# 2016–17 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by 41st-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. They were fourth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 19–15, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the ACC tournament to Miami (FL). They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament and thus received a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated UNC Greensboro in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Ole Miss.

## Previous season

The Orange finished the 2015–16 season 23–14, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost to Pittsburgh in the second round of the ACC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 10 seed where they defeated Dayton, Middle Tennessee, Gonzaga, and Virginia to reach the Final Four for the sixth time in school history. At the Final Four, the Orange lost to North Carolina.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Michael Gbinije | 0 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | Richmond, VA | Graduated |
| Trevor Cooney | 10 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Wilmington, DE | Graduated |
| Kaleb Joseph | 14 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | Nashua, NH | Transferred to Creighton |
| Malachi Richardson | 23 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Freshman | Trenton, NJ | Declared for 2016 NBA draft |
| Chinonso Obokoh | 35 | C | 6'9" | 215 | Senior | Rochester, NY | Graduated |
| Christian White | 55 | G | 5'10" | 185 | Senior | Rochester, NY | Walk-on; graduated |

## Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tyus Battle #9 SF | Edison, NJ | St. Joseph High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jul 13, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Matthew Moyer #19 PF | Columbus, OH | South Kent School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 8, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Taurean Thompson #20 PF | Jersey City, NJ | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jul 1, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A 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: "2016 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com. "2016 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com. "2016 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| John Gillon | 4 | G | 6'0" | 168 | RS Senior | Houston, TX | Transferred from Colorado State. Eligible to play immediately since he graduated from Colorado State. |
| Andrew White | 3 | F | 6'7" | 210 | RS Senior | Richmond, VA | Transferred from Nebraska. Eligible to play immediately since he graduated from Nebraska. |

