1977–78 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

American college basketball season

1977–78 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, First Round
Conference	Independent
Record	22–6
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Rick Pitino (2nd season)
Home arena	Manley Field House
Seasons← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 DePaul		–		–	27	–	3	.900
No. 18 Detroit		–		–	25	–	4	.862
Illinois State		–		–	24	–	4	.857
No. 8 Marquette		–		–	24	–	4	.857
Pan American		–		–	22	–	4	.846
VCU		–		–	24	–	5	.828
Fairfield		–		–	22	–	5	.815
North Texas State		–		–	22	–	6	.786
Syracuse		–		–	22	–	6	.786
Rhode Island		–		–	24	–	7	.774
Providence		–		–	24	–	8	.750
St. John's		–		–	21	–	7	.750
Utah State		–		–	21	–	7	.750
Georgetown		–		–	23	–	8	.742
No. 6 Notre Dame		–		–	23	–	8	.742
Holy Cross		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Northeast Louisiana		–		–	20	–	7	.741
UNC Wilmington		–		–	19	–	7	.731
St. Bonaventure		–		–	21	–	8	.724
UNLV		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Virginia Tech		–		–	19	–	8	.704
James Madison		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Maine		–		–	17	–	8	.680
Army		–		–	19	–	9	.679
Dayton		–		–	19	–	10	.655
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Iona		–		–	17	–	10	.630
William & Mary		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Air Force		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Loyola (IL)		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Mercer		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Oklahoma City		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Seton Hall		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Boston College		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Butler		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	15	–	11	.577
South Carolina		–		–	16	–	12	.571
Siena		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Navy		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Milwaukee		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Niagara		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Northeastern		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Southern Mississippi		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Portland State		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Stetson		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Oral Roberts		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Xavier		–		–	13	–	14	.481
Cleveland State		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Tennessee State		–		–	11	–	12	.478
Catholic		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Manhattan		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Georgia Southern		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Northwestern State		–		–	12	–	15	.444
Connecticut		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Old Dominion		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Vermont		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Boston University		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Campbell		–		–	9	–	15	.375
Centenary (LA)		–		–	10	–	17	.370
Denver		–		–	10	–	17	.370
Colgate		–		–	9	–	17	.346
East Carolina		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Fordham		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Long Island		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Saint Peter's		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Baptist		–		–	8	–	19	.296
Samford		–		–	8	–	19	.296
Canisius		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Houston Baptist		–		–	7	–	19	.269
New Hampshire		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Wagner		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Evansville		–		–	1	–	3	.250
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	6	–	18	.250
Valparaiso		–		–	6	–	19	.240
Robert Morris		–		–	4	–	19	.174
Richmond		–		–	4	–	22	.154
Hawaii		–		–	1	–	26	.037

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977–78 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University as an independent during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Boeheim, the Orangemen compiled a record of 22–6. Syracuse received an at-large bid to the 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament, where they lost in the first round of the Mideast Regionals to Western Kentucky.

Roster

1977–78 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F/C	44	Marty Byrnes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Pittsford, New York
C	50	Roosevelt Bouie	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Kendall, New York
F	55	Louis Orr	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Cincinnati, Ohio
C		Danny Schayes	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Fr	DeWitt, New York

Head coach

Jim Boeheim

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Pitino

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 26		Cornell	W 88–61	1–0	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
November 28		at Dayton	L 67–76	1–1	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
November 30		Connecticut	W 101–61	2–1	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
December 2		Le Moyne Carrier Classic	W 90–62	3–1	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
December 3		Michigan State Carrier Classic	W 75–67	4–1	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
December 7		at Colgate	W 99–50	5–1	Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
December 10		St. Bonaventure	W 107–81	6–1	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
December 14		at American	W 85–67	7–1	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Arlington, Virginia
December 17		Penn State	W 81–45	8–1	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
December 29	No. 10	vs. Miss State	W 76–66	9–1	The Pitt Albuquerque, NM
December 30	No. 10	at New Mexico	W 96–91	10–1	The Pitt Albuquerque, NM
January 3		North Texas	W 94–84	11–1	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
January 11		at Penn State	W 83–77	12–1	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 14		at Pittsburgh	L 81–86	12–2	Fitzgaerld Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 19		La Salle	W 106–96	13–2	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
January 25		Temple	W 91–66	14–2	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
January 28		at Rutgers	L 73–77	14–3	Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
January 30		at Virginia Tech	L 71–87	14–4	Cassell Coliseum Blacksurg, Virginia
February 1		Siena	W 100–73	15–4	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
February 11		at West Virginia	W 74–73	16–4	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 15		Buffalo	W 113–66	17–4	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
February 18		at St. John's	W 77–66	18–4	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
February 20		Fordham	W 109–62	19–4	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
February 22		at Niagara	W 70–69	20–4	Niagara University Student Center Niagara, NY
February 25		Boston College	W 97–80	21–4	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
February 27		Canisius	W 100–59	22–4	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
March 1		vs. St. Bonaventure	L 69–70	22–5	Rochester War Memorial Rochester, NY
March 11		vs. Western Kentucky NCAA Tournament • First Round	L 86–87	22–6	Stokely Center (12,700) Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

"Kentuckians Gain Regional Sweep". Daily World. Opelousas, Louisiana. United Press International. March 12, 1978. p. 9. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"1977–78 Syracuse Oranges Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
"1977–78 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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