Syracuse Basketball

February 12, 2016 - 5:27pm
Graduate forward Michael Gbinije scored a game-high 22 points, while freshman Tyler Lydon added a double-double.

Syracuse shot an astounding 62 percent from the floor as the Orange (17-8, 7-5 ACC) cruised to an 85-72 victory against Florida State (16-8, 6-6 ACC) Thursday night in the Carrier Dome. 

 

March 14, 2018 - 5:54pm
Syracuse kept its cool down the stretch in a back-and-forth 60-56 win over the Sun Devils in Dayton, Ohio.

DAYTON, Ohio — 'Cardiac Cuse' was the case Wednesday night as Syracuse beat Arizona State 60-56 in the NCAA First Four.

With both schools facing media and fan scrutiny as to whether they deserved a shot at the NCAA tournament, Syracuse held off the Sun Devils with six free throws in the final minute to earn an 11th-seed slot against 6th-seed Texas Christian on Friday.

From the opening tip, both squads wanted to jump out to a quick start and avoid early mistakes.

March 7, 2018 - 1:31am
This was the Orange's first ACC tournament win in four attempts.

BROOKLYN-It was a total team effort. All starters scored in double digits and the team shot a combined 54.8 percent across the field. Yet, it was the defensive effort that mattered most. Contrary to the last meeting between these teams—when failing to guard the 3-point line cost them the game—Syracuse held Wake Forest to 20.7 percent (6-29 FGA) from beyond the arc tonight.

February 21, 2018 - 11:46pm
Syracuse tied the game with three minutes remaining, however couldn't grab the lead against the defending national champions.

An opportunity to secure a big Top-10 win at home versus North Carolina (22-7, 11-5 ACC) slipped away from the Syracuse Orange (18-10, 7-8 ACC), losing 78-74 on Wednesday.

In front of 27,165 fans in orange and blue, Syracuse tried multiple times to come back in the game and grab a late lead against a Tar Heels team entering the game on five-straight wins.

February 4, 2018 - 2:06am
This was the lowest points total ever by Syracuse Orange in the Carrier Dome.

The Syracuse Orange fell to the Virginia Cavaliers 59-44 in front of the biggest on campus crowd at a college basketball game this season. The Carrier Dome was filled with 27,083 fans to see the Orange take on the nationally ranked Cavaliers

Offense was the biggest problem on the afternoon for Syracuse against Virginia’s difficult defense. The Orange shot just over 33 percent from the field, while the Cavaliers shot almost 49 percent.

“That’s really the bottom line the last three games. We’ve had trouble scoring,” Coach Jim Boeheim said.

January 31, 2018 - 2:34pm
This injury leaves a blow to an already depleted Syracuse front court.

Syracuse men's basketball freshman guard Howard Washington is out for the remainder of the regular season, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said.

Boeheim announced the news following Syracuse's 54-51 loss against Georgia Tech.

"He's out, permanently," Boeheim said.

The injury occurred during practice on Jan. 29. Boeheim did not disclose any more information about the injury. It was announced he was out for the game on Jan. 30.

January 24, 2018 - 9:56pm
Five Orange players scored double digits and forced 17 turnovers in the 81-63 win.

Eight days between games is the longest stretch that Syracuse has had this season. The Orange last played on Jan. 16, when they beat Pittsburgh 59-45 for their second ACC win of the season. This allowed the young team time to practice without interruption.

What they did in the last eight days paid off, as Syracuse ran away from Boston College, winning 81-63 against their ACC foes.

January 21, 2018 - 8:25pm
The team led for a majority of the game, pulling away at the end.

Syracuse women's basketball (15-5, 3-4 ACC) came back home to over 8,000 Orange fans at the Carrier Dome Sunday afternoon to beat the Pittsburgh Panthers (9-11, 1-6 ACC) 70-52 following two straight losses on the road to NC State and Miami.

Syracuse is now a perfect 10-0 at home this season.

January 16, 2018 - 11:49pm
Frank Howard led Syracuse with 18 points, seven rebounds, four assists and five steals.

Syracuse men's basketball grabbed a much needed ACC win on Tuesday, pulling away from the Pittsburgh Panthers to win 59-45.

The Orange (13-5, 2-4 ACC) were riding a four-game losing streak, having lost four days ago in a double overtime game against Florida State. After making his opening three point shot, junior guard Frank Howard took control of the team.

January 4, 2018 - 10:49am
Despite Howard’s 23, foul trouble and perimeter defense plagues Orange down the wire.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-6, 1-1 ACC) beat the Syracuse Orange (12-3, 1-1 ACC) 73-67 for the first time in series history. a 5-0 advantage Cuse held before tonight.

The Deacs bullied their way into the Orange zone early on and ultimately looked the bigger and tougher team all game long. An example of this was on the boards as Wake Forest outrebounded Syracuse 38-29.