2016–17 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by 41st-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. They were fourth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 19–15, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the ACC tournament to Miami (FL). They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament and thus received a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated UNC Greensboro in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Ole Miss.

Previous season The Orange finished the 2015–16 season 23–14, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost to Pittsburgh in the second round of the ACC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 10 seed where they defeated Dayton, Middle Tennessee, Gonzaga, and Virginia to reach the Final Four for the sixth time in school history. At the Final Four, the Orange lost to North Carolina.

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Michael Gbinije 0 F 6'7" 200 Senior Richmond, VA Graduated Trevor Cooney 10 G 6'4" 195 Senior Wilmington, DE Graduated Kaleb Joseph 14 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Nashua, NH Transferred to Creighton Malachi Richardson 23 G 6'6" 205 Freshman Trenton, NJ Declared for 2016 NBA draft Chinonso Obokoh 35 C 6'9" 215 Senior Rochester, NY Graduated Christian White 55 G 5'10" 185 Senior Rochester, NY Walk-on; graduated

Recruits

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School John Gillon 4 G 6'0" 168 RS Senior Houston, TX Transferred from Colorado State. Eligible to play immediately since he graduated from Colorado State. Andrew White 3 F 6'7" 210 RS Senior Richmond, VA Transferred from Nebraska. Eligible to play immediately since he graduated from Nebraska.

Future recruits

2017–18 team recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References