2019–20 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
2019 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Brycen Goodine #12 SG
Providence, Rhode Island
St. Andrews School (R.I.)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sep 13, 2017
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 85
Joseph Girard III #11 G
Glens Falls, NY
Glens Falls Senior High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
Oct 14, 2018
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 81
John Bol Ajak #8 C
West Chester, PA
Westtown School
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Oct 2, 2018
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 70
Quincy Guerrier #6 SF
Quebec City, QC
Thetford Academy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Oct 31, 2018
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jesse Edwards #14 C
Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Apr 5, 2019
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 79
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:
Roster
2019–20 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Brycen Goodine
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
Fr
St. Andrews (RI)
New Bedford, Massachusetts
G
1
Quincy Guerrier
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Thetford Academy
Montreal, Quebec
C
2
John Bol Ajak
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Westtown School
Natinga, South Sudan
G
5
Jalen Carey
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
So
Immaculate Conception School
New York, New York
G
10
Howard Washington
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Athletic Institute Prep
Buffalo, New York
G
11
Joseph Girard III
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Glens Falls
Glens Falls, New York
G
12
Brendan Paul (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Brewster Academy
Gates Mills, Ohio
G
13
Chris Lavalle (W)
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
West Genesee
Syracuse, New York
C
14
Jesse Edwards
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
IMG Academy
Amsterdam, Netherlands
F
20
Robert Braswell
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Blythewood
Jacksonville, Florida
F
21
Marek Doležaj
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
MBK Karlovka Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia
G
24
Shaun Belbey
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
RS Sr
Christian Brothers Academy
Brick, New Jersey
F
32
Nick Giancola (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
Jr
Lexington Catholic
Lexington, Kentucky
G
33
Elijah Hughes
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Jr
John F. Kennedy East Carolina
Beacon, New York
F
34
Bourama Sidibe
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
St. Benedict's Prep
Bamako, Mali
G
35
Buddy Boeheim
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Brewster Academy
Syracuse, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: November 4, 2019
Schedule and results
Source:[3]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2019 *7:00 pm, ACCNX
Daemen
W 90–71
–
24 – Hughes
10 – Sidibe
5 – Hughes
Carrier Dome (5,773)Syracuse, NY
October 29, 2019 *8:00 pm, ACCNX
Carleton
W 77–58
–
15 – Hughes
10 – Hughes
5 – Dolezaj
Carrier Dome (4,778)Syracuse, NY
Regular season
November 6, 2019 9:00 pm, ACCN
No. 11 Virginia
L 34–48
0–1 (0–1)
14 – Hughes
9 – Dolezaj
2 – Tied
Carrier Dome (22,518)Syracuse, NY
November 13, 2019 *7:00 pm, ACCRSN
Colgate
W 70–54
1–1
17 – Boeheim
14 – Sidibe
8 – Hughes
Carrier Dome (21,281)Syracuse, NY
November 16, 2019 *7:00 pm, ACCNX
Seattle NIT Season Tip-Off campus site game
W 89–67
2–1
24 – Girard III
7 – Guerrier
4 – 3 tied
Carrier Dome (21,487)Syracuse, NY
November 20, 2019 *7:30 pm, ACCNX
Cornell
W 72–53
3–1
23 – Hughes
8 – Dolezaj
7 – Hughes
Carrier Dome (21,123)Syracuse, NY
November 23, 2019 *12:00 pm, ACCN
Bucknell NIT Season Tip-Off campus site game
W 97–46
4–1
22 – Boeheim
9 – Sidibe
6 – Girard III
Carrier Dome (17,181)Syracuse, NY
November 27, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Oklahoma State NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals
L 72–86
4–2
28 – Hughes
9 – Sidibe
9 – Girard III
Barclays Center (4,114)Brooklyn, NY
November 29, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Penn State NIT Season Tip-Off
L 64–85
4–3
19 – Hughes
10 – Guerrier
7 – Girard III
Barclays Center (17,732)Brooklyn, NY
December 3, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
Iowa ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 54–68
4–4
12 – Dolezaj
8 – Sidibe
4 – Girard III
Carrier Dome (20,844)Syracuse, NY
December 7, 2019 12:00 pm, ACCN
at Georgia Tech
W 97–63
5–4 (1–1)
33 – Hughes
9 – Dolezaj
8 – Washington
McCamish Pavilion (5,743)Atlanta, GA
December 14, 2019 *1:00 pm, FOX
at Georgetown
L 79–89
5–5
25 – Boeheim
9 – Dolezaj
9 – Hughes
Capital One Arena (15,102)Washington, D.C.
