2023–24 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2023–24 Syracuse Orange men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–12 (11–9 ACC)
Head coach	Adrian Autry (1st season)
Associate head coach	Gerry McNamara
Assistant coaches	Allen Griffin Brenden Straughn
Offensive scheme	Ball-Screen Motion
Base defense	Man-to-Man
Home arena	JMA Wireless Dome
Seasons← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 North Carolina	17	–	3	.850	29	–	8	.784
No. 9 Duke	15	–	5	.750	27	–	9	.750
Virginia	13	–	7	.650	23	–	11	.676
Pittsburgh	12	–	8	.600	22	–	11	.667
Wake Forest	11	–	9	.550	21	–	14	.600
No. 14 Clemson	11	–	9	.550	24	–	12	.667
Syracuse	11	–	9	.550	20	–	12	.625
Virginia Tech	10	–	10	.500	19	–	15	.559
Florida State	10	–	10	.500	17	–	16	.515
No. 10 NC State †	9	–	11	.450	26	–	15	.634
Boston College	8	–	12	.400	20	–	16	.556
Notre Dame	7	–	13	.350	13	–	20	.394
Georgia Tech	7	–	13	.350	14	–	18	.438
Miami (FL)	6	–	14	.300	15	–	17	.469
Louisville	3	–	17	.150	8	–	24	.250

† 2024 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by first-year head coach Adrian Autry and played their home games at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York as eleventh-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Syracuse Orange men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 20,288 in 2023-24, the 2nd highest in college basketball.

The Orange won their first three games of the season before participating in the Maui Invitational. They lost the first two games of the tournament against seventh-ranked Tennessee and eleventh-ranked Gonzaga. They finished the tournament with a win against Chaminade. They followed that with an ACC–SEC Challenge win against LSU before losing their ACC opener to Virginia. The Orange won their final four non-conference games to finish with a non-conference record of 9–2. Syracuse won four of its next six ACC games, including two wins against Pittsburgh and the only losses coming against fourteenth-ranked Duke and seventh-ranked North Carolina. The Orange weren't able to carry that momentum forward, as they lost four of their next six games. They rebounded to end their season, winning five of their last seven games, including an upset win over seventh-ranked North Carolina. They completed a season sweep of NC State but ended the season with a loss as they were beaten by Clemson for the second time in the season.

The Orange finished the 2023–24 season 20–12 and 11–9 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. Syracuse lost the tiebreaker and was the seventh seed in the ACC tournament. They faced tenth-seed NC State for the third time this season in the Second Round and NC State avenged both regular season losses by defeating the Orange 83–65. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament and they were eligible to participate in the NIT Tournament, but they opted not to participate.

Previous season

The Orange finished the 2022–23 season 17–15, 10–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Wake Forest in the second round. This was the second year in a row that Syracuse did not qualify for any post season tournament, a first in then coach Jim Boeheim's 47-year tenure.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
John Bol Ajak	2	F	6'10"	216	Junior	Natinga, South Sudan	Entered Transfer Portal
Symir Torrence	10	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Syracuse, NY	Graduate transferred to Binghamton
Joseph Girard III	11	G	6'1"	190	Senior	Glens Falls, NY	Graduate transferred to Clemson
Jesse Edwards	14	C	6'11"	230	Senior	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Graduate transferred to West Virginia
Shane Feldman	25	G	6'2"	165	Junior	Agoura Hills, CA	Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Arthur Cordes	33	G	6'3"	180	Junior	Wallingford, CT	Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Kyle Cuffe Jr.	0	G	6'2"	180	Sophomore	New York, NY	Kansas
JJ Starling	2	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Baldwinsville, NY	Notre Dame
Naheem McLeod	10	C	7'4"	255	Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Florida State
Chance Westry	11	G	6'6"	190	Sophomore	Harrisburg, PA	Auburn

