2008β09 Syracuse Orange men's basketball | |
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Big East tournament Runners-up | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Big East Conference (1979β2013) |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 12 |
AP | No. 13 |
Record | 28β10 (11β7 Big East) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Carrier Dome |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Louisvilleβ | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 31 | – | 6 | .838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Pittsburgh | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Connecticut | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Villanova | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 30 | – | 8 | .789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Marquette | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Syracuse | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 28 | – | 10 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 9 | – | 24 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β 2009 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2008β09 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in the: 2008β09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 33rd year. The team played its home games at theββCarrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Key contributors included senior Kristof Ongenaet, juniors Eric Devendorf, Arinze Onuaku, Andy Rautins and Paul Harris, sophomores Rick Jackson and Jonny Flynn and freshman Kris Joseph.
Preseasonβ»
Roster changesβ»
Syracuse lost its leading scorer from the "previous season," forward DontΓ© Greene, who declared for the 2008 NBA draft and was taken with the 28th overall pick by, the Memphis Grizzlies. Greene was then tradedββto the Houston Rockets and againββto the Sacramento Kings.
Syracuse used Greene's scholarship to add Iowa State transfer Wesley Johnson. Johnson averaged 12.4 points per game during his sophomore season with the Cyclones. But must sit out the 2008β09 season. Syracuse will also have lacrosse recruit Kevin Drew, "a walk-on."
On the injury front, "Syracuse returned juniors Eric Devendorf." And Andy Rautins. Both had suffered season ending knee injuries in the 2007β08 season and "were granted medical redshirts." However, the Orange also learned before the season started that sophomore Scoop Jardine would be, out for entire season after suffering stress fracture in his left leg.
Recruitingβ»
Coach Boeheim was able to sign three recruits for the 2008β09 season: Kris Joseph, Mookie Jones and James Southerland. However, Southerland did not qualify with his SAT score to attend Syracuse. And returned to Notre Dame Preparatory Academy for an additional season of play.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Mookie Jones Forward |
Peekskill (NY) | Peekskill High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 26, 2007 | |
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Kris Joseph Forward |
Washington, D.C. | Archbishop Carroll HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 16, 2007 | |
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James Southerland Forward |
Bayside, New York | Notre Dame Preparatory School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 20, 2007 | |
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Preseason outlookβ»
With returning co-Big East Rookie of The Year Jonny Flynn, the Orange was picked to finish eighth in the Big East conference by the Big East coach's poll. Flynn was also a first-team all-Big East selection. Syracuse began the season ranked No. 30 in the Associated Press poll and No. 31 in the ESPN/USA Today poll.
Although Syracuse was coming off two-straight NIT-bound seasons, and despite not having won an NCAA tournament game in four seasons, many experts picked Syracuse as a solid choice for the NCAA Tournament.
Rosterβ»
Playersβ»
Syracuse Basketball 2008β09 Roster | ||||
F/C | 0 | Rick Jackson | SO | Philadelphia (Neumann-Goretti) |
G | 1 | Andy Rautins | JR | Jamesville, New York (Jamesville-Dewitt) |
G | 2 | Justin Thomas | SR | Los Angeles, California (Loyola) |
F | 3 | Mookie Jones | FR | Peekskill, New York (Peekskill) |
F | 4 | Wesley Johnson | JR | Corsicana, Texas Corsicana/(Patterson School (NC)/Eldon Acad.) |
G | 5 | Jake Presutti | SR | Belmont, New York (Genesee Valley) |
G | 10 | Jonny Flynn | SO | Niagara, New York (Niagara Falls) |
G/F | 11 | Paul Harris | JR | Niagara Falls, New York (Notre Dame Prep) |
F | 12 | Kristof Ongenaet | SR | Ghent, Belgium (College Melle/Cuesta C.C.) |
C | 21 | Arinze Onuaku | JR | Lanham, Maryland (Episcopal) |
G | 23 | Eric Devendorf | JR | Bay City, Michigan (Oak Hill Academy) |
G | 24 | Brandon Reese | FR | Davie, Florida (Pinehurst) |
G | 25 | Kevin Drew | FR | South Salem, New York (John Jay Cross River) |
F | 32 | Kris Joseph | FR | Washington, D.C. (Archbishop Carroll) |
G | 33 | Scoop Jardine | SO | Philadelphia (Neumann-Goretti) |
C | 45 | Sean Williams | FR | Villa Park, California (Notre Dame Prep) |
Coachesβ»
Name | Position | Year at Syracuse |
Alma Mater (Year) |
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Jim Boeheim | Head coach | 33rd | Syracuse (1966) |
Bernie Fine | Associate head coach | 33rd | Syracuse (1967) |
Mike Hopkins | Assistant coach | 13th | Syracuse (1993) |
Rob Murphy | Assistant coach | 5th | Central State (1996) |
Seasonβ»
Season Recapβ»
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Syracuse started the season strong, winning the CBE Classic. In the semifinals on November 24, 2008, the Orange topped No. 17/18 Florida, 89β83. Jonny Flynn and Paul Harris led five SU players in double figures with 18 points each. In the finals on November 25, 2008, Syracuse defeated the defending champions, the No. 22/23 Kansas Jayhawks, 89β81 in overtime, to capture the CBE Classic. Jonny Flynn had 25 points, including 3-pointer with 6.4 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime. Flynn was named MVP of the tournament.
