The 2017–18 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by 42nd-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York as fifth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the 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.
Previous season The Orange finished the 2016–17 season 19–15, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the ACC tournament to Miami. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament and thus received a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament. There, they defeated UNC Greensboro in the first round before losing in the second round to Ole Miss.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Andrew White 3 F 6'7" 210 RS Senior Richmond, VA Graduated John Gillon 4 G 6'0" 168 RS Senior Houston, TX Graduated Mike Sutton 5 G 6'2" 194 Junior Norwich, NY Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Taurean Thompson 12 F 6'10" 220 Sophomore Jersey City, NJ Transferred to Seton Hall Evan Dourdas 14 G 6'0" 160 Junior Jamesville, NY Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Tyler Lydon 20 F 6'8" 210 Sophomore Elizaville, NY Declared for 2017 NBA draft Tyler Roberson 21 F 6'8" 226 Senior Union, NJ Graduated DaJuan Coleman 32 C 6'9" 268 RS Senior Jamesville, NY Graduated Jonathan Radner 33 G 5'10" 168 Sophomore Huntington Woods, MI Walk-on; left the team Doyin Akintobi-Adeyeye 34 F 6'6" 230 Senior Uniondale, NY Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Elijah Hughes 4 G 6'6" 220 Sophomore Somers, NY Transferred from East Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hughes will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Geno Thorpe 30 G 6'4" 170 RS Senior Pittsburgh, PA Transferred from South Florida. Eligible to play immediately since he graduated from South Florida.
2017 recruiting class
Future recruits
2018 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References