2020–21 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represents Syracuse University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange are led by 45th-year head coach Jim Boeheim and play their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York as eighth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
2020–21 record | 10–6 (4–5 ACC) |
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Home arena | Carrier Dome |
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No. 14 Virginia | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Florida State | 6 | – | 2 | .750 | 10 | – | 3 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Virginia Tech | 8 | – | 3 | .727 | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 3 | – | 10 | .231 | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 5 | – | 8 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 1 | – | 7 | .125 | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 ACC Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
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
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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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 | Junior | Beacon, NY | Declared for 2020 NBA Draft; selected 39th overall by New Orleans Pelicans and then traded to Utah Jazz |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Alan Griffin | 0 | F | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Ossining, NY | Illinois |
2020 recruiting class
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Kadary Richmond 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: ESPN: 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: ESPN: 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: ESPN: 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 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Source:[3]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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 22, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
Notre Dame | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[4] | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||||
December 30, 2020 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Wake Forest | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[5] | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||||
January 2, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at North Carolina | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[6] | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||||
January 6, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 25 Florida State | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[7] | 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 |
No. 12 Clemson | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[8] | Carrier Dome 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[9] | 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 | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC | |||||||||
February 13, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
Boston College | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
February 17, 2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Louisville | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | |||||||||
February 20, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
Notre Dame | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
February 22, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Duke | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
February 27, 2021 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
at Georgia Tech | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
March 1, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
North Carolina | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
vs. | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | RV | NR | Not released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | RV^ | NR |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
References
- "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
- "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- "Notre Dame at Syracuse Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- "Syracuse Game At Wake Forest Postponed". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- "Syracuse at North Carolina Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- "Syracuse Schedule Change: Pitt At The Dome Jan. 6". cuse.com. Syracuse Orange Athletics. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- "Clemson Men's Basketball Games at UNC and Syracuse Postponed; Syracuse at UNC Set for Jan. 12". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- "Louisville at Syracuse Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.