2018–19 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange, led by 43rd-year head coach Jim Boeheim, played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York as sixth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Syracuse received a bid to the 2019 NCAA men's basketball tournament as the number eight seed in the West region, where they lost in the round of 64 to ninth seeded Baylor.

2018–19 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–14 (10–8 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (43rd season)
Assistant coaches	Adrian Autry Gerry McNamara Allen Griffin
Home arena	Carrier Dome
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Virginia	16	–	2		.889			35	–	3		.921
No. 3 North Carolina	16	–	2		.889			29	–	7		.806
No. 1 Duke †	14	–	4		.778			32	–	6		.842
No. 10 Florida State	13	–	5		.722			29	–	8		.784
No. 16 Virginia Tech	12	–	6		.667			26	–	9		.743
Syracuse	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Louisville	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
NC State	9	–	9		.500			24	–	12		.667
Clemson	9	–	9		.500			20	–	14		.588
Georgia Tech	6	–	12		.333			14	–	18		.438
Boston College	5	–	13		.278			14	–	17		.452
Miami (FL)	5	–	13		.278			14	–	18		.438
Wake Forest	4	–	14		.222			11	–	20		.355
Pittsburgh	3	–	15		.167			14	–	19		.424
Notre Dame	3	–	15		.167			14	–	19		.424
† 2019 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Orange finished the 2017–18 season 23–14, 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They defeated Wake Forest in the first round of the 2018 ACC tournament before losing in the second round to North Carolina. They received one of the final four at-large bids to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 11 seed, they defeated Arizona State in the First Four, and upset No. 6 seed TCU in the First Round and No. 3 seed Michigan State in the Second Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to fellow ACC member and No. 2 seed Duke.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Matthew Moyer	2	F	6'8"	215	RS Sophomore	Columbus, OH	Transferred to Vanderbilt
Patrick Herlihy	5	F	6'6"	205	Senior	Charleston, SC	Graduated
Braedon Bayer	14	G	6'4"	185	Junior	Lagrangeville, NY	Transferred to Siena
Geno Thorpe	30	G	6'4"	170	RS Senior	Pittsburgh, PA	Left Team

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jalen Carey PG	Montclair, New Jersey	Immaculate Conception High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 4, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (88)
Buddy Boeheim SG	Syracuse, New York	Jamesville-DeWitt High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 8, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (76)
Robert Braswell SF	Blythewood, South Carolina	Blythewood High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 13, 2018
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
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: "2018 Syracuse Signees". Rivals. "2018 Syracuse Signees". Scout. "2018 Syracuse Signees". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Future recruits

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2019)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brycen Goodine #12 SG	Providence, Rhode Island	Jamesville-DeWitt High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 13, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (85)
Joseph Girard III #11 G	Glens Falls, NY	Glens Falls Senior High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Oct 14, 2018
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (81)
John Bol Ajak #0 C	West Chester, PA	Westtown School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 2, 2018
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (70)
Quincy Guerrier #6 SF	Quebec City, QC	Thetford Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 31, 2018
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
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: "2019 Syracuse Signees". Rivals. "2019 Syracuse Signees". Scout. "2019 Syracuse Signees". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2018–19 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Adrian Autry (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Jamesville-DeWitt Jamesville, New York G 4 Antonio Balandi (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr International School of Ouagadougou Portland, Oregon G 5 Jalen Carey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Fr Immaculate Conception School New York, New York G 10 Howard Washington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Athletic Institute Prep Buffalo, New York F 11 Oshae Brissett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Athletic Institute Prep Mississauga, Ontario G 12 Brendan Paul (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Gates Mills, Ohio C 13 Paschal Chukwu 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 228 lb (103 kg) RS Sr Fairfield Prep Providence Westport, Connecticut F 20 Robert Braswell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Blythewood Blythewood, South Carolina F 21 Marek Doležaj 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So MBK Karlovka Bratislava Bratislava, Slovakia G 23 Frank Howard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Paul IV Suitland, Maryland G 24 Shaun Belbey (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Christian Brothers Academy Brick, New Jersey G 25 Tyus Battle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr St. Joseph Edison, New Jersey G 32 Ray Featherston (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Choate Rosemary Hall Wallingford, Connecticut G 33 Elijah Hughes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So John F. Kennedy East Carolina Beacon, New York F 34 Bourama Sidibe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So St. Benedict's Prep Newark, New Jersey G 35 Buddy Boeheim 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Syracuse, New York G 54 Ky Feldman (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Agoura Agoura Hills, California	Head coach Jim Boeheim, 43rd yr. (Syracuse, 1966) Assistant coach(es) Adrian Autry, 8th yr. (Syracuse, 1994) Gerry McNamara, 10th yr. (Syracuse, 2007) Allen Griffin, 2nd yr. (Syracuse, 2001) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Paschal Chukwu
PF	Oshae Brissett	Bourama Sidibe	Robert Braswell
SF	Elijah Hughes	Marek Dolezaj	Antonio Balandi (W)
SG	Tyus Battle	Buddy Boeheim	Shaun Belbey (W)
PG	Frank Howard	Jalen Carey	Brendan Paul (W)	Ray Featherston (W)