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
William Patterson C	Cumberland, MD	Bishop Walsh School	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Feb 20, 2023
William Patterson C	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023. "2023 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023. "2023 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Donavan Freeman #13 PF	Washington, DC	IMG Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 11, 2023
Donavan Freeman #13 PF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Elijah Moore #50 SG	Bronx, NY	Cardinal Hayes High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jan 27, 2023
Elijah Moore #50 SG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023. "2024 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023. "2024 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kyle Cuffe Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Blair Academy Kansas	Harlem, New York
F	1	Maliq Brown	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	So	Blue Ridge School	Culpeper, Virginia
G	2	JJ Starling	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	So	La Lumiere Notre Dame	Baldwinsville, New York
G	3	Judah Mintz	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	So	Oak Hill Academy	Fort Washington, Maryland
F	4	Chris Bell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	So	Wasatch Academy	Concord, California
G	5	Justin Taylor	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	So	IMG Academy	Charlottesville, Virginia
C	10	Naheem McLeod	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Plymouth-Whitemarsh Florida State	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	11	Chance Westry	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	AZ Compass Prep School (AZ) Auburn	Harrisburg, PA
G	12	Anthony Clayton (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Avon Old Farms (CT)	Albany, New York
F	13	Benny Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	IMG Academy	Bowie, Maryland
G	14	Niko Ruffin (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Paramus Catholic	Cresskill, New Jersey
C	21	William Patterson	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	The Patrick School	Brooklyn, New York
C	23	Peter Carey	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Northfield Mount Hermon	Sunderland, Massachusetts
G	24	Quadir Copeland	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Life Center Academy	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	34	Chris Gatty (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	The Masters School	Katonah, New York
C	55	Mounir Hima	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	St. Benedict's Prep Duquesne	Tillabéri, Niger

Head coach

Adrian Autry, 1st yr. (Syracuse, 1994)

Assistant coach(es)

