2010–11 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

Preseason

Roster changes

Syracuse graduated two starters from the previous year's team, shooting guard Andy Rautins and center Arinze Onuaku. In addition, junior forward Wes Johnson declared that he would enter the 2010 NBA draft. He was selected fourth overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Recruiting

Preseason outlook

In the USA TODAY/ESPN coaches preseason poll, Syracuse ranked #13 in the country.

In the AP preseason poll, writers voted Syracuse #10 in the country.

In the Big East preseason Coaches' Poll, Syracuse was predicted to finish third. The Orange received two first place votes. Fabricio de Melo was named Preseason Rookie of the Year. Kris Joseph was named to the All-Big East second team and Rick Jackson received an honorable mention.

A preseason poll of writers in Big East cities conducted by the Syracuse Post-Standard predicted the Orange would finish third. Two writers predicted Syracuse would finish first. Kris Joseph was named to the pre-season All-Big East first team and received some preseason Player of the Year votes. Fabricio de Melo won the Rookie of the Year with nine votes while Dion Waiters received two votes.

Roster

• Jim Boeheim, 35th yr. (, 1966)
• Mike Hopkins, 15th yr. (, 1993)
• Rob Murphy, 7th yr. (Central State, 1996)
• Gerry McNamara, 2nd yr. (, 2007)
• Lazarus Sims, 4th yr. (, 1996)

Depth chart

Season

Syracuse went 26-7 on the year and lost to Connecticut 76-71 (OT) in the semifinals of the Big East Conference tournament. They earned a #3 seed in the NCAA tournament and will face Indiana State in the second round.

Syracuse loses to Marquette by thrilling shots and sadly after Jackson finished his career in Syracuse.

Schedule

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Rankings

Main article: 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

2011 signing class

References

References

1. "NCAA Statistics".
2. [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/2010-10-21-usatoday-espn-top-25-preseason-poll_N.htm "Top 25 men's basketball video countdown"]. [[USA Today]]. Published 10-21-2010. Retrieved 10-21-2010.
3. [http://community.foxsports.com/goodmanonfox/blog/2010/10/28/ap_preseason_top_25_released AP Preseason Top 25 Released"] {{Webarchive. link. (October 31, 2010 [[Fox Sports (United States)). Fox Sports]]. Published 10-28-2010. Retrieved 10-28-2010.
4. [http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/214542/pittsburgh-chosen-as-big-east-hoops-favorite.aspx "Pittsburgh Chosen As BIG EAST Hoops Favorite"] {{Webarchive. link. (October 22, 2010 . bigeast.org. Published 10-20-2010. Retrieved 10-20-2010.)
5. [http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/214544/Freeman-Selected-BIG-EAST-Preseason-Player-of-the-Year.aspx "Freeman Selected BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year"] {{Webarchive. link. (October 22, 2010 . bigeast.org. Published 10-20-2010. Retrieved 10-20-2010.)
6. [http://blog.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2010/10/pitt_picked_to_win_big_east_an.html "Pitt picked to win Big East, Syracuse picked to finish 3rd in Post-Standard's annual preseason writers poll"]. Syracuse Post-Standard. Published 10-19-2010. Retrieved 10-19-2010.
7. [http://blog.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2010/10/writers_agree_on_pitt_to_win_b.html "Writers agree on Pitt to win Big East, but opinions vary on Player of the Year"]. Syracuse Post-Standard. Published 10-19-2010. Retrieved 10-19-2010.