The 2018–19 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Orange, led by 43rd-year head coach Jim Boeheim, played their home games at the

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as sixth-year members of the

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. 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.

Previous season

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. 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

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in the First Round and No. 3 seed

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in the Second Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to fellow ACC member and No. 2 seed

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Offseason

Departures

2018 recruiting class

Future recruits

2019 recruiting class

Roster

Depth chart

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Schedule and results

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Rankings

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

References

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