2019–20 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2019–20
Prev Year:2018–19
Next Year:2020–21
Team:Syracuse Orange
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:18–14
Conf Record:10–10
Hc Year:44th
Asst Coach3:Allen Griffin

The 2019–20 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by 44th-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York as seventh-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Orange finished the season 18–14, and 10–10 in ACC play. The team was scheduled to play Louisville in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.[2]

Previous season

The Orange finished the 2018–19 season 20–14, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Pittsburgh in the second round of the 2019 ACC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to eventual champions Duke. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 8 seed, they lost to Baylor in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Adrian Autry 0 G 6'0" 185 Walk-on; graduated
Antonio Balandi 4 G 6'6" 210 Walk-on; graduated
11 F 6'8" 210 Play professionally
Paschal Chukwu 13 C 7'2" 228 Graduated
Frank Howard 23 G 6'5" 205 Graduated
25 F 6'6" 205 Play professionally
Ray Featherston 32 G 5'8" 150 Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Ky Feldman 54 G 5'10" 155 Walk-on; graduated

2019 recruiting class

Schedule and results

Source:[3]

|-!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| ACC tournament

Rankings

See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference . 12 March 2020.
  2. Web site: NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200312202043/http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships . 2020-03-12 .
  3. Web site: 2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule . cuse.com . Syracuse University Athletics . November 5, 2019.