2020–21 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

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2020–21 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record18–10 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemeBall-Screen Motion
Base defense2-3 Zone
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Virginia 13 – 4   .765 18 – 7   .720
No. 14 Florida State 11 – 4   .733 18 – 7   .720
No. 25 Virginia Tech 9 – 4   .692 15 – 7   .682
Georgia Tech † 11 – 6   .647 17 – 9   .654
Clemson 10 – 6   .625 16 – 8   .667
North Carolina 10 – 6   .625 18 – 11   .621
Louisville 8 – 5   .615 13 – 7   .650
Syracuse 9 – 7   .563 18 – 10   .643
NC State 9 – 8   .529 14 – 11   .560
Duke 9 – 9   .500 13 – 11   .542
Notre Dame 7 – 11   .389 11 – 15   .423
Pittsburgh 6 – 10   .375 10 – 12   .455
Miami (FL) 4 – 15   .211 10 – 17   .370
Wake Forest 3 – 15   .167 6 – 16   .273
Boston College 2 – 11   .154 4 – 16   .200
† 2021 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by 45th-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York as eighth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Orange finished the season 18–10, 9–7 in ACC play, to finish in eight place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated NC State in the second round before losing to Virginia in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as an eleven seed in the Midwest Region. In the tournament, they defeated six seed San Diego State in the first round and three seed West Virginia in the second round, before losing to two seed Houston in the Sweet Sixteen.

Previous season[edit]

The Orange finished the 2019–20 season 18–14, 10–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated North Carolina in the second round of the 2020 ACC tournament and was scheduled to play Louisville in the quarterfinals before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.[2]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Brycen Goodine 0 G 6'3" 183 Freshman New Bedford, MA Transferred to Providence
Jalen Carey 5 G 6'3" 186 Sophomore Harlem, NY Transferred to Rhode Island
Howard Washington 10 G 6'3" 175 Junior Buffalo, NY Transferred to South Alabama
Brendan Paul 12 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Shaker Heights, OH Transferred to Fairmont State
Shaun Belbey 24 G 5'10" 165 Graduate Student Brick, NJ Graduated
Elijah Hughes 33 F 6'6" 215 Redshirt Junior Beacon, NY Declared for 2020 NBA draft; selected 39th overall by New Orleans Pelicans and then traded to Utah Jazz

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Alan Griffin 0 F 6'5" 190 Junior Ossining, NY Illinois

2020 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kadary Richmond
PG / SG 		Brooklyn, NY Brewster Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 28, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Woody Newton
PF 		Baltimore, MD Mt. Zion Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 28, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Frank Anselem
C 		Windsor, CA Prolific Prep 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 3, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Chaz Owens
SF 		Bryn Mawr, PA Scotland Campus Prep 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 3, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
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:

  • "2020 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  • "2020 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  • "2020 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 24, 2020.

Roster[edit]

2020–21 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Alan Griffin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Ossining
Illinois 		Ossining, New York
F 1 Quincy Guerrier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Thetford Academy Montreal, Quebec
C 2 John Bol Ajak 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Westtown School Natinga, South Sudan
G 3 Kadary Richmond 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Brooklyn, New York
F 4 Woody Newton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr McKinley Tech District Heights, Maryland
C 5 Frank Anselem 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Westlake Lagos, Nigeria
G 10 Arthur Cordes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Sheehan Wallingford, Connecticut
G 11 Joseph Girard III 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Glens Falls Glens Falls, New York
F 12 Chaz Owens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Shipley Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
G 13 Chris Lavalle (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr West Genesee Syracuse, New York
C 14 Jesse Edwards 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So IMG Academy Amsterdam, Netherlands
F 20 Robert Braswell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS So Blythewood Jacksonville, Florida
F 21 Marek Doležaj 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr MBK Karlovka Bratislava Bratislava, Slovakia
G 23 Jaylen Bartley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Jr Pimmit Hills Atlanta, Georgia
F 32 Nick Giancola (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Lexington Catholic Lexington, Kentucky
C 34 Bourama Sidibe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr St. Benedict's Prep Bamako, Mali
G 35 Buddy Boeheim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Brewster Academy Syracuse, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 24, 2020

Schedule and results[edit]

