2023–24 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

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2023–24 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record20–12 (11–9 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachGerry McNamara
Assistant coaches
  • Allen Griffin
  • Brenden Straughn
Offensive schemeBall-Screen Motion
Base defenseMan-to-Man
Home arenaJMA Wireless Dome
Seasons
2023–24 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 North Carolina 17 – 3   .850 29 – 8   .784
No. 9 Duke 15 – 5   .750 27 – 9   .750
Virginia 13 – 7   .650 23 – 11   .676
Pittsburgh 12 – 8   .600 22 – 11   .667
Wake Forest 11 – 9   .550 21 – 14   .600
No. 14 Clemson 11 – 9   .550 24 – 12   .667
Syracuse 11 – 9   .550 20 – 12   .625
Virginia Tech 10 – 10   .500 19 – 15   .559
Florida State 10 – 10   .500 17 – 16   .515
No. 10 NC State † 9 – 11   .450 26 – 15   .634
Boston College 8 – 12   .400 20 – 16   .556
Notre Dame 7 – 13   .350 13 – 20   .394
Georgia Tech 7 – 13   .350 14 – 18   .438
Miami (FL) 6 – 14   .300 15 – 17   .469
Louisville 3 – 17   .150 8 – 24   .250
† 2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by first-year head coach Adrian Autry and played their home games at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York as eleventh-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Orange won their first three games of the season before participating in the Maui Invitational. They lost the first two games of the tournament against seventh-ranked Tennessee and eleventh-ranked Gonzaga. They finished the touranment with a win against Chaminade. They followed that with an ACC–SEC Challenge win against LSU before losing their ACC opener to Virginia. The Orange won their final four non-conference games to finish with a non-conference record of 9–2. Syracuse won four of its next six ACC games, including two wins against Pittsburgh and the only losses coming against fourteenth-ranked Duke and seventh-ranked North Carolina. The Orange weren't able to carry that momentum forward, as they lost four of their next six games. They rebounded to end their season, winning five of their last seven games, including an upset win over seventh-ranked North Carolina. They completed a season sweep of NC State but ended the season with a loss as they were beaten by Clemson for the second time in the season.

The Orange finished the 2023–24 season 20–12 and 11–9 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. Syracuse lost the tiebreaker and was the seventh seed in the ACC tournament. They faced tenth-seed NC State for the third time this season in the Second Round and NC State avenged both regular season losses by defeating the Orange 83–65. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament and they were eligible to participate in the NIT Tournament, but they opted not to participate.[1]

Previous season[edit]

The Orange finished the 2022–23 season 17–15, 10–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Wake Forest in the second round. This was the second year in a row that Syracuse did not qualify for any post season tournament, a first in then coach Jim Boeheim's 47-year tenure.[2]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
John Bol Ajak 2 F 6'10" 216 Redshirt Junior Natinga, South Sudan Entered Transfer Portal[3]
Symir Torrence 10 G 6'3" 195 Senior Syracuse, NY Graduate transferred to Binghamton[4]
Joseph Girard III 11 G 6'1" 190 Senior Glens Falls, NY Graduate transferred to Clemson[5]
Jesse Edwards 14 C 6'11" 230 Senior Amsterdam, Netherlands Graduate transferred to West Virginia[6]
Shane Feldman 25 G 6'2" 165 Redshirt Junior Agoura Hills, CA Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Arthur Cordes 33 G 6'3" 180 Junior Wallingford, CT Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers[edit]

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Kyle Cuffe Jr. 0 G 6'2" 180 Redshirt Sophomore New York, NY Kansas[7]
JJ Starling 2 G 6'4" 200 Sophomore Baldwinsville, NY Notre Dame[8]
Naheem McLeod 10 C 7'4" 255 Junior Philadelphia, PA Florida State[9]
Chance Westry 11 G 6'6" 190 Sophomore Harrisburg, PA Auburn[10]

Recruiting classes[edit]

2023 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
William Patterson
C 		Cumberland, MD Bishop Walsh School 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Feb 20, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 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:

  • "2023 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  • "2023 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  • "2023 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.

2024 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Donavan Freeman
#13 PF 		Washington, DC IMG Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 11, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 87
Elijah Moore
#50 SG 		Bronx, NY Cardinal Hayes High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jan 27, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
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[edit]

2023–24 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kyle Cuffe Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Blair Academy
Kansas 		Harlem, New York
F 1 Maliq Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) So Blue Ridge School Culpeper, Virginia
G 2 JJ Starling 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So La Lumiere
Notre Dame 		Baldwinsville, New York
G 3 Judah Mintz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Oak Hill Academy Fort Washington, Maryland
F 4 Chris Bell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Wasatch Academy Concord, California
G 5 Justin Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So IMG Academy Charlottesville, Virginia
C 10 Naheem McLeod 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Plymouth-Whitemarsh
Florida State 		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 11 Chance Westry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So AZ Compass Prep School (AZ)
Auburn 		Harrisburg, PA
G 12 Anthony Clayton (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Avon Old Farms (CT) Albany, New York
F 13 Benny Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr IMG Academy Bowie, Maryland
G 14 Niko Ruffin (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Paramus Catholic Cresskill, New Jersey
C 21 William Patterson 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr The Patrick School Brooklyn, New York
C 23 Peter Carey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Northfield Mount Hermon Sunderland, Massachusetts
G 24 Quadir Copeland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Life Center Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 34 Chris Gatty (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr The Masters School Katonah, New York
C 55 Mounir Hima 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr St. Benedict's Prep
Duquesne 		Tillabéri, Niger
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Source:[11]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Daemen W 81–68  –
  12 – Tied   6 – Tied   9 – Copeland  JMA Wireless Dome (4,166)
Syracuse, NY
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Saint Rose W 86–61  –
  20 – Mintz   12 – Taylor   7 – Mintz  JMA Wireless Dome (3,113)
Syracuse, NY
Regular Season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		New Hampshire W 83–72  1–0
  20 – Mintz   13 – Copeland   3 – Mintz  JMA Wireless Dome (19,130)
Syracuse, NY
November 8, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Canisius W 89–77  2–0
  26 – Mintz   9 – McLeod   7 – Starling  JMA Wireless Dome (19,080)
Syracuse, NY
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Colgate W 79–75  3–0
  25 – Bell   7 – Starling   8 – Mintz  JMA Wireless Dome (19,387)
Syracuse, NY
November 20, 2023*
2:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. No. 7 Tennessee
Maui Invitational quarterfinals 		L 56–73  3–1
  16 – Bell   7 – Taylor   2 – Mintz  Stan Sheriff Center (4,838)
Honolulu, HI
November 21, 2023*
2:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. No. 11 Gonzaga
Maui Invitational Consolation 		L 57–76  3–2
  22 – Mintz   6 – Starling   3 – Mintz  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
November 22, 2023*
9:30 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Chaminade
Maui Invitational 		W 105–56  4–2
  18 – Bell   10 – Taylor   8 – Copeland  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
November 28, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		LSU
ACC–SEC Challenge 		W 80–57  5–2
  33 – Mintz   9 – Brown   5 – Taylor  JMA Wireless Dome (19,602)
Syracuse, NY
December 2, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Virginia L 62–84  5–3
(0–1) 		 16 – Starling   6 – Copeland   3 – Taylor  John Paul Jones Arena (14,637)
Charlottesville, VA
December 5, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Cornell W 81–70  6–3
  28 – Mintz   12 – Brown   6 – Taylor  JMA Wireless Dome (19,390)
Syracuse, NY
December 9, 2023*
11:30 a.m., FOX 		at Georgetown W 80–68  7–3
  25 – Mintz   6 – Taylor   3 – Mintz  Capital One Arena (14,193)
Washington, D.C.
December 17, 2023*
1:00 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Oregon W 83–63  8–3
  18 – Mintz   9 – Copeland   5 – Mintz  Sanford Pentagon (3,138)
Sioux Falls, SD
December 21, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Niagara W 83–71  9–3
  18 – Mintz   10 – Brown   8 – Copeland  JMA Wireless Dome (18,239)
Syracuse, NY
December 30, 2023
12:00 p.m., The CW 		Pittsburgh W 81–73  10–3
(1–1) 		 22 – Copeland   9 – Copeland   5 – Mintz  JMA Wireless Dome (20,642)
Syracuse, NY
January 2, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 14 Duke L 66–86  10–4
(1–2) 		 26 – Brown   7 – Brown   6 – Mintz  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 10, 2024
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Boston College W 69–59  11–4
(2–2) 		 20 – Bell   8 – Brown   4 – Tied  JMA Wireless Dome (17,331)
Syracuse, NY
January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 7 North Carolina L 67–103  11–5
(2–3) 		 21 – Mintz   8 – Brown   2 – Tied  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Pittsburgh W 69–58  12–5
(3–3) 		 17 – Starling   9 – Mintz   5 – Mintz  Petersen Events Center (7,708)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 20, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Miami (FL) W 72–69  13–5
(4–3) 		 22 – Starling   11 – Brown   13 – Mintz  JMA Wireless Dome (20,960)
Syracuse, NY
January 23, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Florida State L 69–85  13–6
(4–4) 		 28 – Mintz   12 – Brown   3 – Mintz  JMA Wireless Dome (19,859)
Syracuse, NY
January 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		NC State W 77–65  14–6
(5–4) 		 26 – Starling   7 – Brown   9 – Mintz  JMA Wireless Dome (21,814)
Syracuse, NY
January 30, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Boston College L 75–80  14–7
(5–5) 		 18 – Tied   7 – Tied   7 – Copeland  Conte Forum (6,611)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 3, 2024
7:45 p.m., The CW 		at Wake Forest L 70–99  14–8
(5–6) 		 15 – Starling   8 – Tied   6 – Mintz  LJVM Coliseum (11,412)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Louisville W 94–92  15–8
(6–6) 		 30 – Bell   9 – Brown   7 – Copeland  JMA Wireless Dome (19,426)
Syracuse, NY
February 10, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Clemson L 68–77  15–9
(6–7) 		 16 – Tied   8 – Brown   4 – Mintz  JMA Wireless Dome (23,050)
Syracuse, NY
February 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 7 North Carolina W 86–79  16–9
(7–7) 		 25 – Mintz   6 – Brown   4 – Tied  JMA Wireless Dome (21,275)
Syracuse, NY
February 17, 2024
5:30 p.m., The CW 		at Georgia Tech L 60–65  16–10
(7–8) 		 18 – Starling   7 – Brown   2 – Tied  McCamish Pavilion (6,241)
Atlanta, GA
February 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at NC State W 87–83  17–10
(8–8) 		 26 – Bell   7 – Copeland   4 – Brown  PNC Arena (12,766)
Raleigh, NC
February 24, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		Notre Dame W 88–85  18–10
(9–8) 		 21 – Mintz   7 – Brown   5 – Tied  JMA Wireless Dome (25,194)
Syracuse, NY
February 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Virginia Tech W 84–71  19–10
(10–8) 		 29 – Mintz   8 – Brown   6 – Mintz  JMA Wireless Dome (20,244)
Syracuse, NY
March 2, 2024
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Louisville W 82–76  20–10
(11–8) 		 23 – Bell   10 – Brown   5 – Mintz  KFC Yum! Center (11,011)
Louisville, KY
March 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Clemson L 75–90  20–11
(11–9) 		 20 – Mintz   11 – Brown   4 – Mintz  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
March 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(7) vs. (10) NC State
Second Round 		L 65–83  20–12
  21 – Mintz   12 – Brown   4 – Tied  Capital One Arena (13,445)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[edit]

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
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Coaches—————————————————————

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References[edit]

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  4. ^ Waters, Mike (April 30, 2023). "Former Syracuse guard Symir Torrence announces transfer to Binghamton". Syracuse.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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  6. ^ Givony, Jonathan (16 April 2023). "West Virginia lands Syracuse transfer Edwards". ESPN.com. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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  8. ^ Givony, Jonathan (March 14, 2023). "J.J. Starling says he'll join Syracuse in transfer from Notre Dame". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  9. ^ Waters, Mike (May 15, 2023). "Florida State transfer center Naheem McLeod commits to Syracuse basketball". syracuse.com. The Post-Standard. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  10. ^ Givony, Jonathan (April 17, 2023). "Ex-Auburn guard Chance Westry transferring to Syracuse". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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