Syracuse (19-15, 10-8 Acc) 2016-17 Final Release
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SYRACUSE (19-15, 10-8 ACC) 2016-17 FINAL RELEASE 2016-17 SCHEDULE (19-15, 10-8) NIT Appearance Caps November 2016-17 Season 11 COLGATE W, 83-55 Syracuse earned the Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational program’s 13th berth in the vs. 15 HOLY CROSS W, 90-46 2017 NIT to cap off another 18 MONMOUTH W, 71-50 successful season for the Orange. The squad 2016-17 Season 2015-16 22 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 101-59 earned a one seed and defeated UNCG, 90- 77, before losing to Ole Miss, 85-80. 19-15 W-L 23-14 26 vs. South Carolina at Barclays L, 50-64 Other season highlights included: Big Ten/ACC Challenge 4-6 Last 10 5-5 Syracuse defeated three ranked teams 29 at #17/17 Wisconsin L, 60-77 during the course of the season -- #6/8 2-3 Last 5 4-1 December Florida State (82-72), #9/11 Virginia (66- 3 NORTH FLORIDA W, 77-71 62) and #10/11 Duke (78-75). 76.3 PPG 70.0 Tire Pros Classic, New York, N.Y. Syracuse fi nished second in Division I 5 vs. Connecticut L, 50-52 attendance average (21,181). 71.1 OPP PPG 65.1 The crowd of 30,448 at the Georgia Tech 10 BOSTON UNIVERSITY W, 99-77 +5.2 Margin +4.9 17 GEORGETOWN L, 71-78 game was the largest on-campus gathering in the Division I ranks in 2016-17. 19 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 105-77 .459 FG % .425 Andrew White III established a program 21 ST. JOHN’S L, 60-93 record for season 3-pointers (112). .430 FG % DEF .412 27 CORNELL W, 80-56 John Gillon had two buzzer-beaters in his January one season with the Orange. His last-second .381 3PT % .360 1 at Boston College L, 81-96 3-pointer but Syracuse into overtime at NC 4 rv/rv MIAMI W, 70-55 State and another 3-pointer defeated Duke .342 3PT % DEF .307 7 PITTSBURGH W, 77-66 with time expiring. .738 FT % .688 10 at rv/rv Virginia Tech L, 73-83 Freshman Tyus Battle joined the buzzer- 14 BOSTON COLLEGE W, 76-53 beater crew with a game-winning three at 34.8 RPG 35.7 16 at #9/9 North Carolina L, 68-85 Clemson. Seniors DaJuan Coleman and Tyler Roberson 35.8 OPP RPG 36.7 21 at #15/15 Notre Dame L, 66-84 and graduate students John Gillon and 24 WAKE FOREST W, 81-76 Andrew Washington III completed their -1.0 Margin -1.0 28 #6/8 FLORIDA STATE W, 82-72 college careers. 15.6 Assists PG 13.5 February Coach Jim Boeheim received a contract 1 at North Carolina State W, 100-93 OT extension, assistant Adrian Autry was 12.3 Turnovers PG 11.9 4 #9/11 VIRGINIA W, 66-62 promoted to associate head coach and Allen 7 at Clemson W, 82-81 Griffi n was named assistant coach after 4.7 Blocks PG 4.4 head coach designate Mike Hoopkins was 11 at Pittsburgh L, 75-80 8.1 Steals PG 8.1 13 #8/7 LOUISVILLE L, 72-76 OT named head coach at Washington. 19 at Georgia Tech L, 65-71 22 #10/11 DUKE W, 78-75 SYRACUSE TOP 9 26 at #7/6 Louisville L, 68-88 2016-17 March No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class PPG RPG 4 GEORGIA TECH W, 90-61 25 Tyus Battle G 6-6 205 Fr. 11.3 2.1 ACC Tournament, Brooklyn, N.Y. Career-high 23 against #9/11 Virginia; Buzzer beater at Clemson; 18 vs. #10/11 Duke 8 vs. rv/-- Miami L, 57-62 13 Paschal Chukwu C 7-2 226 So. 1.7 4.1 NIT, Syracuse, N.Y. Out following eye surgery 12/17; Seven rebounds and four blocks vs. S. Carolina State 15 UNCG W, 90-77 32 DaJuan Coleman C 6-9 258 RSr. 5.6 4.8 18 OLE MISS L, 80-85 Career-high 16 rebounds vs. Connecticut, career-high 15 points vs. North Florida 4 John Gillon G 6-0 178 Gr. 10.5 1.9 SU Storylines Career-high 43 points at NC State; Buzzer beater vs. Duke; 5.4 assists per game 1. Syracuse earned a one seed in the 2017 1 Frank Howard G 6-5 205 So. 4.5 1.7 NIT, the program’s 13th NIT appearance. Had career-high 13 assists and 5 steals against North Florida; 3.6 assists per game 2. Coach Jim Boeheim agreed to a contract 20 Tyler Lydon F 6-9 223 So. 13.2 8.6 extension. 29 points vs. Georgetown; 26 at N. Carolina; Honorable Mention All-ACC 3. Andrew White III set the SU record for 21 Tyler Roberson F 6-8 226 Sr. 5.3 4.9 season 3-pointers with 112. 11 points, 12 rebounds at BC; 14 points, 10 boards at Virginia Tech 4. Syracuse placed second in Division I 12 Taurean Thompson F 6-10 225 Fr. 9.2 3.8 attendance average. Tallied a career-high 22 pts. against Boston U.;18 pts., 12 boards at Georgia Tech 5. Tyler Lydon announced his intention to sign 3 Andrew White III G-F 6-7 210 Gr. 18.5 4.6 with an agent and enter the 2017 NBA Draft. Had a career-high 40 points vs Georgia Tech; Third Team All-ACC 11964964 22016016 2016-17 SYRACUSE BASKETBALL 2003 NCAA Champion 1975 1987 1996 2003 2013 2016 NCAA Final Four March’s Best ‘Cuse Keys To Success Andrew White III Key Record 4 games Shoot 50% FG ..............................................13-0 28.5 ppg. Outshoot Opponent FG% ..........................18-1 4.3 rpg. Hold Opponent below 40% FG ...............12-1 0.8 apg. Hold Opponent below 60 points ................8-1 Two with 20-or-more points .........................8-1 0.0 bpg. Lead at the Half...........................................15-3 1.7 spg. 10-or-less turnovers .......................................8-4 39.8 mpg. Wear White Uniform ..................................17-5 Shoot more FTs..............................................15-5 Andrew White III Outrebound Opponent ...............................11-5 Griffi n Named Assistant Coach March Orange Notes Four in double-digit points .........................10-5 Former Syracuse men’s basketball standout March 22: Tyler Lydon announced via twitter Allen Griffi n has been named an assistant his intention to sign with an agent and enter March 12: Syracuse was one of 32 teams basketball coach at his alma mater. Griffi n the 2017 NBA Draft. extended invitations to the 2017 NIT. SU replaces Mike Hopkins, who accepted the head March 18: Syracuse lost in the second round earned one of four number-one seeds along coaching position at Washington. of the NIT to Ole Miss, 85-80. Taurean with California, Illinois State and Iowa. Griffi n, who played at Syracuse from 1997- Thompson and Andrew White III each had March 8: Syracuse lost to Miami, 62-57, in to-2001, brings 15 years of Division I coaching 18 points, Tyus Battle tallied 17 points and the second round of the ACC Tournament. experience to his new post at Syracuse. He Tyler Lydon had 15 points and 14 rebounds. Andrew White III had 22 points for SU. spent the last six years as an assistant coach on The Orange led by as man as nine in the March 4: Andrew White III celebrated Archie Miller’s staff at Dayton. fi rst half but a 15-0 Rebel run which began Senior Day with a career-high 40 points and “We are fortunate to be able to add in the opening half and carried over into Syracuse defeated Georgia Tech, 90-61. someone of Allen’s caliber to our program,” the second put Ole Miss in front. Back-to- Tyus Battle added 22 points and John said Boeheim. “In addition to the great back 3-pointers by White tied the game for Gillon had 10 points and 10 assists for SU. A familiarity he has with Syracuse basketball, he a ninth time, 74-74, with 3:40 left, but the season-high crowd of 30,448 attended. owns valuable experience gained coaching with Rebels closed out the contest. other programs.” March 15: Number one seed Syracuse Syracuse Stat Rankings Griffi n, who has coached all three positions defeated eighth-seeded UNCG, 90-77, in Final (guard, forward, center) at his previous stops, the fi rst round of the NIT. The Orange broke Category ACC Regular NCAA will work primarily with the centers at Syracuse. open a tight game with a 12-0 run midway Scoring Offense 6th 105th He will also be involved in recruiting and through the fi rst half. Scoring Margin 8th 8snd FG Percentage 8th 90th opponent scouting. Andrew White III paced the SU attack with 3FG Percentage 4th 47th “Allen’s a proven national recruiter,” added 34 points. He converted 11-of-15 from the 3FG Made Avg. 6th 55th Boeheim, “and he coached the big men at fi eld, incluidng 7-of-9 of his 3-point attempts. FT Percentage 1st 65th Dayton. He is a great fi t for our staff.” In the process, he set a school standard for Rebound Avg. 14th 230th “I can’t express how excited I am to be back season 3-point baskets (108). The previous Rebound Margin 13th 236th at Syracuse,” said Griffi n. “It was a real honor mark (107) had been posted by current Off. Rebound Avg. 10th 155th Off. Rebound Pct. 6th to play for a Hall of Fame coach in Coach Syracuse assistant coach Gerry McNamara.