2009–10 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 June 2013 Basketball 2009–10 Syracuse Orange Syracuse Orange logo.svg 100px Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 8 4 30–5 15–3 Jim Boeheim Bernie Fine Mike Hopkins Rob Murphy Carrier Dome Big East Regular Season ChampionsCoaches vs. Cancer Classic Champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2009–10 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 34th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Key contributors included seniors Arinze Onuaku and Andy Rautins, juniors Rick Jackson and Wesley Johnson, sophomores Scoop Jardine and Kris Joseph and freshmen Mookie Jones, DaShonte Riley, James Southerland and Brandon Triche. Although widely expected to finish near the middle of the league, the Orange captured its eighth Big East regular season title, and second outright, as well as the No. 1 seed in the Big East tournament. The team also achieved its first No. 1 ranking in the national AP Poll since the 1989-90 season, and its first in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll since winning the national championship in 2003."Syracuse No. 1 for first time in 20 years"June 2024 medicmedic. Associated Press. Published 03-01-2010. Retrieved 03-02-2010."Syracuse rises to No. 1 in coaches' poll". ESPN.com. Published 03-01-2010. Retrieved 03-02-2010. The Orange failed to win the Big East tournament, falling in the quarterfinals to Georgetown, but their regular season efforts earned them a 1 seed in the West Region of the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They easily won their first and second-round games over 16 seed Vermont and 8 seed Gonzaga to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they were upset by 5 seed and AP #11 Butler to end the season 30–5. Preseason Roster changes Syracuse lost its starting backcourt from the previous season as point guard Jonny Flynn declared for the 2009 NBA draft and was taken with the sixth overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Also turning pro were shooting guard Eric Devendorf and small forward Paul Harris. The Orange also lost one scholarship senior, power forward Kristof Ongenaet and one transfer, center Sean Williams. Additions to the team include Iowa State transfer Wes Johnson, who sat out the 2008–09 season because of NCAA transfer rules. Also, point guard Scoop Jardine returns after redshirting due to a stress fracture in his shin. Small forward Mookie Jones also redshirted the previous year because of a hip injury. Syracuse also brought in three new players for 2009-10: power forward DaShonte Riley, small forward James Southerland and guard Brandon Triche. Southerland was actually a 2008 recruit, but could not play because he was academically ineligible. He spent a year at a prep school to improve his grades. Recruiting no no 2009 DaShonte Riley Forward Detroit, MI Detroit Country Day School 6 11 200 March 3, 2009 4 3 92 Brandon Triche Guard DeWitt, NY Jamesville-DeWitt High School 6 4 210 September 17, 2008 3 3 90 2009 Syracuse 2009 Basketball Commitments 2009 Syracuse Basketball Commits ESPN syracuse 185 183 September 30, 2009 yes Roster 2010 Syracuse Orange y y Rick Jackson 0 F 6 9 240 JR Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Neumann-Goretti y Nick Resavy 2 G 6 2 201 SO West Milford, New Jersey West Milford Scoop Jardine 11 G 6 2 190 JR Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Neumann-Goretti y Griffin Hoffmann 13 G 6 0 178 FR New York, New York York Preparatory Matt Lyde-Cajuste 14 F 6 5 215 FR Mt. Vernon, New York Iona Preparatory Brandon Triche 20 G 6 4 210 FR 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 SO Davie, Florida Pine Crest Kris Joseph 32 F 6 7 210 SO Montreal, Quebec Archbishop Carroll (D.C.) y DaShonte Riley 10 C 7 0 240 FR Detroit, Michigan Detroit Country Day James Southerland 43 F 6 8 215 FR Bayside, New York Notre Dame Preparatory (Massachusetts) y Wesley Johnson basketball 4 F 6 7 205 JR Corsicana, Texas Corsicana y Arinze Onuaku 21 C 6 9 261 SR Lanham, Maryland Episcopal y Andy Rautins 1 G 6 5 195 SR Jamesville, New York Jamesville-DeWitt y Jim Boeheim, 34th yr. (Syracuse, 1966) Mike Hopkins, 14th yr. (Syracuse, 1993) Rob Murphy, 6th yr. (Central State, 1996) Gerry McNamara, 1st yr. (Syracuse, 2007) Lazarus Sims, 3rd yr. (Syracuse, 1996) http://suathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=mbasket February 6, 2019 Preseason outlook The departure of Flynn left many college basketball observers pessimistic about the