2012–13 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2012–13 Syracuse Orange Syracuse Orange logo.svg 100px Big East Conference Big East 3 16 30–10 11–7 Jim Boeheim 37th Mike Hopkins Adrian Autry Gerry McNamara Carrier Dome NCAA tournament Final Four The 2012–13 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach, Jim Boeheim, served for his 37th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York and was a member of the Big East Conference. This team reached the Final Four for the fifth time in program history. Preseason outlook Syracuse began the season ranked #9 in the Coaches' Poll and the AP poll, the second-highest ranking among Big East teams behind Louisville.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2012/10/17/usa-today-sports-mens-basketball-poll/1638933/ USA Today October 17, 2012 USA TODAY Sports men's basketball coaches poll 2012-10-17https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8555195/indiana-hoosiers-top-ap-preseason-hoops-poll ESPN October 26, 2012 Indiana preseason No. 1 in AP poll 2012-10-26 In a poll of Big East coaches, Syracuse was predicted to finish second in the conference.http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2012/10/big_east_coaches_make_louisvil.html Syracuse Post-Standard October 17, 2012 Big East coaches make Louisville the unanimous pick to win league 2012-10-17 In this same poll, the coaches named Brandon Triche to their all-Big East second team. C. J. Fair received an honorable mention.http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2012/10/big_east_coaches_name_louisvil.html Syracuse Post-Standard October 17, 2012 Big East coaches name Louisville's Peyton Siva as preseason player of the year 2012-10-17 A poll of writers in Big East cities predicted Syracuse would finish second in the conference. Triche, Fair and Michael Carter-Williams were named to the writers' all-Big East second team.http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2012/10/louisville_tops_big_east_write.html Syracuse Post-Standard October 16, 2012 Louisville tops Big East writers' poll; Cardinals dominate all-league teams 2012-10-17 Roster changes thumb|The 2012–2013 team at the Georgia Dome Syracuse returned five players that had significant playing time last season (three players that earned starts and two that came off the bench), while losing four significant contributors. Syracuse graduated two players that started every game during the previous season: senior point guard Scoop Jardine and senior forward Kris Joseph. Sophomore guard Dion Waiters, who averaged 24 minutes per game in the 2011–12 season, left school early to enter the NBA draft, as did sophomore center Fab Melo, who was a starter before the university ruled him academically ineligible toward the end of the season. The starting line-up for the first half of the current season featured three players who started games in the previous season: senior guard Brandon Triche, junior forward C.J. Fair and sophomore forward Rakeem Christmas. Sophomore guard Michael Carter-Williams, who did not start in the previous season, but played an average of 10 minutes per game, entered the starting line-up in the 2012–13 season, along with true freshman forward DaJuan Coleman. Nine players have earned more than 10 minutes per game in the first half of the season. Senior James Southerland was averaging 26 minutes per game through 16 games before Syracuse University ruled him ineligible in January 2013.http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2013/01/syracuse_senior_james_southerl.html Syracuse senior James Southerland ineligible; status for season unknown 13 January 2013 The three other players who have been playing off the bench for the team this season are redshirt freshman guard Trevor Cooney, freshman forward Jerami Grant and junior center Baye Moussa Keita. Keita also played off the bench last season. By January of the 2012–13 season, more than halfway through, Syracuse was playing with just seven scholarship players due to Dajuan Coleman's knee injury and James Southerland's suspension. Coleman was Syracuse's starting center at the beginning of the season and Southerland led the team in three point scoring coming off the bench before his suspension. Head coach Boeheim said he thinks a rotation of seven or eight players is enough to compete.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/gameflash/2013/02/04/78878_preview.html https://archive.today/20130215174705/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/gameflash/2013/02/04/78878_preview.html dead February 15, 2013 CNN Notre Dame vs. Syracuse Previous season's depth chart 212B6D FF6F00 FFFFFF Rakeem Christmas C.J. Fair Kris Joseph Brandon Triche Scoop Jardine Baye Moussa Keita James Southerland Dion Waiters Michael Carter-Williams Current depth chart 212B6D FF6F00 FFFFFF Rakeem Christmas C.J. Fair James Southerland Brandon Triche Michael Carter-Williams Baye Moussa Keita DaJuan Coleman Jerami Grant Trevor Cooney The three players on this year's team that consistently have earned the most playing time have been Triche, Fair and Carter-Williams. Cooney has been coming off the bench to spell the guards this season, while four back-line players (Coleman, Christmas, Keita and Grant) have been rounding out the line up. Total combined production from these four players has varied significantly. New recruits on current team no no 2010 DaJuan Coleman C DeWitt, NY Jamesville-DeWitt High School 6 8 280 October 25, 2011 5 4 97 Jerami Grant PF Hyattsville, MD DeMatha Catholic High School 6 7 200 September 16, 2011 4 4 96 2012 2012 Syracuse Signees 2012 Syracuse Signees 2012 Syracuse Signees syracuse 185 183 #15 #18 #17 October 17, 2012 yes Jim Boeheim milestones Jim Boeheim became only the third coach to win 900 men's NCAA Division I games on December 17, 2012, when Syracuse defeated Detroit, 72–68.http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2012/12/syracuse_coach_jim_boeheim_rea.html Syracuse Post-Standard December 17, 2012 Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim reaches the 900-win plateau 2012-12-17 On December 31, 2012, Jim Boeheim won his 902nd game tying Bob Knight for second-most men's NCAA Division I victories with a 96–62 win over Central Connecticut.http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2012/12/syracuse_downs_central_connect.html Syracuse Post-Standard December 31, 2012 Syracuse downs Central Connecticut State; Jim Boeheim ties Bob Knight with 902 wins 2013-01-01 Boeheim passed Knight to gain sole possession of second place behind Mike Krzyzewski when Syracuse defeated Rutgers 78–53 on January 2, 2013.http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2013/01/syracuse_routs_rutgers_as_jim.html Syracuse Post-Standard January 2, 2013 Syracuse routs Rutgers as Jim Boeheim passes Bob Knight on all-time coaching wins list 2013-01-02 Roster 2012 Syracuse Orange y y Michael Gbinije y 0 F 6 7 200 SO yes Richmond, Virginia Benedictine College Prep Michael Carter-Williams 1 G 6 6 185 SO Hamilton, Massachusetts St. Andrew's y Jerami Grant 3 F 6 8 203 FR Hyattsville, Maryland DeMatha Catholic y Nolan Hart 4 G 5 10 152 JR Albany, New York Albany Academy C. J. Fair 5 F 6 8 215 JR Baltimore, Maryland Brewster Academy y Trevor Cooney 10 G 6 4 195 SO Wilmington, Delaware Sanford y Baye Moussa Keita 12 C 6 10 215 JR Saint Louis, Senegal Oak Hill Academy Griffin Hoffmann 13 G 6 1 178 SR New York, New York York Preparatory Matt Lyde-Cajuste 14 F 6 5 215 SR Mt. Vernon, New York Iona Preparatory Brandon Triche 20 G 6 4 210 SR Jamesville, New York Jamesville-DeWitt y Noel Jones 21 F 6 6 230 JR Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax Grammar School Russ DeRemer 23 G 6 5 203 JR Wrentham, Massachusetts Xaverian Brothers Rakeem Christmas 25 F 6 9 242 SO Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania Academy of the New Church y Josh Soley 30 F 6 4 225 FR Freeport High School Freeport-ME y DaJuan Coleman 32 F 6 9 288 FR Jamesville, New York Jamesville-DeWitt y Albert Nassar 33 F 6 6 195 SO Stuart, Florida South Fork James Southerland 43 F 6 8 210 SR Bayside, New York Notre Dame Preparatory (MA) y Jim Boeheim, 37th yr. (Syracuse, 1966) Mike Hopkins, 17th yr. (Syracuse, 1993) Gerry McNamara, 4th yr. (Syracuse, 2007) Adrian Autry, 2nd yr. (Syracuse, 1994) http://suathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=mbasket 2013-1-12 Schedule yes yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#FF6F00; color:#212B6D;"| Exhibition Nov. 1 7:00 pm 99–63 Southerland 18 Christmas 9 Carter-Williams 7 yes 9 Pace (DII) Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY TWCS 7,145 – Nov. 4 4:00 pm 103–60 Triche 23 Carter-Williams, Grant 6 Carter-Williams 8 yes 9 Bloomsburg (DII) Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY TWCS 7,559 – |- !colspan=12 style="background:#FF6F00; color:#212B6D;"| Regular Season Nov. 11 4:00 pm 62–49 Carter-Williams, Fair 17 Fair 10 Carter-Williams, Triche 4 yes 9 San Diego State 20 USS Midway Museum San Diego, CA yes Battle of the Midway FSN 5,119 1–0 Nov. 18 1:00 pm 88–57 Triche 21 Christmas, Coleman, Triche 7 Carter-Williams 11 yes 8 Wagner Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY TWCS 17,273 2–0 Nov. 21 7:00 pm 73–53 Southerland 22 Carter-Williams, Coleman, Fair 6 Carter-Williams 9 yes 6 Princeton Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY TWCS 17,881 3–0 Nov. 25 1:00 pm 87–51 Southerland 18 Christmas 9 Carter-Williams 13 yes 6 Colgate Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY TWCS 21,085 4–0 Nov. 30 8:30 pm 91–82 Southerland 35 Carter-Williams 10 Carter-Williams 9 yes 6 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR yes SEC/Big East Invitational ESPN 18,370 5–0 Dec. 3 7:00 pm 84–48 Coleman 14 Carter-Williams 7 Carter-Williams 11 yes 4 Eastern Michigan Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPNU 20,822 6–0 Dec. 6 8:00 pm 84–53 Fair 16 Fair 13 Carter-Williams 10 yes 4 Long Beach State Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN2 20,876 7–0 Dec. 8 7:00 pm 108–56 Triche 18 Coleman 14 Carter-Williams 16 yes 4 Monmouth Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY TWCS 21,760 8–0 Dec. 15 7:00 pm 85–61 Southerland 21 Coleman, Fair, Keita 6 Carter-Williams 14 yes 4 Canisius Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Gotham Classic TWCS 18,120 9–0 Dec. 17 7:00 pm 72–68 Southerland 22 Christmas 8 Carter-Williams 10 yes 3 Detroit Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Gotham Classic ESPN2 17,902 10–0 Dec. 22 12:00 pm 79–83 Fair 25 Southerland 9 Carter-Williams 6 yes 3 Temple Madison Square Garden New York, NY yes Gotham Classic ESPN2 12,648 10–1 Dec. 29 7:00 pm 57–36 Fair 13 Christmas 7 Carter-Williams 6 yes 9 Alcorn State Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Gotham Classic TWCS 19,365 11–1 Dec. 31 3:00 pm 96–62 Carter-Williams 18 Christmas, Fair 10 Carter-Williams 13 yes 7 Central Connecticut Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPNU 17,550 12–1 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#FF6F00; color:#212B6D;" | Big East Regular Season Jan. 2 7:00 pm 78–53 Triche 25 Grant 5 Carter-Williams 10 7 Rutgers Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Big East Network 17,413 13–1 (1–0) Jan. 6 12:00 pm 55–44 Triche 20 Fair 10 Carter-Williams 5 7 South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL yes Big East Network 10,024 14–1 (2–0) Jan. 9 7:00 pm 72–66 Fair 23 Fair 11 Carter-Williams 6 7 Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI yes Big East Network 11,121 15–1 (3–0) Jan. 12 12:00 pm 72–61 Fair 22 Christmas, Fair, Grant 5 Carter-Williams 7 7 Villanova Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Big East Network 27,586 16–1 (4–0) Jan. 19 4:00 pm 70–68 Triche 23 Fair 8 Carter-Williams 7 6 1 Louisville KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY yes ESPN 22,814 17–1 (5–0) Jan. 21 3:30 pm 57–55 Carter-Williams 16 Grant 7 Carter-Williams 7 3 21 Cincinnati Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN 24,281 18–1 (6–0) Jan. 26 11:00 am 71–75 Triche 23 Christmas 10 Carter-Williams, Triche 4 3 Villanova Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA yes ESPNU 18,273 18–2 (6–1) OT Feb. 2 12:00 pm 55–65 Fair 20 Grant 5 Carter-Williams, Cooney 2 6 Pittsburgh Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA yes ESPN 12,632 18–3 (6–2) Feb. 4 7:00 pm 63–47 Fair 18 Fair 10 Carter-Williams 8 9 Notre Dame 25 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN 23,982 19–3 (7–2) Feb. 10 3:00 pm 77–58 Fair, Carter-Williams 17 Fair 9 Carter-Williams 8 9 St. John's Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN 27,169 20–3 (8–2) Feb. 13 7:00 pm 58–66 Carter-Williams 15 Grant 9 Triche 3 6 Connecticut XL Center Hartford, CT Rivalry yes ESPN 13,518 20–4 (8–3) Feb. 16 8:00 pm 76–65 Triche 29 Fair 11 Triche 5 6 Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ yes TWCS/SNY/ESPN3 13,569 21–4 (9–3) Feb. 20 7:00 pm 84–59 Fair, Southerland 20 Fair 10 Carter-Williams 12 8 Providence Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN2 23,717 22–4 (10–3) Feb. 23 4:00 pm 46–57 Fair, Southerland 13 Christmas 8 Carter-Williams 5 8 11 Georgetown Rivalry Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY CBS 35,012 22–5 (10–4) Feb. 25 7:00 pm 71–74 Fair 20 Keita 8 Triche 8 12 Marquette 22 BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI yes ESPN 16,049 22–6 (10–5) Mar. 2 12:00 pm 53–58 Fair 19 Carter-Williams, Southerland 7 Carter-Williams 6 12 Louisville 10 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY CBS 31,173 22–7 (10–6) Mar. 6 6:00 pm 78–57 Southerland 22 Southerland 10 Carter-Williams 5 17 DePaul Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY TWCS/SNY/ESPN3 23,380 23–7 (11–6) Mar. 9 12:00 pm 39–61 Carter-Williams 17 Southerland, Christmas 6 Carter-Williams 2 17 Georgetown 5 Verizon Center Washington, DC ESPN College GameDay / Rivalry yes ESPN 20,972 23–8 (11–7) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#FF6F00; color:#212B6D;" | Big East tournament Mar. 13 2:00 pm Southerland 20 Fair 8 Carter-Williams 14 yes 19 5 Seton Hall 12 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Second round ESPN 75–63 20,057 24–8 Mar. 14 2:00 pm 62–59 Southerland 20 Fair 7 Carter-Williams 7 19 5 Pittsburgh 17 4 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Quarterfinal