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2018–19 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

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2018–19 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record20–14 (10–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Virginia 16 2   .889 35 3   .921
No. 3 North Carolina 16 2   .889 29 7   .806
No. 1 Duke 14 4   .778 32 6   .842
No. 10 Florida State 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
No. 16 Virginia Tech 12 6   .667 26 9   .743
Syracuse 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Louisville 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
NC State 9 9   .500 24 12   .667
Clemson 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Georgia Tech 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
Boston College 5 13   .278 14 17   .452
Miami (FL) 5 13   .278 14 18   .438
Wake Forest 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Pittsburgh 3 15   .167 14 19   .424
Notre Dame 3 15   .167 14 19   .424
2019 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange, led by 43rd-year head coach Jim Boeheim, played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York as sixth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Syracuse received a bid to the 2019 NCAA men's basketball tournament as the number eight seed in the West region, where they lost in the round of 64 to ninth seeded Baylor.

Previous season

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The Orange finished the 2017–18 season 23–14, 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They defeated Wake Forest in the first round of the 2018 ACC tournament before losing in the second round to North Carolina. They received one of the final four at-large bids to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 11 seed, they defeated Arizona State in the First Four, and upset No. 6 seed TCU in the First Round and No. 3 seed Michigan State in the Second Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to fellow ACC member and No. 2 seed Duke.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Matthew Moyer 2 F 6'8" 215 RS Sophomore Columbus, OH Transferred to Vanderbilt
Patrick Herlihy 5 F 6'6" 205 Senior Charleston, SC Graduated
Braedon Bayer 14 G 6'4" 185 Junior Lagrangeville, NY Transferred to Siena
Geno Thorpe 30 G 6'4" 170 RS Senior Pittsburgh, PA Left Team

2018 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jalen Carey
PG
Montclair, New Jersey Immaculate Conception High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 4, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Buddy Boeheim
SG
Syracuse, New York Jamesville-DeWitt High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 8, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Robert Braswell
SF
Blythewood, South Carolina Blythewood High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 13, 2018 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2018 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com.
  • "2018 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com.
  • "2018 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Future recruits

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2019 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2019)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brycen Goodine
#12 SG
Providence, Rhode Island Jamesville-DeWitt High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 13, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
John Bol Ajak
#0 C
West Chester, PA Westtown School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 2, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
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

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2018–19 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Adrian Autry (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Jamesville-DeWitt Jamesville, New York
G 4 Antonio Balandi (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr International School of Ouagadougou Portland, Oregon
G 5 Jalen Carey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Fr Immaculate Conception School New York, New York
G 10 Howard Washington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Athletic Institute Prep Buffalo, New York
F 11 Oshae Brissett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Athletic Institute Prep Mississauga, Ontario
G 12 Brendan Paul (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Gates Mills, Ohio
C 13 Paschal Chukwu 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 228 lb (103 kg) RS Sr Fairfield Prep
Providence
Westport, Connecticut
F 20 Robert Braswell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Blythewood Blythewood, South Carolina
F 21 Marek Doležaj 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So MBK Karlovka Bratislava Bratislava, Slovakia
G 23 Frank Howard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Paul IV Suitland, Maryland
G 24 Shaun Belbey (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Christian Brothers Academy Brick, New Jersey
G 25 Tyus Battle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr St. Joseph Edison, New Jersey
G 32 Ray Featherston (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Choate Rosemary Hall Wallingford, Connecticut
G 33 Elijah Hughes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So John F. Kennedy
East Carolina
Beacon, New York
F 34 Bourama Sidibe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So St. Benedict's Prep Newark, New Jersey
G 35 Buddy Boeheim 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Syracuse, New York
G 54 Ky Feldman (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Agoura Agoura Hills, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Paschal Chukwu
PF Oshae Brissett Bourama Sidibe Robert Braswell
SF Elijah Hughes Marek Dolezaj Antonio Balandi (W)
SG Tyus Battle Buddy Boeheim Shaun Belbey (W)
PG Frank Howard Jalen Carey Brendan Paul (W) Ray Featherston (W)

Source:[1]