Source:[3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 27, 2020*
3:00 p.m., ACCN 		Bryant W 85–84  1–0
  23 – Boeheim   12 – Tied   9 – Dolezaj  Carrier Dome (0)
Syracuse, NY
December 3, 2020*
8:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		Niagara W 75–45  2–0
  23 – Guerrier   13 – Guerrier   6 – Richmond  Carrier Dome (0)
Syracuse, NY
December 5, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		Rider W 87–52  3–0
  23 – Griffin   8 – Newton   6 – Richmond  Carrier Dome (0)
Syracuse, NY
December 8, 2020*
9:30 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 21 Rutgers
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		L 69–79  3–1
  20 – Griffin   8 – Griffin   7 – Richmond  Rutgers Athletic Center (0)
Piscataway, NJ
December 12, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Boston College W 101–63  4–1
(1–0) 		 22 – Griffin   10 – Griffin   7 – Dolezaj  Conte Forum (0)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 16, 2020*
3:00 pm, ACCN 		Northeastern W 62–56  5–1
  21 – Girard III   16 – Guerrier   3 – Girard III  Carrier Dome (0)
Syracuse, NY
December 19, 2020*
6:00 pm, ACCN 		Buffalo W 107–96 OT 6–1
  27 – Guerrier   11 – Guerrier   5 – Tied  Carrier Dome (0)
Syracuse, NY
December 30, 2020
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Wake Forest Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[4] LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 6, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 25 Florida State Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[5] Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 6, 2021
4:30 p.m., ACCN 		Pittsburgh L 60–63  6–2
(1–1) 		 15 – Griffin   8 – Griffin   6 – Girard III  Carrier Dome (0)
Syracuse, NY
January 9, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		Georgetown W 74–69  7–2
  21 – Boeheim   9 – Tied   8 – Girard III  Carrier Dome (0)
Syracuse, NY
January 12, 2021
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		at North Carolina L 75–81  7–3
(1–2) 		 23 – Guerrier   11 – Guerrier   4 – Boeheim  Dean Smith Center (0)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 16, 2021
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		at Pittsburgh L 76–96  7–4
(1–3) 		 28 – Griffin   12 – Guerrier   5 – Boeheim  Peterson Events Center (500)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 19, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Miami (FL) W 83–57  8–4
(2–3) 		 23 – Tied   8 – Guerrier   8 – Richmond  Carrier Dome (0)
Syracuse, NY
January 23, 2021
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		No. 16 Virginia Tech W 78–60  9–4
(3–3) 		 20 – Guerrier   10 – Griffin   4 – Girard III  Carrier Dome (0)
Syracuse, NY
January 25, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 8 Virginia L 58–81  9–5
(3–4) 		 15 – Guerrier   8 – Griffin   3 – Dolezaj  John Paul Jones Arena (250)
Charlottesville, VA
January 31, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		NC State W 76–73  10–5
(4–4) 		 19 – Boeheim   10 – Guerrier   6 – Dolezaj  Carrier Dome (0)
Syracuse, NY
February 3, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Louisville Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[6] Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 6, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Clemson L 61–78  10–6
(4–5) 		 19 – Girard   6 – Guerrier   3 – Richmond  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,876)
Clemson, SC
February 9, 2021
6:30 p.m., ACCN 		at NC State W 77–68  11–6
(5–5) 		 22 – Griffin   7 – Guerrier   3 – Tied  PNC Arena (25)
Raleigh, NC
February 13, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		Boston College W 75–67  12–6
(6–5) 		 16 – Girard III   9 – Guerrier   3 – 3 tied  Carrier Dome (0)
Syracuse, NY
February 17, 2021
6:30 p.m., ACCN 		at Louisville Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[7] KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
February 20, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		Notre Dame W 75–67  13–6
(7–5) 		 29 – Boeheim   14 – Guerrier   4 – Dolezaj  Carrier Dome (0)
Syracuse, NY
February 22, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Duke L 71–85  13–7
(7–6) 		 21 – Boeheim   8 – Tied   4 – Boeheim  Cameron Indoor Stadium (0)
Durham, NC
February 27, 2021
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Georgia Tech L 77–84  13–8
(7–7) 		 26 – Griffin   8 – Edwards   6 – Richmond  McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
Atlanta, GA
March 1, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		North Carolina W 72–70  14–8
(8–7) 		 26 – Boeheim   8 – Edwards   9 – Richmond  Carrier Dome (0)
Syracuse, NY
March 3, 2021
5:00 p.m., ACCN 		Clemson W 64–54  15–8
(9–7) 		 22 – Griffin   10 – Griffin   7 – Girard III  Carrier Dome (0)
Syracuse, NY
ACC tournament
March 10, 2021
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		(8) vs. (9) NC State
Second round 		W 89–68  16–8
  27 – Boeheim   8 – Tied   5 – Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (2,820)
Greensboro, NC
March 11, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(8) vs. (1) No. 16 Virginia
Quarterfinals 		L 69–72  16–9
  31 – Boeheim   10 – Guerrier   4 – Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (2,820)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2021
9:40 p.m., CBS 		(11 MW) vs. (6 MW) No. 16 San Diego State
First Round 		W 78–62  17–9
  30 – Boeheim   6 – Girard III   7 – Girard III  Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 21, 2021
5:15 p.m., CBS 		(11 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 13 West Virginia
Second Round 		W 75–72  18–9
  25 – Boeheim   7 – Guerrier   7 – Girard III  Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 27, 2021
9:55 p.m., TBS 		(11 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Houston
Sweet Sixteen 		L 46–62  18–10
  12 – Tied   6 – Tied   2 – Dolezaj  Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[edit]

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP———RV——RV——————————Not released
CoachesRVRV^———————————————25

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Syracuse Game At Wake Forest Postponed". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Syracuse Schedule Change: Pitt At The Dome Jan. 6". cuse.com. Syracuse Orange Athletics. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Louisville at Syracuse Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "Syracuse at Louisville Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
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