But the season would hit a low point on December 15, 2008 when then-No. 11 Syracuse lost to unranked Cleveland State University 72β69 as a result of a 60-foot, buzzer-beating shot by Cleveland State's Cedric Jackson.
Syracuse would add another key non-conference win on December 20, 2008, when then-No. 11 Syracuse won a key away game against national runner-up Memphis as Syracuse's stifling zone held Memphis to just 7-for-33 shooting from 3-point land. Flynn paced the Orange with 24 points and six assists, as Syracuse was able to deal with the loss of Eric Devendorf to a suspension after he was accused of hitting a female student on Nov. 1.
Perhaps the biggest game of the season happened on March 12β13, 2009, when then-No. 18 Syracuse and No. 4 Connecticut played the longest game in Big East history, and second longest in NCAA Division I history, as Syracuse won 127β117 in six overtimes. Flynn set a new Syracuse record by playing 67 minutes.
Syracuse would be named a No. 3 seed for the NCAA Tournament and win games over Stephen F. Austin (59β44) and Arizona State (78β67) to advance to the Sweet 16. But the Orange would be halted by Blake Griffin and Oklahoma in an 84β71 loss. The loss would mark the final game for Devendorf, Flynn and Harris, who all left the team following the season for the professional ranks.
Big East tournamentβ»
Syracuse was seeded sixth and received a bye in the first round. They reached the finals of the 2009 tournament, where they were defeated by the first-seeded Louisville Cardinals, 76β66. It was their fourteenth time making the Big East tournament finals, the most for any team in the conference.
Prior to making the finals, Syracuse's performance featured a conference record six-overtime quarterfinals game (the second longest game in NCAA history) in which they defeated third-seeded Connecticut 127β117. A day later, in the semifinals, the Orange were forced into overtime again, where they defeated West Virginia 74β69 in a single extra session.
Jonny Flynn was named the tournament's most outstanding player, becoming just the fourth player in Big East tournament history to win the award as a member of the second-place team.
NCAA tournamentβ»
The Orange were seeded third in the South Region, and played fourteenth-seeded Stephen F. Austin on Friday, March 20 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. The Orange won, 59β44. They faced sixth-seeded Arizona State in the second round, winning 78β67. Their season ended in the South regional semifinals when they lost 84β71 to Oklahoma.
Scheduleβ»
Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 3, 2008* 7:00 pm, Time Warner |
Cal State Los Angeles | W 77β56 | Carrier Dome (10,257) Syracuse, New York | ||||||||
November 9, 2008* 2:00 pm, Time Warner |
Indiana PA | W 103β58 | Carrier Dome (8,655) Syracuse, New York | ||||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 16, 2008* 6:30 pm, ESPNU |
Le Moyne CBE Classic First Round |
W 85β51 | 1β0 |
Carrier Dome (16,755) Syracuse, New York | |||||||
November 18, 2008* 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
Richmond CBE Classic Second Round |
W 76β71 | 2β0 |
Carrier Dome (16,260) Syracuse, New York | |||||||
November 21, 2008* 7:00 pm, Time Warner |
Oakland | W 86β66 | 3β0 |
Carrier Dome (18,932) Syracuse, New York | |||||||
November 24, 2008* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 17 Florida CBE Classic Semifinal |
W 89β83 | 4β0 |
Sprint Center (14,720) Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
November 25, 2008* 9:15 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 22 Kansas CBE Classic Final |
W 89β81 | 5β0 |
Sprint Center (16,988) Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
November 28, 2008* 7:00 pm, Time Warner |
Virginia | W 73β70 | 6β0 |
Carrier Dome (22,096) Syracuse, New York | |||||||
December 1, 2008* 7:00 pm, Time Warner |
No. 16 | Colgate | W 86β51 | 7β0 |
Carrier Dome (18,422) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
December 3, 2008* 7:00 pm, Time Warner |
No. 16 | Cornell | W 88β78 | 8β0 |
Carrier Dome (18,859) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
December 13, 2008* 12:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 13 | Long Beach State | W 79β55 | 9β0 |
Carrier Dome (17,224) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
December 15, 2008* 7:00 pm, Time Warner |
No. 11 | Cleveland State | L 69β72 | 9β1 |
Carrier Dome (15,416) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
December 17, 2008* 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 11 | Canisius | W 82β60 | 10β1 |
Carrier Dome (16,262) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
December 20, 2008* 6:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 11 | No. 23 Memphis | W 72β65 | 11β1 |
FedExForum (17,091) Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
December 22, 2008* 7:00 pm, Time Warner |
No. 17 | Coppin State | W 82β71 | 12β1 |
