The 2020–21 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by 45th-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York as eighth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Orange finished the season 18–10, 9–7 in ACC play, to finish in eight place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated NC State in the second round before losing to Virginia in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as an eleven seed in the Midwest Region. In the tournament, they defeated six seed San Diego State in the first round and three seed West Virginia in the second round, before losing to two seed Houston in the Sweet Sixteen.

Previous season The Orange finished the 2019–20 season 18–14, 10–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated North Carolina in the second round of the 2020 ACC tournament and was scheduled to play Louisville in the quarterfinals before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Brycen Goodine 0 G 6'3" 183 Freshman New Bedford, MA Transferred to Providence Jalen Carey 5 G 6'3" 186 Sophomore Harlem, NY Transferred to Rhode Island Howard Washington 10 G 6'3" 175 Junior Buffalo, NY Transferred to South Alabama Brendan Paul 12 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Shaker Heights, OH Transferred to Fairmont State Shaun Belbey 24 G 5'10" 165 Graduate Student Brick, NJ Graduated Elijah Hughes 33 F 6'6" 215 Junior Beacon, NY Declared for 2020 NBA draft; selected 39th overall by New Orleans Pelicans and then traded to Utah Jazz

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Alan Griffin 0 F 6'5" 190 Junior Ossining, NY Illinois

2020 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

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

References