1975–76 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

American college basketball season

1975–76 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, First Round
Conference	Independent
Record	20–9
Head coach	Roy Danforth
Home arena	Manley Field House
Seasons← 1974–75 1976–77 →

1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Rutgers		–		–	31	–	2	.939
No. 3 UNLV		–		–	29	–	2	.935
No. 2 Marquette		–		–	27	–	2	.931
North Texas State		–		–	22	–	4	.846
No. 19 Centenary		–		–	22	–	5	.815
UNC Charlotte		–		–	24	–	6	.800
Pan American		–		–	20	–	5	.800
No. 7 Notre Dame		–		–	23	–	6	.793
St. John's		–		–	23	–	6	.793
Florida State		–		–	21	–	6	.778
Oral Roberts		–		–	20	–	6	.769
Georgetown		–		–	21	–	7	.750
Virginia Tech		–		–	21	–	7	.750
George Washington		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Illinois State		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Creighton		–		–	19	–	7	.731
Northeast Louisiana		–		–	18	–	7	.720
Detroit		–		–	19	–	8	.704
South Florida		–		–	19	–	8	.704
New Orleans		–		–	18	–	8	.692
No. 17 DePaul		–		–	20	–	9	.690
Syracuse		–		–	20	–	9	.690
Holy Cross		–		–	22	–	10	.688
Seton Hall		–		–	18	–	9	.667
South Alabama		–		–	18	–	9	.667
South Carolina		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Providence		–		–	21	–	11	.656
Stetson		–		–	17	–	9	.654
UC Santa Barbara		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Air Force		–		–	16	–	9	.640
VCU		–		–	16	–	9	.640
St. Peter's		–		–	19	–	11	.633
Portland State		–		–	17	–	10	.630
St. Bonaventure		–		–	17	–	10	.630
Mercer		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Villanova		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Niagara		–		–	17	–	12	.586
Long Island		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Colgate		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Xavier		–		–	14	–	12	.538
West Virginia		–		–	15	–	13	.536
Georgia State		–		–	12	–	11	.522
Indiana State		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Dayton		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Jacksonville		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Manhattan		–		–	14	–	14	.500
St. Francis (PA)		–		–	14	–	14	.500
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Marshall		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Duquesne		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Northeastern		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Fairfield		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Utah State		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Butler		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Denver		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Pittsburgh		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Army		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Iona		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Milwaukee		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Southern Miss		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Navy		–		–	10	–	14	.417
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	9	–	13	.409
Georgia Southern		–		–	11	–	16	.407
Hawaii		–		–	11	–	16	.407
Penn State		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Buffalo		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Loyola (IL)		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Canisius		–		–	10	–	17	.370
Boston College		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Oklahoma City		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Portland		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Fordham		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Cleveland State		–		–	6	–	19	.240
Houston Baptist		–		–	5	–	21	.192
Baptist		–		–	3	–	23	.115
Samford		–		–	3	–	23	.115

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975–76 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1975–76 academic year.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 28	vs. Austin Peay	L 83–93	0–1
November 29	vs. Harvard	W 83–70	1–1
December 3	Buffalo	W 87–77	2–1	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
December 5	vs. UNLV	L 83–105	2–2	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 6	at Pittsburgh	W 90–80	3–2	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 10	St. Bonaventure	W 96–84	4–2	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
December 19	Penn State	W 90–82	5–2	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
December 20	Boston College	W 59–58	6–2	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
December 30	Dayton	W 84–74	7–2	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
January 3	at West Virginia	L 75–97	7–3	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 7	Fordham	W 55–48	8–3	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
January 10	at La Salle	W 82–77	9–3	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 13	Cornell	W 87–72	10–3	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
January 17	at American	W 65–61	11–3	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Arlington, Virginia
January 21	Canisius	W 80–51	12–3	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
January 24	Northeastern	W 87–75	13–3	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
January 28	Temple	W 56–51	14–3	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
February 4	at Bowling Green State	W 100–75	15–3	Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio
February 7	at Pittsburgh	L 67–71	15–4	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 11	at Penn State	W 100–93	16–4	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 14	at Colgate	W 77–68	17–4	Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
February 16	Stonehill	W 101–55	18–4	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
February 18	at Rutgers	L 80–93	18–5	College Avenue Gymnasium New Brunswick, NJ
February 21	at St. John's	L 78–100	18–6	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
February 25	at Niagara	L 57–59	18–7	Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center Niagara Falls, NY
February 28	Virginia Tech	L 81–92	18–8	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
March 5	Manhattan	W 83–57	19–8	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
March 6	Niagara	W 77–68	20–8	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
March 13	vs. Texas Tech NCAA Tournament • First Round	L 59–69	20–9	UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

"1975–76 Syracuse Oranges Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
"1975–76 Men's basketball Schedule". Cuse.com.

v t e Syracuse Orange men's basketball
Venues	Archbold Gymnasium (1908–1947; 1952–1955) State Fair Coliseum (1947–1951) Onondaga County War Memorial (1951–1952; 1955–1962) Manley Field House (1962–1980) JMA Wireless Dome (1980–present) Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center (practice)
Rivalries	UConn
Culture & lore	"McNamara's Band" Otto the Orange Scandal 6-overtime game Syracuse Sports Network
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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