The 2007–08 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented

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. The team's head coach was

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, serving for his 32nd year. They played its home games at the

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. The team finished with a 21–14 (9–9) record, while making it to the quarterfinal round of the NIT tournament. Junior Eric Devendorf was the team's elder classman for 2007–08 squad, starting at

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. Sophomores

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), and Paul Harris (guard/forward) and standout freshmen

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(forward) and

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(guard) rounded out the rest of the starting lineup. Following an injury to Devendorf, guard Scoop Jardine stepped in and

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also saw time in the starting lineup.

Roster

Developments

*Eric Devendorf and Andy Rautins both suffered season-ending knee injuries *Scoop Jardine was suspended for three games *Josh Wright and Devin Brennan-McBride both quit the team *Donté Greene declared for the NBA draft following the conclusion of the season *Jonny Flynn was named co-Big East Rookie of the YearSyracuse's Jonny Flynn Shares Big East Rookie of the Year Award – Video from The Post-Standard on syracuse.com
/ref> *This marked the first season since 1982 that Syracuse missed back-to-back NCAA Tournaments

References

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