2010–11 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 June 2013 Basketball 2010–11 Syracuse Orange Syracuse Orange logo.svg 100px Big East Conference Big East 18 12 27–8 7 12–6 Legends Classic Champions Jim Boeheim Bernie Fine Mike Hopkins Rob Murphy Carrier Dome NCAA Tournament Round of 32 The 2010–11 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 35th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 12–6 in Big East play, and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament to Connecticut. They received an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they beat Indiana State in the second round before being upset in the third round by Marquette. Due to NCAA sanctions, seven wins were vacated.http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careercoach NCAA Statistics web1.ncaa.org Preseason Roster changes Syracuse graduated two starters from the previous year's team, shooting guard Andy Rautins and center Arinze Onuaku. In addition, junior forward Wes Johnson declared that he would enter the 2010 NBA draft. He was selected fourth overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Recruiting no no 2010 Fabricio de Melo C Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The Sagemont School 7 0 270 August 3, 2009 5 5 96 C. J. Fair SF Baltimore, Maryland Brewster Academy 6 7 200 October 19, 2008 4 4 94 Baye Moussa Keita C Saint-Louis, Senegal Oak Hill Academy 6 11 220 October 21, 2008 4 3 91 Dion Waiters SG Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Life Center Academy 6 4 210 July 11, 2007 4 4 96 2010 2010 Syracuse Signees 2010 Syracuse Signees 2010 Syracuse Signees syracuse 185 183 #7 #7 #5 May 7, 2009 yes Preseason outlook In the USA TODAY/ESPN coaches preseason poll, Syracuse ranked #13 in the country."Top 25 men's basketball video countdown". USA Today. Published 10-21-2010. Retrieved 10-21-2010. In the AP preseason poll, writers voted Syracuse #10 in the country.AP Preseason Top 25 Released" https://web.archive.org/web/20101031151016/http://community.foxsports.com/goodmanonfox/blog/2010/10/28/ap_preseason_top_25_released October 31, 2010 Fox Sports. Published 10-28-2010. Retrieved 10-28-2010. In the Big East preseason Coaches' Poll, Syracuse was predicted to finish third. The Orange received two first place votes."Pittsburgh Chosen As BIG EAST Hoops Favorite" https://web.archive.org/web/20101022081715/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/214542/pittsburgh-chosen-as-big-east-hoops-favorite.aspx October 22, 2010 . bigeast.org. Published 10-20-2010. Retrieved 10-20-2010. Fabricio de Melo was named Preseason Rookie of the Year. Kris Joseph was named to the All-Big East second team, and Rick Jackson received an honorable mention."Freeman Selected BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year" https://web.archive.org/web/20101022081720/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/214544/freeman-selected-big-east-preseason-player-of-the-year.aspx October 22, 2010 . bigeast.org. Published 10-20-2010. Retrieved 10-20-2010. A preseason poll of writers in Big East cities conducted by the Syracuse Post-Standard predicted the Orange would finish third. Two writers predicted Syracuse would finish first."Pitt picked to win Big East, Syracuse picked to finish 3rd in Post-Standard's annual preseason writers poll". Syracuse Post-Standard. Published 10-19-2010. Retrieved 10-19-2010. Kris Joseph was named to the pre-season All-Big East first team and received some preseason Player of the Year votes. Fabricio de Melo won the Rookie of the Year with nine votes, while Dion Waiters received two votes."Writers agree on Pitt to win Big East, but opinions vary on Player of the Year". Syracuse Post-Standard. Published 10-19-2010. Retrieved 10-19-2010. Roster 2010 Syracuse Orange y y Rick Jackson 00 F 6 9 240 SR Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Neumann-Goretti y Nick Resavy 2 G 6 2 201 JR West Milford, New Jersey West Milford Dion Waiters 3 G 6 4 215 FR Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Life Center Academy y Nolan Hart 4 G 5 10 152 FR Albany, New York Albany Academy C. J. Fair 5 F 6 8 203 FR Baltimore, Maryland Brewster Academy y Scoop Jardine 11 G 6 2 190 JR Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Neumann-Goretti y Baye Moussa Keita 12 C 6 10 213 FR Saint Louis, Senegal Oak Hill Academy Griffin Hoffmann 13 G 6 0 178 SO New York, New