December 18, 2019 *8:00 pm, ESPNU
Oakland
W 74–62
6–5
23 – Hughes
13 – Sidibe
7 – Girard III
Carrier Dome (16,394)Syracuse, NY
December 21, 2019 *6:00 pm, ESPNU
North Florida
W 82–70
7–5
18 – Hughes
8 – Sidibe
8 – Dolezaj
Carrier Dome (17,537)Syracuse, NY
December 28, 2019 *7:00 pm, ACCNX
Niagara
W 71–57
8–5
19 – Hughes
13 – Sidibe
9 – Hughes
Carrier Dome (18,125)Syracuse, NY
January 4, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN2
Notre Dame
L 87–88
8–6 (1–2)
23 – Boeheim
10 – Dolezaj
7 – Dolezaj
Carrier Dome (19,821)Syracuse, NY
January 7, 2020 9:00 pm, ACCN
Virginia Tech
L 63–67
8–7 (1–3)
18 – Hughes
9 – Guerrier
2 – Hughes
Carrier Dome (16,504)Syracuse, NY
January 11, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 18 Virginia
W 63–55 OT
9–7 (2–3)
19 – Girard III
11 – Dolezaj
5 – Dolezaj
John Paul Jones Arena (14,133)Charlottesville, VA
January 15, 2020 6:30 pm, ACCN
Boston College
W 76–50
10–7 (3–3)
22 – Boeheim
11 – Dolezaj
5 – Hughes
Carrier Dome (21,645)Syracuse, NY
January 18, 2020 12:00 pm, ACCRSN
at Virginia Tech
W 71–69
11–7 (4–3)
26 – Boeheim
11 – Dolezaj
2 – 4 tied
Cassell Coliseum (9,275)Blacksburg, VA
January 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Notre Dame
W 84–82
12–7 (5–3)
26 – Hughes
9 – Girard III
4 – Girard III
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,492)South Bend, IN
January 25, 2020 12:00 pm, ACCN
Pittsburgh
W 69–61
13–7 (6–3)
21 – Boeheim
8 – 2 Tied
4 – Hughes
Carrier Dome (23,711)Syracuse, NY
January 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ACCRSN
at Clemson
L 70–71
13–8 (6–4)
22 – Tied
5 – Guerrier
2 – Hughes
Littlejohn Coliseum (6,402)Clemson, SC
February 1, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 9 Duke
L 88–97
13–9 (6–5)
22 – Dolezaj
7 – Tied
7 – Girard III
Carrier Dome (31,458)Syracuse, NY
February 8, 2020 8:00 pm, ACCN
Wake Forest
W 75–73
14–9 (7–5)
23 – Boeheim
8 – Hughes
4 – Dolezaj
Carrier Dome (21,824)Syracuse, NY
February 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2
NC State
L 74–79
14–10 (7–6)
30 – Girard III
10 – Guerrier
3 – Boeheim
Carrier Dome (22,137)Syracuse, NY
February 15, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 8 Florida State
L 77–80
14–11 (7–7)
25 – Hughes
7 – Girard III
5 – Girard III
Donald L. Tucker Center (11,500)Tallahassee, FL
February 19, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 11 Louisville
L 66–90
14–12 (7–8)
15 – Boeheim
12 – Guerrier
2 – Tied
KFC Yum! Center (16,428)Louisville, KY
February 22, 2020 4:00 pm, ACCRSN
Georgia Tech
W 79–72
15–12 (8–8)
20 – Tied
10 – Sidibe
7 – Hughes
Carrier Dome (26,661)Syracuse, NY
February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ACCN
at Pittsburgh
W 72–49
16–12 (9–8)
25 – Hughes
10 – Sidibe
4 – Goodine
Petersen Events Center (9,001)Pittsburgh, PA
February 29, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN
North Carolina
L 79–92
16–13 (9–9)
22 – Boeheim
15 – Sidibe
3 – 3 tied
Carrier Dome (29,312)Syracuse, NY
March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Boston College
W 84–71
17–13 (10–9)
28 – Hughes
12 – Sidibe
4 – Dolezaj
Conte Forum (6,471)Chestnut Hill, MA
March 7, 2020 4:00 pm, ACCN
at Miami (FL)
L 65–69 OT
17–14 (10–10 )
17 – Dolezaj
10 – Sidibe
4 – Girard III
Watsco Center (6,025)Coral Gables, FL
ACC tournament
March 11, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPN2
(6)
vs. (14) North Carolina Second round
W 81–53
18–14
27 – Hughes
13 – Sidibe
8 – Girard III
Greensboro Coliseum (20,809)Greensboro, NC
March 12, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPN
(6)
vs. (3) No. 15 Louisville Quarterfinals
ACC Tournament Canceled[4]
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP RV Not released Coaches RV ^
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics