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
2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Virginia †17–1 .94431–3  .912
No. 9 Duke13–5 .72229–8  .784
No. 22 Miami (FL)11–7 .61122–10  .688
No. 20 Clemson11–7 .61125–10  .714
NC State11–7 .61121–12  .636
No. 10 North Carolina11–7 .61126–11  .703
Virginia Tech10–8 .55621–12  .636
Florida State9–9 .50023–12  .657
Louisville9–9 .50022–14  .611
Notre Dame8–10 .44421–15  .583
Syracuse8–10 .44423–14  .622
Boston College7–11 .38919–16  .543
Georgia Tech6–12 .33313–19  .406
Wake Forest4–14 .22211–20  .355
Pittsburgh0–18 .0008–24  .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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Andrew White3F6'7"210RS SeniorRichmond, VAGraduated
John Gillon4G6'0"168RS SeniorHouston, TXGraduated
Mike Sutton5G6'2"194JuniorNorwich, NYWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Taurean Thompson12F6'10"220SophomoreJersey City, NJTransferred to Seton Hall
Evan Dourdas14G6'0"160JuniorJamesville, NYWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Tyler Lydon20F6'8"210SophomoreElizaville, NYDeclared for 2017 NBA draft
Tyler Roberson21F6'8"226SeniorUnion, NJGraduated
DaJuan Coleman32C6'9"268RS SeniorJamesville, NYGraduated
Jonathan Radner33G5'10"168SophomoreHuntington Woods, MIWalk-on; left the team
Doyin Akintobi-Adeyeye34F6'6"230SeniorUniondale, NYGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Elijah Hughes4G6'6"220SophomoreSomers, NYTransferred 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 Thorpe30G6'4"170RS SeniorPittsburgh, PATransferred 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Adrian Autry (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)182 lb (83 kg) JrJamesville-DeWitt Jamesville, New York
F 2 Matthew Moyer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoSouth Kent School Columbus, Ohio
G 4 Elijah Hughes (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoJohn F. Kennedy
East Carolina		 Somers, New York
F 5 Patrick Herlihy (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrCharleston Catholic Charleston, West Virginia
G 10 Howard Washington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrAthletic Institute Prep Buffalo, New York
F 11 Oshae Brissett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrAthletic Institute Prep Mississauga, Ontario
C 13 Paschal Chukwu 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)228 lb (103 kg) RS JrFairfield Prep
Providence		 Westport, Connecticut
G 14 Braedon Bayer (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrTrinity-Pawling School
Grinnell College		 Lagrangeville, New York
F 21 Marek Doležaj 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrMBK Karlovka Bratislava Bratislava, Slovakia
G 23 Frank Howard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrPaul IV Suitland, Maryland
G 24 Shaun Belbey (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrChristian Brothers Academy Brick, New Jersey
G 25 Tyus Battle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoSt. Joseph Edison, New Jersey
G 30 Geno Thorpe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SrShaler
South Florida		 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 32 Ray Featherston (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)150 lb (68 kg) SoChoate Rosemary Hall Wallingford, Connecticut
F 35 Bourama Sidibe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrSt. Benedict's Prep Newark, New Jersey
G 54 Ky Feldman (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) JrAgoura 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

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

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