yes ESPN 20,057 25–8 Mar. 15 7:00 pm 58–55 OT Southerland, Triche, Keita 13 Keita 8 Carter-Williams 6 19 5 Georgetown 5 1 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semifinal / Rivalry yes ESPN 20,057 26–8 Mar. 16 8:30 pm 61–78 Fair 21 Southerland 8 Carter-Williams 9 19 5 Louisville 4 2 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Final yes ESPN 20,057 26–9 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#FF6F00; color:#212B6D;" | NCAA tournament Mar. 21 10:41 pm 81–34 Triche 20 Carter-Williams, Grant 8 Carter-Williams 9 16 4 E Montana 13 E HP Pavilion San Jose, CA First round yes truTV 17,997 27–9 Mar. 23 9:40 pm 66–60 Fair 18 Southerland 9 Carter-Williams 3 16 4 E California 12 E HP Pavilion San Jose, CA Second round yes TBS 18,030 28–9 March 28 9:52 pm yes yes 16 4 E Indiana 4 1 E Verizon Center Washington, DC Sweet Sixteen CBS Carter-Williams 24 Fair 9 Triche 2 61–50 19,731 29–9 March 30 4:30 pm yes yes 16 4 E Marquette 15 3 E Verizon Center Washington, DC Elite Eight CBS Southerland 16 Carter-Williams 8 Carter-Williams 6 55–39 19,801 30–9 April 6 9:21 pm yes yes 16 4 E Michigan 10 4 S Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Final Four CBS Fair 22 Grant 7 Triche 8 56–61 75,350 30–10 |- AP Poll Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region E=East S=South 2013 NCAA Tournament comparisons Comparison Syracuse Michigan Leading scorer in last five games Fair (15.2 ppg) Burke (16.2 ppg) Record 30–9 30–7 Points per game 70.8 75.5 Opponent points per game 58.6 62.9 Net points per game 12.2 12.6 FGM/FGA 984–2,238 1,047–2,159 FG % 44% 49% 3 pt. FGM/FGA 230–683 280–727 3 pt. FG % 34% 39% Average height of starting five 6'7" 6'6" Average weight of starting five 213 209 Starting five class years Sr. (2), Jr. (1), So. (2) Jr. (1), So. (1), Fr. (3) Point guard (points per game) 12.1 (Carter-Williams) 18.8 (Burke) Point guard (assists per game) 7.4 6.8 Point guard (turnovers per game) 3.4 2.2 Point guard (net assists-turnovers) 3.9 4.6 Guard (points per game) 14.3 (Triche) 11.5 (Stauskas) Forwards (points per game) 25.8 (Fair, Southerland) 25.2 (Hardaway, Robinson) Forwards (rebounds per game) 11.4 10.0 Center (points per game) 5.1 (Christmas) 7.4 (McGary) Center (rebounds per game) 4.6 6.2 RPI ranking (pre-NCAA tournament) 7 12 BPI ranking (pre-NCAA tournament) 11 8 Rankings 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final AP 9 8 6 6 4 4 3 9 7 7 6 3 6 9 6 8 12 17 19 16 Coaches 9 8 6 5 4 4 3 7 7 7 6 4 6 9 7 8 12 16 20 18 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings 2020-21 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings 2013–14 Recruiting no no 2013 Tyler Ennis PG Newark, NJ St. Benedict's High School 6 2 180 August 16, 2012 5 4 87 B.J. Johnson SF Ardmore, PA Lower Merion High School 6 6 175 October 16, 2012 3 3 78 Chinonso Obokoh C Rochester, NY Bishop Kearney High School 6 10 220 October 15, 2012 3 3 78 Ron Patterson SG Indianapolis, IN Brewster Academy 6 3 200 November 3, 2012 3 3 91 Tyler Roberson PF Union Township, Union County, New JerseyUnion, NJ Roselle Catholic High School 6 8 210 November 16, 2012 4 4 89 2013 2013 Syracuse Signees 2013 Syracuse Signees 2013 Syracuse Signees syracuse 185 183 #12 #9 #7 November 29, 2012 yes 2014–15 Recruiting no no 2013 Chris McCullough PF Bronx, NY Brewster Academy 6 10 220 November 5, 2012 5 5 91 2014 2014 Syracuse Signees 2014 Syracuse Signees 2014 Syracuse Signees syracuse 185 183 November 5, 2012 yes References Syracuse Category:Syracuse Orange men's basketball seasons Syracuse Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons