The 2010–11 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The head coach was

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, serving for his 35th year. The team played its home games at the

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and are members of the

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. They finished the season 27–8, 12–6 in Big East play and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament to

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. They received an at-large bid in the

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where they beat Indiana State in the second round before being upset in the third round by Marquette. Due to NCAA sanctions, seven wins were vacated.

Preseason

Roster changes

Syracuse graduated two starters from the previous year's team, shooting guard Andy Rautins and center Arinze Onuaku. In addition, junior forward

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declared that he would enter the

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. He was selected fourth overall by the

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Recruiting

Preseason outlook

In the USA TODAY/ESPN coaches preseason poll, Syracuse ranked #13 in the country."Top 25 men's basketball video countdown"

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. Published 10-21-2010. Retrieved 10-21-2010. In the AP preseason poll, writers voted Syracuse #10 in the country.AP Preseason Top 25 Released"

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. Published 10-28-2010. Retrieved 10-28-2010. In the Big East preseason Coaches' Poll, Syracuse was predicted to finish third. The Orange received two first place votes."Pittsburgh Chosen As BIG EAST Hoops Favorite"
. bigeast.org. Published 10-20-2010. Retrieved 10-20-2010. Fabricio de Melo was named Preseason Rookie of the Year. Kris Joseph was named to the All-Big East second team and Rick Jackson received an honorable mention."Freeman Selected BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year"
. bigeast.org. Published 10-20-2010. Retrieved 10-20-2010. A preseason poll of writers in Big East cities conducted by the

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predicted the Orange would finish third. Two writers predicted Syracuse would finish first."Pitt picked to win Big East, Syracuse picked to finish 3rd in Post-Standard's annual preseason writers poll"
Syracuse Post-Standard. Published 10-19-2010. Retrieved 10-19-2010. Kris Joseph was named to the pre-season All-Big East first team and received some preseason Player of the Year votes. Fabricio de Melo won the Rookie of the Year with nine votes while Dion Waiters received two votes.
Syracuse Post-Standard. Published 10-19-2010. Retrieved 10-19-2010.

Roster

Depth chart

Season

Syracuse went 26-7 on the year and lost to Connecticut 76-71 (OT) in the semifinals of the Big East Conference tournament. They earned a #3 seed in the NCAA tournament and will face Indiana State in the second round. Syracuse loses to Marquette by thrilling shots and sadly after Jackson finished his career in Syracuse.

Schedule

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Rankings

2011 signing class

References

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