Carrier Dome (17,214) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
December 30, 2008 7:00 pm, Big East Network |
No. 13 | Seton Hall | W 100β76 | 13β1 (1β0) |
Carrier Dome (23,152) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
January 2, 2009 8:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 13 | at South Florida | W 59β54 | 14β1 (2β0) |
USF Sun Dome (8,350) Tampa, Florida | ||||||
January 7, 2009 7:00 pm, Big East Network |
No. 11 | DePaul | W 85β68 | 15β1 (3β0) |
Carrier Dome (17,296) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
January 10, 2009 7:30 pm, Big East Network |
No. 11 | at Rutgers | W 82β66 | 16β1 (4β0) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,079) Piscataway, New Jersey | ||||||
January 14, 2009 7:30 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 8 | at No. 13 Georgetown | L 74β88 | 16β2 (4β1) |
Verizon Center (19,227) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
January 17, 2009 12:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 8 | No. 12 Notre Dame | W 93β74 | 17β2 (5β1) |
Carrier Dome (30,021) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
January 19, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 8 | at No. 4 Pittsburgh | L 60β78 | 17β3 (5β2) |
Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh | ||||||
January 25, 2009 12:00 pm, Big East Network |
No. 8 | No. 9 Louisville | L 57β67 | 17β4 (5β3) |
Carrier Dome (25,721) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
January 28, 2009 7:00 pm, Big East Network |
No. 15 | at Providence | L 94β100 | 17β5 (5β4) |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,873) Providence, Rhode Island | ||||||
February 4, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 20 | West Virginia | W 74β61 | 18β5 (6β4) |
Carrier Dome (21,069) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
February 7, 2009 12:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 20 | at No. 17 Villanova | L 85β102 | 18β6 (6β5) |
Wachovia Center (20,390) Philadelphia | ||||||
February 11, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 23 | at No. 1 Connecticut Rivalry |
L 49β63 | 18β7 (6β6) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
February 14, 2009 12:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 23 | Georgetown | W 98β94 | 19β7 (7β6) |
Carrier Dome (31,841) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
February 22, 2009 1:00 pm, CBS |
No. 24 | No. 12 Villanova | L 86β89 | 19β8 (7β7) |
Carrier Dome (26,879) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
February 24, 2009 7:30 pm, Big East Network |
at St. John's | W 87β58 | 20β8 (8β7) |
Madison Square Garden (11,148) New York City | |||||||
March 1, 2009 2:00 pm, Big East Network |
Cincinnati | W 87β63 | 21β8 (9β7) |
Carrier Dome (25,139) Syracuse, New York | |||||||
March 3, 2009 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 25 | Rutgers | W 70β40 | 22β8 (10β7) |
Carrier Dome (21,233) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
March 7, 2009 2:00 pm, Big East Network |
No. 25 | at No. 13 Marquette | W 86β79 | 23β8 (11β7) |
Bradley Center (19,144) Milwaukee | ||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 2009 9:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 18 | vs. Seton Hall Second Round |
W 89β74 | 24β8 |
Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York | ||||||
March 12, 2009 9:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 18 | vs. No. 4 Connecticut Quarterfinals/Rivalry |
W 127β117 | 25β8 |
Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York | ||||||
March 13, 2009 9:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 18 | vs. West Virginia Semifinals |
W 74β69 | 26β8 |
Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York | ||||||
March 14, 2009 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 18 | vs. No. 5 Louisville Finals |
L 66β76 | 26β9 |
Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York | ||||||
NCAA Tournamentβ | |||||||||||
March 20, 2009* 12:15 pm, CBS |
No. 3-S | vs. No. 14-S Stephen F. Austin First Round |
W 59β44 | 27β9 |
American Airlines Arena (10,163) Miami | ||||||
March 22, 2009* 12:10 pm, CBS |
No. 3-S | vs. No. 6-S Arizona State Second Round |
W 78β67 | 28β9 |
American Airlines Arena (10,204) Miami | ||||||
March 27, 2009* 7:30 pm, CBS |
No. 3-S | vs. No. 2-S Oklahoma Sweet Sixteen |
L 71β84 | 28β10 |
FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. β NCAA Tournament ranks are seeds in the region (E=East, M=Midwest, S=South, W=West). (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time. |
Rankingsβ»
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
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AP | 30 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 13 |
Coaches | 31 | 31 | 32 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 12 |
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