2016–17 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 North Carolina	14	–	4	.778	33	–	7	.825
No. 16 Florida State	12	–	6	.667	26	–	9	.743
No. 14 Notre Dame	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
No. 10 Louisville	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
No. 7 Duke †	11	–	7	.611	28	–	9	.757
No. 24 Virginia	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
Virginia Tech	10	–	8	.556	22	–	11	.667
Miami (FL)	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Syracuse	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
Wake Forest	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Georgia Tech	8	–	10	.444	21	–	16	.568
Clemson	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
NC State	0	–	14	.000	0	–	17	.000[3]
Pittsburgh	4	–	14	.222	16	–	17	.485
Boston College	2	–	16	.111	9	–	23	.281

† 2017 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by forty-first year head coach Jim Boeheim and played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. They are fourth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Previous season

The Orange finished the season 23–14, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for 9th place. They lost to Pittsburgh in the second round of the ACC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #10 seed where they defeated Dayton, Middle Tennessee, Gonzaga, and Virginia to reach the Final Four for the sixth time in school history. At the Final Four, the Orange lost to North Carolina.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Michael Gbinije	0	F	6'7"	200	Senior	Richmond, VA	Graduated
Trevor Cooney	10	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Wilmington, DE	Graduated
Kaleb Joseph	14	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Nashua, NH	Transferred to Creighton
Malachi Richardson	23	G	6'6"	205	Freshman	Trenton, NJ	Declare for 2016 NBA draft
DaJuan Coleman	32	C	6'9"	268	RS Senior	Jamesville, NY	Graduated
Chinoso Obokoh	35	C	6'9"	215	Senior	Rochester, NY	Graduated
Christian White	55	G	5'10"	185	Senior	Rochester, NY	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
John Gillon		G	6'0"	168	RS Junior	Houston, TX	Transferred from Colorado State. Will eligible to play immediately since Jones graduated from Colorado State.

Recruits

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyus Battle #9 SF	Edison, NJ	St. Joseph High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jul 13, 2015
Tyus Battle #9 SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
Matthew Moyer #19 PF	Columbus, OH	South Kent School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 8, 2014
Matthew Moyer #19 PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84
Taurean Thompson #20 PF	Jersey City, NJ	Brewster Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jul 1, 2016
Taurean Thompson #20 PF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com. "2016 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com. "2016 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Franklin Howard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Paul IV	Suitland, Maryland
G	3	Shaun Belbey (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Christian Brothers Academy	Brick, New Jersey
F	4	Mike Sutton (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Norwich	Norwich, New York
G	11	Adrian Autry (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	So	Jamesville-DeWitt	Jamesville, New York
C	13	Paschal Chukwu	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	RS So	Fairfield Prep	Westport, Connecticut
F	20	Tyler Lydon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	New Hampton School	Elizaville, New York
F	21	Tyler Roberson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	Sr	Roselle Catholic	Union, New Jersey
G	25	Evan Dourdas (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Jamesville-DeWitt	Jamesville, New York
G	33	Jonathan Radnor (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	So	Berkley	Huntington Woods, Michigan
F	34	Doyin Akintobi-Adeyeye (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Uniondale	Uniondale, New York
G	54	Ky Feldman (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	So	Agoura	Agoura Hills, California
G		Tyus Battle	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	St. Joseph	Edison, New Jersey
G		Ray Featherston (W)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Choate Rosemary Hall	Wallingford, Connecticut
G		John Gillon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	RS Sr	Strake Jesuit Prep Colorado State	Houston, Texas
F		Matthew Moyer	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	South Kent School	Columbus, Ohio
F		Taurean Thompson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Brewster Academy	Jersey City, New Jersey

Head coach

Jim Boeheim, 41st yr. (Syracuse, 1966)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Hopkins, 21st yr. (Syracuse, 1993)
Gerry McNamara, 8th yr. (Syracuse, 2007)
Adrian Autry, 8th yr. (Syracuse, 1994)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
*		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016*	Colgate	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Nov 15, 2016*	Holy Cross Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Nov 18, 2016*	Monmouth Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Nov 22, 2016*	South Carolina State Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Nov 26, 2016*	vs. South Carolina Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
Nov 29, 2016*	at Wisconsin ACC–Big Ten Challenge	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Dec 3, 2016*	North Florida	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Dec 5, 2016*	vs. Connecticut New York Showcase/Rivalry	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Dec 10, 2016*	Boston University	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Dec 17, 2016*	Georgetown	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Dec 19, 2016*	Eastern Michigan	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Dec 21, 2016*	St. John's	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Dec 27, 2016*	Cornell	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
ACC regular season

ACC Tournament
Mar 7–11, 2017	vs.	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP																			N/A
Coaches

References

v t e Syracuse Orange men's basketball
Venues	Archbold Gymnasium (1908–1947; 1952–1955) State Fair Coliseum (1947–1951) Onondaga County War Memorial (1951–1952; 1955–1962) Manley Field House (1962–1980) JMA Wireless Dome (1980–present) Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center (practice)
Rivalries	UConn
Culture & lore	"McNamara's Band" Otto the Orange Scandal 6-overtime game Syracuse Sports Network
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics