2024–25 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

2024–25 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
2024–25 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Adrian Autry (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Dan Engelstad; Allen Griffin; Brenden Straughn;
Home arena	JMA Wireless Dome
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team will represent Syracuse University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange will be led by second-year head coach Adrian Autry and play their home games at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York as twelfth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stanford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous 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]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Maliq Brown	1	F	6'9"	222	Junior	Culpeper, Virginia	Transferred to Duke^[2]
Judah Mintz	3	G	6'4"	188	Sophomore	Fort Washington, Maryland	Declared for 2024 NBA draft^[3]
Justin Taylor	5	G	6'6"	218	Sophomore	Charlottesville, Virginia	Transferred to James Madison^[4]
Benny Williams	13	F	6'10"	210	Junior	Bowie, Maryland	Dismissed from team^[5]
William Patterson	21	C	7'2"	220	Freshman	Brooklyn, New York	Transferred to High Point^[6]
Peter Carey	23	C	6'11"	205	Sophomore	Sunderland, Massachusetts	Transferred to Siena^[7]
Quadir Copeland	24	G	6'6"	200	Sophomore	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Transferred to McNeese^[8]
Chaz Owens	30	F	6'5"	205	Senior	Blue Bell, Pennsylvania	Graduated
Mounir Hima	55	C	6'11"	230	Junior	Tillaberi, Niger	Transferred to Howard^[9]

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jaquan Carlos	G	6'0"	170	Senior	Brooklyn, New York	Hofstra^[10]
Jyáre Davis	F	6'7"	215	Graduate Student	Newark, Delaware	Delaware^[11]
Eddie Lampkin Jr.	C	6'11"	265	Graduate Student	Houston, Texas	Colorado^[12]
Lucas Taylor	G	6'5"	195	Senior	Wake Forest, North Carolina	Georgia State^[13]

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Donavan Freeman #13 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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
Elijah Moore #50 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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: "2024 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023. "2024 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023. "2024 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.

Roster

2024–25 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 Jr	Blair Academy Kansas	Harlem, New York
G	2	JJ Starling	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jr	La Lumiere Notre Dame	Baldwinsville, New York
F	4	Chris Bell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Wasatch Academy	Concord, California
C	10	Naheem McLeod	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Plymouth-Whitemarsh Florida State	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	11	Chance Westry	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	AZ Compass Prep School (AZ) Auburn	Harrisburg, PA
G	12	Anthony Clayton (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Avon Old Farms (CT)	Albany, New York
G	14	Niko Ruffin (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Paramus Catholic	Cresskill, New Jersey
G	34	Chris Gatty (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	The Masters School	Katonah, New York
G		Jaquan Carlos	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Thomas Jefferson High School Hofstra	Brooklyn, New York
F		Jyáre Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Providence Delaware	Newark, Delaware
F		Donavan Freeman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Washington, D.C.
C		Eddie Lampkin Jr.	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	GS	Morton Ranch HS Colorado	Houston, Texas
G		Elijah Moore	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Cardinal Hayes	New York, New York
G		Lucas Taylor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Heritage Georgia State	Wake Forest, North Carolina

Head coach

Adrian Autry, 2nd yr. (Syracuse, 1994)

Assistant coach(es)

Dan Engelstad, 1st yr. (St. Mary's (MD), 2007)
Allen Griffin, 8th yr. (Syracuse, 2001)
Brenden Straughn, 2nd yr. (Hood, 2012)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 12, 2024

Schedule and results

Source:^[14]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26* TBA	Clarion	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
October 30* TBA	Slippery Rock	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
Regular Season
November 12* TBA	Colgate	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
November 21* TBA	vs. TBA Legends Classic	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
November 22* TBA	vs. TBA Legends Classic	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
November 27* TBA	Cornell	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
December 3* TBA	at Tennessee ACC–SEC Challenge	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
December 12* 12:00 p.m.	vs. Maryland Gotham Classic	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
December 28* TBA	Bucknell	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
ACC Tournament
	vs.	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ Waters, Mike (March 17, 2024). "Syracuse opted out of NIT prior to selection of tournament field". Syracuse.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
^ Baxley, Rodd (April 20, 2024). "What Syracuse transfer Maliq Brown brings to Duke basketball". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ "Judah Mintz, Syracuse's top scorer, pursuing NBA, SU confirms". Spectrum News. April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ Mettlen, Shane (April 22, 2024). "Syracuse Transfer Taylor Returning Home With Dukes". Daily News-Record. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
^ Misiaszek, Emma (February 6, 2024). "Benny Williams dismissed from Syracuse University men's basketball". cnycentral.com. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
^ Waters, Mike (June 6, 2024). "Former Syracuse center William Patterson transfers to High Point". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
^ Ditota, Donna (June 27, 2024). "Peter Carey settles in at Siena under Gerry McNamara: 'It was just a no-brainer when he reached out'". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
^ Travis, Matthew (May 8, 2024). "McNeese Men's Basketball Adds Syracuse Transfer Quadir Copeland". KPLC. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
^ Waters, Mike (May 9, 2024). "Former Syracuse center Mounir Hima announces transfer to Howard". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
^ Ditota, Donna (April 24, 2024). "Hofstra point guard Jaquan Carlos is transferring to Syracuse basketball". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
^ "Syracuse Lands Transfer Forward Davis". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. April 23, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
^ Waters, Mike (April 3, 2024). "Former Colorado center Eddie Lampkin on transferring to Syracuse: 'They said they needed a big man'". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
^ Waters, Mike (June 4, 2024). "Georgia State transfer Lucas Taylor commits to Syracuse". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

[1] Waters, Mike (March 17, 2024). "Syracuse opted out of NIT prior to selection of tournament field". Syracuse.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

[2] Baxley, Rodd (April 20, 2024). "What Syracuse transfer Maliq Brown brings to Duke basketball". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[3] "Judah Mintz, Syracuse's top scorer, pursuing NBA, SU confirms". Spectrum News. April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.

[4] Mettlen, Shane (April 22, 2024). "Syracuse Transfer Taylor Returning Home With Dukes". Daily News-Record. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

[5] Misiaszek, Emma (February 6, 2024). "Benny Williams dismissed from Syracuse University men's basketball". cnycentral.com. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

[6] Waters, Mike (June 6, 2024). "Former Syracuse center William Patterson transfers to High Point". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

[7] Ditota, Donna (June 27, 2024). "Peter Carey settles in at Siena under Gerry McNamara: 'It was just a no-brainer when he reached out'". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

[8] Travis, Matthew (May 8, 2024). "McNeese Men's Basketball Adds Syracuse Transfer Quadir Copeland". KPLC. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

[9] Waters, Mike (May 9, 2024). "Former Syracuse center Mounir Hima announces transfer to Howard". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

[10] Ditota, Donna (April 24, 2024). "Hofstra point guard Jaquan Carlos is transferring to Syracuse basketball". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

[11] "Syracuse Lands Transfer Forward Davis". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. April 23, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

[12] Waters, Mike (April 3, 2024). "Former Colorado center Eddie Lampkin on transferring to Syracuse: 'They said they needed a big man'". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

[13] Waters, Mike (June 4, 2024). "Georgia State transfer Lucas Taylor commits to Syracuse". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

[14] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

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