Big East Tournament's quarter finals. A 1-seed in the West Region of the 2010 NCAA Tournament
, the Orange fell in the Sweet Sixteen to 5-seed and AP #11 Butler
to end the season 30–5.
In 2010-2011 season, led by Senior Big East Defensive player of the Year Rick Jackson
and Juniors Kris Joseph
and Scoop Jardine the Syracuse Orange started strong going undefeated in their non conference schedule and going 18-0 before losing in Pittsburgh. The loss to Pittsburgh Panthers started a slide for the Orange and the team went on to lose six of their next eight games. The Orange regained their momentum by beating West Virginia Mountineers and went on a six game winning streak before losing in overtime to Connecticut Huskies semi-finals of the Big East Tournament. With a record of 28-7, the Orange were selected by the NCAA committee as #3 seed in the East Region. The Orange beat Indiana State easily in the second round of the tournament 77-60. In the third round, the Orange faced a Marquette team they lost to earlier in the season, the Orange starting out strong building a 10 point lead before Marquette came back. The game was close throughout and the Orange came within a basket of making the tournament. However, it was not ment to be as Dion Waitersthrew the ball off target mid-air in the front court as his cousin Scoop Jardine's outstretched arm corralled the ball from the backcourt, and his right foot landed on the half court line. At the time, this was called a backcourt violation. However, after the game the officials would admit that was the wrong call. According to the 2010 and 2011 NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Rulebook, Rule 4, Section 3, Article 8 states: "After a jump ball or during a throw-in, the player in his/her front court, who makes the initial touch on the ball while both feet are off the playing court, may be the first to secure control of the ball and land with one or both feet in the back court. It makes no difference if the first foot down was in the front court or back court." Marquette's guard Darius Johnson-Odom went on to hit a three pointer with 27 second lefts to give the Golden Eagles the lead and a spot to the Sweet Sixteen. With the loss, the Orange left the tournament earlier than expected and for the first time in their history, not having lost to non big east team the whole year.
To date, the Syracuse men's basketball program has the active NCAA
record with 40 consecutive winning seasons, has made 33 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 4 Final Four appearances and one NCAA Tournament Championship. The program has also made 11 NIT
appearances and won 2 early (pre-tournament era) national championships. The program has produced 2 Hall of Fame
players, Vic Hanson
and Dave Bing
, and one Hall of Fame coach, Jim Boeheim
.
The Orange have experienced a tremendous home court advantage over the years. For most of its history, only one team had ever beaten Syracuse at home more than once in a season. Penn State beat the Orange twice in Syracuse in the 1922–1923 season. The feat went unmatched until the 2007-2008 season
when the University of Massachusetts defeated the Orange
in the Carrier Dome by scores of 107–100 and 81–77.
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
team representing Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
. The program is classified in the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
's Division I, and the team competes in the Big East Conference
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
. Since playing its first official season in 1900-1901, the Orange has established a strong reputation as the fifth winningest men's Division I basketball team of all-time, and currently holds an active NCAA-record 40 consecutive winning seasons.
In its 35th year under current head coach Jim Boeheim
Jim Boeheim
James Arthur "Jim" Boeheim is the head coach of the men's basketball team at Syracuse University. Boeheim has guided the Orange to eight Big East regular season championships, five Big East Tournament championships, and 28 NCAA Tournament appearances, including three appearances in the national...
, the team has compiled an all-time record 32 20-win seasons, including eight Big East regular season championships, five Big East Tournament
Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
The Big East Men's Basketball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the Big East Conference. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. Since 1983, the tournament has been held in Madison Square...
championships, 25 NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
appearances (and 32 all-time), and three appearances in the national title game. In those games, the Orange lost to Indiana
Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
The Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Indiana University . The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the NCAA. The Hoosiers play on Branch McCracken Court at the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana on the IU...
in 1987
1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1987, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in New Orleans, Louisiana...
and Kentucky
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, representing the University of Kentucky, is the winningest in the history of college basketball, both in all-time wins and all-time winning percentage. Kentucky's all-time record currently stands at 2058–647...
in 1996
1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1996, and ended with the championship game on April 1 at Continental Airlines Arena in...
, before defeating Kansas for the title in 2003
2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 2003, and ended with the championship game on April 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana...
.
National emergence
The modern era of Syracuse basketball began with the arrival of future Hall of FamerBasketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide...
Dave Bing
Dave Bing
David "Dave" Bing is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, a businessman, and a retired American professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association , primarily for the Detroit Pistons...
. As a sophomore in 1964, Bing led the team to an NIT
1964 National Invitation Tournament
The 1964 National Invitation Tournament was the 1964 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....
appearance and as a senior in 1966, he led the team to its second NCAA Tournament
1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 22 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 7, 1966, and ended with the championship game on March 19 in College Park, Maryland...
appearance, where it reached the regional final. Bing's backcourt partner on these teams was future Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim
Jim Boeheim
James Arthur "Jim" Boeheim is the head coach of the men's basketball team at Syracuse University. Boeheim has guided the Orange to eight Big East regular season championships, five Big East Tournament championships, and 28 NCAA Tournament appearances, including three appearances in the national...
.
Syracuse remained competitive after Bing's departure, with NIT
National Invitation Tournament
The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...
appearances in 1967
1967 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1967 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1967, and ended with the championship game on March 25 in Louisville, Kentucky...
, 1971
1971 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1971 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1971, and ended with the championship game on March 27 in Houston, Texas...
, and 1972
1972 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1972 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA University Division college basketball. It began on March 11, 1972, and ended with the championship game on March 25 in Los Angeles, California...
. Under coach Roy Danforth
Roy Danforth
Roy Danforth was the head basketball coach at Syracuse from 1968 to 1976. During his tenure, he compiled a 148-71 record. In his final four years as a coach, his teams went to the NCAA tournament, including an appearance in the Final Four in 1975. He was credited to rebuilding the Syracuse program,...
, in 1973
1973 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1973 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA University Division college basketball. It began on March 10, 1973, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in St. Louis, Missouri...
, the team began a string of consecutive NCAA
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
appearances highlighted by a Final Four appearance in 1975
1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 1975, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in San Diego, California...
. The 1975 squad featured guard Jim Lee
Jim Lee
Jim Lee is a Korean-American comic book artist, writer, editor and publisher. He first broke into the industry in 1987 as an artist for Marvel Comics, illustrating titles such as Alpha Flight and Punisher War Journal, before gaining a great deal of popularity on The Uncanny X-Men...
and forward Rudy Hackett
Rudy Hackett
Rudolph Hackett is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'9" and 210 lb forward and played collegiately at Syracuse University....
and was affectionately known as "Roy's Runts."
Boeheim takes over
Following the 1976 season, Danforth was hired away by Tulane UniversityTulane Green Wave
Green Wave, the nickname of the sports teams of Tulane University, was adopted during the 1920 season, after a song titled The Rolling Green Wave was published in Tulane's student newspaper in 1920. From 1893 to 1919, the athletic teams of Tulane were known as the Olive and Blue for the official...
and the University turned to young assistant Jim Boeheim
Jim Boeheim
James Arthur "Jim" Boeheim is the head coach of the men's basketball team at Syracuse University. Boeheim has guided the Orange to eight Big East regular season championships, five Big East Tournament championships, and 28 NCAA Tournament appearances, including three appearances in the national...
to assume the helm. Boeheim extended the string of NCAA appearances to nine, with bids in each of his first four seasons, a period in which his teams won 100 games. These teams featured star forward Louis Orr
Louis Orr
Louis M. Orr is an American men's college basketball coach. Orr became the 15th men's basketball head coach at Bowling Green State University on April 4, 2007, replacing Dan Dakich whose contract ran out following the 2006-2007 season. Orr was the head coach at Seton Hall University from April 4,...
and center Roosevelt Bouie and were sometimes referred to as the "Louie and Bouie Show."
A new conference
Syracuse was a founding member of the Big East ConferenceBig East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
in 1979, along with Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, St. John's University and Providence College
Providence College
Providence College is a private, coeducational, Catholic university located about two miles west of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the state's capital city. With a 2010–2011 enrollment of 3,850 undergraduate students and 735 graduate students, the College specializes in academic...
. Syracuse and Georgetown were each ranked in the top ten in 1980, and a new and major rivalry blossomed when Georgetown snapped Syracuse's 57-game home winning streak in the final men's basketball game played at Manley Field House
Manley Field House
Manley Field House is a multi-purpose arena in Syracuse, New York. The arena opened in 1962 and holds 9,500 people. It was home to the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team and indoor track team before they moved to Carrier Dome in 1980. Currently it hosts the women's volleyball team, as well as...
. Over the next ten seasons, these two schools met eight times in the Big East Tournament, four times in the finals, and met numerous times on national television during the regular season.
Syracuse won the Big East Tournament
Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
The Big East Men's Basketball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the Big East Conference. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. Since 1983, the tournament has been held in Madison Square...
in 1981, but was passed over by the NCAA Tournament. The team, featuring Danny Schayes
Danny Schayes
Daniel Leslie "Danny" Schayes is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA from 1981 until 1999. At 6'11" and 235 pounds, he played at center...
and Leo Rautins
Leo Rautins
Leo R. Rautins is a former professional basketball player, the former head coach of the Canadian national men's basketball team, and an NBA analyst for the Toronto Raptors.Rautins was a star in high school for St...
, finished runner-up in the NIT
National Invitation Tournament
The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...
. The team returned to the NIT in 1982
1982 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:...
, before beginning another extended streak of NCAA appearances in 1983
1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 52 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 2, 1983, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at The Pit, then officially known...
.
Buoyed by the visibility provided by the Big East and by rising attendances at the Carrier Dome
Carrier Dome
The Carrier Dome is a 49,250-seat domed sports stadium located on the campus of Syracuse University in the University Hill neighborhood of Syracuse, New York, USA. It is home to the Syracuse Orange football, basketball, and lacrosse teams. High school football championships are also held in "The...
, Syracuse continued to increase in national prominence. Heralded high school phenomenon Dwayne "Pearl" Washington joined the team in 1983, and led the school to NCAA appearances in 1984
1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 53 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1984, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Seattle, Washington. A total of...
, 1985
1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. This was the first year the field was expanded to 64 teams, from 53 in the previous year's tournament. It began...
, and 1986
1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1986, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in Dallas, Texas...
, before leaving school early for the NBA Draft
1986 NBA Draft
-Drug and health issues involving drafted players:There were various drug-related problems that plagued players in the 1986 NBA draft. Most notable was the death of highly-touted Len Bias. Bias died less than two days after being selected second overall by the defending champion Boston Celtics. His...
.
Falling just short...
Despite the early loss of Washington, Syracuse returned to the NCAAs in 19871987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1987, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in New Orleans, Louisiana...
, with a team featuring Rony Seikaly
Rony Seikaly
Ronald Fred "Rony" Seikaly is a retired Lebanese-born American professional basketball player.-Early life:Seikaly was born in Beirut, Lebanon. At the age of 9, Rony moved from Beirut where he'd been attending elementary school at the Athenee de Beirut to Greece, where he spent the rest of his youth...
, Sherman Douglas
Sherman Douglas
Sherman Douglas is a retired American professional basketball player from Syracuse University who played for the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers from 1989 to 2001...
and freshman Derrick Coleman
Derrick Coleman
Derrick D. Coleman is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. Coleman grew up and attended high school in Detroit, Michigan and attended college at Syracuse University...
, reaching the National Championship game before losing, 74–73, in the final to Indiana
Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
The Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Indiana University . The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the NCAA. The Hoosiers play on Branch McCracken Court at the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana on the IU...
on a last-second jump shot by Keith Smart
Keith Smart
Jonathan Keith Smart is a retired American basketball player and current assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. He is best remembered for hitting the game-winning shot in the 1987 NCAA championship game. The shot gave the Indiana Hoosiers a 74–73 victory over the Syracuse Orangemen...
. Led by Coleman, Douglas, Seikaly, Stephen Thompson and Billy Owens
Billy Owens
Billy Eugene Owens is an American former professional basketball player.As a high school senior, Owens averaged 34 points per game, and helped lead Carlisle High School to four consecutive state titles. He was considered to be the second best prep player of 1988, behind Alonzo Mourning...
, the school extended its string of NCAA appearances to 10 seasons before that string was broken in 1993, due to NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
sanctions resulting from an incident involving a booster.
Led by guard Lawrence Moten
Lawrence Moten
Lawrence Edward Moten is a retired American professional basketball player.Moten attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C. and the New Hampton School in New Hampton, New Hampshire before playing his college ball at Syracuse University...
and forward/center John Wallace
John Wallace (basketball)
John Gilbert Wallace is a retired American professional basketball player, in the forward position.He was picked 18th by the NY Knicks in the 1996 draft....
, the school returned to the NCAAs in 1994
1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1994, and ended with the championship game on April 4 in Charlotte, North Carolina...
and 1995
1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1995, and ended with the championship game on April 3 at the Kingdome in Seattle,...
. In 1996
1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1996, and ended with the championship game on April 1 at Continental Airlines Arena in...
, Wallace led the team to its third Final Four appearance, where it played impressively before losing, 76–67, in the final to a heavily-favored Kentucky
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, representing the University of Kentucky, is the winningest in the history of college basketball, both in all-time wins and all-time winning percentage. Kentucky's all-time record currently stands at 2058–647...
team that included nine future NBA players. (Kentucky head coach Rick Pitino
Rick Pitino
Rick Pitino is an American basketball coach. Since 2001, he has been the head coach at the University of Louisville. He has also served as head coach at Boston University, Providence College and the University of Kentucky, leading that program to the NCAA championship in 1996...
had been an assistant coach to Boeheim in 1976, 1977.)
A new millennium dawns
The 1997 squad won 19 games but was bypassed by the NCAA Tournament1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1997, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in Indianapolis, Indiana...
and appeared in the NIT
1997 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Connecticut 74, Arkansas 64Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996-97 schedule after Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster....
. The 1998
1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1998, and ended with the championship game on March 30 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,...
, 1999
1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1999, and ended with the championship game on March 29 at Tropicana Field in St....
, and 2000
2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2000, and ended with the championship game on April 3 in Indianapolis, Indiana...
squads featuring guard Jason Hart and center Etan Thomas
Etan Thomas
Dedreck Etan Thomas, commonly referred to as Etan Thomas , is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association.-College:...
all earned NCAA bids. In 2000, the University also named its All-Century Team
Syracuse Men's Basketball All-Century Team
In 2000 Syracuse University selected its Men's Basketball All-Century Team to honor its greatest players of the 20th century, coinciding with its own first century of basketball history.Player Name / Years Lettered*Rafael Addison 1983-1986...
, recognizing its greatest players of the 20th century and the school's first 100 years of basketball. The team made a fourth consecutive NCAA appearance in 2001
2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 2001 with the play-in game, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in...
, but returned to the NIT in 2002
2002 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Temple 65, Syracuse 64...
, despite a having a 20-win season. This marked the first time a school with 20 wins from the Big East Conference was denied a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Champions at last
Although unranked in the preseason polls for the 2002-03 season, led by freshmen Carmelo AnthonyCarmelo Anthony
Carmelo Kiyan Anthony , nicknamed "Melo", is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association...
and Gerry McNamara
Gerry McNamara
Gerry McNamara Sucks because he did not get drafted into the NBA.Gerry McNamara is a former American basketball player and current graduate assistant coach. He is a former guard for the Syracuse University men's team, from 2002 to 2006...
and sophomore Hakim Warrick
Hakim Warrick
Hakim Hanif Warrick is an American professional basketball player in the NBA who is currently with the Phoenix Suns. Commonly nicknamed "Helicopter" and "Skinny", the 6'9", 219 lb forward was a major part the Syracuse Orange's run to the 2003 National Championship, often being most remembered...
, the Orangemen won their first NCAA Tournament Championship
2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 2003, and ended with the championship game on April 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana...
with a 81–78 defeat of the University of Kansas in the final. Anthony was named NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
At the conclusion of the NCAA men's and women's Division I basketball championships , the Associated Press selects a Most Outstanding Player. The MOP need not be, but almost always is a member of the Championship team, especially since the third place game was eliminated after 1981...
.
After the crown
Anthony left for the NBA Draft2003 NBA Draft
The 2003 NBA Draft was held on June 26, 2003 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting basketball players and other first-time eligible players, such as players from high schools and...
after the school year, but McNamara and Warrick stayed on, leading the team to NCAA
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
bids in 2004
2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2004, and ended with the championship game on April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,...
and 2005
2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at the Edward Jones Dome in St...
. The latter season saw Syracuse introduce a new nickname, dropping "Orangemen" and "Orangewomen" in favor of "Orange". In 2006, McNamara would lead the Orange
2005-06 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
The 2005–06 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University. The Head Coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 30th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 23–12 record, while being eliminated in the first round...
to an extremely unexpected Big East Championship
2006 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
-Games:*1st round: Wednesday, March 8Noon2PM7PM9PM*Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 9Noon2 PM7 PM9 PM*Semifinals: Friday, March 107 PM9 PM...
victory, making the 9th-seeded Orange the lowest seed to ever win the championship and only the 3rd school to repeat as Big East tournament champions, but was immediately defeated in the opening round of the 2006 NCAA tournament
2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2005–06 basketball season...
by Texas A&M
Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
The Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I college basketball. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,500-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M University....
, 66–58.
The 2007-08
2006-07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2006, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 2, 2007 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia...
season for the Orange
2006-07 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
The 2006–07 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University. The Head Coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 31st year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 24–11 record, while making it to the quarterfinal round...
was up and down. The Orange had a 50-point win over East Tennessee State on December 15, the largest margin of victory in 20 seasons. They recorded top-25 wins over Georgetown and Marquette. But the team lost to Villanova in the Big East Tournament opening round
2007 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
-Games:*1st round: Wednesday, March 7Noon2PM7PM9PM*Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 8Noon2 PM7 PM9 PM*Semifinals: Friday, March 97 PM9 PM...
, and to UMass in the NIT
2007 National Invitation Tournament
The 2007 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams which did not participate in the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament...
. UMass
UMass Minutemen basketball
The UMass Minutemen basketball team, also known as the Massachusetts Minutemen, represents the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts, in NCAA Division I men's competition...
became the first team ever to beat the Orange twice in the same season at the Carrier Dome.
In the 2008-09 season Syracuse
2008-09 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
The 2008–09 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head Coach is Jim Boeheim, serving for his 33rd year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York...
was led by sophomore guard Jonny Flynn
Jonny Flynn
Jonny William Flynn is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association...
. The team returned key players like Eric Devendorf
Eric Devendorf
Eric Devendorf is an American professional basketball player from Bay City, Michigan who came from Oak Hill Academy and played for the Syracuse University Orange. He currently plays for the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League....
, Andy Rautins
Andy Rautins
Andrew Jay "Andy" Rautins is a , 205 lbs. guard for the New York Knicks of the NBA. He was born in Syracuse, New York. He is a Canadian citizen and played for the Syracuse Orange and Canadian Men's National Basketball team...
, Rick Jackson
Rick Jackson
Richard Kadeem Jackson is an American professional basketball forward for Chorale Roanne Basket of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball in France...
, Arinze Onuaku
Arinze Onuaku
Arinze Onuaku is a 6'9", 275lb professional basketball player from Lanham, Maryland who was on the Syracuse Orange basketball team. He went undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft. He is currently playing with the LKL team, Klaipėdos Neptūnas....
and Paul Harris
Paul Harris (basketball)
Paul Harris is an American professional basketball player who recently played for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters of the Philippine Basketball Association...
. Syracuse gained a tremendous amount of media attention following a 127–117 upset of UConn in six overtimes during the early morning hours of March 13, 2009 "the Game that wouldn't end" to advance to the semifinals of the Big East Conference Tournament
2009 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
- Championship Game :- Syracuse vs. Connecticut :The quarterfinal game on Thursday, March 12 between Syracuse and Connecticut lasted for six overtime periods, the second-longest game in NCAA Division I Men's Basketball history...
. This game solidified their seeding in the 2009 NCAA Tournament
2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The first and second round games were played at the following sites:First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 19 and 21, 2009-Qualifying teams:-Brackets:Results to date * – Denotes overtime periodAll times in U.S. EDT....
. This game was the second longest of any game in NCAA History and only the 4th to make it into six overtimes. However, they lost in the Big East Final. Syracuse received a 3 seed and beat Stephen F. Austin 59–44 in the First Round. Syracuse stamped its ticket to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2004, defeating 6th seed Arizona State 78–67. However, the season ended with a loss to No. 2 seed Oklahoma, as the Sooners ended the Orange's season with a 84–71 loss.
At the start of the 2009-10 season, having lost three key players (Devendorf, Flynn, Harris) from the previous season, the Orange was not considered a top contender, unranked in the preseason AP Poll
AP Poll
The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...
. An early exhibition game loss to local LeMoyne College, a Division II school, did little to improve the outlook. However, led by its starters, returning seniors Andy Rautins and Arinze Onuaku, junior Rick Jackson, a relatively unknown transfer from Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
, forward Wes Johnson
Wesley Johnson (basketball)
Wesley JaMarr Johnson is an American basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played college basketball at Syracuse and Iowa State...
, freshman point guard Brandon Triche, plus standout reserve players, sophomores Kris Joseph
Kris Joseph
Kris Joseph is a Canadian basketball player who currently plays for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team. Kris is the brother of University of Vermont Catamounts' basketball player, Maurice Joseph.- High school :...
and Scoop Jardine, the team began to deliver, winning its first 13 regular season games. By the second week of rankings, the Orange had climbed into the top ten, staying in the top five continuously from week 9. Syracuse reached a number one ranking two weeks before the season ended, finishing the season in fourth place with its best-ever regular season win–loss performance, at 28-3. It finished on top of the Big East for the regular season, losing in the Big East Tournament's quarter finals. A 1-seed in the West Region of the 2010 NCAA Tournament
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's...
, the Orange fell in the Sweet Sixteen to 5-seed and AP #11 Butler
2009–10 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Brad Stevens, serving his 3rd year...
to end the season 30–5.
In 2010-2011 season, led by Senior Big East Defensive player of the Year Rick Jackson
Rick Jackson
Richard Kadeem Jackson is an American professional basketball forward for Chorale Roanne Basket of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball in France...
and Juniors Kris Joseph
Kris Joseph
Kris Joseph is a Canadian basketball player who currently plays for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team. Kris is the brother of University of Vermont Catamounts' basketball player, Maurice Joseph.- High school :...
and Scoop Jardine the Syracuse Orange started strong going undefeated in their non conference schedule and going 18-0 before losing in Pittsburgh. The loss to Pittsburgh Panthers started a slide for the Orange and the team went on to lose six of their next eight games. The Orange regained their momentum by beating West Virginia Mountineers and went on a six game winning streak before losing in overtime to Connecticut Huskies semi-finals of the Big East Tournament. With a record of 28-7, the Orange were selected by the NCAA committee as #3 seed in the East Region. The Orange beat Indiana State easily in the second round of the tournament 77-60. In the third round, the Orange faced a Marquette team they lost to earlier in the season, the Orange starting out strong building a 10 point lead before Marquette came back. The game was close throughout and the Orange came within a basket of making the tournament. However, it was not ment to be as Dion Waitersthrew the ball off target mid-air in the front court as his cousin Scoop Jardine's outstretched arm corralled the ball from the backcourt, and his right foot landed on the half court line. At the time, this was called a backcourt violation. However, after the game the officials would admit that was the wrong call. According to the 2010 and 2011 NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Rulebook, Rule 4, Section 3, Article 8 states: "After a jump ball or during a throw-in, the player in his/her front court, who makes the initial touch on the ball while both feet are off the playing court, may be the first to secure control of the ball and land with one or both feet in the back court. It makes no difference if the first foot down was in the front court or back court." Marquette's guard Darius Johnson-Odom went on to hit a three pointer with 27 second lefts to give the Golden Eagles the lead and a spot to the Sweet Sixteen. With the loss, the Orange left the tournament earlier than expected and for the first time in their history, not having lost to non big east team the whole year.
To date, the Syracuse men's basketball program has the active NCAA
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
record with 40 consecutive winning seasons, has made 33 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 4 Final Four appearances and one NCAA Tournament Championship. The program has also made 11 NIT
National Invitation Tournament
The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...
appearances and won 2 early (pre-tournament era) national championships. The program has produced 2 Hall of Fame
Basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide...
players, Vic Hanson
Vic Hanson
This article refers to the college athlete. For the historian, please see Victor Davis HansonVictor A. Hanson was a well-known multi-sport college athlete in the 1920s...
and Dave Bing
Dave Bing
David "Dave" Bing is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, a businessman, and a retired American professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association , primarily for the Detroit Pistons...
, and one Hall of Fame coach, Jim Boeheim
Jim Boeheim
James Arthur "Jim" Boeheim is the head coach of the men's basketball team at Syracuse University. Boeheim has guided the Orange to eight Big East regular season championships, five Big East Tournament championships, and 28 NCAA Tournament appearances, including three appearances in the national...
.
The Orange have experienced a tremendous home court advantage over the years. For most of its history, only one team had ever beaten Syracuse at home more than once in a season. Penn State beat the Orange twice in Syracuse in the 1922–1923 season. The feat went unmatched until the 2007-2008 season
2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2007 ended with the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 7, 2008 in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.-Season headlines:...
when the University of Massachusetts defeated the Orange
2007-08 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University. The Head Coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 32nd year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 21–14 record, while making it to the quarterfinal round...
in the Carrier Dome by scores of 107–100 and 81–77.
Season-by-season results
- See also: :Category:Syracuse Orange men's basketball seasons
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Accomplishment1900-01 2 2 .500 None No Coach 1901-02 3 3 .500 None No Coach 1902-03 1 8 .111 None No Coach 1903-04 11 8 .579 None John A. R. Scott John A. R. ScottJohn A.R. Scott was the first head coach of Syracuse University's men's basketball team. He coached from 1903–1911, and his teams compiled a record of 64 wins along with 54 losses, along with a winning percentage of .542 Scott's tenure at Syracuse was highlighted by the 1905-06 and 1907-08 seasons,...1904-05 14 7 .667 None John A. R. Scott 1905-06 9 3 .750 None John A. R. Scott 1906-07 4 3 .571 None John A. R. Scott 1907-08 10 3 .769 None John A. R. Scott 1908-09 7 8 .467 None John A. R. Scott 1909-10 3 11 .214 None John A. R. Scott 1910-11 6 11 .353 None John A. R. Scott 1911-12 11 3 .786 None Edmund Dollard Edmund DollardEdmund "Eddie" Dollard was the Syracuse University men's basketball coach from 1911-1924. His teams compiled a record of 151 wins along with 59 losses, and an overall winning percentage of .719. Dollard guided SU to ll consecutive winning seasons, along with an unblemished 12-0 during the...1912-13 8 3 .727 None Edmund Dollard 1913-14 12 0 1.000 None Edmund Dollard 1914-15 10 1 .909 None Edmund Dollard 1915-16 9 3 .750 None Edmund Dollard 1916-17 13 3 .813 None Edmund Dollard 1917-18 16 1 .941 None Edmund Dollard National Champions 1918-19 13 3 .813 None Edmund Dollard 1919-20 15 3 .833 None Edmund Dollard 1920-21 12 9 .571 None Edmund Dollard 1921-22 16 8 .941 None Edmund Dollard 1922-23 8 12 .400 None Edmund Dollard 1923-24 8 10 .444 None Edmund Dollard 1924-25 15 2 .882 None Lewis Andreas 1925-26 19 1 .950 None Lewis Andreas National Champions 1926-27 15 4 .789 None Lewis Andreas 1927-28 10 6 .625 None Lewis Andreas 1928-29 11 4 .733 None Lewis Andreas 1929-30 18 2 .900 None Lewis Andreas 1930-31 16 4 .800 None Lewis Andreas 1931-32 13 8 .619 None Lewis Andreas 1932-33 14 2 .875 None Lewis Andreas 1933-34 15 2 .882 None Lewis Andreas 1934-35 15 2 .882 None Lewis Andreas 1935-36 12 5 .706 None Lewis Andreas 1936-37 13 4 .765 None Lewis Andreas 1937-38 14 5 .737 None Lewis Andreas 1938-39 15 4 .789 None Lewis Andreas 1939-40 10 8 .556 None Lewis Andreas 1940-41 14 5 .737 None Lewis Andreas 1941-42 15 6 .714 None Lewis Andreas 1942-43 8 10 .444 None Lewis Andreas 1943-44 Did not play - Team suspended 1944-45 7 12 .368 None Lewis Andreas 1945-46 23 4 .852 NIT 1946 National Invitation TournamentThe 1946 National Invitation Tournament was the 1946 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....Lewis Andreas 1946-47 19 6 .760 NCAA District II Lewis Andreas 1947-48 11 13 .458 None Lewis Andreas 1948-49 18 7 .720 None Lewis Andreas 1949-50 18 9 .667 NIT 1950 National Invitation TournamentThe 1950 National Invitation Tournament was the 1950 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. For the only time in history, the same school won both the NIT and NCAA tournaments as CCNY took both championships, beating Bradley in both finals...Lewis Andreas 1950-51 19 9 .679 None Marc Guley Marc GuleyMarcel "Marc" Guley was an American college basketball player and coach who was head coach of the Syracuse Orange from 1950-1962. He was born in Czechoslovakia. He had been an assistant to Lewis Andreas prior to his appointment as head coach. His teams compiled a record of 136 wins and 129 losses...1951-52 14 6 .700 None Marc Guley 1952-53 7 11 .389 None Marc Guley 1953-54 10 9 .526 None Marc Guley 1954-55 10 11 .476 None Marc Guley 1955-56 14 8 .636 None Marc Guley 1956-57 18 7 .720 NCAA 1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1957, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Kansas City, Missouri...Marc Guley 1957-58 11 10 .524 None Marc Guley 1958-59 14 9 .609 None Marc Guley 1959-60 13 8 .619 None Marc Guley 1960-61 4 19 .174 None Marc Guley 1961-62 2 22 .083 None Marc Guley 1962-63 8 13 .381 None Fred Lewis Fred Lewis (basketball coach)Fred Lewis was the head basketball coach at Syracuse from 1962 to 1967. He compiled a 91-57 record during his tenure. He took his team to the NIT tournament, only two years after the team suffered a 2-22 season. Prior to coaching at Syracuse, he coached at Southern Miss, where he compiled an 89-38...1963-64 17 8 .680 NIT 1964 National Invitation TournamentThe 1964 National Invitation Tournament was the 1964 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....Fred Lewis 1964-65 13 10 .565 None Fred Lewis 1965-66 22 6 .786 NCAA 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 22 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 7, 1966, and ended with the championship game on March 19 in College Park, Maryland...Fred Lewis 1966-67 20 6 .769 NIT 1967 National Invitation TournamentThe 1967 National Invitation Tournament was the 1967 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 14 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....Fred Lewis 1967-68 11 14 .440 None Fred Lewis 1968-69 9 16 .360 None Roy Danforth Roy DanforthRoy Danforth was the head basketball coach at Syracuse from 1968 to 1976. During his tenure, he compiled a 148-71 record. In his final four years as a coach, his teams went to the NCAA tournament, including an appearance in the Final Four in 1975. He was credited to rebuilding the Syracuse program,...1969-70 12 12 .500 None Roy Danforth 1970-71 19 7 .731 NIT 1971 National Invitation TournamentThe 1971 National Invitation Tournament was the 1971 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. 1971 was unique because it is the only time that major rivals Duke and North Carolina have played each other after the ACC Tournament. Eventual ACC member Georgia Tech also made the...Roy Danforth 1971-72 22 6 .786 NIT 1972 National Invitation TournamentThe 1972 National Invitation Tournament was the 1972 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....Roy Danforth 1972-73 24 5 .828 NCAA 1973 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1973 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA University Division college basketball. It began on March 10, 1973, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in St. Louis, Missouri...Roy Danforth 1973-74 19 7 .731 NCAA 1974 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1974 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It was the first tournament to officially be designated as a Division I championship—previously, NCAA member...Roy Danforth 1974-75 23 9 .719 NCAA 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 1975, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in San Diego, California...Roy Danforth Final Four 1975-76 20 9 .690 NCAA 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1976, and ended with the championship game on March 29 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...Roy Danforth 1976-77 26 4 .867 NCAA 1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 American schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the National Champion of Men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1977, and ended with the championship game on March 28 in Atlanta, Georgia. A...Jim Boeheim Jim BoeheimJames Arthur "Jim" Boeheim is the head coach of the men's basketball team at Syracuse University. Boeheim has guided the Orange to eight Big East regular season championships, five Big East Tournament championships, and 28 NCAA Tournament appearances, including three appearances in the national...1977-78 22 6 .786 NCAA 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1978 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1978, and ended with the championship game on March 27 in St. Louis, Missouri...Jim Boeheim 1978-79 26 4 .867 NCAA 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 40 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 9, 1979, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in Salt Lake City, Utah...Jim Boeheim 1979-80 26 4 .867 5 1 .833 T-1st (Big East Big East ConferenceThe Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
)Lost in finals NCAA 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 6, 1980, and ended with the championship game on March 24 in Indianapolis, Indiana...Jim Boeheim 1980-81 22 12 .647 6 8 .429 6th Conference Champion NIT 1981 National Invitation Tournament-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Purdue 75, West Virginia 72...Jim Boeheim 1981-82 16 13 .552 7 7 .500 5th Lost in quarter-finals NIT 1982 National Invitation Tournament-Semifinals & Finals:...Jim Boeheim 1982-83 21 10 .677 9 7 .563 5th Lost in semi-finals NCAA 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 52 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 2, 1983, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at The Pit, then officially known...Jim Boeheim 1983-84 23 9 .719 12 4 .750 2nd Lost in finals NCAA 1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 53 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1984, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Seattle, Washington. A total of...Jim Boeheim 1984-85 22 9 .710 9 7 .563 3rd Lost in semi-finals NCAA 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. This was the first year the field was expanded to 64 teams, from 53 in the previous year's tournament. It began...Jim Boeheim 1985-86 26 6 .813 14 2 .875 1st Lost in finals NCAA 1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1986, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in Dallas, Texas...Jim Boeheim 1986-87 31 7 .816 12 4 .750 1st Lost in finals NCAA 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1987, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in New Orleans, Louisiana...Jim Boeheim Final Four 1987-88 26 9 .743 11 5 .688 2nd Conference Champion NCAA 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1988, and ended with the championship game on April 4 returning to Kansas City, Missouri...Jim Boeheim 1988-89 30 8 .789 10 6 .625 3rd Lost in finals NCAA 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1989, and ended with the championship game on April 3 in Seattle, Washington...Jim Boeheim 1989-90 26 7 .788 12 4 .750 1st Lost in finals NCAA 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 1990, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Denver, Colorado...Jim Boeheim 1990-91 26 6 .813 12 4 .750 1st Lost in quarter-finals NCAA 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1991, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana...Jim Boeheim 1991-92 22 10 .688 10 8 .556 5th Conference Champion NCAA 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 19, 1992, and ended with the championship game on April 6 in Minneapolis, Minnesota...Jim Boeheim 1992-93 20 9 .690 10 8 .556 3rd Lost in finals None Jim Boeheim 1993-94 23 7 .767 13 5 .722 2nd Lost in quarter-finals NCAA 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1994, and ended with the championship game on April 4 in Charlotte, North Carolina...Jim Boeheim 1994-95 20 10 .667 12 6 .667 3rd Lost in quarter-finals NCAA 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1995, and ended with the championship game on April 3 at the Kingdome in Seattle,...Jim Boeheim 1995-96 29 9 .763 12 6 .667 2nd (Big East 7) Lost in semi-finals NCAA 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1996, and ended with the championship game on April 1 at Continental Airlines Arena in...Jim Boeheim Final Four 1996-97 19 13 .594 9 9 .500 4th (Big East 7) Lost in quarter-finals NIT 1997 National Invitation Tournament-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Connecticut 74, Arkansas 64Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996-97 schedule after Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster....Jim Boeheim 1997-98 26 9 .743 12 6 .667 1st (Big East 7) Lost in finals NCAA 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1998, and ended with the championship game on March 30 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,...Jim Boeheim 1998-99 21 12 .636 10 8 .556 4th Lost in semi-finals NCAA 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1999, and ended with the championship game on March 29 at Tropicana Field in St....Jim Boeheim 1999-00 26 6 .813 13 3 .813 1st Lost in quarter-finals NCAA 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2000, and ended with the championship game on April 3 in Indianapolis, Indiana...Jim Boeheim 2000-01 25 9 .813 10 6 .625 T-2nd (West) Lost in semi-finals NCAA 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 2001 with the play-in game, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in...Jim Boeheim 2001-02 23 13 .639 9 7 .563 T-3rd (West) Lost in 1st Round NIT 2002 National Invitation Tournament-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Temple 65, Syracuse 64...Jim Boeheim 2002-03 30 5 .857 13 3 .813 T-1st (West) Lost in semi-finals NCAA 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 2003, and ended with the championship game on April 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana...Jim Boeheim National Champions 2003-04 23 8 .742 11 5 .688 T-3rd Lost in quarter-finals NCAA 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2004, and ended with the championship game on April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,...Jim Boeheim 2004-05 2004-05 Syracuse Orange men's basketball teamThe 2004–05 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I season. This was the first season in which Syracuse used its current nickname of "Orange"; previously, Syracuse teams had been known as "Orangemen" and "Orangewomen", depending on sex....
