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, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 14
2013–14 record28–6 (14–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
2013–14 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Virginia †16–2 .889  30–7  .811
No. 14 Syracuse14–4 .778  28–6  .824
No. 8 Duke13–5 .722  26–9  .743
No. 19 North Carolina13–5 .722  24–10  .706
Pittsburgh11–7 .611  26–10  .722
Clemson10–8 .556  23–13  .639
North Carolina State9–9 .500  22–14  .611
Maryland9–9 .500  17–15  .531
Florida State9–9 .500  22–14  .611
Miami (FL)7–11 .389  17–16  .515
Wake Forest6–12 .333  17–16  .515
Georgia Tech6–12 .333  16–17  .485
Notre Dame6–12 .333  15–17  .469
Boston College4–14 .222  8–24  .250
Virginia Tech2–16 .111  9–22  .290
† 2014 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Roster changes

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
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:   247Sports: N/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:   247Sports: N/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:   247Sports: N/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:   247Sports: N/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:   247Sports: N/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

    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
    2013–14 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Michael Gbinije 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoBenedictine College Prep Richmond, Virginia
    F 2 B. J. Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrLower Merion Ardmore, Pennsylvania
    F 3 Jerami Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)203 lb (92 kg) SoDeMatha Catholic Hyattsville, Maryland
    F 5 C. J. Fair 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrBrewster Academy Baltimore, Maryland
    G 10 Trevor Cooney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrSanford Wilmington, Delaware
    G 11 Tyler Ennis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrSaint Benedict's (NJ) Brampton, Ontario
    C 12 Baye Moussa Keita 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrOak Hill Academy Saint Louis, Senegal
    F 21 Tyler Roberson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrRoselle Catholic Union, New Jersey
    G 23 Russ DeRemer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)203 lb (92 kg) SrXaverian Brothers Wrentham, Massachusetts
    F 25 Rakeem Christmas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)242 lb (110 kg) JrAcademy of the New Church Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
    F 32 DaJuan Coleman  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)288 lb (131 kg) SoJamesville-DeWitt Jamesville, New York
    F 33 Albert Nassar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrSouth Fork Stuart, Florida
    G 34 Ron Patterson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrBrewster Academy Indianapolis, Indiana
    C 35 Chinoso Obokoh  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrBishop 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
    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
    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
    Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Ranking movement
    Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
    PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Wk 20Final
    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
    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.

    Sources:

      2015–16 Recruiting
      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.

      Sources:

        2016–17 Recruiting
        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.

        Sources:

          References
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          2. "College basketball Top 25: Sporting News' preseason rankings for 2013-14". Sporting News. September 10, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
          3. "Syracuse basketball ranked No. 8 in The Sporting News; No. 12 in Lindy's". The Post-Standard. September 10, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
          4. "Syracuse ranked No. 8 in Blue Ribbon Basketball Yearbook's Top 25". The Post-Standard. September 17, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
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