Gerry McNamara, 15th yr. (Syracuse, 2007)
Allen Griffin, 7th yr. (Syracuse, 2001)
Brenden Straughn, 1st yr. (Hood, 2012)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Daemen	W 81–68	–	12 – Tied	6 – Tied	9 – Copeland	JMA Wireless Dome (4,166) Syracuse, NY
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Saint Rose	W 86–61	–	20 – Mintz	12 – Taylor	7 – Mintz	JMA Wireless Dome (3,113) Syracuse, NY
Regular Season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 83–72	1–0	20 – Mintz	13 – Copeland	3 – Mintz	JMA Wireless Dome (19,130) Syracuse, NY
November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Canisius	W 89–77	2–0	26 – Mintz	9 – McLeod	7 – Starling	JMA Wireless Dome (19,080) Syracuse, NY
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Colgate	W 79–75	3–0	25 – Bell	7 – Starling	8 – Mintz	JMA Wireless Dome (19,387) Syracuse, NY
November 20, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. No. 7 Tennessee Maui Invitational quarterfinals	L 56–73	3–1	16 – Bell	7 – Taylor	2 – Mintz	Stan Sheriff Center (4,838) Honolulu, HI
November 21, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. No. 11 Gonzaga Maui Invitational Consolation	L 57–76	3–2	22 – Mintz	6 – Starling	3 – Mintz	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
November 22, 2023* 9:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational	W 105–56	4–2	18 – Bell	10 – Taylor	8 – Copeland	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		LSU ACC–SEC Challenge	W 80–57	5–2	33 – Mintz	9 – Brown	5 – Taylor	JMA Wireless Dome (19,602) Syracuse, NY
December 2, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Virginia	L 62–84	5–3 (0–1)	16 – Starling	6 – Copeland	3 – Taylor	John Paul Jones Arena (14,637) Charlottesville, VA
December 5, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ACCN		Cornell	W 81–70	6–3	28 – Mintz	12 – Brown	6 – Taylor	JMA Wireless Dome (19,390) Syracuse, NY
December 9, 2023* 11:30 a.m., FOX		at Georgetown	W 80–68	7–3	25 – Mintz	6 – Taylor	3 – Mintz	Capital One Arena (14,193) Washington, D.C.
December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Oregon	W 83–63	8–3	18 – Mintz	9 – Copeland	5 – Mintz	Sanford Pentagon (3,138) Sioux Falls, SD
December 21, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Niagara	W 83–71	9–3	18 – Mintz	10 – Brown	8 – Copeland	JMA Wireless Dome (18,239) Syracuse, NY
December 30, 2023 12:00 p.m., The CW		Pittsburgh	W 81–73	10–3 (1–1)	22 – Copeland	9 – Copeland	5 – Mintz	JMA Wireless Dome (20,642) Syracuse, NY
January 2, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 14 Duke	L 66–86	10–4 (1–2)	26 – Brown	7 – Brown	6 – Mintz	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 10, 2024 9:00 p.m., ACCN		Boston College	W 69–59	11–4 (2–2)	20 – Bell	8 – Brown	4 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (17,331) Syracuse, NY
January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 7 North Carolina	L 67–103	11–5 (2–3)	21 – Mintz	8 – Brown	2 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Pittsburgh	W 69–58	12–5 (3–3)	17 – Starling	9 – Mintz	5 – Mintz	Petersen Events Center (7,708) Pittsburgh, PA
January 20, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		Miami (FL)	W 72–69	13–5 (4–3)	22 – Starling	11 – Brown	13 – Mintz	JMA Wireless Dome (20,960) Syracuse, NY
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		Florida State	L 69–85	13–6 (4–4)	28 – Mintz	12 – Brown	3 – Mintz	JMA Wireless Dome (19,859) Syracuse, NY
January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCN		NC State	W 77–65	14–6 (5–4)	26 – Starling	7 – Brown	9 – Mintz	JMA Wireless Dome (21,814) Syracuse, NY
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at Boston College	L 75–80	14–7 (5–5)	18 – Tied	7 – Tied	7 – Copeland	Conte Forum (6,611) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 3, 2024 7:45 p.m., The CW		at Wake Forest	L 70–99	14–8 (5–6)	15 – Starling	8 – Tied	6 – Mintz	LJVM Coliseum (11,412) Winston-Salem, NC
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Louisville	W 94–92	15–8 (6–6)	30 – Bell	9 – Brown	7 – Copeland	JMA Wireless Dome (19,426) Syracuse, NY
February 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		Clemson	L 68–77	15–9 (6–7)	16 – Tied	8 – Brown	4 – Mintz	JMA Wireless Dome (23,050) Syracuse, NY
February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 7 North Carolina	W 86–79	16–9 (7–7)	25 – Mintz	6 – Brown	4 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (21,275) Syracuse, NY
February 17, 2024 5:30 p.m., The CW		at Georgia Tech	L 60–65	16–10 (7–8)	18 – Starling	7 – Brown	2 – Tied	McCamish Pavilion (6,241) Atlanta, GA
February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at NC State	W 87–83	17–10 (8–8)	26 – Bell	7 – Copeland	4 – Brown	PNC Arena (12,766) Raleigh, NC
February 24, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN		Notre Dame	W 88–85	18–10 (9–8)	21 – Mintz	7 – Brown	5 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (25,194) Syracuse, NY
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Virginia Tech	W 84–71	19–10 (10–8)	29 – Mintz	8 – Brown	6 – Mintz	JMA Wireless Dome (20,244) Syracuse, NY
March 2, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at Louisville	W 82–76	20–10 (11–8)	23 – Bell	10 – Brown	5 – Mintz	KFC Yum! Center (11,011) Louisville, KY
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Clemson	L 75–90	20–11 (11–9)	20 – Mintz	11 – Brown	4 – Mintz	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
March 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	(7)	vs. (10) NC State Second Round	L 65–83	20–12	21 – Mintz	12 – Brown	4 – Tied	Capital One Arena (13,445) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/Attend.pdf
Waters, Mike (March 17, 2024). "Syracuse opted out of NIT prior to selection of tournament field". Syracuse.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
Owens, Jason (March 8, 2023). "Jim Boeheim replaced as Syracuse head coach by Adrian Autry after 47 seasons". sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo Sports. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
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Waters, Mike (April 30, 2023). "Former Syracuse guard Symir Torrence announces transfer to Binghamton". Syracuse.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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Waters, Mike (May 15, 2023). "Florida State transfer center Naheem McLeod commits to Syracuse basketball". syracuse.com. The Post-Standard. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
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"2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved September 25, 2023.

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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