The 2022–23 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by 47th-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York as tenth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Orange finished the season 17–15, 10–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, the lost to Wake Forest in the second round. This was the second year in a row that Syracuse did not qualify for a post season tournament, a first in Boeheim's 47-year tenure.
This season marked the final season coached by long–time head coach Jim Boeheim, who was replaced following the season by former assistant coach Adrian Autry.
Previous season The Orange finished the 2021–22 season 16–17, 9–11 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated eighth seed Florida State in the Second Round before losing to first seed Duke in the Quarterfinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.
Offseason
Departures Departures Jimmy Boeheim 0 F 6'8" 225 GS Senior Fayetteville, NY Graduated Paddy Casey 1 G 6'0" 200 GS Senior Scranton, PA Walk-on; graduated Frank Anselem 5 C 6'10" 215 Sophomore Lagos, Nigeria Transferred to Georgia Chaz Owens 12 F 6'5" 205 Sophomore Blue Bell, PA Transferred to Ranger College Cole Swider 21 F 6'9" 220 Senior Portsmouth, RI Graduated/undrafted in 2022 NBA draft; signed with the Los Angeles Lakers Chris Lavalle 24 G 5'11" 168 GS Senior Syracuse, NY Walk-on; graduated Nick Giancola 32 F 6'5" 213 GS Senior Lexington, KY Walk-on; graduated Bourama Sidibe 34 C 6'10" 220 GS Senior Bamako, Mali Graduated Buddy Boeheim 35 G 6'6" 205 Senior Fayetteville, NY Graduated/undrafted in 2022 NBA draft; signed with the Detroit Pistons
Incoming transfers Incoming transfer Mounir Hima 55 C 6'11" 240 RS Sophomore Tillabéri, Niger Duquesne
Recruiting classes
2022 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results Source:
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
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!colspan=12 style=| ACC Tournament
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References