27 7 .794 11 5 .688 T-3rd Conference Champion NCAA 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at the Edward Jones Dome in St...Jim Boeheim 2005-06 2005-06 Syracuse Orange men's basketball teamThe 2005–06 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University. The Head Coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 30th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 23–12 record, while being eliminated in the first round...
23 12 .657 7 9 .438 T-9th Conference Champion NCAA 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2005–06 basketball season...Jim Boeheim 2006-07 2006-07 Syracuse Orange men's basketball teamThe 2006–07 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University. The Head Coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 31st year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 24–11 record, while making it to the quarterfinal round...
24 11 .686 10 6 .625 T-5th Lost in quarter-finals NIT 2007 National Invitation TournamentThe 2007 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams which did not participate in the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament...Jim Boeheim 2007-08 2007-08 Syracuse Orange men's basketball teamThe 2007–08 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University. The Head Coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 32nd year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 21–14 record, while making it to the quarterfinal round...
21 14 .600 9 9 .500 T-8th Lost in quarter-finals NIT 2008 National Invitation Tournament-Semifinals and Final:Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on April 1 and 3* - Overtime game.-External links:*...Jim Boeheim 2008-09 2008-09 Syracuse Orange men's basketball teamThe 2008–09 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head Coach is Jim Boeheim, serving for his 33rd year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York...
28 9 .757 11 7 .611 6th Lost in finals NCAA 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe first and second round games were played at the following sites:First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 19 and 21, 2009-Qualifying teams:-Brackets:Results to date * – Denotes overtime periodAll times in U.S. EDT....Jim Boeheim 2009-10 30 5 .857 15 3 .833 1st Lost in quarter-finals NCAA 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's...Jim Boeheim 2010-11 27 8 .771 12 6 .667 Lost in semi-finals NCAA 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe following sites were selected to host each round of the 2011 tournament:First Four*March 15 and 16**University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OhioSecond and third rounds*March 17 and 19**Verizon Center, Washington, D.C....109
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(Regular season)5 Big East Big East ConferenceThe Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
tournament titles33 NCAA NCAA Men's Division I Tournament Bids By SchoolThis is a list of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament bids by school . Schools whose names are listed in the last table are no longer in NCAA Division I Men's Basketball, and can no longer be included in the tournament.The years listed are the last tournament year a school has reached a...
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12 NIT bids4 Final Fours NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by schoolThis is a list of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Final Four appearances by school. Schools whose names are italicized are no longer in Division I and can no longer be included in the tournament. Several teams have vacated Final Four appearances and are marked with an * with...1 NCAA National
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Basketball retired uniforms
Like many sports teams, Syracuse University retires jersey/uniform numbers as a way to honor its athletes. Historically, Syracuse University has restricted the men's basketball team from wearing retired numbers. A perfect example is Carmelo Anthony, who wore #22 in high school. Since the number was already retired at Syracuse, Anthony chose #15 as an alternate upon his arrival. Similarly, Gerry McNamara wore #31 in high school, also retired by Syracuse University (McNamara chose #3 instead). Interestingly, #4 and #20 were both played in the 2009-2010 season.- Rony SeikalyRony SeikalyRonald Fred "Rony" Seikaly is a retired Lebanese-born American professional basketball player.-Early life:Seikaly was born in Beirut, Lebanon. At the age of 9, Rony moved from Beirut where he'd been attending elementary school at the Athenee de Beirut to Greece, where he spent the rest of his youth...
, #4 - Vic HansonVic HansonThis article refers to the college athlete. For the historian, please see Victor Davis HansonVictor A. Hanson was a well-known multi-sport college athlete in the 1920s...
, #8 - Wilmeth Sidat-SinghWilmeth Sidat-SinghWilmeth Sidat-Singh was an African-American basketball and football player who was subject to segregation in college and professional sports in the 1930s....
, #19 - Carmelo AnthonyCarmelo AnthonyCarmelo Kiyan Anthony , nicknamed "Melo", is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association...
, #15
- Sherman DouglasSherman DouglasSherman Douglas is a retired American professional basketball player from Syracuse University who played for the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers from 1989 to 2001...
, #20 - Dave BingDave BingDavid "Dave" Bing is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, a businessman, and a retired American professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association , primarily for the Detroit Pistons...
, #22 - Billy OwensBilly OwensBilly Eugene Owens is an American former professional basketball player.As a high school senior, Owens averaged 34 points per game, and helped lead Carlisle High School to four consecutive state titles. He was considered to be the second best prep player of 1988, behind Alonzo Mourning...
, #30
- Derrick ColemanDerrick ColemanDerrick D. Coleman is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. Coleman grew up and attended high school in Detroit, Michigan and attended college at Syracuse University...
, #44 - Billy GaborBilly GaborWilliam A. Gabor is an American former professional basketball player.A 5'11" guard/forward, Gabor played collegiately at Syracuse University during the 1940s. He averaged 12.1 points per game during his freshman year before joining the United States Army Air Corps in 1943...
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Notable players
- Carmelo AnthonyCarmelo AnthonyCarmelo Kiyan Anthony , nicknamed "Melo", is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association...