Orange. In the preseason coaches' poll, Syracuse was predicted to finish sixth in the Big East and were unranked2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Preseason https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/1/seasontype/2 March 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100321031042/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2010/week/1/seasontype/2 March 21, 2010 live mdy in the preseason AP Poll. Arinze Onuaku was the only Orange player to make the preseason All-Big East team, receiving an honorable mention.SU Picked Sixth in BIG EAST Preseason Poll http://suathletics.com/news/2009/10/21/MBB_1021095954.aspx?path=mbasket October 21, 2009 SUAthletics.com October 24, 2009 Season Notable games On November 4, Syracuse was stunned by Division II Le Moyne, 82–79, in its final exhibition game before opening the regular season. The loss was Syracuse's first exhibition loss in six years."Johnson, LeMoyne stun Syracuse". ESPN.com. Published 11-04-2009. Retrieved 01-18-2010. On November 20, then-No. 24 Syracuse upset then-No. 4 North Carolina 87–71 in the finals of the Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic at Madison Square Garden. Wesley Johnson scored 25 points and collected eight rebounds, and Syracuse used a 22–1 run to open the second half."Syracuse opens second half with 22-1 run to topple North Carolina". ESPN.com. Published 11-20-2009. Retrieved 01-18-2010. On December 10, then-No. 7 Syracuse knocked off then-No. 10 Florida in a match up of unbeaten teams. Rick Jackson scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Andy Rautins had 18 points and Wes Johnson finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds.https://archive.today/20130103100639/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293440057 "Jackson has 21 points, 11 rebounds as Syracuse remains unbeaten". ESPN.com. Published 12-10-2009. Retrieved 01-18-2010. On January 2, then-No. 5 Syracuse was handed its first loss of the season as it was upset by then-unranked Pittsburgh 82–72. Pitt's Ashton Gibbs scored 24 points and Jermaine Dixon added 21. The Orange was led by Wesley Johnson's 19 points."It's cold outside: No. 5 Syracuse goes 1 of 13 on 3-pointers in loss to Pitt". ESPN.com. Published 01-02-2010. Retrieved 01-18-2010. On January 26, Jim Boeheim extended his NCAA Division-I record for most 20-win seasons to 32, when then-No. 4 Syracuse rallied from a 14-0 starting deficit to defeat then-No. 7 Georgetown 73–56. The Orange's Kris Joseph came off the bench to score 15 points, and Wesley Johnson added 14 points and 4 blocks, taking advantage of the Hoyas' 19 turnovers and 20 personal fouls."Boeheim takes over sixth place on career wins list". ESPN.com. Published 01-25-2010. Retrieved 01-25-2010. On February 27, the Orange clinched its eighth Big East regular season title and a No. 1 seed in the Big East tournament by beating No. 8 Villanova, 95–77. The game also set the NCAA on-campus basketball attendance record, with 34,616 spectators present. Three days later they won the title outright, with a win against St. John's, 85–66. Other news On March 1, two days after beating Villanova, Syracuse achieved its first No. 1 ranking in the AP Poll since the 1989–90 season, and its first in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll since winning the national championship in 2003. Schedule yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition2009-10 Men's Basketball Schedule SUAthletics.com. Retrieved 01-18-2010. October 25 2:00 p.m. 97–54"Orange Bests CSULA, 97-54, in Exhibition Opener". SUAthletics.com. Published 10-25-2009. Retrieved 01-18-2010. yes 2009-10 California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Los Angeles Golden Eagles Cal State LA (D II) Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Time Warner Cable SportsNet 5,523 November 3 7:00 p.m. 79–82"Johnson Nets 34 in 82-79 Exhibition Loss to LeMoyne". SUAthletics.com. Published 11-03-2009. Retrieved 01-18-2010. yes 2009-10 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne (D II) Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Time Warner Cable SportsNet N/A |- !colspan=9| Regular seasonSyracuse Orange Schedule - 2009-10 ESPN. Retrieved 1/18/2010. November 9 9:00 p.m. 75–43"Boeheim becomes 8th Div. I coach with 800 wins as Syracuse rolls". ESPN.com. Published 11-09-2009. Retrieved 01-18-2010. yes 2009-10 University at Albany Albany Great Danes Albany Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic ESPNU 15,707 1–0 November 11 7:00 