2017–18 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

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2017–18 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record23–14 (8–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Virginia † 17 – 1   .944 31 – 3   .912
No. 9 Duke 13 – 5   .722 29 – 8   .784
No. 22 Miami (FL) 11 – 7   .611 22 – 10   .688
No. 20 Clemson 11 – 7   .611 25 – 10   .714
NC State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
No. 10 North Carolina 11 – 7   .611 26 – 11   .703
Virginia Tech 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636
Florida State 9 – 9   .500 23 – 12   .657
Louisville 9 – 9   .500 22 – 14   .611
Notre Dame 8 – 10   .444 21 – 15   .583
Syracuse 8 – 10   .444 23 – 14   .622
Boston College 7 – 11   .389 19 – 16   .543
Georgia Tech 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
Wake Forest 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
Pittsburgh 0 – 18   .000 8 – 24   .250
† 2018 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by 42nd-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York as fifth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 23–14, 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They defeated Wake Forest in the first round of the 2018 ACC tournament before losing in the second round to North Carolina. They received one of the final four at-large bids to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 11 seed, they defeated Arizona State in the First Four, and upset No. 6 seed TCU in the First Round and No. 3 seed Michigan State in the Second Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to fellow ACC member and No. 2 seed Duke.

Previous season

The Orange finished the 2016–17 season 19–15, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the ACC tournament to Miami.[1] They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament and thus received a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament.[2] There, they defeated UNC Greensboro in the first round[3] before losing in the second round to Ole Miss.[4][5]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Andrew White 3 F 6'7" 210 RS Senior Richmond, VA Graduated
John Gillon 4 G 6'0" 168 RS Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Mike Sutton 5 G 6'2" 194 Junior Norwich, NY Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Taurean Thompson 12 F 6'10" 220 Sophomore Jersey City, NJ Transferred to Seton Hall
Evan Dourdas 14 G 6'0" 160 Junior Jamesville, NY Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Tyler Lydon 20 F 6'8" 210 Sophomore Elizaville, NY Declared for 2017 NBA draft
Tyler Roberson 21 F 6'8" 226 Senior Union, NJ Graduated
DaJuan Coleman 32 C 6'9" 268 RS Senior Jamesville, NY Graduated
Jonathan Radner 33 G 5'10" 168 Sophomore Huntington Woods, MI Walk-on; left the team
Doyin Akintobi-Adeyeye 34 F 6'6" 230 Senior Uniondale, NY Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Elijah Hughes 4 G 6'6" 220 Sophomore Somers, NY Transferred from East Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hughes will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Geno Thorpe 30 G 6'4" 170 RS Senior Pittsburgh, PA Transferred from South Florida. Eligible to play immediately since he graduated from South Florida.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Oshae Brissett
SF 		Mississauga, Ont., CAN Athlete Institute Basketball Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Nov 12, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 84
Bourama Sidibe
#15 C 		Newark, NJ Saint Benedict's Prep 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 21, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Howard Washington
PG 		Buffalo, NY Athlete Institute Basketball Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Mar 16, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: POST
Marek Doležaj
PF 		Bratislava, Slovakia, EUR MBK Karlovka 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Mar 16, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2017 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com.
  • "2017 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com.
  • "2017 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Future recruits

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018-2019 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Buddy Boeheim
SG 		Syracuse, New York Jamesville-DeWitt High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 8, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Jalen Carey
PG 		Montclair, New Jersey Immaculate Conception High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 4, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
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:

Roster

2017–18 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Adrian Autry (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Jamesville-DeWitt Jamesville, New York
F 2 Matthew Moyer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So South Kent School Columbus, Ohio
G 4 Elijah Hughes (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So John F. Kennedy
East Carolina 		Somers, New York
F 5 Patrick Herlihy (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Charleston Catholic Charleston, West Virginia
G 10 Howard Washington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Athletic Institute Prep Buffalo, New York
F 11 Oshae Brissett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Athletic Institute Prep Mississauga, Ontario
C 13 Paschal Chukwu 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 228 lb (103 kg) RS Jr Fairfield Prep
Providence 		Westport, Connecticut
G 14 Braedon Bayer (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Trinity-Pawling School
Grinnell College 		Lagrangeville, New York
F 21 Marek Doležaj 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr MBK Karlovka Bratislava Bratislava, Slovakia
G 23 Frank Howard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Paul IV Suitland, Maryland
G 24 Shaun Belbey (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Christian Brothers Academy Brick, New Jersey
G 25 Tyus Battle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So St. Joseph Edison, New Jersey
G 30 Geno Thorpe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Shaler
South Florida 		Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 32 Ray Featherston (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Choate Rosemary Hall Wallingford, Connecticut
F 35 Bourama Sidibe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr St. Benedict's Prep Newark, New Jersey
G 54 Ky Feldman (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Agoura Agoura Hills, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		Southern New Hampshire W 84–54 
 20 – Battle   11 – Brisett   5 – Battle  Carrier Dome (8,668)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 6, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		Southern Connecticut State W 84–59 
 20 – Battle   12 – Sidibe   4 – Thorpe  Carrier Dome (5,195)
Syracuse, NY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra 		Cornell W 77–45  1–0
  18 – Battle   10 – Brissett   4 – Howard  Carrier Dome (21,720)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra 		Iona W 71–62  2–0
  28 – Battle   10 – Chukwu   4 – Howard  Carrier Dome (19,601)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 18, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra 		Texas Southern
Hoophall Miami Invitational 		W 80–67  3–0
  21 – Battle   10 – Brissett   8 – Howard  Carrier Dome (16,644)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 20, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra 		Oakland
Hoophall Miami Invitational 		W 74–50  4–0
  25 – Battle   11 – Chukwu   6 – Howard  Carrier Dome (15,534)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra 		Toledo
Hoophall Miami Invitational 		W 72–64  5–0
  25 – Howard   14 – Brissett   4 – Howard  Carrier Dome (16,237)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 27, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Maryland
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		W 72–70  6–0
  18 – Battle   13 – Brissett   10 – Howard  Carrier Dome (20,852)
Syracuse, NY
Dec 2, 2017*
5:30 p.m., ESPN 		vs. No. 2 Kansas
Hoophall Miami Invitational 		L 60–76  6–1
  22 – Battle   9 – Brissett   7 – Howard  American Airlines Arena (14,324)
Miami, FL
Dec 5, 2017*
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		vs. UConn
Jimmy V Classic/Rivalry 		W 72–63  7–1
  22 – Battle   10 – Brissett   5 – Howard  Madison Square Garden (17,532)
New York City, NY
Dec 9, 2017*
2:00 p.m., RSN 		Colgate W 72–58  8–1
  24 – Battle   9 – Chukwu   6 – Howard  Carrier Dome (21,380)
Syracuse, NY
Dec 16, 2017*
12:30 p.m., CBS 		at Georgetown W 86–79 OT 9–1
  29 – Battle   14 – Brissett   9 – Howard  Capital One Arena (15,418)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra 		Buffalo W 81–74  10–1
  25 – Brissett   9 – Moyer   4 – Howard  Carrier Dome (17,335)
Syracuse, NY
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra 		St. Bonaventure L 57–60 OT 10–2
  17 – Howard   13 – Brissett   6 – Howard  Carrier Dome (20,976)
Syracuse, NY
Dec 27, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Eastern Michigan W 62–47  11–2
  22 – Battle   12 – Tied   7 – Howard  Carrier Dome (21,925)
Syracuse, NY
ACC regular season
Dec 31, 2017
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Virginia Tech W 68–56  12–2
(1–0) 		 19 – Brissett   13 – Moyer   4 – Howard  Carrier Dome (20,688)
Syracuse, NY
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Wake Forest L 67–73  12–3