Source:^[1]

Schedule and results

Source:^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 16	Saint Rose	W 80–49		22 – Brissett	14 – Brissett	6 – Battle	Carrier Dome (5,628) Syracuse, NY
October 31, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 16	Le Moyne	W 89–52		21 – Hughes	5 – Tied	5 – Battle	Carrier Dome (5,288) Syracuse, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 16	Eastern Washington 2K Classic campus-site game	W 66–34	1–0	20 – Brissett	8 – Brissett	3 – Boeheim	Carrier Dome (19,912) Syracuse, NY
November 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 16	Morehead State 2K Classic campus-site game	W 84–70	2–0	23 – Battle	13 – Brissett	3 – Battle	Carrier Dome (21,012) Syracuse, NY
November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 15	vs. UConn 2K Classic semifinals/Rivalry	L 76–83	2–1	26 – Carey	7 – Carey	4 – Battle	Madison Square Garden (14,417) New York, NY
November 16, 2018* 4:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 15	vs. No. 13 Oregon 2K Classic 3rd place game	L 65–80	2–2	17 – Battle	6 – Brissett	4 – Brissett	Madison Square Garden (10,909) New York, NY
November 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Colgate	W 77–56	3–2	24 – Battle	10 – Sidibe	5 – Howard	Carrier Dome (16,586) Syracuse, NY
November 28, 2018* 7:15 pm, ESPN2		at No. 16 Ohio State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 72–62	4–2	20 – Battle	7 – Chukwu	3 – Tied	Value City Arena (16,962) Columbus, OH
December 1, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Cornell	W 63–55	5–2	26 – Battle	8 – Brissett	4 – Howard	Carrier Dome (21,547) Syracuse, NY
December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Northeastern	W 72–49	6–2	21 – Brissett	14 – Brissett	6 – Howard	Carrier Dome (20,416) Syracuse, NY
December 8, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN		Georgetown	W 72–71	7–2	26 – Battle	9 – Brissett	4 – Carey	Carrier Dome (24,082) Syracuse, NY
December 15, 2018* 12:00 pm, ACCRSN	No. 25-T	Old Dominion	L 62–68	7–3	23 – Battle	6 – Tied	6 – Howard	Carrier Dome (17,585) Syracuse, NY
December 18, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 14 Buffalo	L 59–71	7–4	16 – Hughes	12 – Brissett	4 – Brissett	Carrier Dome (18,620) Syracuse, NY
December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCRSN		Arkansas State	W 82–52	8–4	17 – Tied	13 – Chukwu	3 – Tied	Carrier Dome (18,808) Syracuse, NY
December 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPNU		St. Bonaventure	W 81–48	9–4	21 – Battle	6 – Chukwu	4 – Howard	Carrier Dome (21,968) Syracuse, NY
ACC regular season
January 5, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom		at Notre Dame	W 72–62	10–4 (1–0)	22 – Hughes	11 – Brissett	4 – Howard	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,245) South Bend, IN
January 9, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom		Clemson	W 61–53	11–4 (2–0)	17 – Hughes	7 – Hughes	4 – Tied	Carrier Dome (17,289) Syracuse, NY
January 12, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2		Georgia Tech	L 59–73	11–5 (2–1)	15 – Brissett	7 – Dolezaj	3 – Tied	Carrier Dome (19,257) Syracuse, NY
January 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 1 Duke	W 95–91 OT	12–5 (3–1)	32 – Battle	18 – Chukwu	5 – Howard	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCRSN		Pittsburgh	W 74–63	13–5 (4–1)	22 – Battle	11 – Chukwu	5 – Tied	Carrier Dome (24,466) Syracuse, NY
