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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 DomeinSyracuse, 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, round of 32

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 14
Record28–6 (14–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
← 2012–13
2014–15 →
2013–14 ACC men's basketball standings
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    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
    No.3Virginia † 16 – 2   .889 30 – 7   .811
    No.14Syracuse 14 – 4   .778 28 – 6   .824
    No.8Duke 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743
    No.19North Carolina 13 – 5   .722 24 – 10   .706
    Pittsburgh 11 – 7   .611 26 – 10   .722
    Clemson 10 – 8   .556 23 – 13   .639
    NC State 9 – 9   .500 22 – 14   .611
    Maryland 9 – 9   .500 17 – 15   .531
    Florida State 9 – 9   .500 22 – 14   .611
    Miami (FL) 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
    Wake Forest 6 – 12   .333 17 – 16   .515
    Georgia Tech 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
    Notre Dame 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
    Boston College 4 – 14   .222 8 – 24   .250
    Virginia Tech 2 – 16   .111 9 – 22   .290
    † 2014 ACC tournament winner
    Rankings from AP poll

    Preseason

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    Roster changes

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    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

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    UScollege 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

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    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

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    2013–14 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
    Players Coaches
    Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
    F 0 Michael Gbinije 6ft7in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Benedictine College Prep Richmond, Virginia
    F 2 B. J. Johnson 6ft6in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Lower Merion Ardmore, Pennsylvania
    F 3 Jerami Grant 6ft8in (2.03 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So DeMatha Catholic Hyattsville, Maryland
    F 5 C. J. Fair 6ft8in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Brewster Academy Baltimore, Maryland
    G 10 Trevor Cooney 6ft4in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Sanford Wilmington, Delaware
    G 11 Tyler Ennis 6ft2in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Saint Benedict's (NJ) Brampton, Ontario
    C 12 Baye Moussa Keita 6ft10in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Oak Hill Academy Saint Louis, Senegal
    F 21 Tyler Roberson 6ft8in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Roselle Catholic Union, New Jersey
    G 23 Russ DeRemer 6ft5in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Xaverian Brothers Wrentham, Massachusetts
    F 25 Rakeem Christmas 6ft9in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Jr Academy of the New Church Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
    F 32 DaJuan Coleman   6ft9in (2.06 m) 288 lb (131 kg) So Jamesville-DeWitt Jamesville, New York
    F 33 Albert Nassar 6ft6in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr South Fork Stuart, Florida
    G 34 Ron Patterson 6ft3in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Indianapolis, Indiana
    C 35 Chinoso Obokoh   6ft10in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Bishop 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

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    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

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    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

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    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.
    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 Wk 20 Final
    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

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    UScollege 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

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    UScollege 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

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    UScollege 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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    1. ^ "Media votes C.J. Fair preseason ACC Player of Year, SU 2nd in conference". CNY Central. October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  • ^ "College basketball Top 25: Sporting News' preseason rankings for 2013-14". Sporting News. September 10, 2013. Archived from the original on September 13, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  • ^ "Syracuse basketball ranked No. 8 in The Sporting News; No. 12 in Lindy's". The Post-Standard. September 10, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  • ^ "Syracuse ranked No. 8 in Blue Ribbon Basketball Yearbook's Top 25". The Post-Standard. September 17, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
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