2014–15 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by thirty-ninth-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. They were second-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

2014–15 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	18–13 (9–9 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (39th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Hopkins Adrian Autry Gerry McNamara
Home arena	Carrier Dome
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Virginia	16	–	2		.889			30	–	4		.882
No. 4 Duke	15	–	3		.833			35	–	4		.897
No. 8 Notre Dame †	14	–	4		.778			32	–	6		.842
No. 15 North Carolina	11	–	7		.611			26	–	12		.684
Miami (FL)	10	–	8		.556			25	–	13		.658
NC State	10	–	8		.556			22	–	14		.611
Syracuse	9	–	9		.500			18	–	13		.581
Clemson	8	–	10		.444			16	–	15		.516
Florida State	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
Pittsburgh	8	–	10		.444			19	–	15		.559
Wake Forest	5	–	13		.278			13	–	19		.406
Boston College	4	–	14		.222			13	–	19		.406
Georgia Tech	3	–	15		.167			12	–	19		.387
Virginia Tech	2	–	16		.111			11	–	22		.333
No. 17 Louisville*	0	–	6		.000			0	–	8		.000
† ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Louisville: 24 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(27-9)(12-6)

The Orange did not participate in the 2014–2015 postseason. The team self-imposed a postseason ban as a response to an ongoing NCAA investigation into potential past infractions by the team. Syracuse University initiated the case, which includes academics, when it self-reported potential athletic department violations to the NCAA in 2007. School officials said that none of the conduct occurred after 2012, and no current student-athlete is involved. The ban included the NCAA tournament, ACC tournament and NIT.^[1]

Preseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jerami Grant	3	F	6'8"	203	Sophomore	Hyattsville, Maryland	2014 NBA draft 2nd round pick by Philadelphia 76ers
C. J. Fair	5	F	6'8"	215	Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated / Undrafted in 2014 NBA draft
Tyler Ennis	11	G	6'2"	180	Freshman	Brampton, Ontario	2014 NBA draft 1st round pick by Phoenix Suns
Baye Moussa Keita	12	C	6'10"	215	Senior	Saint-Louis, Senegal	Graduated
Russ DeRemer	23	G	6'5"	203	Senior	Wrentham, MA	Graduated
Nolan Hart	4	G	5'10"	152	Senior	Albany, NY	Graduated

Recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Kaleb Joseph PG	Nashua, NH	Cushing Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Aug 17, 2013
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: #10    ESPN: #12
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2014 Syracuse Signees". Rivals. Retrieved October 18, 2013. "2014 Syracuse Signees". Scout. Retrieved October 18, 2013. "2014 Syracuse Signees". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved October 18, 2013. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 18, 2013.

Preseason outlook

Roster

2014–15 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) Jr Benedictine College Prep Richmond, Virginia F 1 Mike Sutton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Norwich Norwich, New York F 2 B. J. Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lower Merion Ardmore, Pennsylvania F 3 Carter Sanderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Lipscomb Academy Lipscomb Nashville, Tennessee G 4 Ron Patterson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Broad Ripple, Indiana F 5 Chris McCullough 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr IMG Academy Bronx, New York G 10 Trevor Cooney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Sanford Wilmington, Delaware G 13 Christian White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Aquinas Institute Rochester, New York G 14 Kaleb Joseph 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Cushing Academy Nashua, New Hampshire F 21 Tyler Roberson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Roselle Catholic Union, New Jersey F 25 Rakeem Christmas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Sr Academy of the New Church Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania F 32 DaJuan Coleman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Jamesville-DeWitt Jamesville, New York F 33 Albert Nassar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr South Fork Stuart, Florida F 34 Doyin Akintobi-Adeyeye 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Uniondale Uniondale, New York C 35 Chinoso Obokoh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Bishop Kearney Rochester, New York	Head coach Jim Boeheim, 39th yr. (Syracuse, 1966) Assistant coach(es) Mike Hopkins, 19th yr. (Syracuse, 1993) Gerry McNamara, 6th yr. (Syracuse, 2007) Adrian Autry, 4th yr. (Syracuse, 1994) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-11-27

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2* 1:00 pm, TWCSC	No. 23	Carleton	W 76-68		19 – Joseph	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Carrier Dome (7,812) Syracuse, NY
Nov 10* 7:00 pm, TWCSC	No. 23	Adrian	W 84–35		13 – McCullough	16 – McCullough	6 – Gbinije	Carrier Dome (7,680) Syracuse, NY
Regular season
Nov 14* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 23	Kennesaw State 2K Sports Classic	W 89–42	1–0	21 – Christmas	11 – McCullough	6 – Joseph	Carrier Dome (22,833) Syracuse, NY
Nov 16* 4:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 23	Hampton 2K Sports Classic	W 65-47	2-0	15 – Christmas	16 – Christmas	5 – Joseph	Carrier Dome (22,848) Syracuse, NY
Nov 20* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 23	vs. California 2K Sports Classic semifinals	L 59–73	2–1	13 – Joseph, Gbinije	8 – Johnson	3 – Joseph	Madison Square Garden (11,541) New York City, NY
Nov 21* 5:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 23	vs. Iowa 2K Sports Classic third-place game	W 66–63	3–1	20 – McCullough	9 – McCullough	8 – Joseph	Madison Square Garden (11,255) New York City, NY
Nov 25* 7:00 pm, RSN		Loyola (MD)	W 70–37	4–1	18 – Christmas	9 – Christmas	7 – Joseph	Carrier Dome (17,691) Syracuse, NY
Nov 28* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Holy Cross	W 72–48	5–1	25 – Christmas	13 – McCullough	6 – Joseph	Carrier Dome (19,167) Syracuse, NY
Dec 2* 7:30 pm, ESPN		at No. 17 Michigan ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 65–68	5–2	18 – Irvin	12 – McCullough	6 – LeVert	Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 6* 5:15 pm, ESPN2		St. John's	L 57–69	5–3	24 – Harrison	16 – Obekpa	5 – Tied	Carrier Dome (24,884) Syracuse, NY
Dec 14* 4:00 pm, ESPNU		Louisiana Tech	W 71–69	6–3	25 – Cooney	17 – Roberson	4 – Joseph	Carrier Dome (19,156) Syracuse, NY
Dec 20* 1:00 pm, FOX		at No. 7 Villanova	L 77–82 OT	6–4	18 – Tied	8 – Christmas	10 – Joseph	Wells Fargo Center (18,369) Philadelphia, PA
Dec 22* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Colgate	W 78–43	7–4	20 – Cooney	11 – Christmas	4 – Tied	Carrier Dome (18,905) Syracuse, NY
Dec 28* 2:00 pm, ESPNU		Long Beach State	W 85–67	8–4	24 – Tied	10 – Christmas	8 – Gbinije	Carrier Dome (22,508) Syracuse, NY
Dec 31* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Cornell	W 61–44	9–4	19 – Christmas	9 – Christmas	4 – Cooney	Carrier Dome (19,288) Syracuse, NY
ACC regular season
Jan 3 12:00 pm, RSN		at Virginia Tech	W 68–66	10–4 (1–0)	18 – Cooney	17 – Roberson	3 – 4 Tied	Cassell Coliseum (6,838) Blacksburg, VA
Jan 7 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Georgia Tech	W 46–45	11–4 (2–0)	18 – Christmas	10 – Gbinije	5 – Joseph	Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,831) Atlanta, GA
Jan 11 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Florida State	W 70–57	12–4 (3–0)	28 – Cooney	11 – Christmas	7 – Joseph	Carrier Dome (24,257) Syracuse, NY
Jan 13 8:00 pm, ACCN		Wake Forest	W 86–83 OT	13–4 (4–0)	35 – Christmas	11 – Gbinije	7 – Gbinije	Carrier Dome (23,367) Syracuse, NY
Jan 17 4:00 pm, ACCN		at Clemson	L 53–66	13–5 (4–1)	21 – Christmas	13 – Roberson	2 – 3 Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC
Jan 20 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Boston College	W 69–61	14–5 (5–1)	17 – Gbinije	8 – Gbinije	7 – Joseph	Carrier Dome (23,781) Syracuse, NY
Jan 24 4:00 pm, ESPN2		Miami (FL)	L 62–66	14–6 (5–2)	23 – Christmas	15 – Jekiri	8 – Rodriguez	Carrier Dome (30,677) Syracuse, NY
Jan 26 7:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 13 North Carolina	L 83–93	14–7 (5–3)	28 – Cooney	12 – Christmas	5 – Roberson	Dean Smith Center (19,856) Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 3 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Virginia Tech	W 72–70	15–7 (6–3)	19 – Bibbs	12 – Christmas	7 – Gbinije	Carrier Dome (22,928) Syracuse, NY
Feb 7 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Pittsburgh	L 77–83	15–8 (6–4)	23 – Tied	12 – Christmas	5 – Cooney	Peterson Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 11 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Boston College	W 70–56	16–8 (7–4)	21 – Gbinije	10 – Christmas	4 – Gbinije, Joseph	Conte Forum (5,476) Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 14 6:00 pm, ESPN		No. 4 Duke	L 72–80	16–9 (7–5)	27 – Gbinije	10 – Roberson	5 – Christmas	Carrier Dome (35,446) Syracuse, NY
Feb 18 7:00 pm, ESPN		No. 12 Louisville	W 69–59	17–9 (8–5)	29 – Christmas	9 – Roberson	6 – Gbinije	Carrier Dome (26,160) Syracuse, NY
Feb 21 12:00 pm, ACCN		Pittsburgh	L 61–65	17–10 (8–6)	20 – Christmas	12 – Christmas	6 – Gbinije	Carrier Dome (30,144) Syracuse, NY
Feb 24 8:00 pm, ACCN		at No. 9 Notre Dame	W 65–60	18–10 (9–6)	19 – Johnson	12 – Christmas	3 – Roberson	Purcell Pavilion (9,149) South Bend, IN
Feb 28 7:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 4 Duke	L 54–73	18–11 (9–7)	16 – Roberson	9 – Roberson	4 – Patterson	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Mar 2 7:00 pm, ESPN		No. 2 Virginia	L 47–59	18–12 (9–8)	14 – Cooney	6 – Gbinije	3 – Tied	Carrier Dome (25,338) Syracuse, NY
Mar 7 12:00 pm, CBS		at NC State	L 57–71	18–13 (9–9)	16 – Roberson	12 – Christmas	5 – Gbinije	PNC Arena (18,659) Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.

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	Final
AP	23	23	RV	RV						RV										N/A
Coaches	24	24	RV	RV						RV

2015–16 Recruiting

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (89)
Franklin Howard SG	Fairfax, VA	Paul VI High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 14, 2014
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (82)
Tyler Lydon PF	Pine Plains, NY	Brewster Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Oct 17, 2013
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (83)
Malachi Richardson SG	Hamilton, NJ	Trenton Catholic Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 13, 2013
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (95)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 Syracuse Signees". Rivals. "2015 Syracuse Signees". Scout. "2015 Syracuse Signees". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.