The 2021–22 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange are led by 46th-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York as ninth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 ACC) |
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Offensive scheme | Ball-Screen Motion |
Base defense | 2-3 Zone |
Home arena | Carrier Dome |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Duke | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 32 | – | 7 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 29 | – | 10 | .744 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech † | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
Previous season
The Orange finished the 2020–21 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 Quarterfianls. 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.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Alan Griffin | 0 | F | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Ossining, NY | Declare for 2021 NBA draft |
Quincy Guerrier | 1 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Sophomore | Montreal, QC | Transferred to Oregon |
Kadary Richmond | 3 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Freshman | Brooklyn, NY | Transferred to Seton Hall |
Woody Newton | 4 | F | 6'8" | 200 | Freshman | District Heights, MD | Transferred to Oklahoma State |
Robert Braswell | 20 | F | 6'7" | 206 | RS Sophomore | Jacksonville, FL | Transferred to Charlotte |
Marek Dolezaj | 21 | F | 6'10" | 201 | Senior | Bratislava, Slovakia | Graduated/went undrafted 2021 NBA draft |
Jaylen Bartley | 23 | G | 6'2" | 173 | Junior | Atlanta, GA | Walk-on; didn't return |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Jimmy Boeheim | 0 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Graduate Student | Fayetteville, NY | Cornell |
Paddy Casey | 1 | G | 6'0" | 200 | Graduate Student | Scranton, PA | USciences |
Symir Torrence | 10 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Junior | Syracuse, NY | Marquette |
Cole Swider | 21 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Senior | Portsmouth, RI | Villanova |
2021 Recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Benny Williams #8 PF |
Bowie, MD | IMG Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 4, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 | ||||||
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2022 Recruiting class
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Justin Taylor #28 SF |
Charlottesville, VA | IMG Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jun 26, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Quadir Copeland #20 PG |
Gettysburg, PA | Life Center Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 10, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Source:[1]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 27, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCNX |
Pace | W 79-60 | – |
21 – Cole Swider | 9 – Benny Williams | 6 – Joseph Girard III | Carrier Dome (3372) Syracuse, NY | ||||
November 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCNX |
Le Moyne | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCRSN |
Lafayette | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
November 14, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Drexel | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
November 20, 2021* ACCNX |
Colgate | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
November 24, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. VCU Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals |
Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 25, 2021* |
vs. Baylor/Arizona State Battle 4 Atlantis |
Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 26, 2021* |
vs. TBA Battle 4 Atlantis |
Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 30, 2021* 7:00/7:30 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 |
Indiana ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
December 4, 2021 4:00 pm, ACCN |
at Florida State | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahasee, FL | |||||||||
December 7, 2021* 9:30 pm, ESPN |
vs. Villanova Jimmy V Classic |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||||
December 11, 2021* 12:00 p.m., FOX |
at Georgetown | Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
December 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
Lehigh | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
December 21, 2021* 9:00 p.m., ACCN |
Cornell | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
December 29, 2021 7:00 pm, ACCRSN |
Georgia Tech | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
January 1, 2022 8:00 pm, ACCN |
Virginia | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
January 5, 2022 8:00 pm, ACCN |
at Miami (FL) | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL | |||||||||
January 8, 2022 2:00 pm, ACCRSN |
at Wake Forest | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||||
January 11, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
Pittsburgh | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
January 15, 2021 ESPN2/ESPNU |
Florida State | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
January 18, 2022 8:00 pm, ACCN |
Clemson | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
January 22, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 |
at Duke | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
January 25, 2022 8:00 pm, ACCN |
at Pittsburgh | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||||
January 29, 2022 8:00 pm, ACCN |
Wake Forest | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
February 2, 2022 9:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 |
at NC State | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC | |||||||||
February 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU |
Louisville | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
February 8, 2022 8:00 pm, ACCN |
at Boston College | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||||
February 12, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU |
at Virginia Tech | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA | |||||||||
February 19, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Boston College | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
February 22, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU |
at Notre Dame | Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN | |||||||||
February 26, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
Duke | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
February 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN |
at North Carolina | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||||
March 5, 2022 ESPN2/ESPNU/ACCN |
Miami (FL) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 8–13, 2022 |
vs. | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | RV | Not released | |||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | ^ |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
References
- ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2020.