January 24, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom		Miami (FL)	W 73–53	14–5 (5–1)	22 – Hughes	6 – Battle	9 – Battle	Carrier Dome (21,058) Syracuse, NY
January 26, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 10 Virginia Tech	L 56–78	14–6 (5–2)	16 – Brissett	7 – Brissett	2 – Tied	Cassell Coliseum (9,275) Blacksburg, VA
January 30, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom		at Boston College	W 77–71	15–6 (6–2)	31 – Battle	5 – Brissett	6 – Battle	Conte Forum (6,862) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 2, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at Pittsburgh	W 65–56	16–6 (7–2)	18 – Brissett	12 – Brissett	5 – Battle	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
February 5, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom		No. 22 Florida State	L 62–80	16–7 (7–3)	23 – Battle	12 – Brissett	2 – Tied	Carrier Dome (21,553) Syracuse, NY
February 9, 2019 2:00 pm, Raycom		Boston College	W 67–56	17–7 (8–3)	21 – Battle	12 – Brissett	3 – Dolezaj	Carrier Dome (26,011) Syracuse, NY
February 13, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom		at NC State	L 58–73	17–8 (8–4)	21 – Howard	6 – Sidibe	3 – Hughes	PNC Arena (16,335) Raleigh, NC
February 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN		No. 18 Louisville	W 69–49	18–8 (9–4)	18 – Hughes	9 – Dolezaj	7 – Battle	Carrier Dome (22,988) Syracuse, NY
February 23, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN		No. 1 Duke	L 65–75	18–9 (9–5)	16 – Battle	7 – Hughes	4 – Brissett	Carrier Dome (35,642†) Syracuse, NY
February 26, 2019 9:00 pm, Raycom		at No. 5 North Carolina	L 85–93	18–10 (9–6)	29 – Battle	5 – Battle	7 – Howard	Dean Smith Center (21,135) Chapel Hill, NC
March 2, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom		at Wake Forest	W 79–54	19–10 (10–6)	21 – Battle	7 – Hughes	6 – Howard	LJVM Coliseum (9,721) Winston-Salem, NC
March 4, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN		No. 2 Virginia	L 53–79	19–11 (10–7)	11 – Battle	8 – Chukwu	3 – Battle	Carrier Dome (29,052) Syracuse, NY
March 9, 2019 12:00 pm, CBS		at Clemson	L 55–67	19–12 (10–8)	15 – Brissett	7 – Brissett	3 – Brissett	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,620) Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
March 13, 2019 9:30 pm, ESPN2	(6)	vs. (14) Pittsburgh Second Round	W 73–59	20–12	20 – Boeheim	9 – Chukwu	4 – Boeheim	Spectrum Center (19,691) Charlotte, NC
March 14, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN	(6)	vs. (3) No. 5 Duke Quarterfinals	L 72–84	20–13	28 – Howard	7 – Brissett	3 – Howard	Spectrum Center (19,691) Charlotte, NC
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2019* 9:57 pm, truTV	(8 W)	vs. (9 W) Baylor First Round	L 69–78	20–14	25 – Hughes	8 – Brissett	3 – Hughes	Vivint Smart Home Arena (16,807) Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

† Record for the largest on-campus attendance in college basketball history.^[3]

Rankings

See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	16	15	RV	RV	RV	T-25	—													Not released
Coaches	14	14^	RV	RV	RV	RV	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.