2009–10 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 34th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Key contributors included seniors Arinze Onuaku and Andy Rautins, juniors Rick Jackson and Wesley Johnson, sophomores Scoop Jardine and Kris Joseph and freshmen Mookie Jones, DaShonte Riley, James Southerland and Brandon Triche.

2009–10 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 4
Record305 (153 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Syracuse153 .833305  .857
No. 6 West Virginia135 .722317  .816
No. 9 Villanova135 .722258  .758
No. 18 Pittsburgh135 .722259  .735
Marquette117 .6112212  .647
Louisville117 .6112013  .606
No. 14 Georgetown108 .5562311  .676
Notre Dame108 .5562312  .657
South Florida99 .5002013  .606
Seton Hall99 .5001913  .594
Cincinnati711 .3891916  .543
Connecticut711 .3891816  .529
St. John's612 .3331716  .515
Rutgers513 .2781517  .469
Providence414 .2221219  .387
DePaul117 .056823  .258
2010 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

Although widely expected to finish near the middle of the league, the Orange captured its eighth Big East regular season title, and second outright, as well as the No. 1 seed in the Big East tournament. The team also achieved its first No. 1 ranking in the national AP Poll since the 1989-90 season, and its first in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll since winning the national championship in 2003.

The Orange failed to win the Big East tournament, falling in the quarterfinals to Georgetown, but their regular season efforts earned them a 1 seed in the West Region of the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They easily won their first and second-round games over 16 seed Vermont and 8 seed Gonzaga to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they were upset by 5 seed and AP #11 Butler to end the season 305.

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