The 2010–11 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 35th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 12–6 in Big East play, and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament to Connecticut. They received an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they beat Indiana State in the second round before being upset in the third round by Marquette.

Due to NCAA sanctions, seven wins were vacated.

Preseason

Roster changes

Syracuse graduated two starters from the previous year's team, shooting guard Andy Rautins and center Arinze Onuaku. In addition, junior forward Wes Johnson declared that he would enter the 2010 NBA draft. He was selected fourth overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Recruiting

Preseason outlook In the USA TODAY/ESPN coaches preseason poll, Syracuse ranked #13 in the country."Top 25 men's basketball video countdown". USA Today. Published 10-21-2010. Retrieved 10-21-2010.

In the AP preseason poll, writers voted Syracuse #10 in the country.AP Preseason Top 25 Released" Fox Sports. Published 10-28-2010. Retrieved 10-28-2010.

In the Big East preseason Coaches' Poll, Syracuse was predicted to finish third. The Orange received two first place votes."Pittsburgh Chosen As BIG EAST Hoops Favorite" . bigeast.org. Published 10-20-2010. Retrieved 10-20-2010. Fabricio de Melo was named Preseason Rookie of the Year. Kris Joseph was named to the All-Big East second team, and Rick Jackson received an honorable mention."Freeman Selected BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year" . bigeast.org. Published 10-20-2010. Retrieved 10-20-2010.

A preseason poll of writers in Big East cities conducted by the Syracuse Post-Standard predicted the Orange would finish third. Two writers predicted Syracuse would finish first."Pitt picked to win Big East, Syracuse picked to finish 3rd in Post-Standard's annual preseason writers poll". Syracuse Post-Standard. Published 10-19-2010. Retrieved 10-19-2010. Kris Joseph was named to the pre-season All-Big East first team and received some preseason Player of the Year votes. Fabricio de Melo won the Rookie of the Year with nine votes, while Dion Waiters received two votes."Writers agree on Pitt to win Big East, but opinions vary on Player of the Year". Syracuse Post-Standard. Published 10-19-2010. Retrieved 10-19-2010.

Roster

Depth chart

Season Syracuse went 26-7 on the year and lost to Connecticut 76-71 (OT) in the semifinals of the Big East Conference tournament. They earned a #3 seed in the NCAA tournament and would face Indiana State in the second round.

Schedule

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!colspan=12 style=| Regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Big East regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Big East tournament

!colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournament

Rankings

+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 WK 17 Wk 18 Final AP 10 10 9 8 8 5 5 5 4 4 3 9 17 12 17 17 12 11 Coaches 13 11 10 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 3 10 17 13 20 20 12 11 ESPN Power Ranking NA 8 NA NA 9 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 17 14 17 20 15 14

2011 signing class

References