2023–24 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
2023–24 Syracuse Orange men's basketball | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 20–12 (11–9 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Gerry McNamara |
Assistant coaches |
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Offensive scheme | Ball-Screen Motion |
Base defense | Man-to-Man |
Home arena | JMA Wireless Dome |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 North Carolina | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Duke | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Clemson | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 NC State † | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 26 | – | 15 | .634 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2023–24 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by first-year head coach Adrian Autry and played their home games at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York as eleventh-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Orange won their first three games of the season before participating in the Maui Invitational. They lost the first two games of the tournament against seventh-ranked Tennessee and eleventh-ranked Gonzaga. They finished the tournament with a win against Chaminade. They followed that with an ACC–SEC Challenge win against LSU before losing their ACC opener to Virginia. The Orange won their final four non-conference games to finish with a non-conference record of 9–2. Syracuse won four of its next six ACC games, including two wins against Pittsburgh and the only losses coming against fourteenth-ranked Duke and seventh-ranked North Carolina. The Orange weren't able to carry that momentum forward, as they lost four of their next six games. They rebounded to end their season, winning five of their last seven games, including an upset win over seventh-ranked North Carolina. They completed a season sweep of NC State but ended the season with a loss as they were beaten by Clemson for the second time in the season.
The Orange finished the 2023–24 season 20–12 and 11–9 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. Syracuse lost the tiebreaker and was the seventh seed in the ACC tournament. They faced tenth-seed NC State for the third time this season in the Second Round and NC State avenged both regular season losses by defeating the Orange 83–65. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament and they were eligible to participate in the NIT Tournament, but they opted not to participate.[1]
Previous season
The Orange finished the 2022–23 season 17–15, 10–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Wake Forest in the second round. This was the second year in a row that Syracuse did not qualify for any post season tournament, a first in then coach Jim Boeheim's 47-year tenure.[2]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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John Bol Ajak | 2 | F | 6'10" | 216 | ![]() | Natinga, South Sudan | Entered Transfer Portal[3] |
Symir Torrence | 10 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Syracuse, NY | Graduate transferred to Binghamton[4] |
Joseph Girard III | 11 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Senior | Glens Falls, NY | Graduate transferred to Clemson[5] |
Jesse Edwards | 14 | C | 6'11" | 230 | Senior | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Graduate transferred to West Virginia[6] |
Shane Feldman | 25 | G | 6'2" | 165 | ![]() | Agoura Hills, CA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
Arthur Cordes | 33 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Wallingford, CT | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Kyle Cuffe Jr. | 0 | G | 6'2" | 180 | ![]() | New York, NY | Kansas[7] |
JJ Starling | 2 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Sophomore | Baldwinsville, NY | Notre Dame[8] |
Naheem McLeod | 10 | C | 7'4" | 255 | Junior | Philadelphia, PA | Florida State[9] |
Chance Westry | 11 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Sophomore | Harrisburg, PA | Auburn[10] |
Recruiting classes
2023 recruiting class
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William Patterson C | Cumberland, MD | Bishop Walsh School | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Feb 20, 2023 | |
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2024 recruiting class
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Donavan Freeman #13 PF | Washington, DC | IMG Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 11, 2023 | |
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Elijah Moore #50 SG | Bronx, NY | Cardinal Hayes High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jan 27, 2023 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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October 27, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | Daemen | W 81–68 | – | 12 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 9 – Copeland | JMA Wireless Dome (4,166) Syracuse, NY | ||||
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | Saint Rose | W 86–61 | – | 20 – Mintz | 12 – Taylor | 7 – Mintz | JMA Wireless Dome (3,113) Syracuse, NY | ||||
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November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | New Hampshire | W 83–72 | 1–0 | 20 – Mintz | 13 – Copeland | 3 – Mintz | JMA Wireless Dome (19,130) Syracuse, NY | ||||
November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | Canisius | W 89–77 | 2–0 | 26 – Mintz | 9 – McLeod | 7 – Starling | JMA Wireless Dome (19,080) Syracuse, NY | ||||
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | Colgate | W 79–75 | 3–0 | 25 – Bell | 7 – Starling | 8 – Mintz | JMA Wireless Dome (19,387) Syracuse, NY | ||||
November 20, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 | vs. No. 7 Tennessee Maui Invitational quarterfinals | L 56–73 | 3–1 | 16 – Bell | 7 – Taylor | 2 – Mintz | Stan Sheriff Center (4,838) Honolulu, HI | ||||
November 21, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 | vs. No. 11 Gonzaga Maui Invitational Consolation | L 57–76 | 3–2 | 22 – Mintz | 6 – Starling | 3 – Mintz | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ||||
November 22, 2023* 9:30 p.m., ESPNU | vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational | W 105–56 | 4–2 | 18 – Bell | 10 – Taylor | 8 – Copeland | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ||||
November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | LSU ACC–SEC Challenge | W 80–57 | 5–2 | 33 – Mintz | 9 – Brown | 5 – Taylor | JMA Wireless Dome (19,602) Syracuse, NY | ||||
December 2, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at Virginia | L 62–84 | 5–3 (0–1) | 16 – Starling | 6 – Copeland | 3 – Taylor | John Paul Jones Arena (14,637) Charlottesville, VA | ||||
December 5, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ACCN | Cornell | W 81–70 | 6–3 | 28 – Mintz | 12 – Brown | 6 – Taylor | JMA Wireless Dome (19,390) Syracuse, NY | ||||
December 9, 2023* 11:30 a.m., FOX | at Georgetown | W 80–68 | 7–3 | 25 – Mintz | 6 – Taylor | 3 – Mintz | Capital One Arena (14,193) Washington, D.C. | ||||
December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., CBSSN | vs. Oregon | W 83–63 | 8–3 | 18 – Mintz | 9 – Copeland | 5 – Mintz | Sanford Pentagon (3,138) Sioux Falls, SD | ||||
December 21, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | Niagara | W 83–71 | 9–3 | 18 – Mintz | 10 – Brown | 8 – Copeland | JMA Wireless Dome (18,239) Syracuse, NY | ||||
December 30, 2023 12:00 p.m., The CW | Pittsburgh | W 81–73 | 10–3 (1–1) | 22 – Copeland | 9 – Copeland | 5 – Mintz | JMA Wireless Dome (20,642) Syracuse, NY | ||||
January 2, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN | at No. 14 Duke | L 66–86 | 10–4 (1–2) | 26 – Brown | 7 – Brown | 6 – Mintz | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||
January 10, 2024 9:00 p.m., ACCN | Boston College | W 69–59 | 11–4 (2–2) | 20 – Bell | 8 – Brown | 4 – Tied | JMA Wireless Dome (17,331) Syracuse, NY | ||||
January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN | at No. 7 North Carolina | L 67–103 | 11–5 (2–3) | 21 – Mintz | 8 – Brown | 2 – Tied | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN | at Pittsburgh | W 69–58 | 12–5 (3–3) | 17 – Starling | 9 – Mintz | 5 – Mintz | Petersen Events Center (7,708) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
January 20, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | Miami (FL) | W 72–69 | 13–5 (4–3) | 22 – Starling | 11 – Brown | 13 – Mintz | JMA Wireless Dome (20,960) Syracuse, NY | ||||
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | Florida State | L 69–85 | 13–6 (4–4) | 28 – Mintz | 12 – Brown | 3 – Mintz | JMA Wireless Dome (19,859) Syracuse, NY | ||||
January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCN | NC State | W 77–65 | 14–6 (5–4) | 26 – Starling | 7 – Brown | 9 – Mintz | JMA Wireless Dome (21,814) Syracuse, NY | ||||
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCN | at Boston College | L 75–80 | 14–7 (5–5) | 18 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 7 – Copeland | Conte Forum (6,611) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
February 3, 2024 7:45 p.m., The CW | at Wake Forest | L 70–99 | 14–8 (5–6) | 15 – Starling | 8 – Tied | 6 – Mintz | LJVM Coliseum (11,412) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCN | Louisville | W 94–92 | 15–8 (6–6) | 30 – Bell | 9 – Brown | 7 – Copeland | JMA Wireless Dome (19,426) Syracuse, NY | ||||
February 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | Clemson | L 68–77 | 15–9 (6–7) | 16 – Tied | 8 – Brown | 4 – Mintz | JMA Wireless Dome (23,050) Syracuse, NY | ||||
February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 7 North Carolina | W 86–79 | 16–9 (7–7) | 25 – Mintz | 6 – Brown | 4 – Tied | JMA Wireless Dome (21,275) Syracuse, NY | ||||
February 17, 2024 5:30 p.m., The CW | at Georgia Tech | L 60–65 | 16–10 (7–8) | 18 – Starling | 7 – Brown | 2 – Tied | McCamish Pavilion (6,241) Atlanta, GA | ||||
February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at NC State | W 87–83 | 17–10 (8–8) | 26 – Bell | 7 – Copeland | 4 – Brown | PNC Arena (12,766) Raleigh, NC | ||||
February 24, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN | Notre Dame | W 88–85 | 18–10 (9–8) | 21 – Mintz | 7 – Brown | 5 – Tied | JMA Wireless Dome (25,194) Syracuse, NY | ||||
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | Virginia Tech | W 84–71 | 19–10 (10–8) | 29 – Mintz | 8 – Brown | 6 – Mintz | JMA Wireless Dome (20,244) Syracuse, NY | ||||
March 2, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN | at Louisville | W 82–76 | 20–10 (11–8) | 23 – Bell | 10 – Brown | 5 – Mintz | KFC Yum! Center (11,011) Louisville, KY | ||||
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at Clemson | L 75–90 | 20–11 (11–9) | 20 – Mintz | 11 – Brown | 4 – Mintz | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC | ||||
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March 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (7) | vs. (10) NC State Second Round | L 65–83 | 20–12 | 21 – Mintz | 12 – Brown | 4 – Tied | Capital One Arena (13,445) Washington, D.C. | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
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*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
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