# 1973–74 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1973–74 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orangemen were led by head coach Roy Danforth, serving in his 7th year. The team played home games at Manley Field House in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse reached the first round of the NCAA tournament and finished with a 19–7 record.

## Previous season

The Orangemen finished the 1972–73 season 24–5 overall. They were invited to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Providence but beat Penn to finish third in the East Regional.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 1, 1973* | | Buffalo | W 123–78 | 1–0 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| December 5, 1973* | | at Cornell | W 82–61 | 2–0 | Barton Hall Ithaca, New York |
| December 8, 1973* | | at Army | W 83–66 | 3–0 | Gillis Field House West Point, New York |
| December 12, 1973* | No. 18 | at La Salle | W 75–68 | 4–0 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| December 19, 1973* | No. 18 | Penn State | W 59–55 | 5–0 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| December 22, 1973* | No. 18 | Boston College | W 110–88 | 6–0 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| December 29, 1973* | No. 15 | vs. Miami (OH) Charlotte Invitational | L 74–96 | 6–1 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| December 30, 1973* | No. 15 | vs. Loyola (IL) Charlotte Invitational | W 78–59 | 7–1 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| January 5, 1974* | No. 19 | at Rutgers | L 79–93 | 7–2 | College Avenue Gymnasium New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| January 10, 1974* | | Connecticut | L 60–61 | 7–3 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| January 12, 1974* | | at St. John's | W 72–71 | 8–3 | Madison Square Garden New York City, New York |
| January 16, 1974* | | Canisius | W 87–74 | 9–3 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| January 19, 1974* | | at Temple | W 70–61 | 10–3 | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| January 23, 1974* | | Bucknell | W 110–53 | 11–3 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| January 26, 1974* | | UMass | W 76–60 | 12–3 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| January 30, 1974* | | at Penn State | L 55–61 | 12–4 | Rec Hall Penn State University Park |
| February 2, 1974* | | at American | W 82–63 | 13–4 | Fort Myer Ceremony Hall Arlington, Virginia |
| February 6, 1974* | | Fordham | W 102–81 | 14–4 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| February 9, 1974* | | at No. 10 Pittsburgh | L 56–71 | 14–5 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| February 11, 1974* | | at West Virginia | L 77–78 | 14–6 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| February 13, 1974* | | Manhattan | W 76–70 | 15–6 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| February 16, 1974* | | at Holy Cross | W 106–87 | 16–6 | Worcester Coliseum Worcester, Massachusetts |
| February 20, 1974* | | at Niagara | W 80–60 | 17–6 | Gallagher Center Lewiston, New York |
| February 23, 1974* | | George Washington | W 80–79 | 18–6 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| March 2, 1974* | | at Colgate | W 64–57 | 19–6 | Cotterell Court Hamilton, New York |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 9, 1974* | | vs. No. 20 Oral Roberts Midwest Regional Quarterfinal | L 82–86 $^{OT}$ | 19–7 | UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||