2013–14 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team


The 2013–14 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. This marked Syracuse's inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, having moved from the Big East Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 14–4 in ACC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to North Carolina State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Western Michigan in the second round before losing in the third round to Dayton. They started the season 25–0 before losing 6 of their final 9 games.

2013–14 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
Maui Invitational Champions
NCAA tournament, round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 14
Record28–6 (14–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
2013–14 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Virginia 16 2   .889 30 7   .811
No. 14 Syracuse 14 4   .778 28 6   .824
No. 8 Duke 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
No. 19 North Carolina 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
Pittsburgh 11 7   .611 26 10   .722
Clemson 10 8   .556 23 13   .639
NC State 9 9   .500 22 14   .611
Maryland 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Florida State 9 9   .500 22 14   .611
Miami (FL) 7 11   .389 17 16   .515
Wake Forest 6 12   .333 17 16   .515
Georgia Tech 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
Notre Dame 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Boston College 4 14   .222 8 24   .250
Virginia Tech 2 16   .111 9 22   .290
2014 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Preseason

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Roster changes

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Syracuse lost two major contributors to graduation, combo guard Brandon Triche and small forward James Southerland. In addition, point guard Michael Carter-Williams left for the NBA.

Syracuse added five incoming freshmen including key contributor Tyler Ennis, and swingman Michael Gbinije became eligible after sitting out the 2012-13 season because of NCAA transfer rules.

Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyler Ennis
PG
Brampton, ON St. Benedict's Preparatory School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 16, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 91
B.J. Johnson
SF
Ardmore, PA Lower Merion High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 16, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 84
Chinonso Obokoh
C
Rochester, NY Bishop Kearney High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 15, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 77
Ron Patterson
SG
Indianapolis, IN Brewster Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 3, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 91
Tyler Roberson
PF
Union County, NJ Roselle Catholic High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nov 16, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #6   Rivals: #11  ESPN: #6
  • 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:

  • "2013 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  • "2013 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  • "2013 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.

Preseason outlook

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At ACC Media Days, members of the media voted C.J. Fair the preseason Player of the Year. The media ranked SU the number two team in the conference behind Duke.[1]

In its preseason rankings, The Sporting News ranked Syracuse eighth overall and second in the ACC behind Duke.[2] TSN named C.J. Fair a third-team All-American.

Lindy’s Sports ranked Syracuse twelfth in its preseason ranking, third in the ACC behind Duke and North Carolina.[3] Lindy's named C.J. Fair its pre-season Player of the Year for the ACC.

Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook ranked Syracuse eighth in its preseason ranking, second in the ACC behind Duke.[4]

 
Syracuse and Indiana prepare for the opening tip on December 3, 2013. Rakeem Christmas, DaJuan Coleman, Trevor Cooney, Tyler Ennis and C.J. Fair started for the Orange.

Roster

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2013–14 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Michael Gbinije 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Benedictine College Prep Richmond, Virginia
F 2 B. J. Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Lower Merion Ardmore, Pennsylvania
F 3 Jerami Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So DeMatha Catholic Hyattsville, Maryland
F 5 C. J. Fair 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Brewster Academy Baltimore, Maryland
G 10 Trevor Cooney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Sanford Wilmington, Delaware
G 11 Tyler Ennis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Saint Benedict's (NJ) Brampton, Ontario
C 12 Baye Moussa Keita 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Oak Hill Academy Saint Louis, Senegal
F 21 Tyler Roberson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Roselle Catholic Union, New Jersey
G 23 Russ DeRemer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Xaverian Brothers Wrentham, Massachusetts
F 25 Rakeem Christmas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Jr Academy of the New Church Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
F 32 DaJuan Coleman   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 288 lb (131 kg) So Jamesville-DeWitt Jamesville, New York
F 33 Albert Nassar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr South Fork Stuart, Florida
G 34 Ron Patterson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Indianapolis, Indiana
C 35 Chinoso Obokoh   6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Bishop Kearney Rochester, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-1-21

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Rakeem Christmas Baye Moussa Keita Chinoso Obokoh
PF Jerami Grant Tyler Roberson Albert Nassar
SF C.J. Fair B.J. Johnson DaJuan Coleman
SG Trevor Cooney Ron Patterson Nolan Hart
PG Tyler Ennis Michael Gbinije Russ DeRemer

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Aug 21*
6:00 pm, TWCSC
at McGill University W 80–40 
 17  Grant   8  Grant   3  Ennis, Patterson  Love Competition Hall (848)
Montreal, Quebec
Aug 22*
7:00 pm, TWCSC
vs. Bishop's University W 77–35 
 20  Johnson   10  Christmas   4  Christmas, Ennis, Patterson  Champlain Gym (N/A)
Saint-Lambert, Quebec
Aug 23*
7:30 pm, TWCSC
vs. Carleton University W 69–65 OT
 18  Grant   11  Keita   4  Ennis  Canadian Tire Centre (6,004)
Ottawa, Ontario
Aug 24*
7:00 pm, TWCSC
at University of Ottawa W 73–50 
 26  Coleman   11  Christmas   2  Cooney, Keita  Montpetit Hall (888)
Ottawa, Ontario
Nov 1*
7:00 ET, TWCSC
Holy Family University W 79–41 
 13  Fair, Grant   10  Keita   5  Fair  Carrier Dome (8,514)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 5*
7:00 ET, TWCSC
Ryerson University W 81–46 
 18  Fair   10  Coleman   5  Ennis  Carrier Dome (6,674)
Syracuse, NY
Regular season
Nov 8*
7:00 pm, ACC Network
No. 8 Cornell W 82–60  1–0
 27  Cooney   8  Ennis   6  Ennis  Carrier Dome (24,788)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 12*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
No. 9 Fordham W 89–74  2–0
 26  Fair   10  Coleman, Grant   5  Ennis  Carrier Dome (22,667)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 16*
4:30 pm, ACC Network
No. 9 Colgate W 69–50  3–0
 20  Fair   7  Christmas, Coleman, Fair   3  Gbinije  Carrier Dome (25,518)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 18*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
No. 9 St. Francis Brooklyn
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 56–50  4–0
 14  Coleman   7  Grant   3  Ennis  Carrier Dome (23,117)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 25*
5:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 8 vs. Minnesota
Maui Invitational
W 75–67  5–0
 16  Fair   10  Fair   5  Ennis  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Nov 26*
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 vs. California
Maui Invitational
W 92–81  6–0
 28  Ennis   8  Grant   4  Ennis  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Nov 27*
10:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 vs. No. 18 Baylor
Maui Invitational
W 74–67  7–0
 24  Fair   5  Christmas   9  Ennis  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Dec 3*
7:15 pm, ESPN
No. 4 Indiana
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 69–52  8–0
 21  Cooney   7  Ennis   8  Ennis  Carrier Dome (26,414)
Syracuse, NY
Dec 7*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 4 Binghamton W 93–65  9–0
 19  Fair   10  Coleman   5  Gbinije, Grant  Carrier Dome (25,844)
Syracuse, NY
Dec 15*
12:00 pm, Fox Sports 1
No. 2 at St. John's W 68–63  10–0
 21  Ennis, Fair   5  Fair   6  Ennis  Madison Square Garden (16,357)
New York, NY
Dec 20*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 2 High Point W 75–54  11–0
 17  Cooney   5  Fair   9  Ennis  Carrier Dome (19,473)
Syracuse, NY
Dec 28*
2:00 pm, CBS
No. 2 No. 8 Villanova W 78–62  12–0
 21  Cooney   5  Grant   2  Cooney, Ennis, Fair, Keita  Carrier Dome (28,135)
Syracuse, NY
Dec 31*
3:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 Eastern Michigan W 70–48  13–0
 15  Christmas, Grant   8  Fair, Grant   9  Ennis  Carrier Dome (20,306)
Syracuse, NY
ACC regular season
Jan 4
2:00 pm, ACC Network
No. 2 Miami (FL) W 49–44  14–0 (1–0)
 15  Fair   7  Christmas   7  Ennis  Carrier Dome (21,839)
Syracuse, NY
Jan 7
9:00 pm, ACC Network
No. 2 at Virginia Tech W 72–52  15–0 (2–0)
 17  Fair   10  Grant   7  Ennis  Cassell Coliseum (4,367)
Blacksburg, VA
Jan 11
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 North Carolina W 57–45  16–0 (3–0)
 20  Fair   12  Grant   7  Ennis  Carrier Dome (32,121)
Syracuse, NY
Jan 13
9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 2 at Boston College W 69–59  17–0 (4–0)
 21  Cooney   8  Grant   5  Ennis  Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 18
4:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 No. 22 Pittsburgh W 59–54  18–0 (5–0)
 16  Ennis   6  Fair   3  Ennis, Grant  Carrier Dome (30,046)
Syracuse, NY
Jan 25
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 2 at Miami (FL) W 64–52  19–0 (6–0)
 16  Grant   8  Grant   4  Ennis  BankUnited Center (7,122)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 29
9:00 pm, ACC Network
No. 2 at Wake Forest W 67–57  20–0 (7–0)
 18  Ennis   12  Grant   4  Ennis  Veterans Memorial Coliseum (12,523)
Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 1
6:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2 No. 17 Duke
College GameDay
W 91–89 OT 21–0 (8–0)
 28  Fair   12  Grant   9  Ennis  Carrier Dome (35,466)
Syracuse, NY
Feb 3
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1 Notre Dame
Big Monday
W 61–55  22–0 (9–0)
 33  Cooney   6  Christmas   8  Ennis  Carrier Dome (25,850)
Syracuse, NY
Feb 9
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 1 Clemson W 57–44  23–0 (10–0)
 19  Fair   8  Grant   5  Ennis  Carrier Dome (25,931)
Syracuse, NY
Feb 12
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1 at No. 25 Pittsburgh W 58–56  24–0 (11–0)
 14  Fair   5  Christmas, Grant   5  Ennis  Peterson Events Center (12,935)
Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 15
7:00 pm, ACC Network
No. 1 North Carolina State W 56–55  25–0 (12–0)
 14  Christmas   14  Grant   5  Ennis  Carrier Dome (31,572)
Syracuse, NY
Feb 19
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 1 Boston College L 59–62 OT 25–1 (12–1)
 20  Fair   11  Christmas, Fair   6  Ennis  Carrier Dome (26,716)
Syracuse, NY
Feb 22
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1 at No. 5 Duke L 60–66  25–2 (12–2)
 17  Grant   9  Keita   6  Ennis  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Feb 24
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 at Maryland
Big Monday
W 57–55  26–2 (13–2)
 20  Ennis   9  Fair   3  Ennis  Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Mar 1
4:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 at No. 12 Virginia L 56–75  26–3 (13–3)
 13  Ennis, Fair   7  Christmas   4  Ennis  John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
Charlottesville, VA
Mar 4
7:00 pm, ACC Network
No. 7 Georgia Tech L 62–67  26–4 (13–4)
 28  Fair   10  Christmas   7  Ennis  Carrier Dome (26,766)
Syracuse, NY
Mar 9
2:00 pm, ACC Network
No. 7 at Florida State W 74–58  27–4 (14–4)
 22  Fair   8  Grant   4  Ennis  Donald L. Tucker Center (10,435)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC Tournament
Mar 14
7:00 pm, ESPN2/ACC Network
No. 11 vs. North Carolina State
Quarterfinals
L 63–66  27–5
 21  Ennis   10  Grant   7  Ennis  Greensboro Coliseum (21,533)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
Mar 20
2:45 pm, CBS
No. 14 (3 S) vs. No. (14 S) Western Michigan
Second round
W 77–53  28–5
 18  Cooney   11  Fair   6  Ennis  First Niagara Center (19,260)
Buffalo, NY
Mar 22
7:10 pm, CBS
No. 14 (3 S) vs. (11 S) Dayton
Third round
L 53–55  28–6
 19  Ennis   10  Fair   3  Ennis  First Niagara Center (19,290)
Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. During NCAA Tournament (#) is seed within region S=South.

Rankings

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Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre 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 Wk 19 Wk 20 Final
AP 8 9 9 8 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 7 11 14 N/A
Coaches 7 7 7 7 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 5 7 11 12 17

2014–15 Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chris McCullough
PF
Bronx, NY Brewster Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 5, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 92
Kaleb Joseph
PG
Nashua, NH Cushing Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Aug 17, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 86
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #14   Rivals: N/A  ESPN: #7
  • 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.

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2015–16 Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Moustapha Diagne
C
Dakar, Senegal Pope John XXIII High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (110 kg) May 31, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 87
Franklin Howard
SG
Fairfax, VA Paul VI High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 14, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 85
Tyler Lydon
PF
Pine Plains, NY Brewster Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Oct 17, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 86
Malachi Richardson
SG
Hamilton, NJ Trenton Catholic Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 13, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 94
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.

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2016–17 Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Matthew Moyer
PF
Columbus, OH Lincoln High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 8, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Media votes C.J. Fair preseason ACC Player of Year, SU 2nd in conference". CNY Central. October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "College basketball Top 25: Sporting News' preseason rankings for 2013-14". Sporting News. September 10, 2013. Archived from the original on September 13, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  3. ^ "Syracuse basketball ranked No. 8 in The Sporting News; No. 12 in Lindy's". The Post-Standard. September 10, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "Syracuse ranked No. 8 in Blue Ribbon Basketball Yearbook's Top 25". The Post-Standard. September 17, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
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