2024–25 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

2024–25 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–3 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJMA Wireless Dome
Seasons
2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Clemson 0 – 0   – 8 – 1   .889
No. 18 Pittsburgh 0 – 0   – 7 – 1   .875
Florida State 0 – 0   – 7 – 2   .778
SMU 0 – 0   – 7 – 2   .778
Stanford 0 – 0   – 7 – 2   .778
California 0 – 0   – 6 – 2   .750
No. 9 Duke 0 – 0   – 5 – 2   .714
NC State 0 – 0   – 5 – 2   .714
Virginia 0 – 0   – 5 – 2   .714
Wake Forest 0 – 0   – 7 – 3   .700
Boston College 0 – 0   – 6 – 3   .667
Louisville 0 – 0   – 5 – 3   .625
No. 20 North Carolina 0 – 0   – 4 – 3   .571
Syracuse 0 – 0   – 4 – 3   .571
Georgia Tech 0 – 0   – 4 – 4   .500
Notre Dame 0 – 0   – 4 – 5   .444
Virginia Tech 0 – 0   – 3 – 4   .429
Miami (FL) 0 – 0   – 3 – 5   .375
† 2025 ACC tournament winner
As of December 3, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represents Syracuse University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange, led by second-year head coach Adrian Autry, play their home games at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York as twelfth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

The Orange finished the 2023–24 season 20–12 and 11–9 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. Syracuse lost the tiebreaker and was the seventh seed in the ACC tournament. They faced tenth-seed NC State for the third time this season in the Second Round and NC State avenged both regular season losses by defeating the Orange 83–65. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament and they were eligible to participate in the NIT Tournament, but they opted not to participate.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Maliq Brown 1 F 6'9" 222 Junior Culpeper, Virginia Transferred to Duke[2]
Judah Mintz 3 G 6'4" 188 Sophomore Fort Washington, Maryland Declared for 2024 NBA draft[3]
Justin Taylor 5 G 6'6" 218 Sophomore Charlottesville, Virginia Transferred to James Madison[4]
Benny Williams 13 F 6'10" 210 Junior Bowie, Maryland Dismissed from team[5]
William Patterson 21 C 7'2" 220 Freshman Brooklyn, New York Transferred to High Point[6]
Peter Carey 23 C 6'11" 205 Sophomore Sunderland, Massachusetts Transferred to Siena[7]
Quadir Copeland 24 G 6'6" 200 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Transferred to McNeese[8]
Chaz Owens 30 F 6'5" 205 Senior Blue Bell, Pennsylvania Graduated
Mounir Hima 55 C 6'11" 230 Junior Tillaberi, Niger Transferred to Howard[9]

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Lucas Taylor 3 G 6'5" 195 Senior Wake Forest, North Carolina Georgia State[10]
Jaquan Carlos 5 G 6'0" 170 Senior Brooklyn, New York Hofstra[11]
Jyáre Davis 13 F 6'7" 215 Graduate Student Newark, Delaware Delaware[12]
Chaz Owens 30 F 6'5" 205 Graduate Student Blue Bell, Pennsylvania Ranger
Eddie Lampkin Jr. 44 C 6'11" 265 Graduate Student Houston, Texas Colorado[13]

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Donavan Freeman
#13 PF 		Washington, DC IMG Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 11, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 87
Elijah Moore
#50 SG 		Bronx, NY Cardinal Hayes High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jan 27, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
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:

  • "2024 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  • "2024 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  • "2024 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.

Preseason

On October 15, 2024, the ACC released the preseason coaches poll. Syracuse was picked to finish 11th in the ACC regular season, its lowest ranking in the poll since joining the conference in 2013.[14][15]

Preseason rankings

ACC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Duke 956 (42)
2 North Carolina 924 (11)
3 Wake Forest 800 (1)
4 Clemson 765
5 Virginia 743
6 Miami (FL) 659
7 Pittsburgh 636
8 NC State 550
9 Louisville 518
10 Notre Dame 462
11 Syracuse 454
12 Georgia Tech 433
13 SMU 344
14 Virginia Tech 252
15 Florida State 251
16 California 206
17 Stanford 165
18 Boston College 116

Preseason All-ACC

No Orange players were named to the first or second Preseason All-ACC teams.[14]

Roster

2024–25 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kyle Cuffe Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Blair Academy
Kansas 		Harlem, New York
F 1 Donavan Freeman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr IMG Academy Washington, D.C.
G 2 JJ Starling 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr La Lumiere
Notre Dame 		Baldwinsville, New York
G 3 Lucas Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Heritage
Georgia State 		Wake Forest, North Carolina
F 4 Chris Bell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Wasatch Academy Concord, California
G 5 Jaquan Carlos 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Thomas Jefferson High School
Hofstra 		Brooklyn, New York
G 8 Elijah Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr NY High School Bronx, New York
C 10 Naheem McLeod 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Plymouth-Whitemarsh
Florida State 		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 11 Chance Westry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr AZ Compass Prep School (AZ)
Auburn 		Harrisburg, PA
G 12 Anthony Clayton (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Avon Old Farms (CT) Albany, New York
F 13 Jyáre Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Providence
Delaware 		Newark, Delaware
G 24 Noah Lobdell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Fr Faith Heritage Syracuse, New York
F 30 Chaz Owens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Shipley
Ranger 		Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
G 34 Chris Gatty (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So The Masters School Katonah, New York
C 44 Eddie Lampkin Jr. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) GS Morton Ranch HS
Colorado 		Houston, Texas
G 51 Nate Fleisher 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Highland Park Highland Park, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2024

Schedule and results

Source:[16]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Clarion W 101–73  –
  17 – Starling   7 – Tied   10 – Carlos  JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
October 30, 2024*
7:00 p.m. 		Slippery Rock W 96–51  –
  17 – Bell   7 – Tied   6 – Carlos  JMA Wireless Dome (2,693)
Syracuse, NY
Regular Season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Le Moyne W 86–82  1–0
  22 – Davis   12 – Davis   6 – Carlos  JMA Wireless Dome (19,619)
Syracuse, NY
November 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Colgate W 74–72  2–0
  15 – Lampkin Jr.   12 – Lampkin Jr.   5 – Tied  JMA Wireless Dome (19,267)
Syracuse, NY
November 16, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Youngstown State W 104–95 2OT 3–0
  38 – Starling   13 – Lampkin Jr.   7 – Lampkin Jr.  JMA Wireless Dome (19,610)
Syracuse, NY
November 21, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Texas
Legends Classic semifinals 		L 66–70  3–1
  14 – Lampkin Jr.   7 – Davis   6 – Lampkin Jr.  Barclays Center (6,941)
Brooklyn, NY
November 22, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Texas Tech
Legends Classic 3rd place game 		L 74–79  3–2
  27 – Starling   13 – Freeman   3 – Carlos  Barclays Center (6,572)
Brooklyn, NY
November 27, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Cornell W 82–72  4–2
  23 – Freeman   12 – Freeman   3 – Tied  JMA Wireless Dome (14,318)
Syracuse, NY
December 3, 2024*
7:30 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 3 Tennessee
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 70–96  4–3
  24 – Moore   5 – Tied   4 – Carlos  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678)
Knoxville, TN
December 7, 2024
12:00 p.m., The CW 		at Notre Dame       Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 10, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Albany       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 14, 2024*
2:30 p.m., ACCN 		Georgetown       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 21, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Maryland
Gotham Classic 		      Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
December 28, 2024*
2:00 p.m., The CW 		Bucknell       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 31, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Wake Forest       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 4, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Florida State       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 7, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Georgia Tech       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 11, 2025
3:00 p.m., The CW 		at Boston College       Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 14, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Louisville       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 18, 2025
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		Notre Dame       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Clemson       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
January 25, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		Pittsburgh       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 29, 2025
11:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		at Stanford       Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 1, 2025
10:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at California       Haas Pavilion 
Berkley, CA
February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Duke       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 8, 2025
3:15 p.m., The CW 		Boston College       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 11, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Miami (FL)       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
February 15, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		North Carolina       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 18, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Pittsburgh       Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 26, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		NC State       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
March 1, 2025
12:00 p.m., The CW 		at Virginia Tech       Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
March 4, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 		at SMU       Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
March 8, 2025
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Virginia       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
ACC Tournament

vs.        Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
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