Syracuse Orange men's basketball

Syracuse Orange
2017–18 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
University	Syracuse University
All-time record	1873-883 (.680)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (42nd season)
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Location	Syracuse, New York
Arena	Carrier Dome (capacity: 35,446)
Nickname	Orange
Colors	Orange
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament champions
2003
NCAA tournament runner-up
1987, 1996
NCAA tournament Final Four
1975, 1987, 1996, 2003, 2013, 2016
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1957, 1966, 1975, 1987, 1989, 1996, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2016
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1957, 1966, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016
NCAA tournament round of 32
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
NCAA tournament appearances
1957, 1966, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018
Conference tournament champions
1981, 1988, 1992, 2005, 2006
Conference regular season champions
1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 2000, 2003, 2010, 2012

The Syracuse Orange men's basketball program is an intercollegiate men's basketball team representing Syracuse University. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Since playing its first official season in 1900–1901, Syracuse ranks sixth in total victories among all NCAA Division I programs and seventh in all-time win percentage among programs with at least 50 years in Division I, with an all-time win-loss record of 1861–880 (.680) as of January 5, 2018. The Orange currently hold an active NCAA-record 47 consecutive winning seasons.

In its 42nd year under current head coach Jim Boeheim, the team has compiled an all-time record 37 20-win seasons, including ten Big East regular season championships, five Big East Tournament championships, 32 NCAA Tournament appearances (and 38 all-time), and three appearances in the national title game. In those games, the Orange lost to Indiana in 1987 and Kentucky in 1996. In 2003 they defeated Kansas 81-78 with Carmelo Anthony winning Most Outstanding Player honors.

History

Early history

Syracuse fielded its first varsity basketball team in 1916–17. The program rose to national prominence early in its history, being recognized by the Helms Athletic Foundation as national champions for 1918 (under Coach Edmund Dollard) and 1926. The program made National Invitation Tournament appearances in 1946 and 1950, won the 1951 National Campus Tournament, and made its first NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament appearance in 1957. Notable early era players included Hall of Famer Vic Hanson and racial pioneer Wilmeth Sidat-Singh.

National emergence

The modern era of Syracuse basketball began with the arrival of future Hall of Famer 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."

Boeheim takes over

Following the 1976 season, Danforth was hired away by Tulane University 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."

A new conference

Syracuse was a founding member of the Big East Conference 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 regardless of their lack of both conference or national titles. 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.

Falling just short

Despite the early loss of Washington, Syracuse returned to the NCAAs in 1987, 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.)

A new millennium dawns

The 1997 squad won 19 games but was bypassed by the NCAA Tournament 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 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

Main article: 2002-03 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

Although unranked in the preseason polls for the 2002–03 season, led by freshmen Carmelo Anthony and Gerry McNamara and sophomore Hakim Warrick, the Orangemen won their first NCAA Tournament Championship with an 81–78 defeat of the University of Kansas in the final. Anthony was named NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player.

After the crown

View of the Carrier Dome in its basketball configuration. View from Section 307, Row U.

Main articles: 2003–04 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team and 2004–05 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

Anthony left for the NBA Draft 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".

Main article: 2005–06 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

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.

Main article: 2006–07 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

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.

Main article: 2008–09 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

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 an 84–71 loss.

Main article: 2009–10 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

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.

Main article: 2010–11 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

Senior Big East Defensive player of the Year Rick Jackson and Juniors Kris Joseph and Scoop Jardine led the 2010–2011 Orange. Syracuse started strong by winning their first 18 contests before losing in Pittsburgh. That loss started a slide for the Orange, who lost six of their next eight games. The Orange regained their momentum by beating the West Virginia Mountaineers to start a six-game winning streak before losing in overtime to the Connecticut Huskies in the semi-finals of the Big East Tournament. With a record of 28–7, the Orange garnered a #3 seed in the East Region of the NCAA tournament. The Orange easily handled Indiana State 77–60 in their first game. The Orange faced Marquette in the second round when one of the tournament's more controversial moments occurred. With the game tied at 59 with 51 seconds left, a backcourt violation was called on the Orange when Scoop Jardine retrieved Dion Waiters' inbound pass with one foot landing in the front court before his second settled in the backcourt. NCAA officiating coordinator John Adams admitted the call was made in error however; the officials were unaware of the full rule. 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 guard Darius Johnson-Odom hit a three-pointer on the ensuing possession with 27 second left to give the Golden Eagles the lead for good and a spot to the Sweet Sixteen. The loss culminated a season in which SU remained undefeated outside of their conference for the first time in the program's history.