(1–1) 		 23 – Howard   8 – Moyer   5 – Howard  LJVM Coliseum (8,109)
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 6, 2018
3:15 p.m., ESPN2 		Notre Dame L 49–51  12–4
(1–2) 		 21 – Battle   11 – Brissett   4 – Howard  Carrier Dome (24,304)
Syracuse, NY
Jan 9, 2018
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 3 Virginia L 61–68  12–5
(1–3) 		 18 – Howard   16 – Chukwu   1 – 3 tied  John Paul Jones Arena (13,625)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan 13, 2018
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 23 Florida State L 90–101 2OT 12–6
(1–4) 		 37 – Battle   11 – Chukwu   5 – Howard  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (10,938)
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 16, 2018
9:00 p.m., RSN 		Pittsburgh W 59–45  13–6
(2–4) 		 18 – Howard   8 – Chukwu   4 – Howard  Carrier Dome (21,259)
Syracuse, NY
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Boston College W 81–63  14–6
(3–4) 		 24 – Battle   8 – Doležaj   6 – Howard  Carrier Dome (21,262)
Syracuse, NY
Jan 27, 2018
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Pittsburgh W 60–55  15–6
(4–4) 		 18 – Sidibe   16 – Sidibe   4 – Howard  Petersen Events Center (7,033)
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 31, 2018
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Georgia Tech L 51–55  15–7
(4–5) 		 19 – Battle   9 – Battle   4 – Battle  McCamish Pavilion (8,600)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 3, 2018
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 2 Virginia L 44–59  15–8
(4–6) 		 15 – Battle   7 – Doležaj   2 – Howard  Carrier Dome (27,083)
Syracuse, NY
Feb 5, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Louisville W 78–73  16–8
(5–6) 		 25 – Battle   8 – Tied   2 – 3 tied  KFC Yum! Center (16,983)
Louisville, KY
Feb 11, 2018
1:00 p.m., ACCN 		Wake Forest W 78–70  17–8
(6–6) 		 34 – Battle   11 – Chukwu   9 – Howard  Carrier Dome (24,018)
Syracuse, NY
Feb 14, 2018
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		NC State L 70–74  17–9
(6–7) 		 25 – Brissett   7 – Brissett   6 – Howard  Carrier Dome (21,125)
Syracuse, NY
Feb 17, 2018
12:00 p.m., CBS 		at Miami (FL) W 62–55  18–9
(7–7) 		 18 – Howard   12 – Brissett   6 – Howard  Watsco Center (6,879)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 10 North Carolina L 74–78  18–10
(7–8) 		 26 – Battle   11 – Chuwku   6 – Battle  Carrier Dome (27,165)
Syracuse, NY
Feb 24, 2018
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 5 Duke L 44–60  18–11
(7–9) 		 12 – Battle   12 – Chukwu   7 – Howard  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Feb 28, 2018
9:00 p.m., RSN 		at Boston College L 70–85  18–12
(7–10) 		 29 – Battle   9 – Tied   5 – Howard  Conte Forum (5,718)
Chesnut Hill, MA
Mar 3, 2018
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 18 Clemson W 55–52  19–12
(8–10) 		 17 – Brissett   6 – Brissett   1 – Tied  Carrier Dome (28,670)
Syracuse, NY
ACC Tournament
Mar 6, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(11) vs. (14) Wake Forest
First Round 		W 73–64  20–12
  20 – Doležaj   9 – Tied   5 – Howard  Barclays Center (10,612)
Brooklyn, NY
Mar 7, 2018
9:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(11) vs. (6) No. 12 North Carolina
Second Round 		L 59–78  20–13
  20 – Brissett   10 – Brissett   4 – Howard  Barclays Center (17,732)
Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 2018*
9:10 p.m., truTV 		(11 MW) vs. (11 MW) Arizona State
First Four 		W 60–56  21–13
  23 – Brissett   12 – Brissett   3 – Tied  UD Arena (12,732)
Dayton, OH
Mar 16, 2018*
9:40 p.m., CBS 		(11 MW) vs. (6 MW) TCU
First Round 		W 57–52  22–13
  17 – Doležaj   10 – Chukwu   3 – Tied  Little Caesars Arena (20,314)
Detroit, MI
Mar 18, 2018*
2:40 p.m., CBS 		(11 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 5 Michigan State
Second Round 		W 55–53  23–13
  17 – Battle   9 – Brissett   2 – Battle  Little Caesars Arena (20,360)
Detroit, MI
Mar 23, 2018*
9:37 p.m., CBS 		(11 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 9 Duke
Sweet Sixteen 		L 65–69  23–14
  19 – Battle   8 – Howard   5 – Battle  CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,399)
Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP—————RVRV—RV——————————Not released
Coaches——RVRVRVRVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

  1. ^ "Miami Hurricanes hold off Syracuse at ACC tournament". miamiherald. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 NIT Bracket: Syracuse a 1-seed, plus rule changes to know". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "UNC Greensboro vs. Syracuse - Game Recap - March 15, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "Ole Miss vs. Syracuse - Game Recap - March 18, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "Ole Miss upsets Syracuse, 85-80, in the NIT". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
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