2017–18 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

2017–18 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
2017–18 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	23–14 (8–10 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (42nd season);
Assistant coaches	Adrian Autry; Gerry McNamara; Allen Griffin;
Home arena	Carrier Dome
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference

Record23–14 (8–10 ACC)

Headcoach

Jim Boeheim (42nd season)

Assistant coaches

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2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Virginia †	17	–	1	.944	31	–	3	.912
No. 9 Duke	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
No. 22 Miami (FL)	11	–	7	.611	22	–	10	.688
No. 20 Clemson	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
NC State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
No. 10 North Carolina	11	–	7	.611	26	–	11	.703
Virginia Tech	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Florida State	9	–	9	.500	23	–	12	.657
Louisville	9	–	9	.500	22	–	14	.611
Notre Dame	8	–	10	.444	21	–	15	.583
Syracuse	8	–	10	.444	23	–	14	.622
Boston College	7	–	11	.389	19	–	16	.543
Georgia Tech	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Wake Forest	4	–	14	.222	11	–	20	.355
Pittsburgh	0	–	18	.000	8	–	24	.250

† 2018 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Andrew White	3	F	6'7"	210	RS Senior	Richmond, VA	Graduated
John Gillon	4	G	6'0"	168	RS Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Mike Sutton	5	G	6'2"	194	Junior	Norwich, NY	Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Taurean Thompson	12	F	6'10"	220	Sophomore	Jersey City, NJ	Transferred to Seton Hall
Evan Dourdas	14	G	6'0"	160	Junior	Jamesville, NY	Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Tyler Lydon	20	F	6'8"	210	Sophomore	Elizaville, NY	Declared for 2017 NBA draft
Tyler Roberson	21	F	6'8"	226	Senior	Union, NJ	Graduated
DaJuan Coleman	32	C	6'9"	268	RS Senior	Jamesville, NY	Graduated
Jonathan Radner	33	G	5'10"	168	Sophomore	Huntington Woods, MI	Walk-on; left the team
Doyin Akintobi-Adeyeye	34	F	6'6"	230	Senior	Uniondale, NY	Graduated

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Elijah Hughes	4	G	6'6"	220	Sophomore	Somers, NY	Transferred 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 Thorpe	30	G	6'4"	170	RS Senior	Pittsburgh, PA	Transferred from South Florida. Eligible to play immediately since he graduated from South Florida.

Name	Hometown	School	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
Oshae Brissett SF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (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
Bourama Sidibe #15 C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (82)
Howard Washington PG	Buffalo, NY	Athlete Institute Basketball Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Mar 16, 2017
Howard Washington PG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (POST)
Marek Doležaj PF	Bratislava, Slovakia, EUR	MBK Karlovka	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Mar 16, 2017
Marek Doležaj PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. "2017 Syracuse Signees". Scout. "2017 Syracuse Signees". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.

College recruiting (2018-2019)
Name	Hometown	School	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
Buddy Boeheim SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (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
Jalen Carey PG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (88)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2018 Syracuse Signees". Rivals. "2018 Syracuse Signees". Scout. "2018 Syracuse Signees". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.

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 Rivalry	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.

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