Main article: 2012-13 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

2012–13 was the school's last season in the Big East Conference. Led by sophomore point guard Michael Carter-Williams and Junior forward C.J. Fair, the team made its fifth trip to the Final Four.

New conference

On July 1, 2013, Syracuse, Notre Dame and Pittsburgh joined the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Main article: 2013-14 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

In its first season in the conference, Syracuse started 25–0 before losing six of its last nine games. The team featured two Second Team All Americans, point guard Tyler Ennis and forward C.J. Fair, and finished second in the ACC regular season standings.

The Orange underperformed 2014–15 expectations with an 18–13 record behind First Team All-ACC center Rakeem Christmas. Though the team was not selected for the NCAA tournament, this would change in the following season as the Orange made the Final Four as a 10-seed by defeating Dayton, Middle Tennessee, Gonzaga, and Virginia.

As of the end of the 2013/2014 season, Syracuse has an active record of 44 consecutive winning seasons, with their last non-winning season being the 1969/1970 season when the team finished with 12 wins and 12 loses. In this time Syracuse has made 37 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 5 Final Four appearances and one NCAA Tournament Championship. The program has also made 12 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.

Home court

Syracuse home games in the early years were played at Archbold Gymnasium, an on-campus gym that is still used for various university activities. After a 1947 fire, most home games were played at Syracuse's state fairgrounds' Coliseum and other local venues. In 1962, home games moved to the newly constructed Manley Field House which finally gave the team a powerful home court advantage. The team became so fond of the space that its coaches objected to moving to the Carrier Dome when it was opened in 1980. But the team was moved anyway, because the Dome could not survive on a schedule of just 6 home football games a year. In its setup for basketball, the Dome can hold crowds of more than 30,000 for its biggest games, an advantage that has served to intimidate opposing teams for more than 30 years.

On February 1, 2014 Syracuse broke its own record for the largest on-campus crowd at a college basketball game against Duke University with a crowd of 35,466. The game was also the third most viewed regular season game in ESPN history, with 4.75 million viewers. The previous record attendance was set in February, 2013 in a game against long-time rival Georgetown University. The total ticket count for that game was 35,012.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Orange have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 39 times. Their combined record is 67–38. They were National Champions in 2003.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1957		First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Connecticut Lafayette North Carolina	W 82–76 W 75–71 L 58–67
1966		Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Davidson Duke	W 94–78 L 81–91
1973		First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Furman Maryland Penn	W 83–82 L 75–91 W 69–68
1974		First Round	Oral Roberts	L 82–86OT
1975		First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	La Salle North Carolina Kansas State Kentucky Louisville	W 87–83OT W 78–76 W 95–87OT L 79–95 L 88–96OT
1976		First Round	Texas Tech	L 56–69
1977		First Round Sweet Sixteen	Tennessee Charlotte	W 93–88OT L 59–81
1978		First Round	WKU	L 86–87OT
1979	#4	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#5 Connecticut #9 Penn	W 89–81 L 76–84
1980	#1	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#8 Villanova #5 Iowa	W 97–83 L 77–88
1983	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 Morehead State #3 Ohio State	W 74–59 L 74–79
1984	#3	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 VCU #7 Virginia	W 78–63 L 55–63
1985	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 DePaul #2 Georgia Tech	W 70–65 L 53–70
1986	#2	First Round Second Round	#15 Brown #7 Navy	W 101–52 L 85–97
1987	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	#15 Georgia Southern #10 WKU #6 Florida #1 North Carolina #6 Providence #1 Indiana	W 79–73 W 104–86 W 87–81 W 79–75 W 77–63 L 74–73
1988	#3	First Round Second Round	#14 North Carolina A&T #11 Rhode Island	W 69–55 L 94–97
1989	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#15 Bucknell #10 Colorado State #3 Missouri #1 Illinois	W 104–81 W 65–50 W 83–80 L 86–89
1990	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#15 Coppin State #7 Virginia #6 Minnesota	W 70–48 W 63–61 L 75–82
1991	#2	First Round	#15 Richmond	L 73–69
1992	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 Princeton #3 Massachusetts	W 51–43 L 71–77
1994	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Hawaiʻi #12 Green Bay #1 Missouri	W 92–78 W 64–59 L 88–98OT
1995	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Southern Illinois #2 Arkansas	W 96–92 L 94–96OT
1996	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	#13 Montana State #12 Drexel #8 Georgia #2 Kansas #5 Mississippi State #1 Kentucky	W 88–55 W 69–58 W 83–81OT W 60–57 W 77–69 L 67–76
1998	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Iona #4 New Mexico #1 Duke	W 63–61 W 56–46 L 80–67
1999	#8	First Round	#9 Oklahoma State	L 61–69
2000	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Samford #5 Kentucky #1 Michigan State	W 79–65 W 52–50 L 58–75
2001	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Hawaiʻi #4 Kansas	W 79–69 L 58–87
2003	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	#14 Manhattan #6 Oklahoma State #10 Auburn #1 Oklahoma #1 Texas #2 Kansas	W 76–65 W 68–56 W 79–78 W 63–47 W 95–84 W 81–78
2004	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 BYU #4 Maryland #8 Alabama	W 80–75 W 72–70 L 71–80
2005	#4	First Round	#13 Vermont	L 57–60OT
2006	#5	First Round	#12 Texas A&M	L 58–66
2009	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#14 Stephen F. Austin #6 Arizona State #2 Oklahoma	W 59–44 W 78–67 L 71–84
2010	#1	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#16 Vermont #8 Gonzaga #5 Butler	W 79–56 W 87–65 L 59–63
2011	#3	Second Round Third Round	#14 Indiana State #11 Marquette	W 77–60 L 62–66
2012	#1	Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#16 UNC Asheville #8 Kansas State #4 Wisconsin #2 Ohio State	W 72–65 W 75–59 W 64–63 L 70–77
2013	#4	Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#13 Montana #12 California #1 Indiana #3 Marquette #4 Michigan	W 81–34 W 66–60 W 61–50 W 55–39 L 56–61
2014	#3	Second Round Third Round	#14 Western Michigan #11 Dayton	W 77–53 L 53–55
2016	#10	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#7 Dayton #15 Middle Tennessee State #11 Gonzaga #1 Virginia #1 North Carolina	W 70–51 W 75–50 W 63–60 W 68–62 L 66–83
2018	#11	First Four First Round Second Round	#11 Arizona State #6 TCU #3 Michigan State	W 60–56 W57–52 TBD

*Following the introduction of the "First Four" round in 2011, the Round of 64 and Round of 32 were referred to as the Second Round and Third Round, respectively, from 2011 to 2015. Then from 2016 moving forward, the Round 64 and Round of 32 will be called the First and Second rounds, as they were prior to 2011.

NIT results

The Orange have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 13 times. Their combined record is 15–14.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1946	Quarterfinals	Muhlenberg	L 41–47
1950	First Round Quarterfinals	Long Island Bradley	W 80–52 L 66–78
1964	First Round	NYU	L 68–77
1967	First Round	New Mexico	L 64–66
1971	First Round	Michigan	L 76–86
1972	First Round Second Round	Davidson Maryland	W 81–77 L 65–71
1981	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Marquette Holy Cross Michigan Purdue Tulsa	W 88–81 W 77–75 W 91–76 W 70–63 L 84–86
1982	First Round Second Round	Saint Peter's Bradley	W 84–75 L 81–95
1997	First Round	Florida State	L 67–82
2002	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	St. Bonaventure Butler Richmond South Carolina Temple	W 76–66 W 66–65 W 62–46 L 59–66 L 64–65
2007	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	South Alabama San Diego State Clemson	W 79–73 W 80–64 L 70–74
2008	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Robert Morris Maryland Massachusetts	W 87–81 W 88–72 L 77–81
2017	First Round Second Round	UNC Greensboro Ole Miss	W 90–77 L 80–85

National Campus Basketball Tournament results

The Orange appeared in the only National Campus Basketball Tournament where they were champions with a record of 3–0.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1951	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Toledo Utah Bradley	W 69–52 W 74–57 W 76–75

Season-by-season results

See also: Category:Syracuse Orange men's basketball seasons

Season	Overall Wins	Overall Losses	Pct.	Conf. Wins	Conf. Losses	Pct.	Conference Finish	Conference Tournament	Postseason	Head Coach	Team Accomplishment
1900–01	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
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
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	.667	--	--	--	--	--	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	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	Lewis Andreas
1950–51	19	9	.679	--	--	--	--	--	National Campus Tournament Champions	Marc Guley
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	Marc Guley	Elite 8
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
1963–64	17	8	.680	--	--	--	--	--	NIT	Fred Lewis
1964–65	13	10	.565	--	--	--	--	--	None	Fred Lewis
1965–66	22	6	.786	--	--	--	--	--	NCAA	Fred Lewis	Elite 8
1966–67	20	6	.769	--	--	--	--	--	NIT	Fred Lewis
1967–68	11	14	.440	--	--	--	--	--	None	Fred Lewis
1968–69	9	16	.360	--	--	--	--	--	None	Roy Danforth
1969–70	12	12	.500	--	--	--	--	--	None	Roy Danforth
1970–71	19	7	.731	--	--	--	--	--	NIT	Roy Danforth
1971–72	22	6	.786	--	--	--	--	--	NIT	Roy Danforth
1972–73	24	5	.828	--	--	--	--	--	NCAA	Roy Danforth
1973–74	19	7	.731	--	--	--	--	--	NCAA	Roy Danforth
1974–75	23	9	.719	--	--	--	--	Won ECAC Upstate tournament	NCAA	Roy Danforth	Final Four
1975–76	20	9	.690	--	--	--	--	Won ECAC Upstate tournament	NCAA	Roy Danforth
1976–77	26	4	.867	--	--	--	--	Won ECAC Upstate-South tournament	NCAA	Jim Boeheim
1977–78	22	6	.786	--	--	--	--	Lost in semifinals of ECAC Upstate-South tournament	NCAA	Jim Boeheim
1978–79	26	4	.867	--	--	--	--	Lost in finals of ECAC Upstate-South tournament	NCAA	Jim Boeheim
1979–80	26	4	.867	5	1	.833	T-1st (Big East)	Lost in finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim
1980–81	22	12	.647	6	8	.429	6th	Conference Champion	NIT	Jim Boeheim
1981–82	16	13	.552	7	7	.500	5th	Lost in quarter-finals	NIT	Jim Boeheim
1982–83	21	10	.677	9	7	.563	5th	Lost in semi-finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim
1983–84	23	9	.719	12	4	.750	2nd	Lost in finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim
1984–85	22	9	.710	9	7	.563	3rd	Lost in semi-finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim
1985–86	26	6	.813	14	2	.875	1st	Lost in finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim
1986–87	31	7	.816	12	4	.750	1st	Lost in finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim	Title Game
1987–88	26	9	.743	11	5	.688	2nd	Conference Champion	NCAA	Jim Boeheim
1988–89	30	8	.789	10	6	.625	3rd	Lost in finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim
1989–90	26	7	.788	12	4	.750	1st	Lost in finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim	Elite 8
1990–91	26	6	.813	12	4	.750	1st	Lost in quarter-finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim
1991–92	22	10	.688	10	8	.556	5th	Conference Champion	NCAA	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	Jim Boeheim
1994–95	20	10	.667	12	6	.667	3rd	Lost in quarter-finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim
1995–96	29	9	.763	12	6	.667	2nd (Big East 7)	Lost in semi-finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim	Title Game
1996–97	19	13	.594	9	9	.500	4th (Big East 7)	Lost in quarter-finals	NIT	Jim Boeheim
1997–98	26	9	.743	12	6	.667	1st (Big East 7)	Lost in finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim
1998–99	21	12	.636	10	8	.556	4th	Lost in semi-finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim
1999-00	26	6	.813	13	3	.813	1st	Lost in quarter-finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim
2000–01	25	9	.735	10	6	.625	T-2nd (West)	Lost in semi-finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim
2001–02	23	13	.639	9	7	.563	T-3rd (West)	Lost in 1st Round	NIT	Jim Boeheim
2002–03	30	5	.857	13	3	.813	T-1st (West)	Lost in semi-finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim	National Champions
2003–04	23	8	.742	11	5	.688	T-3rd	Lost in quarter-finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim
2004–05	12*	7	.794	11	5	.688	T-3rd	Conference Champion	NCAA	Jim Boeheim
2005–06	0*	12	.657	7	9	.438	T-9th	Conference Champion	NCAA	Jim Boeheim
2006–07	2*	11	.686	10	6	.625	T-5th	Lost in quarter-finals	NIT	Jim Boeheim
2007–08	21	14	.600	9	9	.500	T-8th	Lost in 1st Round	NIT	Jim Boeheim
2008–09	28	10	.757	11	7	.611	6th	Lost in finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim	#3 seed in South Region, lost in Sweet 16
2009–10	30	5	.857	15	3	.833	1st	Lost in quarter-finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim	#1 seed in West Region, lost in Sweet 16
2010–11	20*	8	.771	12	6	.667	T-3rd	Lost in semi-finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim	#3 seed in East Region, lost in Round of 32
2011–12	0*	3	.919	17	1	.944	1st	Lost in semi-finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim	#1 seed in East Region, lost in Elite Eight
2012–13	30	10	.757	11	7	.611	5th	Lost in finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim	Final Four
2013–14	28	6	.824	14	4	.778	2nd – ACC	Lost in quarter-finals	NCAA	Jim Boeheim	#3 seed in South Region, lost in Round of 32
2014–15	18	13	.581	9	9	.500	8th – ACC	--	None	Jim Boeheim
2015–16	23	14	.622	9	9	.500	T-9th – ACC	Lost in 2nd Round	NCAA	Jim Boeheim/ Mike Hopkins	Final Four
2016–17	19	15	.559	10	8	.556	T-7th – ACC	Lost in 2nd Round	NIT	Jim Boeheim	Lost in 2nd round
2017–18	21	12	.800	8	10	.500	T-9th – ACC	Lost in 2nd Round	NCAA	Jim Boeheim	On-Going
117 Seasons	1873	883	.680	409	223	.651	10 Big East titles (Regular season)	5 Big East tournament titles	38 NCAA bids (7th) 13 NIT bids	6 Final Fours	1 NCAA National Championship

