2019–20 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by 44th-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York as seventh-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2019–20 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record18–14 (10–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
2019–20 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Florida State 16 4   .800 26 5   .839
No. 16 Virginia 15 5   .750 23 7   .767
No. 14 Louisville 15 5   .750 24 7   .774
No. 11 Duke 15 5   .750 25 6   .806
Georgia Tech* 11 9   .550 17 14   .548
NC State 10 10   .500 20 12   .625
Syracuse 10 10   .500 18 14   .563
Notre Dame 10 10   .500 20 12   .625
Clemson 9 11   .450 16 15   .516
Miami (FL) 7 13   .350 15 16   .484
Boston College 7 13   .350 13 18   .419
Virginia Tech 7 13   .350 16 16   .500
Wake Forest 6 14   .300 13 18   .419
Pittsburgh 6 14   .300 16 17   .485
North Carolina 6 14   .300 14 19   .424
*Ineligible for postseason due to NCAA violations.
Note: The 2020 ACC tournament was cancelled before the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The Orange finished the season 18–14, and 10–10 in ACC play. The team was scheduled to play Louisville in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament 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]

Previous season

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The Orange finished the 2018–19 season 20–14, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Pittsburgh in the second round of the 2019 ACC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to eventual champions Duke. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 8 seed, they lost to Baylor in the first round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Adrian Autry 0 G 6'0" 185 Senior Jamesville, NY Walk-on; graduated
Antonio Balandi 4 G 6'6" 210 Senior Portland, OR Walk-on; graduated
Oshae Brissett 11 F 6'8" 210 Sophomore Mississauga, ON Play professionally
Paschal Chukwu 13 C 7'2" 228 RS Senior Westport, CT Graduated
Frank Howard 23 G 6'5" 205 Senior Suitland, MD Graduated
Tyus Battle 25 F 6'6" 205 Junior Edison, NJ Play professionally
Ray Featherston 32 G 5'8" 150 Junior Wallingford, CT Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Ky Feldman 54 G 5'10" 155 Senior Agoura Hills, CA Walk-on; graduated

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brycen Goodine
#12 SG
Providence, Rhode Island St. Andrews School (R.I.) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 85
Joseph Girard III
#11 G
Glens Falls, NY Glens Falls Senior High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Oct 14, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
John Bol Ajak
#8 C
West Chester, PA Westtown School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 2, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 70
Quincy Guerrier
#6 SF
Quebec City, QC Thetford Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 31, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Jesse Edwards
#14 C
Bradenton, FL IMG Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 5, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
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:

  • "2019 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com.
  • "2019 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2019–20 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brycen Goodine 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr St. Andrews (RI) New Bedford, Massachusetts
G 1 Quincy Guerrier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Thetford Academy Montreal, Quebec
C 2 John Bol Ajak 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Westtown School Natinga, South Sudan
G 5 Jalen Carey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Immaculate Conception School New York, New York
G 10 Howard Washington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Athletic Institute Prep Buffalo, New York
G 11 Joseph Girard III 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Glens Falls Glens Falls, New York
G 12 Brendan Paul (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Brewster Academy Gates Mills, Ohio
G 13 Chris Lavalle (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr West Genesee Syracuse, New York
C 14 Jesse Edwards 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr IMG Academy Amsterdam, Netherlands
F 20 Robert Braswell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Blythewood Jacksonville, Florida
F 21 Marek Doležaj 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr MBK Karlovka Bratislava Bratislava, Slovakia
G 24 Shaun Belbey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr Christian Brothers Academy Brick, New Jersey
F 32 Nick Giancola (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Lexington Catholic Lexington, Kentucky
G 33 Elijah Hughes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr John F. Kennedy
East Carolina
Beacon, New York
F 34 Bourama Sidibe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr St. Benedict's Prep Bamako, Mali
G 35 Buddy Boeheim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So 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 4, 2019

