2021–22 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

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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.

2021–22 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemeBall-Screen Motion
Base defense2-3 Zone
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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
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
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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
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:

  • "2021 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  • "2021 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  • "2021 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.

2022 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
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
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

2021–22 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Jimmy Boeheim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Brewster Academy Fayetteville, New York
G 1 Paddy Casey (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Scranton Prep
USciences
Scranton, Pennsylvania
C 2 John Bol Ajak 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 216 lb (98 kg) RS So Westtown School Natinga, South Sudan
C 5 Frank Anselem 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Westlake Lagos, Nigeria
G 10 Symir Torrence 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Vermont Academy
Marquette
Syracuse, New York
G 11 Joseph Girard III 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Glens Falls Glens Falls, New York
F 12 Chaz Owens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Shipley Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
F 13 Benny Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr IMG Academy Bowie, Maryland
C 14 Jesse Edwards 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr IMG Academy Amsterdam, Netherlands
F 21 Cole Swider 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr St. Andrews School
Villanova
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
G 23 Niko Ruffin (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Paramus Catholic Cresskill, New Jersey
G 24 Chris Lavalle (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 168 lb (76 kg) GS West Genesee Syracuse, New York
G 25 Shane Feldman (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Agoura Agoura Hills, California
F 32 Nick Giancola (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) GS Lexington Catholic Lexington, Kentucky
G 33 Arthur Cordes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Sheehan Wallingford, Connecticut
C 34 Bourama Sidibe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS St. Benedict's Prep Bamako, Mali
G 35 Buddy Boeheim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Brewster Academy Fayetteville, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVNot released
CoachesRV^

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

References

  1. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2020.