## Future recruits
### 2017–18 team recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Oshae Brissett SF | Mississauga, Ont, CA | Orangeville Prep | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 11, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| Bourama Sidibe PF | Newark, NJ | St. Benedict Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Nov 21, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| Howard Washington PG | Buffalo, NY | Athlete Institute Basketball Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | Mar 16, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Marek Dolezaj SF | Slovakia | N/A | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 23, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A |||||||
| 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: "2017 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com. "2017 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com. "2017 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov 1, 2016* 7:00 pm | No. 19 | IUP | W 83–65 | | 16 – Battle | 10 – Lydon | 9 – Gillon | Carrier Dome (6,630) Syracuse, NY |
| Nov 8, 2016* 7:00 pm | No. 19 | Le Moyne | W 97–64 | | 24 – White | 10 – Lydon | 7 – Howard | Carrier Dome (8,252) Syracuse, NY |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 19 | Colgate | W 83–55 | 1–0 | 18 – Roberson | 7 – Thompson | 9 – Howard | Carrier Dome (23,844) Syracuse, NY |
| Nov 15, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 18 | Holy Cross Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | W 90–46 | 2–0 | 17 – Lydon | 6 – 3 tied | 9 – Gillon | Carrier Dome (21,405) Syracuse, NY |
| Nov 18, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 18 | Monmouth Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | W 71–50 | 3–0 | 18 – White | 8 – Coleman | 6 – Howard | Carrier Dome (22,636) Syracuse, NY |
| Nov 22, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 18 | South Carolina State Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | W 101–59 | 4–0 | 15 – White | 12 – Roberson | 11 – Howard | Carrier Dome (17,073) Syracuse, NY |
| Nov 26, 2016* 2:00 pm, ASN | No. 18 | vs. South Carolina Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | L 50–64 | 4–1 | 18 – Lydon | 6 – Roberson | 3 – Tied | Barclays Center (8,733) Brooklyn, NY |
| Nov 29, 2016* 7:30 pm, ESPN | No. 22 | at No. 17 Wisconsin ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 60–77 | 4–2 | 14 – White | 5 – Tied | 4 – Gillon | Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI |
| Dec 3, 2016* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 22 | North Florida | W 77–71 | 5–2 | 26 – White | 9 – Lydon | 13 – Howard | Carrier Dome (22,372) Syracuse, NY |
| Dec 5, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. UConn Tire Pros Classic/Rivalry | L 50–52 | 5–3 | 14 – White | 15 – Coleman | 4 – Howard | Madison Square Garden (15,347) New York City, NY |
| Dec 10, 2016* 12:00 pm, RSN | | Boston University | W 99–77 | 6–3 | 23 – Gillon | 7 – Thompson | 11 – Howard | Carrier Dome (22,878) Syracuse, NY |
| Dec 17, 2016* 12:00 noon, ESPN | | Georgetown | L 71–78 | 6–4 | 29 – Lydon | 9 – Lydon | 4 – Howard | Carrier Dome (25,131) Syracuse, NY |
| Dec 19, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Eastern Michigan | W 105–57 | 7–4 | 18 – Battle | 8 – Roberson | 11 – Howard | Carrier Dome (16,778) Syracuse, NY |
| Dec 21, 2016* 7:00 pm, RSN | | St. John's | L 60–93 | 7–5 | 16 – Lydon | 10 – Tied | 4 – Gillon | Carrier Dome (18,363) Syracuse, NY |
| Dec 27, 2016* 7:00 pm, RSN | | Cornell | W 80–56 | 8–5 | 20 – Lydon | 10 – Lydon | 7 – Gillon | Carrier Dome (20,057) Syracuse, NY |
| ACC regular season |||||||||
| Jan 1, 2017 12:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Boston College | L 81–96 | 8–6 (0–1) | 22 – White | 12 – Lydon | 4 – Battle | Conte Forum (7,226) Chestnut Hills, MA |
| Jan 4, 2017 7:00 pm, RSN | | Miami (FL) | W 70–55 | 9–6 (1–1) | 22 – White | 10 – White | 11 – Gillon | Carrier Dome (17,393) Syracuse, NY |
| Jan 7, 2017 12:00 pm, ACCN | | Pittsburgh | W 77–66 | 10–6 (2–1) | 21 – White | 10 – Roberson | 11 – Gillon | Carrier Dome (20,034) Syracuse, NY |
| Jan 10, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Virginia Tech | L 73–83 | 10–7 (2–2) | 18 – Thompson | 10 – Roberson | 4 – Howard | Cassell Coliseum (6,047) Blacksburg, VA |
| Jan 14, 2017 4:00 pm, RSN | | Boston College | W 76–53 | 11–7 (3–2) | 21 – Battle | 6 – Tied | 6 – Gillon | Carrier Dome (21,626) Syracuse, NY |
| Jan 16, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 9 North Carolina | L 68–85 | 11–8 (3–3) | 26 – Lydon | 8 – Roberson | 6 – Gillon | Dean Smith Center (20,588) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Jan 21, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 15 Notre Dame | L 66–84 | 11–9 (3–4) | 24 – Lydon | 10 – Lydon | 4 – Howard | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| Jan 24, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN | | Wake Forest | W 81–76 | 12–9 (4–4) | 27 – White | 9 – Lydon | 6 – Gillon | Carrier Dome (22,262) Syracuse, NY |
| Jan 28, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 6 Florida State | W 82–72 | 13–9 (5–4) | 24 – White | 11 – Lydon | 11 – Gillon | Carrier Dome (24,978) Syracuse, NY |
| Feb 1, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at NC State | W 100–93 $^{OT}$ | 14–9 (6–4) | 43 – Gillon | 7 – Lydon | 9 – Gillon | PNC Arena (16,346) Raleigh, NC |
| Feb 4, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 9 Virginia | W 66–62 | 15–9 (7–4) | 23 – White III | 6 – Lydon | 4 – Gillon | Carrier Dome (27,553) Syracuse, NY |
| Feb 7, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Clemson | W 82–81 | 16–9 (8–4) | 23 – White III | 9 – Lydon | 8 – Gillon | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,045) Clemson, SC |
| Feb 11, 2017 7:00 pm, ACCN | | at Pittsburgh | L 75–80 | 16–10 (8–5) | 20 – Tied | 6 – Lydon | 4 – Gillon | Petersen Events Center (10,216) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Feb 13, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 8 Louisville | L 72–76 $^{OT}$ | 16–11 (8–6) | 22 – White III | 9 – Lydon | 5 – Gillon | Carrier Dome (25,303) Syracuse, NY |
| Feb 19, 2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Georgia Tech | L 65–71 | 16–12 (8–7) | 18 – Thompson | 15 – Lydon | 6 – Gillon | Hank McCamish Pavilion (8,610) Atlanta, GA |
| Feb 22, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 10 Duke | W 78–75 | 17–12 (9–7) | 26 – Gillon | 9 – Lydon | 6 – Gillon | Carrier Dome (30,331) Syracuse, NY |
| Feb 26, 2017 2:00 pm, CBS | | at No. 7 Louisville | L 68–88 | 17–13 (9–8) | 20 – Battle | 10 – Lydon | 3 – Gillon | KFC Yum! Center (22,482) Louisville, KY |
| Mar 4, 2017 4:00 pm, ACCN | | Georgia Tech | W 90–61 | 18–13 (10–8) | 40 – White III | 13 – Lydon | 10 – Gillon | Carrier Dome (30,448) Syracuse, NY |
| ACC Tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN | (8) | vs. (9) Miami (FL) Second Round | L 57–62 | 18–14 | 22 – White III | 12 – Lydon | 4 – Lydon | Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | (8) UNC Greensboro First Round – Syracuse Bracket | W 90–77 | 19–14 | 34 – White III | 10 – Lydon | 5 – Gillon | Carrier Dome (4,288) Syracuse, NY |
| March 18, 2017* 11:00 am, ESPN | (1) | (5) Ole Miss Second Round – Syracuse Bracket | L 80–85 | 19–15 | 18 – Thompson | 14 – Lydon | 8 – Gillon | Carrier Dome (9,556) Syracuse, 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 | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | 17 | 18 | 16 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings