2024–25 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2024–25 Syracuse Orange men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–5 (0–1 ACC)
Head coach	Adrian Autry (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Dan Engelstad Allen Griffin Brenden Straughn
Home arena	JMA Wireless Dome
Seasons← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Duke	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
Pittsburgh	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
SMU	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
Stanford	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
No. 25 Clemson	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Wake Forest	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
NC State	1	–	0	1.000	7	–	4	.636
North Carolina	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	5	.545
Notre Dame	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	5	.545
Florida State	0	–	1	.000	9	–	3	.750
Boston College	0	–	1	.000	7	–	4	.636
California	0	–	1	.000	7	–	4	.636
Louisville	0	–	1	.000	6	–	5	.545
Virginia	0	–	1	.000	6	–	5	.545
Syracuse	0	–	1	.000	5	–	5	.500
Georgia Tech	0	–	1	.000	5	–	6	.455
Virginia Tech	0	–	1	.000	5	–	6	.455
Miami (FL)	0	–	1	.000	4	–	7	.364

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of December 18, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represents Syracuse University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange, led by second-year head coach Adrian Autry, play their home games at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York as twelfth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

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.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Maliq Brown	1	F	6'9"	222	Junior	Culpeper, Virginia	Transferred to Duke
Judah Mintz	3	G	6'4"	188	Sophomore	Fort Washington, Maryland	Declared for 2024 NBA draft
Justin Taylor	5	G	6'6"	218	Sophomore	Charlottesville, Virginia	Transferred to James Madison
Benny Williams	13	F	6'10"	210	Junior	Bowie, Maryland	Dismissed from team
William Patterson	21	C	7'2"	220	Freshman	Brooklyn, New York	Transferred to High Point
Peter Carey	23	C	6'11"	205	Sophomore	Sunderland, Massachusetts	Transferred to Siena
Quadir Copeland	24	G	6'6"	200	Sophomore	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Transferred to McNeese
Chaz Owens	30	F	6'5"	205	Senior	Blue Bell, Pennsylvania	Graduated
Mounir Hima	55	C	6'11"	230	Junior	Tillaberi, Niger	Transferred to Howard

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Lucas Taylor	3	G	6'5"	195	Senior	Wake Forest, North Carolina	Georgia State
Jaquan Carlos	5	G	6'0"	170	Senior	Brooklyn, New York	Hofstra
Jyáre Davis	13	F	6'7"	215	Graduate Student	Newark, Delaware	Delaware
Chaz Owens	30	F	6'5"	205	Graduate Student	Blue Bell, Pennsylvania	Ranger
Eddie Lampkin Jr.	44	C	6'11"	265	Graduate Student	Houston, Texas	Colorado

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
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.

Preseason

On October 15, 2024, the ACC released the preseason coaches poll. Syracuse was picked to finish 11th in the ACC regular season, its lowest ranking in the poll since joining the conference in 2013.

Preseason rankings

ACC preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Duke	956 (42)
2	North Carolina	924 (11)
3	Wake Forest	800 (1)
4	Clemson	765
5	Virginia	743
6	Miami (FL)	659
7	Pittsburgh	636
8	NC State	550
9	Louisville	518
10	Notre Dame	462
11	Syracuse	454
12	Georgia Tech	433
13	SMU	344
14	Virginia Tech	252
15	Florida State	251
16	California	206
17	Stanford	165
18	Boston College	116

Preseason All-ACC

No Orange players were named to the first or second Preseason All-ACC teams.

Roster

2024–25 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 Jr	Blair Academy Kansas	Harlem, New York
F	1	Donavan Freeman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Washington, D.C.
G	2	JJ Starling	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jr	La Lumiere Notre Dame	Baldwinsville, New York
G	3	Lucas Taylor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Heritage Georgia State	Wake Forest, North Carolina
F	4	Chris Bell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Wasatch Academy	Concord, California
G	5	Jaquan Carlos	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Thomas Jefferson High School Hofstra	Brooklyn, New York
G	8	Elijah Moore	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Fr	NY High School	Bronx, New York
C	10	Naheem McLeod	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Plymouth-Whitemarsh Florida State	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	11	Chance Westry	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	AZ Compass Prep School (AZ) Auburn	Harrisburg, PA
G	12	Anthony Clayton (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Avon Old Farms (CT)	Albany, New York
F	13	Jyáre Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Providence Delaware	Newark, Delaware
G	24	Noah Lobdell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	140 lb (64 kg)	Fr	Faith Heritage	Syracuse, New York
F	30	Chaz Owens	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Shipley Ranger	Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
G	34	Chris Gatty (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	The Masters School	Katonah, New York
C	44	Eddie Lampkin Jr.	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	GS	Morton Ranch HS Colorado	Houston, Texas
G	51	Nate Fleisher	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Sr	Highland Park	Highland Park, Illinois

Head coach

Adrian Autry, 2nd yr. (Syracuse, 1994)

Assistant coach(es)

Dan Engelstad, 1st yr. (St. Mary's (MD), 2007)
Allen Griffin, 8th yr. (Syracuse, 2001)
Brenden Straughn, 2nd yr. (Hood, 2012)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2024

Schedule and results

Source:

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Clarion	W 101–73	–	17 – Starling	7 – Tied	10 – Carlos	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	Slippery Rock	W 96–51	–	17 – Bell	7 – Tied	6 – Carlos	JMA Wireless Dome (2,693) Syracuse, NY
Regular Season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Le Moyne	W 86–82	1–0	22 – Davis	12 – Davis	6 – Carlos	JMA Wireless Dome (19,619) Syracuse, NY
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Colgate	W 74–72	2–0	15 – Lampkin Jr.	12 – Lampkin Jr.	5 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (19,267) Syracuse, NY
November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Youngstown State	W 104–95	3–0	38 – Starling	13 – Lampkin Jr.	7 – Lampkin Jr.	JMA Wireless Dome (19,610) Syracuse, NY
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Texas Legends Classic semifinals	L 66–70	3–1	14 – Lampkin Jr.	7 – Davis	6 – Lampkin Jr.	Barclays Center (6,941) Brooklyn, NY
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Texas Tech Legends Classic 3rd place game	L 74–79	3–2	27 – Starling	13 – Freeman	3 – Carlos	Barclays Center (6,572) Brooklyn, NY
November 27, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Cornell	W 82–72	4–2	23 – Freeman	12 – Freeman	3 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (14,318) Syracuse, NY
December 3, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN	at No. 3 Tennessee ACC–SEC Challenge	L 70–96	4–3	24 – Moore	5 – Tied	4 – Carlos	Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678) Knoxville, TN
December 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW	at Notre Dame	L 64–69	4–4 (0–1)	20 – Tied	11 – Freeman	7 – Carlos	Joyce Center (6,280) South Bend, IN
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	Albany	W 102–85	5–4	24 – Freeman	8 – Tied	12 – Carlos	JMA Wireless Dome (19,354) Syracuse, NY
December 14, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ACCN	Georgetown	L 71–75	5–5	18 – Lampkin Jr.	6 – Davis	5 – Carlos	JMA Wireless Dome (17,187) Syracuse, NY
December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN	vs. Maryland Gotham Classic						Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
December 28, 2024* 2:00 p.m., The CW	Bucknell						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	Wake Forest						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at Florida State						Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Georgia Tech						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., The CW	at Boston College						Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
January 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Louisville						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
January 18, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Notre Dame						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Clemson						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 25, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Pittsburgh						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
January 29, 2025 11:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Stanford						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 1, 2025 10:00 p.m., ESPN2	at California						Haas Pavilion Berkley, CA
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	Duke						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
February 8, 2025 3:15 p.m., The CW	Boston College						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
February 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Miami (FL)						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
February 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN	North Carolina						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Pittsburgh						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	NC State						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., The CW	at Virginia Tech						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
March 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at SMU						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
March 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Virginia						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
ACC Tournament
	vs.						Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

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"Judah Mintz, Syracuse's top scorer, pursuing NBA, SU confirms". Spectrum News. April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
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Waters, Mike (June 6, 2024). "Former Syracuse center William Patterson transfers to High Point". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
Ditota, Donna (June 27, 2024). "Peter Carey settles in at Siena under Gerry McNamara: 'It was just a no-brainer when he reached out'". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
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Waters, Mike (May 9, 2024). "Former Syracuse center Mounir Hima announces transfer to Howard". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
Waters, Mike (June 4, 2024). "Georgia State transfer Lucas Taylor commits to Syracuse". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
Ditota, Donna (April 24, 2024). "Hofstra point guard Jaquan Carlos is transferring to Syracuse basketball". The Post-Standard. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
"Syracuse Lands Transfer Forward Davis". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. April 23, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
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"2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

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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