p.m. 100–60https://archive.today/20120713231743/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293150183 "Rautins' seven 3-pointers help Orange roll in 2K Sports Classic". ESPN.com. Published 11-11-2009. Retrieved 01-18-2010. yes Robert Morris Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic ESPNU 15,594 2–0 November 19 7:00 p.m. 95–73"Syracuse tops Cal to reach 2K Sports Classic final". ESPN.com. Published 11-19-2009. Retrieved 01-18-2010. yes yes California 13 Madison Square Garden New York, NY 2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic ESPN2 N/A 3–0 November 20 7:30 p.m. w 87–71 yes yes North Carolina 6 Madison Square Garden New York, NY 2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic ESPN2 15,552 4–0 November 24 7:00 p.m. 88–73"Freshman Triche has season-high 21 in Syracuse's victory". ESPN.com. Published 11-24-2009. Retrieved 01-18-2010. yes 10 Cornell Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN360 18,238 5–0 November 27 7:00 p.m. 85–60https://archive.today/20120713220046/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293320183 "No. 9 Syracuse controls second half as Johnson, Onuaku handle Columbia". ESPN.com. Published 11-27-2009. Retrieved 01-18-2010. yes 10 2009-10 Columbia University Columbia Lions Columbia Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Time Warner Cable SportsNet 20,166 6–0 November 30 7:00 p.m. 92–58"Johnson, Rautins power Syracuse rout of Colgate". ESPN.com. Published 11-30-2009. Retrieved 01-18-2010. yes 8 2009-10 Colgate University Colgate Raiders Colgate Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN 360 18,457 7–0 December 5 7:00 p.m. 101–55"Syracuse shoots 68.6 percent in first half en route to blowout victory". ESPN.com. Published 12-05-2009. Retrieved 01-18-2010. yes 8 2009-10 University of Maine Maine Black Bears Maine Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Time Warner Cable SportsNet 20,302 8–0 December 10 9:00 p.m. w 85–73 yes yes 7 Florida 10 St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL SEC/Big East Invitational ESPN 9,353 9–0 December 13 1:00 p.m. 75–51"Onuaku, Johnson lift Syracuse to 10-0 start". ESPN.com. Published 12-13-2009. Retrieved 01-18-2010. yes 7 St. Francis (NY) Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Time Warner Cable SportsNet 19,381 10–0 December 19 7:00 p.m. 85–72https://archive.today/20120718222755/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293530183 "No. 5 Syracuse puts away Bonaventure in second half". ESPN.com. Published 12-19-2009. Retrieved 01-18-2010. yes 5 2009-10 St. Bonaventure University St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Time Warner Cable SportsNet 20,578 11–0 December 22 7:00 p.m. 92–60"Triche's season-high 27 points help Syracuse stay perfect". ESPN.com. Published 12-22-2009. Retrieved 01-18-2010. yes 5 Oakland Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Time Warner Cable SportsNet 18,669 12–0 December 29 9:00 p.m. 80–73"Johnson, Syracuse rally from 12 down to beat Seton Hall". ESPN.com. Published 12-29-2009. Retrieved 01-18-2010. yes no 5 2009-10 Seton Hall University Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ Big East Network 9,800 13–0 1–0 January 2 12:00 p.m. l 72–82 no 5 Pittsburgh Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Big East Network 24,969 13–1 1–1 January 6 7:00 p.m. 74–57"Syracuse spanks Memphis in final nonconference game of season". ESPN.com. Published 01-06-2010. Retrieved 01-18-2010. yes 7 Memphis Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN2 17,805 14–1 January 10 2:00 p.m. 82–65"Johnson posts seventh double-double as Syracuse rolls South Florida". ESPN.com. Published 01-10-2010. Retrieved 01-18-2010. no 7 South Florida Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Big East Network 18,703 15–1 2–1 January 13 7:30 p.m. 81–65"Orange get 10th straight win vs. Scarlet Knights". ESPN.com. Published 01-13-2010. Retrieved 01-18-2010. yes no 5 2009-10 Rutgers University Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Big East Network 8,085 16–1 3–1 January 16 12:00 p.m. 72–71"No. 5 Syracuse holds on despite furious rally of No. 9 West Virginia". ESPN.com. Published 01-16-2010. Retrieved 01-18-2010. yes no 5 West Virginia 10 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN 15,271 17–1 4–1 January 18 7:00 p.m. 84–71"Syracuse holds off Notre Dame in second half". ESPN.com. Published 01-18-2010. Retrieved 01-18-2010. yes no 5 Notre Dame Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN 9,149 18–1 5–1 January 23 2:00 