* - Vacated 101 wins due to NCAA sanctions levied in the March 2015 report from the NCAA's Committee on Infractions.

Basketball "retired" uniforms

See also: Syracuse Men's Basketball All-Century Team

Syracuse University honors jersey/uniform numbers of its athletes, but the numbers are not officially "retired" and remain active. Historically, Syracuse University has restricted the men's basketball team from wearing such numbers, but there have also been exceptions to this custom. An example of the former is Carmelo Anthony, who wore #22 in high school, but 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).

• Rony Seikaly – 4
• Vic Hanson – 8
• Carmelo Anthony – 15
• Billy Gabor – 17
• Wilmeth Sidat-Singh – 19
• Sherman Douglas – 20
• Dave Bing – 22
• Billy Owens – 30
• Dwyane Washington – 31
• Derrick Coleman – 44
• Roosevelt Bouie – 50
• Louis Orr – 55

Dennis Duval

Players currently in the NBA

• Carmelo Anthony, Forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder
• Michael Carter-Williams, Point guard for the Charlotte Hornets
• Tyler Ennis, Point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers
• Jerami Grant, Forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder
• Wesley Johnson, Forward for the Los Angeles Clippers
• Tyler Lydon, Power forward for the Denver Nuggets
• Dion Waiters, Guard for the Miami Heat
• Chris McCullough, Forward for the Washington Wizards
• Malachi Richardson, Shooting guard for the Toronto Raptors
• Andrew White III, Forward for the Atlanta Hawks

Players currently playing professionally around the world

• C. J. Fair, Forward for the Windy City Bulls
• Rakeem Christmas, Forward for New Zealand Breakers
• Donté Greene, Forward for Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
• Paul Harris, Forward for Trabzonspor B.K.
• Rick Jackson, Forward for Provence
• Scoop Jardine, Guard for the Niagara River Lions
• Kris Joseph, Forward for Élan Chalon
• Demetris Nichols, Forward for KK Cedevita
• Andy Rautins, Guard for Banvit B.K.
• James Southerland, Forward for the Santa Cruz Warriors
• Brandon Triche, Guard for P.A.O.K. BC
• Hakim Warrick, Forward for Leones de Ponce
• Darryl Watkins, Center for ASVEL Basket
• Trevor Cooney, Guard for Básquet Coruña
• Michael Gbinije, Guard for the Santa Cruz Warriors

See also

• List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I men's college basketball

External links

• Official website