2021–22 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

2021–22 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
2021–22 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	16–17 (9–11 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (46th season);
Assistant coaches	Adrian Autry; Gerry McNamara; Allen Griffin;
Offensive scheme	Ball-Screen Motion
Base defense	2–3 Zone
Home arena	Carrier Dome
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by 46th-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York as ninth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Duke	16	–	4	.800	32	–	7	.821
North Carolina	15	–	5	.750	29	–	10	.744
Notre Dame	15	–	5	.750	24	–	11	.686
Miami (FL)	14	–	6	.700	26	–	11	.703
Wake Forest	13	–	7	.650	25	–	10	.714
Virginia	12	–	8	.600	21	–	14	.600
Virginia Tech †	11	–	9	.550	23	–	13	.639
Florida State	10	–	10	.500	17	–	14	.548
Syracuse	9	–	11	.450	16	–	17	.485
Clemson	8	–	12	.400	17	–	16	.515
Louisville	6	–	14	.300	13	–	19	.406
Boston College	6	–	14	.300	13	–	20	.394
Pittsburgh	6	–	14	.300	11	–	21	.344
Georgia Tech	5	–	15	.250	12	–	20	.375
NC State	4	–	16	.200	11	–	21	.344

† 2022 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The Orange finished the season 16–17 overall and 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.

Previous season

The Orange finished the 2020–21 season 18–10, 9–7 in ACC play, to finish in eight place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated NC State in the Second Round before losing to Virginia in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as an eleven seed in the Midwest Region. In the tournament, they defeated six seed San Diego State in the First Round and three seed West Virginia in the Second Round, before losing to two seed Houston in the Sweet Sixteen.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Alan Griffin	0	F	6'5"	190	Junior	Ossining, NY	Declare for 2021 NBA draft^[1]
Quincy Guerrier	1	F	6'7"	220	Sophomore	Montreal, QC	Transferred to Oregon^[2]
Kadary Richmond	3	G	6'5"	180	Freshman	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred to Seton Hall^[3]
Woody Newton	4	F	6'8"	200	Freshman	District Heights, MD	Transferred to Oklahoma State^[4]
Robert Braswell	20	F	6'7"	206	RS Sophomore	Jacksonville, FL	Transferred to Charlotte^[4]
Marek Dolezaj	21	F	6'10"	201	Senior	Bratislava, Slovakia	Graduated/went undrafted 2021 NBA draft/signed with BC Ternopil of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague^[5]
Jaylen Bartley	23	G	6'2"	173	Junior	Atlanta, GA	Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jimmy Boeheim	0	F	6'8"	225	Graduate Student	Fayetteville, NY	Cornell
Paddy Casey	1	G	6'0"	200	Graduate Student	Scranton, PA	USciences
Symir Torrence	10	G	6'3"	195	Junior	Syracuse, NY	Marquette
Cole Swider	21	F	6'9"	220	Senior	Portsmouth, RI	Villanova

Source:^[6]

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Benny Williams #8 SF / PF	Bowie, MD	IMG Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 4, 2020
Benny Williams #8 SF / PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
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: "2021 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021. "2021 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021. "2021 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.

Source:^[7]

2022 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Justin Taylor #28 SF	Charlottesville, VA	IMG Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 26, 2021
Justin Taylor #28 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Quadir Copeland #20 PG	Gettysburg, PA	Life Center Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 10, 2021
Quadir Copeland #20 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
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: "2022 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021. "2022 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021. "2022 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jimmy Boeheim	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Brewster Academy	Fayetteville, New York
G	1	Paddy Casey (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Scranton Prep USciences	Scranton, Pennsylvania
C	2	John Bol Ajak	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Westtown School	Natinga, South Sudan
C	5	Frank Anselem	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Westlake	Lagos, Nigeria
G	10	Symir Torrence	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Vermont Academy Marquette	Syracuse, New York
G	11	Joseph Girard III	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Glens Falls	Glens Falls, New York
F	12	Chaz Owens	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Shipley	Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
F	13	Benny Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Bowie, Maryland
C	14	Jesse Edwards	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	IMG Academy	Amsterdam, Netherlands
F	21	Cole Swider	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	St. Andrews School Villanova	Portsmouth, Rhode Island
G	23	Niko Ruffin (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Paramus Catholic	Cresskill, New Jersey
G	24	Chris Lavalle (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	GS	West Genesee	Syracuse, New York
G	25	Shane Feldman (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS So	Agoura	Agoura Hills, California
F	32	Nick Giancola (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	GS	Lexington Catholic	Lexington, Kentucky
G	33	Arthur Cordes	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Sheehan	Wallingford, Connecticut
C	34	Bourama Sidibe	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	St. Benedict's Prep	Bamako, Mali
G	35	Buddy Boeheim	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Brewster Academy	Fayetteville, New York

Head coach

Jim Boeheim, 46th yr. (Syracuse, 1966)

Assistant coach(es)

Adrian Autry, 11th yr. (Syracuse, 1994)
Gerry McNamara, 13th yr. (Syracuse, 2007)
Allen Griffin, 5th yr. (Syracuse, 2001)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:^[8]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Pace	W 79–60	–	21 – Swider	9 – Williams	6 – Girard III	Carrier Dome (3,372) Syracuse, NY
November 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Le Moyne	W 90–50	–	20 – Girard III	6 – Edwards	9 – Girard III	Carrier Dome (4,551) Syracuse, NY
Regular Season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Lafayette	W 97–63	1–0	20 – Girard III	12 – Swider	7 – Girard III	Carrier Dome (19,929) Syracuse, NY
November 14, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2		Drexel	W 75–60	2–0	23 – B. Boeheim	6 – Anselem	5 – Girard III	Carrier Dome (20,841) Syracuse, NY
November 20, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX		Colgate	L 85–100	2–1	27 – Girard III	10 – J. Boeheim	8 – Girard III	Carrier Dome (15,604) Syracuse, NY
November 24, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. VCU Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals	L 55–67	2–2	20 – B. Boeheim	12 – J. Boeheim	2 – 3 tied	Imperial Arena (1,281) Nassau, Bahamas
November 25, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Arizona State Battle 4 Atlantis consolation round	W 92–84	3–2	23 – B. Boeheim	11 – Swider	5 – Tied	Imperial Arena (1,299) Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2021* 4:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. No. 19 Auburn Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place game	L 68–89	3–3	17 – 3 tied	6 – Edwards	5 – Torrence	Imperial Arena (1,136) Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		Indiana ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 112–110 ^2OT	4–3	27 – B. Boeheim	5 – Tied	8 – B. Boeheim	Carrier Dome (21,330) Syracuse, NY
December 4, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN		at Florida State	W 63–60	5–3 (1–0)	16 – Tied	12 – Edwards	5 – Tied	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (9,808) Tallahassee, Florida
December 7, 2021* 9:30 p.m., ESPN		vs. No. 6 Villanova Jimmy V Classic	L 53–67	5–4	21 – J. Boeheim	12 – Swider	3 – Girard III	Madison Square Garden (14,344) New York, NY
December 11, 2021* 12:00 p.m., FOX		at Georgetown	L 75–79	5–5	17 – B. Boeheim	8 – Edwards	7 – Girard III	Capital One Arena (13,598) Washington, D.C.
December 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCN		Lehigh	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues^[9]					Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
December 27, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCN		Brown	W 93–62	6–5	28 – B. Boeheim	8 – J. Boeheim	7 – Tied	Carrier Dome (15,526) Syracuse, NY
December 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Cornell	W 80–68	7–5	22 – B. Boeheim	8 – Edwards	5 – Girard III	Carrier Dome (15,579) Syracuse, NY
January 1, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN		Virginia	L 69–74	7–6 (1–1)	27 – B. Boeheim	9 – J. Boeheim	5 – B. Boeheim	Carrier Dome (17,295) Syracuse, NY
January 5, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at Miami (FL)	L 87–88	7–7 (1–2)	26 – Girard III	8 – Tied	5 – B. Boeheim	Watsco Center (4,506) Coral Gables, FL
January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at Wake Forest	L 74–77 ^OT	7–8 (1–3)	21 – J. Boeheim	14 – Swider	7 – Girard III	LJVM Coliseum (7,220) Winston-Salem, NC
January 11, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Pittsburgh	W 77–61	8–8 (2–3)	24 – B. Boeheim	8 – Edwards	3 – 3 tied	Carrier Dome (15,214) Syracuse, NY
January 15, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN		Florida State	L 71–76	8–9 (2–4)	18 – B. Boeheim	7 – Swider	4 – Torrence	Carrier Dome (17,287) Syracuse, NY
January 18, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACCN		Clemson	W 91–78	9–9 (3–4)	25 – B. Boeheim	11 – Edwards	9 – Girard III	Carrier Dome (15,210) Syracuse, NY
January 22, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 6 Duke	L 59–79	9–10 (3–5)	12 – Tied	9 – Edwards	6 – Torrence	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 25, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at Pittsburgh	L 53–64	9–11 (3–6)	25 – B. Boeheim	9 – Edwards	4 – Girard III	Petersen Events Center (8,066) Pittsburgh, PA
January 29, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN		Wake Forest	W 94–72	10–11 (4–6)	30 – B. Boeheim	6 – Anselem	7 – B. Boeheim	Carrier Dome (23,194) Syracuse, NY
February 2, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN2		at NC State	W 89–82	11–11 (5–6)	19 – Tied	8 – Swider	8 – Girard III	PNC Arena (12,634) Raleigh, NC
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN2		Louisville	W 92–69	12–11 (6–6)	19 – Tied	8 – Edwards	5 – Tied	Carrier Dome (23,298) Syracuse, NY
February 8, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at Boston College	W 73–64	13–11 (7–6)	21 – Swider	8 – Swider	4 – Girard III	Conte Forum (5,666) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 12, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Virginia Tech	L 59–71	13–12 (7–7)	21 – B. Boeheim	15 – Anselem	3 – Tied	Cassell Coliseum (8,925) Blacksburg, VA
February 19, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		Boston College	W 76–56	14–12 (8–7)	18 – Tied	10 – J. Boeheim	5 – Torrence	Carrier Dome (23,019) Syracuse, NY
February 21, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Georgia Tech Rescheduled from December 29	W 74–73 ^OT	15–12 (9–7)	20 – J. Boeheim	12 – Swider	5 – Girard III	Carrier Dome (22,042) Syracuse, NY
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNews		at Notre Dame	L 69–79	15–13 (9–8)	27 – J. Boeheim	8 – Anselem	4 – Girard III	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,838) South Bend, IN
February 26, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 7 Duke	L 72–97	15–14 (9–9)	23 – B. Boeheim	6 – Williams	3 – Tied	Carrier Dome (31,803) Syracuse, NY
February 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at North Carolina	L 79–88 ^OT	15–15 (9–10)	36 – Swider	7 – Tied	4 – Girard III	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
March 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPNU		Miami (FL)	L 72–75	15–16 (9–11)	30 – B. Boeheim	9 – J. Boeheim	6 – Girard III	Carrier Dome (23,108) Syracuse, NY
ACC Tournament
March 9, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN	(9)	vs. (8) Florida State Second round	W 96–57	16–16	28 – Swider	15 – Anselem	9 – Torrence	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
March 10, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN	(9)	vs. (1) No. 7 Duke Quarterfinals	L 79–88	16–17	28 – J. Boeheim	7 – J. Boeheim	11 – Torrence	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked 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	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
Coaches	RV	RV^	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

^ Waters, Mike (July 30, 2021). "Former Syracuse basketball player Alan Griffin to play for Los Angeles Lakers' summer league team". The Post-Standard. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ Nemec, Andrew (June 1, 2021). "Quincy Guerrier, Syracuse transfer and Oregon signee, explains why he chose the Ducks". The Oregonian. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ Carino, Jerry (April 6, 2021). "Seton Hall basketball adds Syracuse transfer Kadary Richmond". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Szuba, James (April 19, 2021). "Syracuse basketball transfers Robert Braswell and Woody Newton find new destinations". Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ Waters, Mike (August 17, 2021). "Former Syracuse basketball player Marek Dolezaj has signed with a pro team in Europe". The Post-Standard. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ Shetty, Gaurav (November 8, 2021). "SHOOTING HIS SHOT: Why transferring to SU was the best choice for Cole Swider's shooting skills". The Daily Orange. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ Crane, Andrew (November 7, 2021). "UNLOCKED POTENTIAL: IMG Academy revealed the potential brewing in Benny Williams for years". The Daily Orange. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
^ "Men's Basketball Games Postponed". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.

[1] Waters, Mike (July 30, 2021). "Former Syracuse basketball player Alan Griffin to play for Los Angeles Lakers' summer league team". The Post-Standard. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

[2] Nemec, Andrew (June 1, 2021). "Quincy Guerrier, Syracuse transfer and Oregon signee, explains why he chose the Ducks". The Oregonian. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

[3] Carino, Jerry (April 6, 2021). "Seton Hall basketball adds Syracuse transfer Kadary Richmond". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

[Woody_Braswell-4] Szuba, James (April 19, 2021). "Syracuse basketball transfers Robert Braswell and Woody Newton find new destinations". Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

[5] Waters, Mike (August 17, 2021). "Former Syracuse basketball player Marek Dolezaj has signed with a pro team in Europe". The Post-Standard. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

[6] Shetty, Gaurav (November 8, 2021). "SHOOTING HIS SHOT: Why transferring to SU was the best choice for Cole Swider's shooting skills". The Daily Orange. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

[7] Crane, Andrew (November 7, 2021). "UNLOCKED POTENTIAL: IMG Academy revealed the potential brewing in Benny Williams for years". The Daily Orange. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

[8] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2020.

[COVID_1-9] "Men's Basketball Games Postponed". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.

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