2020–21 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

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.

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 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

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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

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Departures

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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   Junior Beacon, NY Declared for 2020 NBA draft; selected 39th overall by New Orleans Pelicans and then traded to Utah Jazz

Incoming transfers

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

2020 recruiting class

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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: RivalsN/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: RivalsN/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: RivalsN/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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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

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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

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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

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
APRVRVNot released
CoachesRVRV^25

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

References

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  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.