The 2017–18 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Orange were led by 42nd-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the

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as fifth-year members of the

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. They finished the season 23–14, 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They defeated Wake Forest in the first round of the 2018 ACC tournament before losing in the second round to North Carolina. 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 Michigan State in the Second Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to fellow ACC member and No. 2 seed Duke.

Previous season

The Orange finished the 2016–17 season 19–15, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the ACC tournament to Miami. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament and thus received a No. 1 seed in the

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. There, they defeated

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in the first round before losing in the second round to Ole Miss.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2017 recruiting class

Future recruits

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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