York York Preparatory Matt Lyde-Cajuste 14 F 6 4 205 SO Mt. Vernon, New York Iona Preparatory Brandon Triche 20 G 6 4 205 SO Jamesville, New York Jamesville-DeWitt y Mookie Jones 21 F 6 6 220 SO Peekskill, New York Peekskill y Brandon Reese 24 G 5 11 160 JR Davie, Florida Pine Crest Russ DeRemer 25 G 6 4 210 FR Wrentham, Massachusetts Xaverian Brothers Kris Joseph 32 F 6 7 210 JR Montreal, Quebec Archbishop Carroll (D.C.) y DaShonte Riley y 33 C 7 0 233 SO Detroit, Michigan Detroit Country Day Matt Tomaszewski 34 F 6 8 215 JR Seabrook, New Hampshire Holderness James Southerland 43 F 6 8 210 SO Bayside, New York Notre Dame Preparatory (Massachusetts) y Fab Melo 51 C 7 0 244 FR Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The Sagemont School y Jim Boeheim, 35th yr. (Syracuse, 1966) Mike Hopkins, 15th yr. (Syracuse, 1993) Rob Murphy, 7th yr. (Central State, 1996) Gerry McNamara, 2nd yr. (Syracuse, 2007) Lazarus Sims, 4th yr. (Syracuse, 1996) http://suathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=mbasket September 28, 2010 Depth chart 212B6D FF6F00 FFFFFF Fab Melo Rick Jackson Kris Joseph Brandon Triche Scoop Jardine Baye Keita James Southerland C.J. Fair Dion Waiters Season Syracuse went 26-7 on the year and lost to Connecticut 76-71 (OT) in the semifinals of the Big East Conference tournament. They earned a #3 seed in the NCAA tournament and would face Indiana State in the second round. Schedule yes yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Syracuse Orange| Exhibition November 2 7:00 pm 96–60 2 tied 14 Southerland 11 Triche 7 yes 10 2010-11 Kutztown University Kutztown Golden Bears Kutztown Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Time Warner Cable SportsNet 7,371 — November 9 7:00 pm 91–48 3 tied 13 Jackson 9 2 tied 5 yes 10 2010-11 Le Moyne College Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Time Warner Cable SportsNet 10,546 — |- !colspan=12 style=Syracuse Orange| Regular season November 12 7:00 pm 68–46 2 tied 14 Jackson 7 Triche 5 yes 10 Northern Iowa Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York ESPN3 22,198 1–0 November 14 3:00 pm 86–67 Jackson 17 Keita 15 Triche 7 yes 10 2010-11 Canisius College Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York ESPNU 20,454 2–0 November 16 7:00 pm 66–55 Jardine 27 Jackson 22 Jardine 8 yes 10 Detroit Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Legends Classic ESPN3 17,379 3–0 November 21 2:00 pm 63–60 Joseph 18 Jackson 10 Jardine 9 yes 10 William & Mary Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Legends Classic Time Warner Cable SportsNet 17,933 4–0 November 26 8:00 pm 53–50 Joseph 22 Jackson 12 Jardine 5 yes yes 9 Michigan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey Legends Classic HDNet 6,273 5–0 November 27 8:00 pm 80–76 Joseph 19 Jackson 14 Jardine 8 yes yes 9 Georgia Tech Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey Legends Classic HDNet 5,271 6–0 November 30 7:00 pm 78–58 Jackson 17 Jackson 13 Jardine 7 yes 8 2010-11 Cornell University Cornell Big Red Cornell Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Time Warner Cable SportsNet 20,548 7–0 December 4 5:15 pm 65–59 Jardine 23 Jackson 11 Jardine 6 yes 8 NC State Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York ESPN2 22,334 8–0 December 7 9:30 pm 72–58 Jardine 19 Jackson 22 Triche 4 yes yes 8 Michigan State 7 Madison Square Garden New York, New York Jimmy V Classic ESPN 19,391 9–0 December 11 7:00 pm 100–43January 2025 medicmedic Jackson 18 Jackson 10 Waiters 5 yes 8 2010-11 Colgate University Colgate Raiders Colgate Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Time Warner Cable SportsNet 21,247 10–0 December 18 7:00 pm 83–77 Joseph 21 Jackson 8 Triche 7 yes 5 Iona Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Time Warner Cable SportsNet 17,871 11–0 December 20 7:00 pm 97–55 2 tied 18 Jackson 9 Waiters 8 yes 5 2010-11 Morgan State University Morgan State Bears Morgan State Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Time Warner Cable SportsNet 16,031 12–0 December 22 7:00 pm 93–65 Joseph 25 Jackson 12 2 tied 5 yes 5 Drexel Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Time Warner Cable SportsNet 17,856 13–0 |- !colspan=12 style=Syracuse Orange| Big East regular season December 28 9:00 pm 81–74 Joseph 27 Jackson 18 Jardine 7 5 Providence Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York ESPNU 20,388 14–0 1–0 January 1 3:30 pm 70–58 Joseph 18 Joseph 8 Jardine 9 5 Notre Dame 15 Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York ESPNU 23,058 15–0 2–0 January 8 12:00 pm 61–56 2 tied 15 Jackson 17 Jackson 4 yes 4 2010–11 men Seton Hall University Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey Big East Network 10,862 16–0 3–0 January 12 7:00 pm 76–59 Joseph 18 Jackson 11 2 tied 4 yes 4 St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, New York ESPNU 14,440 17–0 4–0 January 15 12:00 pm 67–52 Jackson 15 Jackson 11 Jardine 7 4 Cincinnati 25 Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Big East Network 24,338 18–0 5–0 January 17 7:30 pm 66–74 Fair 16 Jackson 11 Jardine, Southerland 4 yes 3 Pittsburgh 5 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ESPN 12,925 18–1 5–1 January 22 12:00 pm 72–83 Joseph 23 Jackson 5 Triche 4 3 Villanova 7 Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York ESPN 33,736 18–2 5–2 January 25 7:00 pm 68–90 Joseph 17 Jackson 19 3 tied 3 9 Seton Hall Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Big East Network 21,950 18–3 5–3 January 29 3:00 pm 70–76 Joseph 18 Keita 7 Jardine 13 yes 9 Marquette Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin ESPNU 19,032 18–4 5–4 February 2 7:00 pm 66–58 Jackson 13 Jackson 13 Jardine 6 yes 17 Connecticut 6 Rivalry XL Center Hartford, Connecticut ESPN 16,294 19–4 6–4 February 5 2:00 pm 72–49 Jackson 21 Jackson 12 Jardine 8 yes 17 South Florida St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida Big East Network 10,051 20–4 7–4 February 9 7:00 pm 56–64 Joseph 14 Jackson 8 Jardine 6 12 Georgetown 11 Rivalry Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York ESPN 26,904 20–5 7–5 February 12 12:00 pm 69–73 Triche 21 3 tied 7 Jardine 4 yes 12 Louisville 16 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky ESPN 22,755 20–6 7–6 February 14 7:00 pm 63–52 Triche 20 Jackson 9 Jardine 6 20 West Virginia Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York ESPN 22,669 21–6 8–6 February 19 7:00 pm 84–80 OT Joseph 21 Jackson 12 3 tied 4 20 2010–11 men Rutgers University Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Big East Network 28,944 22–6 9–6 February 21 7:00 pm 69–64 Jardine 20 Joseph 8 Jardine 6 yes 17 Villanova 15 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ESPN 18,899 23–6 10–6 February 26 12:00 pm 58–51 Jardine 17 Jackson 7 Jardine 7 yes 17 Georgetown 11 Rivalry Verizon Center Washington, D.C. CBS 20,276 24–6 11–6 March 5 4:00 pm 107–59 2 tied 14 2 tied 7 Jardine 8 12 2010–11 men DePaul University DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Big East Network 28,086 25–6 12–6 |- !colspan=12 style=Syracuse Orange| Big East tournament March 10 2:00 pm 79–73 Triche 22 Jackson 9 Triche 5 yes yes 11 4 St. John's 17 5 Madison Square Garden New York, New York Big East Quarterfinals ESPN 19,375 26–6 March 11 7:00 pm 71–76 OT 2 tied 20 Joseph 9 Triche 5 yes yes 11 4 Connecticut 21 9 Madison Square Garden New York, New York Big East Semifinals/Rivalry ESPN 19,375 26–7 |- !colspan=12 style=Syracuse Orange| NCAA tournament March 18 9:57 pm 77–60 Jackson 23 Joseph 10 Jardine 9 yes yes 12 3 E Indiana State 14 E Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio NCAA Second Round truTV 20,164 27–7 March 20 7:45 pm 62–66 Waiters 18 Joseph 9 Jardine 6 yes yes 12 3 E Marquette 11 E Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio NCAA Third Round truTV 20,164 27–8 Eastern Time AP poll E NCAA East Regional Rankings 2010–11 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 10 10 9 8 8 5 5 5 4 4 3 9 17 12 17 17 12 11 Coaches 13 11 10 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 3 10 17 13 20 20 12 11 ESPN Power Ranking NA 8 NA NA 9 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 17 14 17 20 15 14 2011 signing class no no 2010 Michael Carter-Williams PG Hamilton, Massachusetts St. Andrew's School 6 4 175 November 1, 2009 4 5 97 Rakeem Christmas C Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of the New Church 6 9 230 August 6, 2010 5 5 97 Trevor Cooney SG Wilmington, Delaware Sanford School 6 3 180 February 26, 2010 4 3 94 2011 2011 Syracuse Signees 2011 Syracuse Signees 2011 Syracuse Signees syracuse 185 183 #10 March 11, 2010 yes References 3 Syracuse Orange Category:Syracuse Orange men's basketball seasons Syracuse Orange Syracuse Orange men's basketball team Syracuse Orange men's basketball team