The 2020–21 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the

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. The Orange were led by 45th-year head coach

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and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York as eighth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Orange finished the season 18–10, 9–7 in ACC play, to finish in eight place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated

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in the second round before losing to

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in the Quarterfianls. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as an eleven seed in the Midwest Region. In the tournament, they defeated six seed

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in the first round and three seed

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in the second round, before losing to two seed

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in the Sweet Sixteen.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2019–20 season 18–14, 10–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated

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in the second round of the 2020 ACC tournament and was scheduled to play

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in the quarterfinals before the tournament was cancelled due to the

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. The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2020 recruiting class

Roster

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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