2021–22 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by 46th-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York as ninth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Orange finished the season 16–17 overall and 9–11 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated eighth seed Florida State in the Second Round before losing to first seed Duke in the Quarterfinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

Previous season The Orange finished the 2020–21 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.

Offseason

Departures Departures Alan Griffin 0 F 6'5" 190 Junior Ossining, NY Declare for 2021 NBA draft Quincy Guerrier 1 F 6'7" 220 Sophomore Montreal, QC Transferred to Oregon Kadary Richmond 3 G 6'5" 180 Freshman Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Seton Hall Woody Newton 4 F 6'8" 200 Freshman District Heights, MD Transferred to Oklahoma State Robert Braswell 20 F 6'7" 206 RS Sophomore Jacksonville, FL Transferred to Charlotte Marek Dolezaj 21 F 6'10" 201 Senior Bratislava, Slovakia Graduated/went undrafted 2021 NBA draft/signed with BC Ternopil of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague Jaylen Bartley 23 G 6'2" 173 Junior Atlanta, GA Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers Incoming Transfers Jimmy Boeheim 0 F 6'8" 225 Graduate Student Fayetteville, NY Cornell Paddy Casey 1 G 6'0" 200 Graduate Student Scranton, PA USciences Symir Torrence 10 G 6'3" 195 Junior Syracuse, NY Marquette Cole Swider 21 F 6'9" 220 Senior Portsmouth, RI Villanova Source:

2021 recruiting class

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2022 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.

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