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
Exhibition
October 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCNX
Daemen W 90–71 
 24  Hughes   10  Sidibe   5  Hughes  Carrier Dome (5,773)
Syracuse, NY
October 29, 2019*
8:00 pm, ACCNX
Carleton W 77–58 
 15  Hughes   10  Hughes   5  Dolezaj  Carrier Dome (4,778)
Syracuse, NY
Regular season
November 6, 2019
9:00 pm, ACCN
No. 11 Virginia L 34–48  0–1
(0–1)
 14  Hughes   9  Dolezaj   2  Tied  Carrier Dome (22,518)
Syracuse, NY
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCRSN
Colgate W 70–54  1–1
 17  Boeheim   14  Sidibe   8  Hughes  Carrier Dome (21,281)
Syracuse, NY
November 16, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCNX
Seattle
NIT Season Tip-Off campus site game
W 89–67  2–1
 24  Girard III   7  Guerrier   4  3 tied  Carrier Dome (21,487)
Syracuse, NY
November 20, 2019*
7:30 pm, ACCNX
Cornell W 72–53  3–1
 23  Hughes   8  Dolezaj   7  Hughes  Carrier Dome (21,123)
Syracuse, NY
November 23, 2019*
12:00 pm, ACCN
Bucknell
NIT Season Tip-Off campus site game
W 97–46  4–1
 22  Boeheim   9  Sidibe   6  Girard III  Carrier Dome (17,181)
Syracuse, NY
November 27, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Oklahoma State
NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals
L 72–86  4–2
 28  Hughes   9  Sidibe   9  Girard III  Barclays Center (4,114)
Brooklyn, NY
November 29, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Penn State
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 64–85  4–3
 19  Hughes   10  Guerrier   7  Girard III  Barclays Center (17,732)
Brooklyn, NY
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Iowa
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 54–68  4–4
 12  Dolezaj   8  Sidibe   4  Girard III  Carrier Dome (20,844)
Syracuse, NY
December 7, 2019
12:00 pm, ACCN
at Georgia Tech W 97–63  5–4
(1–1)
 33  Hughes   9  Dolezaj   8  Washington  McCamish Pavilion (5,743)
Atlanta, GA
December 14, 2019*
1:00 pm, FOX
at Georgetown L 79–89  5–5
 25  Boeheim   9  Dolezaj   9  Hughes  Capital One Arena (15,102)
Washington, D.C.
December 18, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Oakland W 74–62  6–5
 23  Hughes   13  Sidibe   7  Girard III  Carrier Dome (16,394)
Syracuse, NY
December 21, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
North Florida W 82–70  7–5
 18  Hughes   8  Sidibe   8  Dolezaj  Carrier Dome (17,537)
Syracuse, NY
December 28, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCNX
Niagara W 71–57  8–5
 19  Hughes   13  Sidibe   9  Hughes  Carrier Dome (18,125)
Syracuse, NY
January 4, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN2
Notre Dame L 87–88  8–6
(1–2)
 23  Boeheim   10  Dolezaj   7  Dolezaj  Carrier Dome (19,821)
Syracuse, NY
January 7, 2020
9:00 pm, ACCN
Virginia Tech L 63–67  8–7
(1–3)
 18  Hughes   9  Guerrier   2  Hughes  Carrier Dome (16,504)
Syracuse, NY
January 11, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 18 Virginia W 63–55 OT 9–7
(2–3)
 19  Girard III   11  Dolezaj   5  Dolezaj  John Paul Jones Arena (14,133)
Charlottesville, VA
January 15, 2020
6:30 pm, ACCN
Boston College W 76–50  10–7
(3–3)
 22  Boeheim   11  Dolezaj   5  Hughes  Carrier Dome (21,645)
Syracuse, NY
January 18, 2020
12:00 pm, ACCRSN
at Virginia Tech W 71–69  11–7
(4–3)
 26  Boeheim   11  Dolezaj   2  4 tied  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Notre Dame W 84–82  12–7
(5–3)
 26  Hughes   9  Girard III   4  Girard III  Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,492)
South Bend, IN
January 25, 2020
12:00 pm, ACCN
Pittsburgh W 69–61  13–7
(6–3)
 21  Boeheim   8  2 Tied   4  Hughes  Carrier Dome (23,711)
Syracuse, NY
January 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCRSN
at Clemson L 70–71  13–8
(6–4)
 22  Tied   5  Guerrier   2  Hughes  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,402)
Clemson, SC
February 1, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 9 Duke L 88–97  13–9
(6–5)
 22  Dolezaj   7  Tied   7  Girard III  Carrier Dome (31,458)
Syracuse, NY
February 8, 2020
8:00 pm, ACCN
Wake Forest W 75–73  14–9
(7–5)
 23  Boeheim   8  Hughes   4  Dolezaj  Carrier Dome (21,824)
Syracuse, NY
February 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
NC State L 74–79  14–10
(7–6)
 30  Girard III   10  Guerrier   3  Boeheim  Carrier Dome (22,137)
Syracuse, NY
February 15, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 8 Florida State L 77–80  14–11
(7–7)
 25  Hughes   7  Girard III   5  Girard III  Donald L. Tucker Center (11,500)
Tallahassee, FL
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 11 Louisville L 66–90  14–12
(7–8)
 15  Boeheim   12  Guerrier   2  Tied  KFC Yum! Center (16,428)
Louisville, KY
February 22, 2020
4:00 pm, ACCRSN
Georgia Tech W 79–72  15–12
(8–8)
 20  Tied   10  Sidibe   7  Hughes  Carrier Dome (26,661)
Syracuse, NY
February 26, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCN
at Pittsburgh W 72–49  16–12
(9–8)
 25  Hughes   10  Sidibe   4  Goodine  Petersen Events Center (9,001)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 29, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN
North Carolina L 79–92  16–13
(9–9)
 22  Boeheim   15  Sidibe   3  3 tied  Carrier Dome (29,312)
Syracuse, NY
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Boston College W 84–71  17–13
(10–9)
 28  Hughes   12  Sidibe   4  Dolezaj  Conte Forum (6,471)
Chestnut Hill, MA
March 7, 2020
4:00 pm, ACCN
at Miami (FL) L 65–69 OT 17–14
(10–10)
 17  Dolezaj   10  Sidibe   4  Girard III  Watsco Center (6,025)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC tournament
March 11, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN2
(6) vs. (14) North Carolina
Second round
W 81–53  18–14
 27  Hughes   13  Sidibe   8  Girard III  Greensboro Coliseum (20,809)
Greensboro, NC
March 12, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN
(6) vs. (3) No. 15 Louisville
Quarterfinals
ACC Tournament Canceled[4] 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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Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVNot released
CoachesRV^

*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. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Statement from ACC on men's basketball tournament". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.