2016–17 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

2016–17 Syracuse Orange men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 24
2016–17 record	5–2 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (41st year)
Assistant coach	Mike Hopkins
Assistant coach	Adrian Autry
Assistant coach	Gerry McNamara
Home arena	Carrier Dome

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
No. 6 Virginia	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
No. 3 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
No. 5 Duke	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Florida State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
No. 14 Louisville	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
NC State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
No. 22 Syracuse	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Clemson	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Boston College	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500


† 2017 ACC Tournament winner As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represents Syracuse University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange are led by forty-first year head coach Jim Boeheim and play its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. They are fourth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Previous season

The Orange finished the season 23–14, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for 9th place. They lost to Pittsburgh in the second round of the ACC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #10 seed where they defeated Dayton, Middle Tennessee, Gonzaga, and Virginia to reach the Final Four for the sixth time in school history. At the Final Four, the Orange lost to North Carolina.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Michael Gbinije	0	F	6'7"	200	Senior	Richmond, VA	Graduated
Trevor Cooney	10	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Wilmington, DE	Graduated
Kaleb Joseph	14	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Nashua, NH	Transferred to Creighton
Malachi Richardson	23	G	6'6"	205	Freshman	Trenton, NJ	Declared for 2016 NBA draft
Chinonso Obokoh	35	C	6'9"	215	Senior	Rochester, NY	Graduated
Christian White	55	G	5'10"	185	Senior	Rochester, NY	Walk-on; graduated

Recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyus Battle #9 SF	Edison, NJ	St. Joseph High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jul 13, 2015
Tyus Battle #9 SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
Matthew Moyer #19 PF	Columbus, OH	South Kent School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 8, 2014
Matthew Moyer #19 PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Taurean Thompson #20 PF	Jersey City, NJ	Brewster Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jul 1, 2016
Taurean Thompson #20 PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A 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: "2016 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com. "2016 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com. "2016 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
John Gillon	4	G	6'0"	168	RS Senior	Houston, TX	Transferred from Colorado State. Eligible to play immediately since he graduated from Colorado State.
Andrew White	3	F	6'7"	210	RS Senior	Richmond, VA	Transferred from Nebraska. Eligible to play immediately since he graduated from Nebraska.

Class of 2017 recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
O'Shae Brissett SF	Mississauga, Ont, CA	Orangeville Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 11, 2016
O'Shae Brissett SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81
Bourama Sidibe PF	Newark, NJ	St. Benedict Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 21, 2016
Bourama Sidibe PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A 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: "2017 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com. "2017 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com. "2017 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Howard, FranklinFranklin Howard	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Paul IV	Suitland, Maryland
3.5 !F	2	Moyer, MatthewMatthew Moyer	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	South Kent School	Columbus, Ohio
3.5 !F	3	White, AndrewAndrew White	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	5.0 !GS	Miller School/Nebraska	Richmond, Virginia
1.5 !G	4	Gillon, JohnJohn Gillon	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Strake Jesuit Prep/Colorado State	Houston, Texas
3.5 !F	5	Sutton, MikeMike Sutton (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Norwich	Norwich, New York
1.5 !G	10	Bayer, BraedonBraedon Bayer (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Trinity-Pawling School/Grinnell College	Lagrangeville, New York
1.5 !G	11	Autry, AdrianAdrian Autry (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2.0 !So	Jamesville-DeWitt	Jamesville, New York
3.5 !F	12	Thompson, TaureanTaurean Thompson	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Brewster Academy	Jersey City, New Jersey
5.0 !C	13	Chukwu, PaschalPaschal Chukwu	86 !7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Fairfield Prep	Westport, Connecticut
1.5 !G	14	Dourdas, EvanEvan Dourdas (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2.0 !So	Jamesville-DeWitt	Jamesville, New York
3.5 !F	20	Lydon, TylerTyler Lydon	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	New Hampton School	Elizaville, New York
3.5 !F	21	Roberson, TylerTyler Roberson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Roselle Catholic	Union, New Jersey
1.5 !G	24	Belbey, ShaunShaun Belbey (W)	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	Christian Brothers Academy	Brick, New Jersey
1.5 !G	25	Battle, TyusTyus Battle	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Joseph	Edison, New Jersey
5.0 !C	32	Coleman, DaJuanDaJuan Coleman	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	268 lb (122 kg)	5.0 !GS	Jamesville-DeWitt	Jamesville, New York
1.5 !G	33	Radnor, JonathanJonathan Radnor (W)	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	2.0 !So	Berkley	Huntington Woods, Michigan
3.5 !F	34	Akintobi-Adeyeye, DoyinDoyin Akintobi-Adeyeye	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Uniondale	Uniondale, New York
1.5 !G	35	Featherston, RayRay Featherston (W)	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Choate Rosemary Hall	Wallingford, Connecticut
1.5 !G	54	Feldman, KyKy Feldman (W)	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	2.0 !So	Agoura	Agoura Hills, California

Head coach

Jim Boeheim, 41st yr. (Syracuse, 1966)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Hopkins, 21st yr. (Syracuse, 1993)
Gerry McNamara, 8th yr. (Syracuse, 2007)
Adrian Autry, 8th yr. (Syracuse, 1994)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2016* 7:00 pm	No. 19	IUP	W 83–65		16 – Battle	10 – Lydon	9 – Gillon	Carrier Dome (6,630) Syracuse, NY
Nov 8, 2016* 7:00 pm	No. 19	Le Moyne	W 97–64		24 – White	10 – Lydon	7 – Howard	Carrier Dome (8,252) Syracuse, NY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 19	Colgate	W 83–55	1–0	18 – Roberson	7 – Thompson	9 – Howard	Carrier Dome (23,844) Syracuse, NY
Nov 15, 2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	No. 18	Holy Cross Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational	W 90–46	2–0	17 – Lydon	6 – 3 Tied	9 – Gillon	Carrier Dome (21,405) Syracuse, NY
Nov 18, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 18	Monmouth Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational	W 71–50	3–0	18 – White	8 – Coleman	6 – Howard	Carrier Dome (22,636) Syracuse, NY
Nov 22, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 18	South Carolina State Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational	W 101–59	4–0	15 – White	12 – Roberson	11 – Howard	Carrier Dome (17,073) Syracuse, NY
Nov 26, 2016* 2:00 pm, ASN	No. 18	vs. South Carolina Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational	L 50-64	4-1	18 – Lydon	6 – Roberson	3 – 2 tied	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
Nov 29, 2016* 7:30 pm, ESPN	No. 22	at No. 17 Wisconsin ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 60-77	4-2	14 – White	5 – 2 tied	4 – Gillon	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Dec 3, 2016* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 22	North Florida	W 77–71	5–2	26 – White	9 – Lydon	13 – Howard	Carrier Dome (22,372) Syracuse, NY
Dec 5, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Connecticut New York Showcase/Rivalry			–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
Dec 10, 2016* 12:00 pm, RSN		Boston University			–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Dec 17, 2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN		Georgetown			–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Dec 19, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Eastern Michigan			–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Dec 21, 2016* 7:00 pm, RSN		St. John's			–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Dec 27, 2016* 7:00 pm, RSN		Cornell			–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
ACC regular season
Jan 1, 2017 12:30 pm, ESPNU		at Boston College			–	–	–	Conte Forum Chestnut Hills, MA
Jan 4, 2017 7:00 pm, RSN		Miami (FL)			–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Jan 7, 2017 12:00 pm, ACCN		Pittsburgh			–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Jan 10, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Virginia Tech			–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Jan 14, 2017 4:00 pm, RSN		Boston College			–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Jan 16, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN		at North Carolina			–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 21, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		at Notre Dame			–	–	–	Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
Jan 24, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN		Wake Forest			–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Jan 28, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN2		Florida State			–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Feb 1, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at NC State			–	–	–	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Feb 4, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		Virginia			–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Feb 7, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN		at Clemson			–	–	–	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Feb 11, 2017 7:00 pm, ACCN		at Pittsburgh			–	–	–	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 13, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN		Louisville			–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Feb 19, 2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU		at Georgia Tech			–	–	–	Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
Feb 22, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN		Duke			–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Feb 27, 2017 2:00 pm, CBS		at Louisville			–	–	–	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
Mar 4, 2017 4:00 pm, ACCN		Georgia Tech			–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
ACC Tournament
Mar 7–11, 2017		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:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	19	18	18	22																Not released
Coaches	17	18	16	24

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

Syracuse Orange men's basketball

Venues	Archbold Gymnasium (1908–1947; 1952–1955) State Fair Coliseum (1947–1951) Onondaga County War Memorial (1951–1952; 1955–1962) Manley Field House (1962–1980) Carrier Dome (1980–present) Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center (practice)

Rivalries	Connecticut

Culture & lore	"McNamara's Band" Otto the Orange Scandal 6-overtime game Syracuse ISP Sports Network

People	Head coaches All-Century Team

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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