(2002–2003) - Dave BingDave BingDavid "Dave" Bing is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, a businessman, and a retired American professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association , primarily for the Detroit Pistons...
(1963–1966) - Wesley JohnsonWesley Johnson (basketball)Wesley JaMarr Johnson is an American basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played college basketball at Syracuse and Iowa State...
(2009-2010) - Derrick ColemanDerrick ColemanDerrick D. Coleman is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. Coleman grew up and attended high school in Detroit, Michigan and attended college at Syracuse University...
(1986–1990) - Sherman DouglasSherman DouglasSherman Douglas is a retired American professional basketball player from Syracuse University who played for the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers from 1989 to 2001...
(1986–1989) - Jonny FlynnJonny FlynnJonny William Flynn is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association...
(2007–2009) - Donte GreeneDonté GreeneDonté Dominic Greene is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA...
(2007–2008) - Jason Hart (1997–2000)
- Dave JohnsonDave Johnson (basketball)Dave M. Johnson is a retired American professional basketball player who had a brief career in the NBA in the early 1990s....
(1989–1992) - Donovan McNabbDonovan McNabbDonovan Jamal McNabb is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback from 1999 to 2009 and spent the 2010 season with the Washington Redskins and a portion of the 2011 season with the Minnesota Vikings. In college, McNabb played...
(1995-1998) - Gerry McNamaraGerry McNamaraGerry McNamara Sucks because he did not get drafted into the NBA.Gerry McNamara is a former American basketball player and current graduate assistant coach. He is a former guard for the Syracuse University men's team, from 2002 to 2006...
(2002–2006) - Lawrence MotenLawrence MotenLawrence Edward Moten is a retired American professional basketball player.Moten attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C. and the New Hampton School in New Hampton, New Hampshire before playing his college ball at Syracuse University...
(1991–1995) - Demetris NicholsDemetris NicholsDemetris Nichols is an American professional basketball player. He played small forward for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, and has been a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, and New York Knicks.-High school:He was coached by Mike Hart at St...
(2003–2007) - Billy OwensBilly OwensBilly Eugene Owens is an American former professional basketball player.As a high school senior, Owens averaged 34 points per game, and helped lead Carlisle High School to four consecutive state titles. He was considered to be the second best prep player of 1988, behind Alonzo Mourning...
(1988–1991) - Danny SchayesDanny SchayesDaniel Leslie "Danny" Schayes is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA from 1981 until 1999. At 6'11" and 235 pounds, he played at center...
(1978–1981) - Andy RautinsAndy RautinsAndrew Jay "Andy" Rautins is a , 205 lbs. guard for the New York Knicks of the NBA. He was born in Syracuse, New York. He is a Canadian citizen and played for the Syracuse Orange and Canadian Men's National Basketball team...
(2005-2010) - Leo RautinsLeo RautinsLeo R. Rautins is a former professional basketball player, the former head coach of the Canadian national men's basketball team, and an NBA analyst for the Toronto Raptors.Rautins was a star in high school for St...
(1980-1983)
- Rony SeikalyRony SeikalyRonald Fred "Rony" Seikaly is a retired Lebanese-born American professional basketball player.-Early life:Seikaly was born in Beirut, Lebanon. At the age of 9, Rony moved from Beirut where he'd been attending elementary school at the Athenee de Beirut to Greece, where he spent the rest of his youth...
(1984–1988) - Preston ShumpertPreston ShumpertMert Shumpert or Preston Anthony Shumpert is an American-Turkish professional basketball player currently playing for Turkish club Galatasaray....
(1998–2002) - Etan ThomasEtan ThomasDedreck Etan Thomas, commonly referred to as Etan Thomas , is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association.-College:...
(1997–2000) - Stephen ThompsonStephen Thompson (basketball)Stephen M. Thompson is an American former professional and collegiate basketball player.He attended Syracuse University, where he was named the Big East's Scholar Athlete of the Year...
(1987–1990) - John WallaceJohn Wallace (basketball)John Gilbert Wallace is a retired American professional basketball player, in the forward position.He was picked 18th by the NY Knicks in the 1996 draft....
(1992–1996) - Hakim WarrickHakim WarrickHakim Hanif Warrick is an American professional basketball player in the NBA who is currently with the Phoenix Suns. Commonly nicknamed "Helicopter" and "Skinny", the 6'9", 219 lb forward was a major part the Syracuse Orange's run to the 2003 National Championship, often being most remembered...
(2001–2005) - Dwayne "Pearl" Washington (1983–1986)
Players currently in the NBA
- Carmelo AnthonyCarmelo AnthonyCarmelo Kiyan Anthony , nicknamed "Melo", is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association...
-Forward for the New York KnicksNew York KnicksThe New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association... - Donte GreeneDonté GreeneDonté Dominic Greene is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA...
-Forward for the Sacramento KingsSacramento KingsThe Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association... - Etan ThomasEtan ThomasDedreck Etan Thomas, commonly referred to as Etan Thomas , is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association.-College:...
-CenterCenter (basketball)The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
for the Atlanta HawksAtlanta HawksThe Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .-The first years:... - Hakim WarrickHakim WarrickHakim Hanif Warrick is an American professional basketball player in the NBA who is currently with the Phoenix Suns. Commonly nicknamed "Helicopter" and "Skinny", the 6'9", 219 lb forward was a major part the Syracuse Orange's run to the 2003 National Championship, often being most remembered...
-Forward for the Phoenix SunsPhoenix SunsThe Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US... - Jonny FlynnJonny FlynnJonny William Flynn is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association...
-Guard for the Houston RocketsHouston RocketsThe Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being... - Andy RautinsAndy RautinsAndrew Jay "Andy" Rautins is a , 205 lbs. guard for the New York Knicks of the NBA. He was born in Syracuse, New York. He is a Canadian citizen and played for the Syracuse Orange and Canadian Men's National Basketball team...
-Guard for the New York KnicksNew York KnicksThe New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association... - Wesley JohnsonWesley Johnson (basketball)Wesley JaMarr Johnson is an American basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played college basketball at Syracuse and Iowa State...
-Forward for the Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota TimberwolvesThe Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
See also
- List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I men's college basketball
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