p.m. 76–71https://archive.today/20120713185329/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300240183 "Johnson steps up, Orange foil Golden Eagles despite Rautins' failure to score". ESPN.com. Published 01-23-2010. Retrieved 01-23-2010. no 5 Marquette Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPNU 29,011 19–1 6–1 January 25 7:00 p.m. w 73–56 no 4 Georgetown 7 Rivalry Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN 26,508 20–1 7–1 January 30 2:00 p.m. 59–57"Johnson, No. 4 Syracuse overcome 18-point deficit vs. DePaul". ESPN.com. Published 01-30-2010. Retrieved 01-31-2010. yes no 4 2009-10 DePaul University DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Big East Network/SNY 11,554 21–1 8–1 February 2 7:00 p.m. 85–68https://archive.today/20120715050358/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300340183 "Joseph has career-high 23 off bench to lead Orange past Friars". ESPN.com. Published 02-02-2010. Retrieved 02-02-2010. no 3 Providence Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Big East Network/SNY 20,205 22–1 9–1 February 7 2:00 p.m. 71–54"Syracuse closes game on 28-5 run sparked by Joseph's 3-pointers". ESPN.com. Published 02-07-2010. Retrieved 02-07-2010. yes no 3 Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Big East Network/SNY 11,045 23–1 10–1 February 10 7:00 p.m. 72–67"Streaking Orange hold off slumping Huskies". ESPN.com. Published 02-10-2010. Retrieved 02-10-2010. no 2 Connecticut Rivalry Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN 24,847 24–1 11–1 February 14 1:00 p.m. 60–66"Louisville puts together late run, beats Syracuse for fifth straight time". ESPN.com. Published 02-14-2010. Retrieved 02-14-2010. no 2 Louisville Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN 31,053 24–2 11–2 February 18 7:00 p.m. 75–71"No. 5 Syracuse holds off Georgetown's second-half rally". ESPN.com. Published 02-18-2010. Retrieved 02-18-2010. yes no 5 Georgetown 10 Rivalry Verizon Center Washington, DC ESPN2 19,976 25–2 12–2 February 23 7:00 p.m. 99–85"Jackson's career-high leads No. 4 Orange to double-bye in Big East tourney". ESPN.com. Published 02-23-2010. Retrieved 02-23-2010. yes no 4 Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI ESPNU 12,410 26–2 13–2 February 27 9:00 p.m. 95–77"Jackson, Onuaku help Orange drop Wildcats in front of record crowd". ESPN.com. Published 02-27-2010. Retrieved 02-27-2010. no 4 Villanova 8 ESPN College GameDay Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN 34,616‡ 27–2 14–2 March 2 7:00 p.m. 85–66"Orange top Red Storm to win Big East title outright for second time". ESPN.com. Published 03-02-2010. Retrieved 03-02-2010. no 1 St. John's Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Big East Network/SNY 26,081 28–2 15–2 March 6 2:00 p.m. 68–78"Louisville rocks No. 1 Syracuse in Freedom Hall finale; Kuric scores 22 after half". ESPN.com. Published 03-02-2010. Retrieved 03-02-2010. yes no 1 Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Freedom Hall Finale ESPN 20,135 28–3 15–3 |- !colspan=9| Big East tournament March 11 12:00 p.m. 84–91"Wright's 27 points help Hoyas past top-seeded Orange". ESPN.com. Published 03-11-2010. Retrieved 03-12-2010. no yes 3 1 Georgetown 22 8 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Quarterfinal/Rivalry ESPN 19,375 28–4 |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament† March 19 9:30 p.m. 79–56"Top-seeded Syracuse uses balanced attack to bounce Vermont". ESPN.com. Published 03-19-2010. Retrieved 03-21-2010. yes 4 1 W Vermont 16 W HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY First Round CBS 18,948 29–4 |- March 21 12:10 p.m. 87–65"Johnson's 31 points, 14 boards pace Syracuse in rout of Gonzaga". ESPN.com. Published 03-21-2010. Retrieved 03-21-2010. yes 4 1 W Gonzaga 22 8 W HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY Second Round CBS 18,934 30–4 March 25 7:07 p.m. 59–63https://archive.today/20120722201714/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300840183 "Butler shocks top-seeded Syracuse for school's first regional finals appearance". ESPN.com. Published 03-25-2010. Retrieved 03-25-2010. yes 4 1 W Butler 11 5 W EnergySolutions Arena Salt Lake City, UT Sweet Sixteen CBS 17,254 30–5 Eastern Time AP poll. ‡Largest on-campus attendance in NCAA basketball history. †NCAA Tournament ranks are seeds in the region (E=East, M=Midwest, S=South, W=West) Rankings 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NA = Ranking not available. 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