Schedule and results

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Source:[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 16 Saint Rose W 80–49 
 22  Brissett   14  Brissett   6  Battle  Carrier Dome (5,628)
Syracuse, NY
October 31, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 16 Le Moyne W 89–52 
 21  Hughes   5  Tied   5  Battle  Carrier Dome (5,288)
Syracuse, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 16 Eastern Washington
2K Classic campus-site game
W 66–34  1–0
 20  Brissett   8  Brissett   3  Boeheim  Carrier Dome (19,912)
Syracuse, NY
November 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 16 Morehead State
2K Classic campus-site game
W 84–70  2–0
 23  Battle   13  Brissett   3  Battle  Carrier Dome (21,012)
Syracuse, NY
November 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 vs. UConn
2K Classic semifinals/Rivalry
L 76–83  2–1
 26  Carey   7  Carey   4  Battle  Madison Square Garden (14,417)
New York, NY
November 16, 2018*
4:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 vs. No. 13 Oregon
2K Classic 3rd place game
L 65–80  2–2
 17  Battle   6  Brissett   4  Brissett  Madison Square Garden (10,909)
New York, NY
November 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Colgate W 77–56  3–2
 24  Battle   10  Sidibe   5  Howard  Carrier Dome (16,586)
Syracuse, NY
November 28, 2018*
7:15 pm, ESPN2
at No. 16 Ohio State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 72–62  4–2
 20  Battle   7  Chukwu   3  Tied  Value City Arena (16,962)
Columbus, OH
December 1, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Cornell W 63–55  5–2
 26  Battle   8  Brissett   4  Howard  Carrier Dome (21,547)
Syracuse, NY
December 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Northeastern W 72–49  6–2
 21  Brissett   14  Brissett   6  Howard  Carrier Dome (20,416)
Syracuse, NY
December 8, 2018*
3:30 pm, ESPN
Georgetown W 72–71  7–2
 26  Battle   9  Brissett   4  Carey  Carrier Dome (24,082)
Syracuse, NY
December 15, 2018*
12:00 pm, ACCRSN
No. 25-T Old Dominion L 62–68  7–3
 23  Battle   6  Tied   6  Howard  Carrier Dome (17,585)
Syracuse, NY
December 18, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 Buffalo L 59–71  7–4
 16  Hughes   12  Brissett   4  Brissett  Carrier Dome (18,620)
Syracuse, NY
December 22, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCRSN
Arkansas State W 82–52  8–4
 17  Tied   13  Chukwu   3  Tied  Carrier Dome (18,808)
Syracuse, NY
December 29, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPNU
St. Bonaventure W 81–48  9–4
 21  Battle   6  Chukwu   4  Howard  Carrier Dome (21,968)
Syracuse, NY
ACC regular season
January 5, 2019
12:00 pm, Raycom
at Notre Dame W 72–62  10–4
(1–0)
 22  Hughes   11  Brissett   4  Howard  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,245)
South Bend, IN
January 9, 2019
8:00 pm, Raycom
Clemson W 61–53  11–4
(2–0)
 17  Hughes   7  Hughes   4  Tied  Carrier Dome (17,289)
Syracuse, NY
January 12, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Georgia Tech L 59–73  11–5
(2–1)
 15  Brissett   7  Dolezaj   3  Tied  Carrier Dome (19,257)
Syracuse, NY
January 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 1 Duke W 95–91 OT 12–5
(3–1)
 32  Battle   18  Chukwu   5  Howard  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 19, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCRSN
Pittsburgh W 74–63  13–5
(4–1)
 22  Battle   11  Chukwu   5  Tied  Carrier Dome (24,466)
Syracuse, NY
January 24, 2019
8:00 pm, Raycom
Miami (FL) W 73–53  14–5
(5–1)
 22  Hughes   6  Battle   9  Battle  Carrier Dome (21,058)
Syracuse, NY
January 26, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 10 Virginia Tech L 56–78  14–6
(5–2)
 16  Brissett   7  Brissett   2  Tied  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
January 30, 2019
8:00 pm, Raycom
at Boston College W 77–71  15–6
(6–2)
 31  Battle   5  Brissett   6  Battle  Conte Forum (6,862)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 2, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Pittsburgh W 65–56  16–6
(7–2)
 18  Brissett   12  Brissett   5  Battle  Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 5, 2019
8:00 pm, Raycom
No. 22 Florida State L 62–80  16–7
(7–3)
 23  Battle   12  Brissett   2  Tied  Carrier Dome (21,553)
Syracuse, NY
February 9, 2019
2:00 pm, Raycom
Boston College W 67–56  17–7
(8–3)
 21  Battle   12  Brissett   3  Dolezaj  Carrier Dome (26,011)
Syracuse, NY
February 13, 2019
8:00 pm, Raycom
at NC State L 58–73  17–8
(8–4)
 21  Howard   6  Sidibe   3  Hughes  PNC Arena (16,335)
Raleigh, NC
February 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 18 Louisville W 69–49  18–8
(9–4)
 18  Hughes   9  Dolezaj   7  Battle  Carrier Dome (22,988)
Syracuse, NY
February 23, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1 Duke L 65–75  18–9
(9–5)
 16  Battle   7  Hughes   4  Brissett  Carrier Dome (35,642)
Syracuse, NY
February 26, 2019
9:00 pm, Raycom
at No. 5 North Carolina L 85–93  18–10
(9–6)
 29  Battle   5  Battle   7  Howard  Dean Smith Center (21,135)
Chapel Hill, NC
March 2, 2019
12:00 pm, Raycom
at Wake Forest W 79–54  19–10
(10–6)
 21  Battle   7  Hughes   6  Howard  LJVM Coliseum (9,721)
Winston-Salem, NC
March 4, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 Virginia L 53–79  19–11
(10–7)
 11  Battle   8  Chukwu   3  Battle  Carrier Dome (29,052)
Syracuse, NY
March 9, 2019
12:00 pm, CBS
at Clemson L 55–67  19–12
(10–8)
 15  Brissett   7  Brissett   3  Brissett  Littlejohn Coliseum (8,620)
Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
March 13, 2019
9:30 pm, ESPN2
(6) vs. (14) Pittsburgh
Second Round
W 73–59  20–12
 20  Boeheim   9  Chukwu   4  Boeheim  Spectrum Center (19,691)
Charlotte, NC
March 14, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN
(6) vs. (3) No. 5 Duke
Quarterfinals
L 72–84  20–13
 28  Howard   7  Brissett   3  Howard  Spectrum Center (19,691)
Charlotte, NC
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2019*
9:57 pm, truTV
(8 W) vs. (9 W) Baylor
First Round
L 69–78  20–14
 25  Hughes   8  Brissett   3  Hughes  Vivint Smart Home Arena (16,807)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Record for the largest on-campus attendance in college basketball history.[3]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP1615RVRVRVT-25Not released
Coaches1414^RVRVRVRV

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

References

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  1. ^ "2018-19 Syracuse Orange Depth Chart". realgm.com. Real GM. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Jung, Tristan (February 23, 2019). "Syracuse vs. Duke Breaks NCAA On-Campus Attendance Record With Crowd of 35,642". www.si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 24, 2019.